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. 2006 May 31;15(Suppl 3):326–332. doi: 10.1007/s00586-006-0127-7

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

The structure of human aggrecan. Aggrecan is depicted as a central core protein with keratan sulfate (KS) and chondroitin sulfate (CS) side chains. The core protein possesses three globular domains (G1, G2 and G3), with the G2 and G3 domains being separated by a KS-rich domain and two CS-rich domains (CS1 and CS2)