- versican
- ver·si·can (vurґsĭ-kan) a small proteoglycan of the extracellular matrix, consisting of a 260-kD core with associated chondroitin sulfate and oligosaccharide chains; it plays a role in cell signaling.
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Versican — is a large chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan with an apparent molecular mass of more than 1000kDa. In 1989, Zimmermann and Ruoslahti cloned and sequenced the core protein of fibroblast chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan. They designated it versican… … Wikipedia
versican — (= large fibroblast glycoprotein; chondroitin sulphate core protein) Protein (264 kD) involved in cell signalling. N terminal region similar to glial hyaluronic acid binding protein, centre has glycosaminoglycan attachment sites, C terminal… … Dictionary of molecular biology
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Chondroitinsulfat — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Chondroitinsulfat B Andere Namen … Deutsch Wikipedia
