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CD133 is a glycoprotein
Glycoprotein

Not to be confused with peptidoglycan or proteoglycan.Glycoproteins are proteins that contain oligosaccharide chains covalently






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CD133 is a glycoprotein
Glycoprotein

Not to be confused with peptidoglycan or proteoglycan.Glycoproteins are proteins that contain oligosaccharide chains covalently attached to their Peptide side-chains....
 also known in humans and rodents as Prominin 1 (PROM1). It is the founding member of pentaspan transmembrane glycoproteins (5-transmembrane, 5-TM), which specifically localizes to cellular protrusions. CD133 is expressed in hematopoietic stem cells, endothelial progenitor cell
Endothelial progenitor cell

Endothelial progenitor cells are bone marrow-derived cells that circulate in the blood and have the ability to differentiate into endothelial cells, the cells that make up the lining of blood vessels....
s, glioblastomas, neuron
Neuron

Neurons are responsive cell in the nervous system that process and transmit information by electrochemical Signal . They are the core components of the brain, the vertebrate spinal cord, the invertebrate ventral nerve cord, and the peripheral nerves....
al and glial
Glial cell

Glial cells, commonly called neuroglia or simply glia , are non-neuronal cell that provide support and nutrition, maintain homeostasis, form myelin, and participate in signal transmission in the nervous system....
 stem cell
Stem cell

Stem cells are Cell found in most, if not all, multi-cellular organisms. They are characterized by the ability to renew themselves through Mitosis cell division and Cellular differentiation into a diverse range of specialized cell types....
s and some other cell types.