Collagen Is Like Rope

a: Collagen ~
b: rope

What: "Collagen is the best known structural protein. It is a globular protein with a triple helix configuration. It has lots of hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine residues that stabilize the structure. Procollagen is made within the cell cytoplasm (such as a fibroblast) and secreted to the extracellular compartment where it is cleaved to collagen. Collagen is like rope."

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LCC: RL
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Date: Aug 12 2011 10:29 AM


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