CHAD, Official Symbol CHADprovided by HGNC Official Full Name chondroadherinprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:1909 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000136457 MIM:602178; AllianceGenome:HGNC:1909 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as SLRR4A Summary Chondroadherin is a cartilage matrix protein thought to mediate adhesion of isolated chondrocytes. The protein contains 11 leucine-rich repeats flanked by cysteine-rich regions. The chondroadherin messenger RNA is present in chondrocytes at all ages. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Broad expression in small intestine (RPKM 4.5), liver (RPKM 4.4) and 24 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all