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SUBMITTER: Mizumoto S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4637088 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mizumoto Shuji S Yamada Shuhei S Sugahara Kazuyuki K
BioMed research international 20151025
Glycosaminoglycans, including chondroitin, dermatan, and heparan sulfate, have various roles in a wide range of biological events such as cell signaling, cell proliferation, tissue morphogenesis, and interactions with various growth factors. Their polysaccharides covalently attach to the serine residues on specific core proteins through the common linker region tetrasaccharide, -xylose-galactose-galactose-glucuronic acid, which is produced through the stepwise addition of respective monosacchari ...[more]