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Biglycan-like extracellular matrix genes of agnathans and teleosts.
Journal of molecular evolution - 1 Oct 2000
Shintani S, Sato A, Toyosawa S, O'hUigin C, Klein J
Abstract excerpt
Biglycan and decorin are two members of a family of small extracellular matrix proteoglycans characterized by the presence of 10 leucine-rich repeats and one or two attachment sites for glucosaminoglycans. Both have thus far been described only from tetrapod species, mainly mammals. Because the extracellular matrix has played an important part in the evolution of Metazoa, the phylogeny of its components is of...
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