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Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
Ubiquitous macromolecules associated with the cell surface and extracellular matrix of a wide range of cells of vertebrate and invertebrate tissues. They are essential cofactors in cell-matrix adhesion processes, in cell-cell recognition systems, and in receptor-growth factor interactions. (From Cancer Metastasis Rev 1996; 15(2): 177-86; Hepatology 1996; 24(3): 524-32)
Entry Term(s)
HSPG
Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycan
Proteoheparan Sulfate
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Heparitin Sulfate (1982-1997)
Proteochondroitin Sulfates (1982-1992)
Proteoglycans (1982-1997)
Public MeSH Note
2006; HEPARAN SULFATE PROTEOGLYCAN was indexed under PROTEOGLYCANS 1982-1997, HEPARITIN SULFATE 1982-1997, & PROTEOCHONDROITIN SULFATES 1982-1992
Ubiquitous macromolecules associated with the cell surface and extracellular matrix of a wide range of cells of vertebrate and invertebrate tissues. They are essential cofactors in cell-matrix adhesion processes, in cell-cell recognition systems, and in receptor-growth factor interactions. (From Cancer Metastasis Rev 1996; 15(2): 177-86; Hepatology 1996; 24(3): 524-32)