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Follistatin-like SPARC (secreted protein, acidic, and rich in cysteines) domain; SPARC/BM-40/osteonectin is a multifunctional glycoprotein which modulates cellular interaction with the extracellular matrix by its binding to structural matrix proteins such as collagen and vitronectin. The protein it composed of an N-terminal acidic region, a follistatin (FS) domain and an EF-hand calcium binding domain. The FS domain consists of an N-terminal beta hairpin (FOLN/EGF-like domain) and a small hydrophobic core of alpha/beta structure (Kazal domain) and has five disulfide bonds and a conserved N-glycosylation site. The FSL_SPARC domain is a member of the superfamily of kazal-like proteinase inhibitors and follistatin-like proteins.
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