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Syndecans  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A family of transmembrane glycoproteins that contain a short cytoplasmic domain, a single-span transmembrane domain, and an extracellular domain with heparin sulfate and CHONDROITIN SULFATE chains. Syndecans interact with a variety of heparin-binding INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS and may play a role in modulating cellular signaling during EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT, tumorigenesis, and angiogenesis.

Entry terms

  • Syndecan

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-WRQGQ36C-3

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