The smallest fragments HYAL2 can generate are 20kDa (approximately 50 disaccharide unit) HA fragments. These fragments are internalized and delivered to lysosomes (Knudson et al. 2002, Erickson & Stern 2012) where another hyalurindase, HYAL1, can degrade them further.
Knudson, W, Chow, G, Knudson, CB
Erickson, M, Stern, R
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