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Collagen
Elastin
Fibrillin Specialized Proteins
Fibronectin Proteoglycans
Collagen
Glycoproteins greatly contribute to make the extracellular matrix a cohesive network of molecules,
although they also perform other functions. Glycoproteins are intermediaries that link structural
molecules between each other, and also link structural molecules and cells. In each glycoprotein
molecule, there are several domains binding different molecules that altogether forms cross-linked
molecular networks. Fibronectins, laminins and tenascins are major glycoproteins of the extracelular
matrix of animals.