Extracellular matrix

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Across
  1. 2. Protein bound with glycosaminoglycans
  2. 4. Common glycosaminoglycan in cartilage
  3. 5. Ground substance that retains water
  4. 7. Enzyme involved in ECM degradation
  5. 12. Protein responsible for elasticity of tissues
  6. 13. Thin extracellular layer beneath epithelium
  7. 14. Important glycoprotein of basement membrane
  8. 15. Cell surface receptor connecting ECM to cells
Down
  1. 1. Long unbranched polysaccharide in ECM
  2. 3. Glycoprotein involved in cell adhesion
  3. 6. Connective tissue rich in extracellular matrix
  4. 8. Most abundant protein in extracellular matrix
  5. 9. Formation of bone matrix
  6. 10. Attachment of cells to extracellular matrix
  7. 11. Main cell producing extracellular matrix