Ten-m is phosphorylated on tyrosine, resulting in an altered electrophoretic mobility.
Additional protein is seen in the lymph gland, cardiac cells , posterior spiracles and trachea .
Tena , a Drosophila gene related to tenascin, shows selective transcript localization. Medline abstract Ben-Zur, T., et al. Homologs of a Drosophila pair-rule gene with expression implying distinct yet overlapping developmental roles. Glycosaminoglycans modulate fibronectin matrix assembly and are essential for matrix incorporation of tenascin-C. J. Cell Sci. 97360299 Copertino, D. W., et al.