"Biglycan" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A small leucine-rich proteoglycan found in a variety of tissues including CAPILLARY ENDOTHELIUM; SKELETAL MUSCLE; CARTILAGE; BONE; and TENDONS. The protein contains two glycosaminoglycan chains and is similar in structure to DECORIN.
| Descriptor ID |
D058578
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.698.735.700.500 D12.776.395.650.750.562 D12.776.395.650.875.250 D12.776.860.300.806.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Biglycan- Biglycan
- Proteoglycan S1
- Bone Proteoglycan I
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Biglycan" by people in Profiles.
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Development of myotendinous-like junctions that anchor cardiac valves requires fibromodulin and lumican. Dev Dyn. 2016 10; 245(10):1029-42.
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Oxidized lipid-mediated alterations in proteoglycan metabolism in cultured pulmonary endothelial cells. Atherosclerosis. 1996 Feb; 120(1-2):199-208.