金山科研平台，产品价格货期咨询微信：jinshanbio Molecule Information: Tsukushi/TSK Long Name: Tsukushin Leucine-rich Repeat Containing Protein 54 Aliases: E2IG4; LRRC54; TSKU Entrez Gene IDs: 25987 (Human) Background: Tsukushi Tsukushi (TSK) is a secreted member of the SLRP (small leucine-rich proteoglycan) family of extracellular matrix molecules. It is named after a Japanese horsetail plant, which its expression pattern resembles in the chick primitive streak. Tsukushi binds BMP and Delta-1, contributes to formation of the primitive organizer and neural crest, and is upregulated in certain breast and bone cancer cell lines.