Lubricin or proteoglycan-4 (PRG-4) is a mucinous glycoprotein that lubricates the cartilage and maintains normal tissue function and cell homeostasis. Altered O- glycoproteforms of lubricin have been found in osteoarthritis (OA) synovial fluid (SF), which could ostensibly be used as a biomarker to...
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens (Human)