| Table 1 | Major vertebrate central nervous tissue proteoglycans whose cDNA has been cloned. | |||
| PG | Major GAG | Tissue | EMBL/Genbank (source) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secreted PG | ||||
| Aggrecan | CS/KS | brain, cartilage | J03485 (rat) | |
| Versican | CS | brain, mesenchyme | X15998 (human) | |
| Neurocan | CS | brain | M97161 (rat) | |
| Brevican* | CS | brain | X87096 (mouse) | |
| Decorin | CS/DS | brain, connective tissue | X59859 (rat) | |
| Biglycan | CS/DS | brain, connective tissue | U17834 (rat) | |
| Testican | CS/HS | brain, testis | X92864 (mouse) | |
| Perlecan | HS | brain, basement membrane | L22078 (human) | |
| Dystroglycan | HS | brain, muscle | X86073 (mouse) | |
| Agrin | HS | brain, muscle | M97371 (chick) | |
| Claustrin | KS | brain | X67778 (chick) | |
| Transmembrane PG | ||||
| NG2-PG | CS | brain, cartilage | X56541 (rat) | |
| RPTPƒÄ/ƒÀ** | CS/KS | brain, cartilage | U04998 (rat) | |
| Neuroglycan C | CS | brain | U39553 (rat) | |
| Appican | CS | brain, connective tissue | Y00264 (human) | |
| N-syndecan | HS | brain | U73184 (rat) | |
| SV2 | KS | brain | L05435 (rat) | |
| GPI-anchored PG | ||||
| Glypican | HS | brain, muscle | L02896 (rat) | |
| K-glypican | HS | brain, kidney | X83577 (mouse) | |
| Cerebroglycan | HS | brain | L20468 (rat) | |
PG, proteoglycan; GAG, glycosaminoglycan; CS, chondroitin sulfate; KS, keratan sulfate; DS, dermatan sulfate; HS, heparan sulfate. * A portion is linked to the plasma membrane through GPI. ** A soluble splicing variant of RPTPƒÄ/ƒÀ is called "phosphacan". | ||||