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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-4-22
pubmed:abstractText
A key question relating to procollagen biosynthesis is the way in which closely related procollagen chains discriminate between each other to assemble in a type-specific manner. Intracellular assembly of procollagen occurs via an initial interaction between the C-propeptides followed by vectorial propagation of the triple-helical domain in the C to N direction. Recognition signals within the C-propeptides must, therefore, determine the selective association of individual procollagen chains. We have used the pro alpha1 chain of type III procollagen [pro alpha1(III)] and the pro alpha2 chain of type I procollagen [pro alpha2(I)] as examples of procollagen chains that are either capable or incapable of self-assembly. When we exchanged the C-propeptides of the pro alpha1(III) chain and the pro alpha(I) chain we demonstrated that this domain is both necessary and sufficient to direct the assembly of homotrimers with correctly aligned triple-helices. To identify the sequences within this domain that determine selective association we constructed a series of chimeric procollagen chains in which we exchanged specific sequences from the pro alpha1(III) C-propeptide with the corresponding region within the pro alpha2(I) C-propeptide (and vice versa) and assayed for the ability of these molecules to form homotrimers. Using this approach we have identified a discontinuous sequence of 15 amino acids which directs procollagen self-association. By exchanging this sequence between different procollagen chains we can direct chain association and, potentially, assemble molecules with defined chain compositions.
pubmed:grant
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0261-4189
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
3
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
908-16
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Identification of the molecular recognition sequence which determines the type-specific assembly of procollagen.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't