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Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > membrane proteins > membrane glycoproteins > syndecans
Fields of Study > biochemistry > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > membrane proteins > membrane glycoproteins > syndecans
Preferred Term:

syndecans

Definition:
A family of transmembrane glycoproteins that contain a short cytoplasmic domain, a single-span transmembrane domain, and an extracellular domain with heparin sulfate and chondroitin sulfate chains. Syndecans interact with a variety of heparin-binding intercellular signaling peptides and proteins and may play a role in modulating cellular signaling during embryonic development, tumorigenesis, and angiogenesis.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
membrane glycoproteins
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/317794
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RDF/XMLCreated 2018-06-08, last modified 2018-11-14