Osteopontin: A secreted phosphoprotein, produced by many epithelial cell types, which is highly negatively charged and frequently associated with mineralization processes. It is found in plasma, urine, milk, and bile. Transformed cells express osteopontin in elevated levels. SYN: bone sialoprotein 1.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Osteopontin: bone-associated phosphorylated cell attachment glycoprotein; may be involved in bone metabolism; also found in chondrocytes, kidney, intestine, ovary, and the inner ear.
Source: Diseases Database
Osteopontin: bone-associated phosphorylated cell attachment glycoprotein; may be involved in bone metabolism; also found in chondrocytes, kidney, intestine, ovary, and the inner ear.
Source: CRISP
Osteopontin: A negatively-charged extracellular matrix protein that plays a role in the regulation of BONE metabolism and a variety of other biological functions. Cell signaling by osteopontin may occur through a cell adhesion sequence that recognizes $INTEGRIN ALPHA-V BETA-$3.
Source: MeSH 2007
Source - MeSH 2007
Source - CRISP
Source: CRISP
The following list attempts to classify Osteopontin into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: Diseases Database
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