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Procollagen

Known as: Procollagen [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A biosynthetic precursor of collagen containing additional amino acid sequences at the amino-terminal and carboxyl-terminal ends of the polypeptide… 
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (2)

CollagenProtein Precursors
In BloodProcess of secretionagonistsantagonists & inhibitors

Narrower (6)

N-propeptide type I collagenProcollagen type I carboxy terminal peptideProtocollagenprocollagen Type I N-terminal peptide

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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Increased collagen biosynthesis and increased expression of type I and type III procollagen genes in tight skin (TSK) mouse fibroblasts.
The Tight Skin (TSK) mouse is a mutant strain that displays connective tissue abnormalities characterized by excessive… 
1984
1984
Cathepsin D-mediated processing of procollagen: lysosomal enzyme involvement in secretory processing of procollagen.
The proteolytic removal of the extension COOH-terminal propeptide from procollagen has been examined in vitro. A crude enzyme… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Regulation or procollagen messenger ribonucleic acid levels in Rous sarcoma virus transformed chick embryo fibroblasts.
Using cloned cDNAs for pro-alpha 1 and pro-alpha 2 collagen messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA), we have investigated the… 
1980
1980
An axial periodic fibrillar arrangement of antigenic determinants for fibronectin and procollagen on ascorbate treated human fibroblasts.
Fibronectin and collagens are major constituents of the cell matrix of fibroblasts. Fibronectin is a 220,000 dalton glycoprotein… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Characterization of the amino-terminal segment in type III procollagen.
Native type III collagen and procollagen were prepared from fetal bovine skin. Examination of the cleavage products produced by… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Intermediates in the limited proteolytic conversion of procollagen to collagen.
The conversion of chick bone procollagen to collagen proceeds in a stepwise fashion to produce a limited number of intermediates… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Protein assembly of procollagen and effects of hydroxylation.
Abstract The three polypeptide chains of a precursor of collagen, procollagen, were found to join their NH2-terminal regions in… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Intracellular hydroxylation of non-helical protocollagen to form triple-helical procollagen and subsequent secretion of the molecule.
Cells liberated from the tendons of chick embryos by controlled enzymic digestion were used to examine the synthesis of the… 
1973
1973
Immunochemical properties of procollagen from dermatosparactic calves.
After immunization of rabbits with dermatosparactic calf-skin collagen a predominantly specific response to this kind of collagen… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Collagen biosynthesis: synthesis and secretion of a high molecular weight collagen precursor (procollagen).
Sodium dodecyl sulfate-acrylamide gel electrophoresis and molecular-sieve chromatography on 8% agarose demonstrate the existence… 
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