National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Extracellular Matrix Protein
Synonyms

ECM Protein

Extracellular Matrix Protein

Definitions

Encoded by Extracellular Matrix Protein Genes, Extracellular Matrix Proteins are mostly fibrous proteins (e.g., Collagen, Elastin, Fibronectins, and Laminin) typically located in the Extracellular Matrix and commonly involved in cell attachment, cell movement, cell growth, morphogenesis, organogenesis, and tissue repair, architecture, and organization. (NCI)

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C17351

code

C17351

DEFINITION

Encoded by Extracellular Matrix Protein Genes, Extracellular Matrix Proteins are mostly fibrous proteins (e.g., Collagen, Elastin, Fibronectins, and Laminin) typically located in the Extracellular Matrix and commonly involved in cell attachment, cell movement, cell growth, morphogenesis, organogenesis, and tissue repair, architecture, and organization. (NCI)

FULL_SYN

ECM Protein

Extracellular Matrix Protein

label

Extracellular Matrix Protein

Legacy Concept Name

Extracellular_Matrix_Protein

Preferred_Name

Extracellular Matrix Protein

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C17351

Semantic_Type

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

UMLS_CUI

C0079323

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C18073

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