PN, OSF-2, POSTN, OSF2, Fasciclin-I like, MGC119510, MGC119511, OSF 2, OSF-2, OSF2, Osteoblast specific factor 2 (fasciclin I like), Osteoblast specific factor 2, Osteoblast specific factor, Osteoblast-specific factor 2, PDLPOSTN, Periodontal ligament sp
Periostin (PN), also designated osteoblast-specific factor 2 (OSF-2), is a disulfide linked protein originally isolated as a osteoblast-specific factor. Periostin is a secreted protein that binds heparin and functions as a ligand for alpha(V)beta and alp