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Molecular mechanism of calcium induced trimerization of C1q-like domain of otolin-1 from human and zebrafish.
Scientific reports - 17 Jun 2021
Hołubowicz Rafał, Ożyhar Andrzej, Dobryszycki Piotr
Abstract excerpt
The C1q superfamily includes proteins involved in innate immunity, insulin sensitivity, biomineralization and more. Among these proteins is otolin-1, which is a collagen-like protein that forms a scaffold for the biomineralization of inner ear stones in vertebrates. The globular C1q-like domain (gC1q), which is the most conserved part of otolin-1, binds Ca2+ and stabilizes its collagen-like triple helix. The...
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