serglycin

serglycin
ser·gly·cin (ser-gliґsin) an intracellular proteoglycan, consisting of a 12-kD core with 24 serine-glycine repeats that are the attachment sites for about 15 glycosaminoglycans; it is expressed by leukocytes and binds histamine in secretory granules.

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