Collagen Structure & Function

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Contents 1 Collagen 2 Introduction 3 Molecular Structure 4 Collagen-Related Disorders

Collagen

Introduction

Collagen is a member of a naturally occurring protein family. In nature is is found in animals and is responsible for a variety of biological functions.

Molecular Structure

Collagen takes the form of a triple helix.

Collagen-Related Disorders

There are currently close to 30 different types of collagen that have been identified.

Type I Type II Type III Type IV Type V

spinqualitylabelsall models PDB ID 1cag Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image
1cag, resolution 1.85Å ()
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