prolargin

P3R1O1L1A1R1G2I1N1

noun

A leucine-rich repeat protein present in connective tissue extracellular matrix. It functions as a molecule anchoring basement membranes to the underlying connective tissue.

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nounprolargin (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA leucine-rich repeat protein present in connective tissue extracellular matrix. It functions as a molecule anchoring basement membranes to the underlying connective tissue.

    MSTP161 is also known as proline/arginine-rich end leucine-rich repeat protein (PRELP) or prolargin.

    2015 July 16, “Quantitative LC-MS/MS Analysis of Proteins Involved in Metastasis of Breast Cancer”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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