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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Scleroproteins > Extracellular Matrix Proteins > Matrilin Proteins

Preferred term

Matrilin Proteins  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Cartilage Matrix Proteins
  • Matrilins
  • Matrix Proteins, Cartilage
  • Proteins, Cartilage Matrix

Scope note

  • PROTEOGLYCANS-associated proteins that are major components of EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX of various tissues including CARTILAGE; and INTERVERTEBRAL DISC structures. They bind COLLAGEN fibers and contain protein domains that enable oligomer formation and interaction with other extracellular matrix proteins such as CARTILAGE OLIGOMERIC MATRIX PROTEIN.

History note

  • 2014

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D064235

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