fibromodulin

fibromodulin
fi·bro·mod·u·lin (fi″bro-modґu-lin) a small (about 60 kD) leucine-rich repeat protein of the extracellular matrix, consisting of four keratan sulfate chains and associated oligosaccharides; it binds collagen I and II and may play a role in the assembly of the extracellular matrix.

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