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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Membrane Glycoproteins > Thrombospondins > Thrombospondin 1
... > Carbohydrates > Glycoconjugates > Glycoproteins > Membrane Glycoproteins > Thrombospondins > Thrombospondin 1
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Glycoproteins > Membrane Glycoproteins > Thrombospondins > Thrombospondin 1

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Thrombospondin 1  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • TSP-1

Note

  • a membrane glycoprotein

Scope note

  • An extracellular matrix glycoprotein from platelets and a variety of normal and transformed cells of both mesenchymal and epithelial origin. Thrombospondin-1 is believed to play a role in cell migration and proliferation, during embryogenesis and wound repair. Also, it has been studied for its use as a potential regulator of tumor growth and metastasis.

History note

  • 98; see THROMBOSPONDIN (NM) 1991-97

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019700

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