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Cloning and characterization of human syndecan-3.
Journal of cellular biochemistry - 1 Jan 2001
Berndt C, Casaroli-Marano R P, Vilaró S, Reina M
Abstract excerpt
Syndecans are cell-surface heparan sulfate proteoglycans, which perform a variety of functions in the cell. Most important, they are co-receptors for growth factors and mediate cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. Four syndecans (syndecan 1-4) have been described in different species. The aim of this work was the cloning and characterization of human syndecan-3. The human syndecan-3 sequence has high homology...
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