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Lumican MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Lumican
Tree Number(s)
D09.400.430.930.875.750
D09.698.735.700.875
D12.776.395.650.875.750
D12.776.860.300.806.875
Unique ID
D000071234
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000071234
Scope Note
A small leucine-rich proteoglycan that contains 10 tandem leucine repeats and four N-linked sites within the leucine repeat region that may be substituted with KERATAN SULFATE. These properties and its horseshoe shape allow it to mediate interactions among COLLAGEN molecules within fibrils. It is expressed in most mesenchymal tissues as well as the CORNEA, where it functions to maintain transparency.
Entry Term(s)
Lumican Proteoglycan
Registry Numbers
0
Public MeSH Note
2017; LUMICAN was indexed under KERATAN SULFATE and CHONDROITIN SULFATE PROTEOGLYCANS 1981-2016, and under KERATAN SULFATE/ANALOGS 1978-1981
History Note
2017 (1978)
Date Established
2017/01/01
Date of Entry
2016/07/08
Revision Date
2023/03/16
Lumican Preferred
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