Perlecan (basement membrane heparan sulfate proteoglycan) and its role in oral malignancies: An overview

• Main Authors: Mithilesh Mishra (Author), Veena V Naik (Author), Alka D Kale (Author), Anil V Ankola (Author), Ganga S Pilli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Perlecan means pearl-like structures. Perlecan is a large proteoglycan (400-500 kDa) present in virtually all vascularized tissues with a distribution that is primarily confined to basement membranes including those of oral mucosa. It is a basement membrane-type heparan sulfate proteoglycan. Perleca...