A structural protein is one that makes up the structure or framework ... As people grow older, their collagen becomes fragmented, fibroblast function becomes impaired, and collagen production ...

Having 'solved' the structure of polyglycine II in August of 1955 1, Alex Rich and Francis Crick realize, a month later, that they are now in a position to build a model of the structure of ...

"It challenges the long-held dogma about collagen structure and opens the door to ... it plays essential roles in cell ...

Collagen is a protein in the body that plays an essential role in the structure and function of the skin, cartilage, bones, and connective tissue. As we age, our bodies produce less collagen ...

The 2 Å crystal structure reported here of the collagen-like model peptide, T3-785, provides the first visualization of how the sequence of collagen defines distinctive local conformational ...

Researchers from the Faculty of Physics and the Life Sciences Center of Vilnius University (VU), with co-authors from Harvard ...

Researchers from the Collagen—Structure, Function and Biomaterials working group, led by Dr. Abhishek Jalan, the Chair of Biomaterials, have now identified electrostatic molecular forces that ...

Researchers have identified type 5 collagen as a key factor in kidney fibrosis, revealing its potential as a biomarker to predict chronic kidney disease progression. A repurposed anti-cancer drug, ...

New UCLA research conducted using mouse models and human genetic data has uncovered a critical factor that determines how much scarring occurs following kidney injury, leading scientists to identify a ...