Biologically Active Substance
tenascin
Subclass of:
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
Definitions related to tenascin:
  • Hexameric extracellular matrix glycoprotein transiently expressed in many developing organs and often re-expressed in tumors. It is present in the central and peripheral nervous systems as well as in smooth muscle and tendons. (From Kreis & Vale, Guidebook to the Extracellular Matrix and Adhesion Proteins, 1993, p93)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Novel glioma-mesenchymal extracellular matrix glycoprotein; promotes cell attachment.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (tenascin family) A protein family comprised of extracellular matrix-resident glycoproteins that play a role in embryonic development and wound healing.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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