Collagen is the predominant protein in animal bodies, constituting approximately 30% of the total protein (Birk & Bruckner, 2005; Unlua et al. 2014). It is an extracellular matrix protein that can either directly or indirectly interact with cells to alter cellular activity. At least 27 different types of collagen have been indentified, correspondingly named types I to XXVII (Birk & Bruckner, 2005).
Structure
Collagen is characterized by the right-handed triple helical rod structure which is formed by three left handed helix polypeptide chain. Although the triple helical structure is the main characteristic of collagen, some globular proteins are indentified as collagen due to the repeating trilets and small triple helical rod (Prockop &
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It includes types I-III, V, and XI, which are similar in size, approximately about 1000 amino acids. Network-forming collagen is type IV collagens found in basement membranes and type VIII and X collagens. This class of collagen forms net-like structures in which monomers associate at the C-termini to form dimers and at the N-termini to form tetramers. In addition to these end-to-end interactions, the triple-helical domains intertwine to form supercoiled structures. FACIT collagen stands for fibril associated collagen with interrupted triplehelice, which includes types IX, XII, XIV, XVI, and XIX collagens (Prockop & Kivirikko 1995; Van Der Rest & Garrone 1991). They do not form fibrils themselves but are found attached to the surfaces of preexisting fibrils of the fibril-forming collagens. Type VI is the only known collagen that can form beaded filament. The type VI collagen forms a dimer with another type VI collagen with end to end interaction. The globular domain of the type VI collagen dimer forms a tetramer with other type VI collagen dimer. The tetramer further aggregates with another tetramer to form the beaded filament (Prockop & Kivirikko 1995). Collagen of anchoring fibrils is composed by type VII collagen. Type VII collagen has two non collagen domain, NC1 and NC2. Type VII collagen forms a dimer with another type VII collagen by the interaction with two NC2 domains. The dimer further aggregates with other dimmers to form fibrils.
Collagen is a form
Thinner, more darkly stained elastic fibers composed of the protein elastin can also be seen. The principal type of cells seen are lightly-staining fibroblasts that secrete the matrix materials.
It is made up of either liquid, solid, or connective tissue, within the matrix there are many types of connecting fibres, such as collagen and elastic fibres.
The nuclei of the cells that secrete the collagen fibers are indicated by the number 1. What type cells are these?
The second type of tissue found in the body is connective tissue. They lie beneath the epithelial tissue helping to connect different part of the internal structure, the cells are more widely separated from each other then in epithelial tissue. The intercellular substance known as the matrix is found in considerably large amounts. Within the matrix there are usually fibres which may be a jelly like consistency or dense and rigid depending on the type, function and positioning of the tissue. Theses fibres form a supporting system for cells to attach to. The major functions of connective tissue are to transport materials, give structural support and protection. The types of connective tissue that will be explained are blood, bone, cartilage, bone, areolar tissue and adipose tissue.
When TGase was knocked down, the HPT cells stared to migrate out of the tissue. The effect of extracellular of TGase activity was decreased in HPT culture with crude astakine supplementation (8). This studies strongly suggest that TGase activity is important for extracellular matrix (ECM) stabilization and decrease of its extracellular activity is mediated the hemocyte releasing from HPT. However, the role of astakine1 in TGase regulation still unclear. In crayfish, in addition to collagen IV (9), HPT tissue contains an abundant of clotting protein (unpublished data), which known as noncollagenous TGase substrate. This suggested that collagen and/or clotting may be involved in HPT cell renewal. In osteoblast, TGase activity has been reported to be an essential for an initial formation of a fibronectin-collagen network which subsequent affects to cell differentiation and mineralization of the cultures (10). In addition, 5-HT, a monoamine with a variety of physiological function as well as regulation of bone mass, has been determined to be an inhibitor of FXIIIa. 5-HT treatment resulted in directly inhibit FXIIIa mediate crosslinking of plasma fibronectin and leads to decreasing the stabilization of extracellular matrix networks (11).
Collagen type I is strong in tension and type II collagen is the primary structural component in articular and hyaline cartilage because it has good compressive strength making it good for bone growth since bones need to be able to support heavy loading.
Abnormal immune function in both forms of scleroderma is defined as an alteration in cytokine function and the activation of T-cells with the presence of auto-antibodies (Woo, Laxer & Sherry, 2007). IL-4 and IL-6 stimulate collagen synthesis by the activation of fibroblasts, increasing production of collagen type I and III. Other factors that are thought to mediate fibroblast activation include growth factors such as platelet-derived growth factor and connective tissue growth factors. Additionally, the production of tissue inhibitors such as matrix metalloproteases has been noticeably upregulated therefore, fibrosis is thought to be a result of not only the increased levels of collagen production but also the decreased levels of cellular matrix turnover (Mayes, 2014). Localised scleroderma will appear with dyspigmented, atrophic sclerotic lesions generally present on the extremities, back, trunk, neck, head and scalp, where as the first manifestation present in systemic scleroderma is oedema of the hands, causing restricted movement followed by skin
I am interested in CAMP because I have practically grown up in a hospital. My Mom, Sharon Fields, has worked in the White County Medical Center- and now Unity Health in Searcy -for 35 years. I can remember being a small child and coming into the ER to visit my mom. Sometimes the doctors and nurses would give me stickers; one of which has been stuck to the back window of my Mom's car since I was five. It wasn't just the stickers though. I got to see patients at their worst, and then I got to see the entire staff step up to help. Did the nurses know the wounded man coming in on a stretcher? No, they didn't, and yet they still helped everyone and anyone who came through those sliding doors needing help. I want to be that kind of person, a person
Type I collagen clearly contributes to the integrity and strength of bone matrix, and defects in its production leads to bone of poor quality, susceptible to fracture( Kini and Nandeesh 2012). Type I collagen is a triple helical structure consisting of two identical a1 chains and one a2 chain with a non-helical region where the N-telopeptide and C-telopeptide join to the crosslinks (Brown et al.,2009; Bergmann et al., 2009 ; Seibel 2005). During type I collagen synthesis, pro-peptides are released both from the N-terminal and C-terminal ends of the procollagen molecule, after the three individual alpha chains have created the triple helix, which will become part of the collagen fibril( Kini and Nandeesh
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