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SUBMITTER: Bowen T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4621352 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bowen Timothy T Meran Soma S Williams Aled P AP Newbury Lucy J LJ Sauter Matthias M Sitter Thomas T
BioMed research international 20151013
Hyaluronan (HA) is a ubiquitous extracellular matrix glycosaminoglycan composed of repeated disaccharide units of alternating D-glucuronic acid and D-N-acetylglucosamine residues linked via alternating β-1,4 and β-1,3 glycosidic bonds. HA is synthesized in humans by HA synthase (HAS) enzymes 1, 2, and 3, which are encoded by the corresponding HAS genes. Previous in vitro studies have shown characteristic changes in HAS expression and increased HA synthesis in response to wounding and proinflamma ...[more]