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Development of a functional skin matrix requires deposition of collagen V heterotrimers.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Jul 2004
Chanut-Delalande Hélène, Bonod-Bidaud Christelle, Cogne Sylvain, Malbouyres Marilyne, Ramirez Francesco, Fichard Agnès, Ruggiero Florence
Abstract excerpt
Collagen V is a minor component of the heterotypic I/III/V collagen fibrils and the defective product in most cases of classical Ehlers Danlos syndrome (EDS). The present study was undertaken to elucidate the impact of collagen V mutations on skin development, the most severely affected EDS tissues, using mice harboring a targeted deletion of the alpha2(V) collagen gene (Col5a2). Contrary to the original report,...
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