Matrix extracellular phosphoglycoprotein (Osteoblast/osteocyte factor 45) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MEPEgene.[5][6] A conserved RGD motif is found in this protein, and this is potentially involved in integrin recognition.[7]
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