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Preferred term

Fibromodulin  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A small leucine-rich proteoglycan that contains 4 KERATAN SULFATE chains within the leucine repeat region. It interacts with COLLAGEN TYPE I and COLLAGEN TYPE II fibrils and may function to control the rate of EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX assembly. It also sequesters TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA in the extracellular matrix.

Entry terms

  • 126468-95-9
  • FMOD Protein

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-V7TH3T38-5

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