Multiple choice

Which of the following proteoglycans are included in the small leucine - rich proteoglycan family?

Small leucine-rich proteoglycan (SLRP) family consists of a protein core containing leucine repeats with a glycosaminoglycan (GAG) chain consisting of either chondroitin sulfate (CS) or dermatansulfate (DS).

  1. Versican

  2. Decorin

  3. Aggrecan

  4. Perlecan

  5. None of these
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Explanation

Decorin is a proteoglycan that is on average 90 - 140 kilodalton (kD) in molecular weight, included in the small leucine-rich proteoglycan family.

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