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Recombinant production of proteoglycans and their bioactive domains
Author(s) -
Lord Megan S.,
Whitelock John M.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the febs journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.981
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1742-4658
pISSN - 1742-464X
DOI - 10.1111/febs.12197
Subject(s) - recombinant dna , glycosylation , glycosaminoglycan , intracellular , extracellular , function (biology) , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , proteoglycan , biology , extracellular matrix , gene
Proteoglycans are ubiquitous dynamic molecules that are made up of a protein core to which specific linear glycosylation structures, known as glycosaminoglycans, have been covalently coupled. They have roles in many biological and pathological processes, which have been shown to be dependent on events involving the protein component and/or the glycosaminoglycan chains. This review focuses on the literature describing the recombinant expression and production of proteoglycans known to be present in the extracellular, cell surface and intracellular environments with an emphasis on how the structure of the molecule relates to its biological function and how this relationship has been explored using recombinant DNA technology for clinical applications.