"Lumican" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A small leucine-rich proteoglycan that contains 10 tandem leucine repeats and four N-linked sites within the leucine repeat region that may be substituted with KERATAN SULFATE. These properties and its horseshoe shape allow it to mediate interactions among COLLAGEN molecules within fibrils. It is expressed in most mesenchymal tissues as well as the CORNEA, where it functions to maintain transparency.
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D000071234
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.698.735.700.875 D12.776.395.650.875.750 D12.776.860.300.806.875
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lumican" by people in Profiles.
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Age-related changes in the extracellular matrix of nucleus pulposus and anulus fibrosus of human intervertebral disc. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Jan 01; 34(1):10-6.