Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Asporin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the "ASPN" gene.
Function.
ASPN belongs to a family of leucine-rich repeat (LRR) proteins associated with the cartilage matrix. The name asporin reflects the unique aspartate-rich N terminus and the overall similarity to decorin (MIM 125255) (Lorenzo et al., 2001).
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