"Biglycan" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A small leucine-rich proteoglycan found in a variety of tissues including CAPILLARY ENDOTHELIUM; SKELETAL MUSCLE; CARTILAGE; BONE; and TENDONS. The protein contains two glycosaminoglycan chains and is similar in structure to DECORIN.
| Descriptor ID |
D058578
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.698.735.700.500 D12.776.395.650.750.562 D12.776.395.650.875.250 D12.776.860.300.806.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Biglycan- Biglycan
- Proteoglycan S1
- Bone Proteoglycan I
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Biglycan" by people in Profiles.
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Calmus ML, Macksoud EE, Tucker R, Iozzo RV, Lechner BE. A mouse model of spontaneous preterm birth based on the genetic ablation of biglycan and decorin. Reproduction. 2011 Jul; 142(1):183-94.
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Shao R, Hamel K, Petersen L, Cao QJ, Arenas RB, Bigelow C, Bentley B, Yan W. YKL-40, a secreted glycoprotein, promotes tumor angiogenesis. Oncogene. 2009 Dec 17; 28(50):4456-68.
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Haupt LM, Murali S, Mun FK, Teplyuk N, Mei LF, Stein GS, van Wijnen AJ, Nurcombe V, Cool SM. The heparan sulfate proteoglycan (HSPG) glypican-3 mediates commitment of MC3T3-E1 cells toward osteogenesis. J Cell Physiol. 2009 Sep; 220(3):780-91.