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Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans
Tree Number(s)
D09.400.430.930.350
D09.698.373.425.500
D09.698.735.400
D12.776.395.650.350
Unique ID
D019812
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019812
Annotation
do not confuse with HEPARAN SULFATE see HEPARITIN SULFATE
Scope Note
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
History Note
2006(1982)
Date Established
1998/01/01
Date of Entry
1997/06/20
Revision Date
2023/03/16
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