Mechanically overloading collagen fibrils uncoils collagen molecules, placing them in a stable, denatured state

Matrix Biology

Volumn 33, Issue , 2014, Pages 54-59

  Veres, Samuel P ^a   Harrison, Julia M ^b   Lee, J Michael ^b  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collagen fibril; Denaturation; Differential scanning calorimetry; Discrete plasticity; Mechanical overload; Tendon

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL; DENATURATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DISCRETE PLASTICITY; MECHANICAL OVERLOAD; TENDON;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CATTLE; FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS; KINETICS; MALE; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; PROTEOLYSIS; SOLUBILITY; TENDONS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; TRYPSIN;

EID: 84894232716     PISSN: 0945053X     EISSN: 15691802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2013.07.003     Document Type: Article

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