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(New page: == Elastin == Elastin is a fibrous protein that can be found in human tissue and gives the tissue its elastic quality. == Structure == <StructureSection load='1stp' size='340' side='right'...) |
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| - | Elastin is a fibrous protein that can be found in human tissue and gives the tissue its elastic quality. | + | Elastin is a fibrous protein that can be found in human connective tissue and gives the tissue its elastic quality. This allows tissues that have been stretched to regain their original shape. |
== Structure == | == Structure == | ||
<StructureSection load='1stp' size='340' side='right' caption='Caption for this structure' scene=''> | <StructureSection load='1stp' size='340' side='right' caption='Caption for this structure' scene=''> | ||
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== Disease == | == Disease == | ||
| - | + | Deletions and mutations in the gene that encodes for elastin can result in supraventricular aortic stenosis, and autosomal dominant cutis laxa. Other disorders that are associated with defects in elastin are Marfan's Snydrome and emphysema, which is caused by an α<sub>1</sub>-antitrypsin deficiency. | |
== Relevance == | == Relevance == | ||
Revision as of 15:11, 27 April 2014
Elastin
Elastin is a fibrous protein that can be found in human connective tissue and gives the tissue its elastic quality. This allows tissues that have been stretched to regain their original shape.
Structure
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References
- ↑ Hanson, R. M., Prilusky, J., Renjian, Z., Nakane, T. and Sussman, J. L. (2013), JSmol and the Next-Generation Web-Based Representation of 3D Molecular Structure as Applied to Proteopedia. Isr. J. Chem., 53:207-216. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijch.201300024
- ↑ Herraez A. Biomolecules in the computer: Jmol to the rescue. Biochem Mol Biol Educ. 2006 Jul;34(4):255-61. doi: 10.1002/bmb.2006.494034042644. PMID:21638687 doi:10.1002/bmb.2006.494034042644
