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Cell matrix interactions

1991; Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde; Volume: 86; Issue: suppl 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0074-02761991000700009

1678-8060

Ricardo Renzo Brentani,

Cell Adhesion Molecules Research

Re Glossary Extracellular matrix glycoproteins Large proteins modified by the addition of carbohydrate residues. Glycosaminoglycans Linear heteropolymers consisting of alternating units of uronic acids and hexosamines, which can be extensively sulfated. Growth factors Proteic components that trigger cell proliferation and/or differentiation upon interaction with specific cell surface receptors. Integrins Cell surface receptors that integrate both extracellular and intracellular compartments; composed by two distinct subunits also modified by glycosylation. Proteoglycans Large macromolecules in which the core protein is modified by glycosaminoglycans.