Abstract
Background: Type VII collagen is essential for skin stability as highlighted by related skin blistering diseases.Results: A fusion protein comprising the cysteine-rich region and parts of the flanking domains forms a trimer upon oxidization.Conclusion: The cysteine-rich region is an N-terminal cystine knot with novel topology.Significance: The cystine knot is also found in type IX collagen, indicating a general principle.
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Titel | Journal of Biological Chemistry |
Seitenumfang | 9 |
Herausgeber (Verlag) | American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Inc. |
Erscheinungsdatum | 21.02.2014 |
Seiten | 4861-4869 |
ISBN (Print) | 1083-351X (Electronic)\r0021-9258 (Linking) |
DOIs | |
Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 21.02.2014 |