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For example, heparin, heparan sulfate, and dermatan sulfate all contain iduronic acid residues whereas chondroitin sulfate and hyaluronic acid do not.
At the epithelium, GnRH neurons cross the basal laminae to initiate their migratory phase [ 15 ] . The olfactory nerve expresses several matrix molecules [heparan and keratan sulfate proteoglycans [ 26 ] , laminin [ 27 ] , phosphocan [ 28 ] , lectin-binding domains [ 29 ] ]. Any or all of these may serve as substrates for proteolysis.
PEDF, pigment epithelium-derived factor; GAG, glycosaminoglycan; HS, heparan sulfate; CM, media conditioned by retinoblastoma cells.
The data suggest that heparan sulfate participates in the formation of a PEDF binding complex with its cell-surface receptor, and constitutes a positive modulator for the PEDF-receptor interactions.
RASMC HSPGs were analyzed further by immunoblotting with the monoclonal antibody 3G10 which specifically recognizes desaturated uronates on the heparan sulfate stubs that remain associated with core proteins after heparitinase digestion [ 37 ] . Complete digestion of RASMC lysates with heparitinase reveals major bands at 46 kDa and 70 kDa, indicating that these are the sizes of the major HSPG core proteins (not shown).