Fig. 5.

Identification of decorin core protein species by Western blotting using the C-terminal anti-decorin Ab PR-84. Tissue extracts were pre-digested with chondroitinase ABC/keratanase-I and electrophoresed at equivalent tissue weights per lane. For an explanation of the tissue zones see the legend to Fig. 4. Intact core protein of 48 kDa and smaller (20–45 kDa) core protein species (a–e) were observed particularly in the lesion affected tissue zones