prolargin (proline-arginine-rich end leucine-rich repeat protein, PRELP)

Function

• anchors basement membranes to underlying connective tissue (putative)
• binds basement membrane heparan sulfate proteoglycan perlecan & triple helical collagen type 1 & collagen type 2 via LRR

Structure

• contains 12 LRR (leucine-rich) repeats

Compartment

secreted, extracellular matrix

Expression

expressed in connective tissue

More general terms

• secreted protein
• glycoprotein

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/601914
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P51888.html