"Saposins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				A group of four homologous sphingolipid activator proteins that are formed from proteolytic cleavage of a common protein precursor molecule referred to as prosaposin.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D049231 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | D08.211.790.500 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Saposin CSaposin Cbeta-Glucosidase Stimulating Proteinbeta Glucosidase Stimulating ProteinCo-beta-GlucosidaseCo beta GlucosidaseSphingolipid Activator Protein 2Gaucher Activator ProteinGlucosylceramidase ActivatorSAP-C ProteinSAP C Proteinbeta-Glucosidase Activator Proteinbeta Glucosidase Activator ProteinCoglucosidase
 Saposin BSaposin BSphingolipid Activator Protein 1Sphingolipid Activator Protein-1SAP-1 Sphingolipid ActivatorSAP 1 Sphingolipid ActivatorSphingolipid Activator, SAP-1
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