Proteoglycans

Just wanted to add that proteins incorporate many sugars for signaling purposes: either glycoproteins or proteoglycans. For example: Secretory vesicles in the Golgi cisterna use mostly mannose, galactose, and NAG (N-Acetlyglucosamine) to make the necessary glycoproteins for ...

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... deprives the endogenous sulphated proteoglycan molecules (heparan sulfates) of their sulphate co partner, thereby disrupting synthesis of S-proteoglycans and their crucial role in the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signalling which induces oligodendrocyte progenitors to maintain the growth ...

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Proteoglycans and glycoprotein, both are polymers contain glycogen and protein, the difference is which one, glycogen or protein, is more than the other one ;)

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Proteoglycans = polymer combination of glycogen and protein...as far as I know, it's used to build the cell wall of bacteria..

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ok. thanks. does anyone know wjat proteoglycans are? - and their function.

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