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A proteoglycan is a protein + glycosaminoglycan a GAG

>20 porteoglycans genes

So then you have GAG which are the Glycosaminglycan attach to the core protein. This core protein.

The repeating core. This means they have glucuronic acid, or iduronic acid with the OOC attached to the sugar. With N-acetylgalactosamine-4-sulphate and they have the SO3 negative charge on them and this makes water/contains water.

They are attached to serine on the protein core.

Hyalurnan is not made in the same way. and is secreted in the wounds and other things.

Aggrecan aggregate has a hyaluronin molecule which is not created in the same way and attaches these proteins and they have keratin and chondronin sulphate.

Perican along with the basement membrane, act as a sieve for for the incoming molecules.

They mainly have 4 Functions which you need to basically remember

They hydrate space for the negative charges.

Selective sieves for regulation of molucules trafficing.

Major role in chemical signalling between the cells (growth factor signalling, FGF) So basic signaling.

And they bind proteisase.

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