BioTechnology: An Indian Journal
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Proteoglycan

Proteoglycans also are referred to as mucoproteins and are formed of glycosaminoglycan’s which are covalently attached to the core proteins. they're found altogether connective tissues, extracellular matrix, and on the surfaces of the many cell types. Proteoglycans square measure a sort of molecule found within the tissue of the body. Proteoglycans conjure a big neighborhood of the living thing matrix, the material between cells that provides structural support. Not like in alternative body tissues, the living thing matrix is that the foremost vital a neighborhood of tissue. Proteoglycans square measure heavily glycosylated glycoproteins. this means that they are proteins with chains of polysaccharides, a kind of sugar, attached. Proteoglycans square measure a big a part of the animal living thing matrix, the "filler" substance existing between cells in Associate in Nursing organism. Here they type giant complexes, each to alternative proteoglycans, to hyaluronan and to fibrous matrix proteins (such as collagen). They conjointly concerned in binding cations (such as metal, metal and calcium) and water, and conjointly control the movement of molecules through the matrix. Individual functions of proteoglycans are often attributed to either the macromolecule core or the attached GAG chain and performance lubricants. The macromolecule a part of proteoglycans is synthesized by ribosomes and translocated into the lumen of the rough endoplasmic reticulum. Glycosylation of the proteoglycan happens within the vesicle in multiple protein steps. 1st a special link oligosaccharide is attached to an amino acid aspect chain on the core macromolecule to function a primer for sugar growth, then sugars square measure an additional one at a time by glycosyl enzyme. The finished proteoglycan is then exported in liquid body substance vesicles to the living thing matrix of the tissue.  

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