Recent Progress on Collagen Triple Helix Structure, Stability and Assembly

Authors: Rita Berisio¹; Luigi Vitagliano¹; Lelio Mazzarella¹; Adriana Zagari¹

Source: Protein and Peptide Letters, Volume 9, Number 2, April 2002 , pp. 107-116(10)

Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers

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Abstract:

Collagen is the major structural protein in skin, bone, tendon, cartilage and blood vessels. Its triple helical structure has been long studied by fibre diffraction. More recently, single crystal X-ray diffraction on collagen-like polypeptide models has allowed a significantly improved description of the triple helix and it has shed light on the relationships between triple helix features and stability. This review outlines the current knowledge regarding collagen triple helix structure, stability, and assembly, with a particular emphasis on the latest structural results.

Keywords: collagen triple helix; structural protein; triple helix; fibre diffraction; collagen assembly

Document Type: Review article

DOI: 10.2174/0929866023408922

Affiliations: 1: Centro di Studio di Biocristallografia, CNR, Via Mezzocannone 6, I-80134 Napoli.

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