Synonyms:
CD90, Thy-1.2, Thy1, CD90/Thy1, CD7, CD90 antigen, CDw90, FLJ33325, MGC128895, T25, Theta antigen, Thy-1, Thy 1, Thy 1 cell surface antigen, Thy 1 membrane glycoprotein, Thy 1 membrane glycoprotein precursor, Thy 1.2, Thy-1 T-cell antigen, Thy1 antigen, Thy1 T cell antigen, Thy1.1, Thy1.2, Thymus cell antigen 1, theta, THY1_RAT, THY1_HUMAN.
Introduction:
CD90 (Thy 1) antigen is a GPI linked glycoprotein member of the Immunoglobulin super family. It is expressed in murine T cells, thymocytes, neural cells, Kupffer's cells and fibroblasts. Thy 1 may play a role in cell-cell or cell-ligand interactions during synaptogenesis and other events in the brain.