Definition of proteoglycan in English:
proteoglycan
nounˌprəʊtɪəʊˈɡlʌɪkanˌprōdēəˈɡlīkan
Biochemistry A compound consisting of a protein bonded to mucopolysaccharide groups, present especially in connective tissue.
Example sentencesExamples
- A progressive deposition of proteins, proteoglycans, and collagen fibers occurs in lung interstitium, and interstitial fibrosis occurs.
- When a wound occurs, a wide variety of structural and functional proteins such as proteoglycans, collagen and fibronectin are marshaled to the wound site.
- The pericellular coat of eukaryotic cells contains, besides hyaluronan, also other proteins, among them proteoglycans such as aggrecan and versican, which interact with hyaluronan.
- Research into the mechanisms controlling the process has highlighted proteins and proteoglycans as possible control molecules.
- These are type IV collagen, heparan sulfate proteoglycans, entactin and laminin.