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Mesh term Syndecans

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Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans
Membrane Glycoproteins

Description

A family of transmembrane glycoproteins that contain a short cytoplasmic domain, a single-span transmembrane domain, and an extracellular domain with heparin sulfate and CHONDROITIN SULFATE chains. Syndecans interact with a variety of heparin-binding INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS and may play a role in modulating cellular signaling during EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT, tumorigenesis, and angiogenesis.


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Syndecan-1
Syndecan-2
Syndecan-3
Syndecan-4


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