Handley, C J <br/><br/>
Cathepsin D cleaves aggrecan at unique sites within the interglobular domain and chondroitin sulfate attachment regions that are also cleaved when cartilage is maintained at acid pH.  [electronic resource] 

 -  Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology  Dec 2001 
 - 543-53 p.  digital 
<br/><br/> Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>0945-053X 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1016/s0945-053x(01)00168-8  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Aggrecans<br/>Amino Acid Sequence<br/>Animals<br/>Binding Sites<br/>Cartilage, Articular--metabolism<br/>Cathepsin D--metabolism<br/>Cattle<br/>Chondroitin Sulfates--metabolism<br/>Culture Techniques<br/>Extracellular Matrix--metabolism<br/>Extracellular Matrix Proteins<br/>Hydrogen-Ion Concentration<br/>Lectins, C-Type<br/>Peptide Fragments--chemistry<br/>Protein Structure, Tertiary<br/>Proteoglycans--chemistry