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Intrinsic enzyme activity associated with tropoelastin
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure, 1976The presence of an enzyme(s) associated with purified tropoelastin has been established. Results indicate that the enzyme(s) remains closely associated with the soluble elastin throughout the entire purification procedure suggesting that it is very tightly bound. Enzymatic activity is optimum through the pH range 7-9 (37 degrees C) and can be inhibited
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The Biosynthesis of Tropoelastin in Chick and Pig Tissues
Connective Tissue Research, 1981The cell-free translation of elastin mRNA's from different tissues as well as different animal sources was investigated. In all cases elastin mRNA's coding for both tropoelastin a and b were found. Of special significance was the finding that the ratio of the two tropoelastins varied between lung and aortic tissues and this observation was consistent ...
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Tropoelastin — A multifaceted naturally smart material
Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2013Tropoelastin dominates the physical performance of human elastic tissue as it is assembled to make elastin. Tropoelastin is increasingly appreciated as a protein monomer with a defined solution shape comprising modular, bridged regions that specialize in elasticity and cell attachment, which collectively participate in macromolecular assembly.
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Tropoelastin Synthesis in Fetal Bovine Tissues
Collagen and Related Research, 1986Tropoelastin was examined in bovine lung, aortic and ligament tissues using both organ culture and cell-free translation systems. The bovine tissues synthesized two tropoelastin polypeptides of approximately 70,000 and 68,000 daltons. Two polypeptides were also seen amongst the translation products directed by mRNAs isolated from each of the individual
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Differential expression of two tropoelastin genes in zebrafish
Matrix Biology, 2007Elastin is the extracellular matrix protein responsible for properties of extensibility and elastic recoil in large blood vessels, lung and skin of most vertebrates. Elastin is synthesized as a monomer, tropoelastin, but is rapidly transformed into its final polymeric form in the extracellular matrix.
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15N-NMR of repeat peptides of tropoelastin
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure, 1980The 15N-NMR data obtained in chloroform and methanol are reported for Boc-L-Val1-L-Pro2-Gly3-Gly4-OMe, a repeat tetrapeptide sequence of tropoelastin. Deuterium substitution for labile peptide protons was carried out to delineate solvent-exposed and solvent-shielded peptide nitrogens.
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Engineered Tropoelastin and Elastin-Based Biomaterials
2009Elastin is a key mammalian extracellular matrix protein that is critical to the elasticity, compliance, and resilience of a range of tissues including the vasculature, skin, and lung. In addition to providing mechanical integrity to tissues, elastin also has critical functions in the regulation of cell behavior and may help to modulate the coagulation ...
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