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SUBMITTER: Terajima M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4132771 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Terajima Masahiko M Perdivara Irina I Sricholpech Marnisa M Deguchi Yoshizumi Y Pleshko Nancy N Tomer Kenneth B KB Yamauchi Mitsuo M
The Journal of biological chemistry 20140623 33
Fibrillar type I collagen is the major organic component in bone, providing a stable template for mineralization. During collagen biosynthesis, specific hydroxylysine residues become glycosylated in the form of galactosyl- and glucosylgalactosyl-hydroxylysine. Furthermore, key glycosylated hydroxylysine residues, α1/2-87, are involved in covalent intermolecular cross-linking. Although cross-linking is crucial for the stability and mineralization of collagen, the biological function of glycosylat ...[more]