Table 1. Heparan Sulfate and Heparin-Binding Proteins
(An incomplated list)

Growth FactorsFGF-1(aFGF), FGF-2(bFGF), FGF-3, FGF-4, FGF-5, FGF-6, FGF-7, FGF-8, FGF-9, HGF(hepatocyte growth factor), HBEGF(heparin binding epidermal growth factor), VEGF(Vascular endothelial growth factor)
Adhesive Matrix ProteinsFibronectin, Vitronectin, Laminin, Collagens, Thrombospondin etc.
Enzymes Involved in Lipid MetabolismLipoprotein Lipase, Hepatic Lipase, Phospholipase, Apolipoprotein B, Apolipoprotein E etc.
Serine Protease InhibitorsAntithrombin III, Heparin Co-factor II, Protease Nexins etc.
Other ProteinsSuperoxide Dimustase, Elastase, Platelet Factor 4, N-CAM, Transcription Factors, DNA Topoisomerase, RNA Polymerase, Tumor Necrosis Factor stc.



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