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The C terminus of collagen SQT-3 has complex and essential functions in nematode collagen assembly.
Genetics - 1 Apr 2006
Novelli Jacopo, Page Antony P, Hodgkin Jonathan
Abstract excerpt
The nematode exoskeleton is a multilayered structure secreted by the underlying hypodermal cells and mainly composed of small collagens, which are encoded by a large gene family. In previous work, we reported analysis of the C. elegans dpy-31 locus, encoding a hypodermally expressed zinc-metalloprotease of the BMP-1/TOLLOID family essential for viability and cuticle deposition. We have generated a large set of...
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