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Type V collagen controls the initiation of collagen fibril assembly.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 17 Dec 2004
Wenstrup Richard J, Florer Jane B, Brunskill Eric W, Bell Sheila M, Chervoneva Inna, Birk David E
Abstract excerpt
Vertebrate collagen fibrils are heterotypically composed of a quantitatively major and minor fibril collagen. In non-cartilaginous tissues, type I collagen accounts for the majority of the collagen mass, and collagen type V, the functions of which are poorly understood, is a minor component. Type V collagen has been implicated in the regulation of fibril diameter, and we reported recently preliminary evidence...
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