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Decrease of lysyl hydroxylase 2 activity causes abnormal collagen molecular phenotypes, defective mineralization and compromised mechanical properties of bone.
Bone - 1 Jan 2022
Saito Tomoaki, Terajima Masahiko, Taga Yuki, Hayashi Fumihiko, Oshima Sachi, Kasamatsu Atsushi, Okubo Yasuhiko, Ito Chizuru, Toshimori Kiyotaka, Sunohara Masataka, Tanzawa Hideki, Uzawa Katsuhiro, Yamauchi Mitsuo
Abstract excerpt
Lysyl hydroxylase 2 (LH2) is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydroxylation of lysine (Lys) residues in fibrillar collagen telopeptides, a critical post-translational modification for the stability of intermolecular cross-links. Though abnormal LH2 activities have been implicated in various diseases including Bruck syndrome, the molecular basis of the pathologies is still not well understood. Since LH2 null mice die...
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