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Proteoglycans are
proteins that are
heavily glycosylated. The
basic proteoglycan unit
consists of a "core protein" with one or more
covalently attached...
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Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) are
proteoglycans consisting of a
protein core and a
chondroitin sulfate side chain. They are
known to be structural...
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Proteoglycan 4 or
lubricin is a
proteoglycan that in
humans is
encoded by the PRG4 gene. It acts as a joint/boundary lubricant.
Lubricin is
present in...
- than muscle. The
matrix of
cartilage is made up of glycosaminoglycans,
proteoglycans,
collagen fibers and, sometimes, elastin. It
usually grows quicker than...
- membrane-spanning
proteoglycan." J Cell Biol. 1991 Jul;114(2):359-71. PMID 1906475.
Asher RA,
Morgenstern DA,
Fawcett JW. "Chondroitin
sulphate proteoglycans: inhibitory...
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extracellular matrix proteins to form
proteoglycans (hyaluronic acid is a
notable exception; see below).
Proteoglycans have a net
negative charge that attracts...
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proteoglycans,
which are used
during cell
signaling to
control processes such as cell growth, proliferation, and adhesion. The two main
proteoglycans...
- including: 3%
cartilage oligomeric matrix protein, 1–2% elastin, 1–5%
proteoglycans, 0.2%
inorganic components such as copper, manganese, and calcium. Although...
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polysaccharide found in all
animal tissues. It
occurs in a
proteoglycan (HSPG, i.e.
Heparan Sulfate ProteoGlycan) in
which two or
three HS
chains are
attached in...
- of
proteoglycans:
Chondroitin sulphate/dermatan
sulphate (CD/DS) and
keratan sulphate (KS). In
bovine corneas, the
length of the CS/DS
proteoglycans is...
