Biologically Active Substance
osteopontin
Subclass of:
Extracellular Matrix Proteins; Sialoglycoproteins; cytokine
Definitions related to osteopontin:
  • A negatively-charged extracellular matrix protein that plays a role in the regulation of BONE metabolism and a variety of other biological functions. Cell signaling by osteopontin may occur through a cell adhesion sequence that recognizes INTEGRIN ALPHA-V BETA-3.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Bone-associated phosphorylated cell attachment glycoprotein; may be involved in bone metabolism; also found in chondrocytes, kidney, intestine, ovary, and the inner ear.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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