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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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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...
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polysaccharide found in all
animal tissues. It
occurs as a
proteoglycan (HSPG, i.e.
Heparan Sulfate ProteoGlycan) in
which two or
three HS
chains are
attached in...
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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...
- Neural/glial
antigen 2, or NG2, is a rat
integral membrane proteoglycan found in the
plasma membrane of many
diverse cell types.
Homologous proteins in...
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Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4, also
known as melanoma-****ociated
chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan (MCSP) or neuron-glial
antigen 2 (NG2), is a chondroitin...
- than muscle. The
matrix of
cartilage is made up of glycosaminoglycans,
proteoglycans,
collagen fibers and, sometimes, elastin. It
usually grows quicker than...
- including: 3%
cartilage oligomeric matrix protein, 1–2% elastin, 1–5%
proteoglycans, 0.2%
inorganic components such as copper, manganese, and calcium. Although...
- In enzymology, a N-acetylglucosaminyl-
proteoglycan 4-beta-glucuronosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.225) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction...
- In enzymology, a N-acetylgalactosaminyl-
proteoglycan 3-beta-glucuronosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.226) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction...
