Collagenase (non-MMP)

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'''Collagenase''' (Col) catalyzes the breaking of peptide bonds in collagen. Col cleaves pro-collagen to create collagen. Some collagenases are part of the [[Matrix metalloproteinase]] family.
'''Collagenase''' (Col) catalyzes the breaking of peptide bonds in collagen. Col cleaves pro-collagen to create collagen. Some collagenases are part of the [[Matrix metalloproteinase]] family.
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*Collagenase G recognises and unravels collagen microfibrils into triple helices and unwind them<ref>PMID:21947205</ref>.
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Collagenase H peptidase domain (cyan) complex with peptidic inhibitor, isopentenyl phosphate, Ca+2 (green) and Zn+2 (grey) ions (PDB entry 4arf)

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References

  1. Eckhard U, Schonauer E, Nuss D, Brandstetter H. Structure of collagenase G reveals a chew-and-digest mechanism of bacterial collagenolysis. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2011 Sep 25;18(10):1109-14. doi: 10.1038/nsmb.2127. PMID:21947205 doi:10.1038/nsmb.2127
  2. Eckhard U, Schonauer E, Brandstetter H. Structural basis for activity regulation and substrate preference of clostridial collagenases G, H, and T. J Biol Chem. 2013 May 23. PMID:23703618 doi:10.1074/jbc.M112.448548

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