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Official Full Name: fibromodulin
Also known as: FM; SLRR2E
Fibromodulin belongs to the family of small interstitial proteoglycans. The central region of the encoded protein contains leucine-rich repeats with four keratin sulfate chains flanked by terminal domains containing disulfide bonds. The encoded protein may play a role in the assembly of the extracellular matrix due to interactions with type I and type II collagen fibrils and inhibition of fibrogenesis in vitro. It may also regulate TGF-β activity by sequestering TGF-β into the extracellular matrix. The sequence variation of this gene may be related to the pathogenesis of high myopia. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.