prolargin

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prolargin (uncountable)

  1. A leucine-rich repeat protein present in connective tissue extracellular matrix. It functions as a molecule anchoring basement membranes to the underlying connective tissue.
    • 2015 July 16, “Quantitative LC-MS/MS Analysis of Proteins Involved in Metastasis of Breast Cancer”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      MSTP161 is also known as proline/arginine-rich end leucine-rich repeat protein (PRELP) or prolargin.