Collagen Molecular Types, Structural Classification And Relationship With Extracellular Matrix Components
Keywords
Collagen, Extracellular Matrix, Glycosaminoglycans, Non-Collagenous Glycoproteins, Proteoglycans
Abstract
This article introduces the polypeptide chain composition, main amino acid number, tissue distribution and main characteristics of the eleven types of collagen molecules that have been discovered so far; the grading of various collagen structures under light, electron microscopy and the naked eye; extracellular matrix: non-collagenous sugars Proteins (fibronectin, lamnectin, endomorphin, nectin, ¦Â-galectin, osteonectin, chondronectin, hyaluronectin), glycosaminoglycans (hyaluronic acid), proteoglycans The distribution, function, structural characteristics of sugars (heparan sulfate, chondroitin sulfate, dermatan sulfate, keratan sulfate, and heparin) and their relationship with types I, II, and IV collagen.
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