Membrane glycoproteins

Membrane glycoproteins are membrane proteins which help in cell-cell recognition and cell-matrix recognition[1], including fibronectin, laminin and osteonectin. Glycoproteins are formed of an oligosaccharide chain that is attached covalently to a protein.[2]

Fluid mosaic model showing a glycoprotein with its oligosaccharide chain as well as a sterol, proteins, a glycolipid, and the phospholipid bilayer.

See also

  • Glycocalyx, a glycoprotein which surrounds the membranes of bacterial, epithelial and other cells

References

  1. ↑ "Science". AAAS. doi:10.1126/science.1058890?casa_token=gRPaweBc7cYAAAAA:cKgv9fq1L9KIfZd8WBJ-AODlElVufKHdyHpoAWfjLDqgXTaRy7GN3bQG-1CtKssk6IjuZ6DbJJ7pS1k. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  2. ↑ "Lehninger principles of biochemistry | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
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Notes and References

  1. Anne Dell, Howard R. Morris, Glycoprotein Structure Determination by Mass Spectrometry. Science 291, 2351-2356 (2001). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1058890.
  2. Nelson DL, Cox MM, Hoskins AA, Lehninger AL (2013). Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry (Sixth ed.). Macmillan Learning. 1249676451.
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