ReviewProteoglycan form and function: A comprehensive nomenclature of proteoglycans
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Abbreviations used
SLRP
small leucine-rich proteoglycan
LRR
leucine-rich repeat
RTK
receptor tyrosine kinase
GAG
glycosaminoglycan
HS
heparan sulfate
HSPG
heparan sulfate proteoglycan
He
heparin
CS
chondroitin sulfate
KS
keratan sulfate
CSPG
chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan
DS
dermatan sulfate
DSPG
dermatan sulfate proteoglycan
CSPG4/NG2
chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4/nerve glial antigen 2
PDZ
Post synaptic density protein (PSD95), Drosophila disc large tumor suppressor (Dlg1), and Zonula occludens-1 protein (zo-1)
TGFβ
transforming growth factor β
EGF
epidermal growth factor
EGFR
EGFR receptor
FGF
fibroblast growth factor
VEGF
vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR
VEGF receptor
PDGF
platelet-derived growth factor
BMP
bone morphogenetic protein
PKC
protein kinase C
ZP-C
zona pellucida C region
N-CAM
neural cell-adhesion molecule
RTPT
receptor-type protein tyrosine phosphatase
GPI
glycosylphosphatidylinositol
Hh
hedgehog
Wnt
wingless-related integration site
IGF-II
insulin-like growth factor II
SEA
sea urchin sperm protein, enterokinase and agrin
AChR
acetylcholine receptor
MMP
matrix metalloproteinase
Hyalectan
hyaluronan- and lectin-binding proteoglycan
CRP
complement regulatory protein
MMP
matrix metalloproteinase
ADAMTS
a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs
SLRP
small leucine-rich proteoglycan
PRELP
proline/arginine-rich end leucine-rich repeat protein
SPOCK
secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC)/Osteonectin CWCV and Kazal-like domain proteoglycan
TLR
Toll-like receptor
LPS
lipopolysaccharide endotoxin
CSCD
congenital stromal corneal dystrophy
HAT
histone acetyl transferase
HDAC
histone deacetylase
Keywords
Proteoglycan
Glycosaminoglycan
Cancer growth
Angiogenesis
Growth factor modulation