Entrez 54829 | Ensembl ENSG00000106819 | |
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Aliases ASPN, OS3, PLAP-1, PLAP1, SLRR1C, asporin External IDs MGI: 1913945 HomoloGene: 32357 GeneCards: ASPN | ||
Function
ASPN belongs to a family of leucine-rich repeat (LRR) proteins associated with the cartilage matrix. The name asporin reflects the unique aspartate-rich N terminus and the overall similarity to decorin (MIM 125255) (Lorenzo et al., 2001).
References
Asporin Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA