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Heparan sulfate proteoglycans in healthy and diseased systems.
Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Systems biology and medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Whitelock John, Melrose James
Abstract excerpt
Heparin and heparan sulfate (HS) are glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) that are synthesized in the tissues and organs of mammals. They are synthesized and attached to a core protein as proteoglycans through serine-glycine concensus motifs along the core protein. These GAGs are linear polysaccharides composed of repeating disaccharide saccharide units that are variously modified along their length. As a consequence of...
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