The family of the small leucine-rich proteoglycans: Key regulators of matrix assembly and cellular growth

Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 141-174

  Iozzo, Renato V ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

biglycan; decorin; epiphycan; fibromodulin; keratocan; lumican; osteoadherin; osteog lycin

Indexed keywords

BIGLYCAN; COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN FIBRIL; DECORIN; LEUCINE; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN P21; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; PROTEOGLYCAN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL GROWTH; CORNEA OPACITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLYCOSYLATION; HEMATOPOIESIS; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVIEW;

EID: 0030986608     PISSN: 10409238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10409239709108551     Document Type: Review

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