-
occurrence of
sulfate and
uronic acid groups.
Proteoglycans occur in
connective tissue.
Proteoglycans are
categorized by
their relative size (large and...
- than muscle. The
matrix of
cartilage is made up of glycosaminoglycans,
proteoglycans,
collagen fibers and, sometimes, elastin. It
usually grows quicker than...
-
Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) are
proteoglycans consisting of a
protein core and a
chondroitin sulfate side chain. They are
known to be structural...
-
extracellular matrix proteins to form
proteoglycans (hyaluronic acid is a
notable exception; see below).
Proteoglycans have a net
negative charge that attracts...
-
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...
-
system proteoglycans) as
other members.
Versican is also
known as
chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan core
protein 2 or
chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 2 (CSPG2)...
- membrane-spanning
proteoglycan." J Cell Biol. 1991 Jul;114(2):359-71. PMID 1906475.
Asher RA,
Morgenstern DA,
Fawcett JW. "Chondroitin
sulphate proteoglycans: inhibitory...
- phospho-substituted). One, a few, or many
carbohydrate units may be present.
Proteoglycans are a
subclass of
glycoproteins in
which the
carbohydrate units are...
-
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...
- including: 3%
cartilage oligomeric matrix protein, 1–2% elastin, 1–5%
proteoglycans, 0.2%
inorganic components such as copper, manganese, and calcium. Although...
