Decorin
"Decorin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A small leucine-rich proteoglycan that interacts with FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS and modifies the EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX structure of CONNECTIVE TISSUE. Decorin has also been shown to play additional roles in the regulation of cellular responses to GROWTH FACTORS. The protein contains a single glycosaminoglycan chain and is similar in structure to BIGLYCAN.
| Descriptor ID |
D058575
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.395.650.750.625
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| Concept/Terms |
Decorin- Decorin
- Bone Proteoglycan II
- II, Bone Proteoglycan
- Proteoglycan II, Bone
- DSPG-II
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Decorin" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.