C elegans unc-52 protein

encodes perlecan, a protein orthologous to human basement membrane-specific heparan sulfate proteoglycan core protein (HSPG2); plays essential roles in muscle structure development and regulation of growth factor-like signaling pathways; involved in anchoring the myofilament lattice to the cell membrane; amino acid sequence given in first source

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