"Matrilin Proteins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				PROTEOGLYCANS-associated proteins that are major components of EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX of various tissues including CARTILAGE; and INTERVERTEBRAL DISC structures. They bind COLLAGEN fibers and contain protein domains that enable oligomer formation and interaction with other extracellular matrix proteins such as CARTILAGE OLIGOMERIC MATRIX PROTEIN.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D064235 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | D12.776.860.300.700 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Matrilin ProteinsMatrilin ProteinsProteins, MatrilinMatrilinsCartilage Matrix ProteinsMatrix Proteins, CartilageProteins, Cartilage Matrix
 Matrilin-4Matrilin-4Matrilin 4MATN4 ProteinProtein, MATN4
 Matrilin-3Matrilin-3Matrilin 3MATN3 ProteinProtein, MATN3
 Matrilin-1Matrilin-1Matrilin 1MATN1 ProteinProtein, MATN1Cartilage Matrix GlycoproteinGlycoprotein, Cartilage MatrixMatrix Glycoprotein, CartilageCartilage Matrix ProteinMatrix Protein, CartilageProtein, Cartilage Matrix
 Matrilin-2Matrilin-2Matrilin 2MATN2 ProteinProtein, MATN2
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