Collagen and the Extracellular Matrix
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 December 2018) | Viewed by 338
Special Issue Editors
Interests: collagen – biochemistry and molecular biology; bioprosthetic implants; collagen diseases; biochemistry of connective tissues.
Interests: past collagen biosynthesis; lysyl oxidase; procollagen; iaminin; matrige; aging, scarring and fibrosis; current developing drugs for cancer and fibrosip
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Collagen account for around 1/3 of all our body proteins. Since the discovery, 50 years ago, of a new species of collagen in mammalian articular cartilage, 28 distinct members of this family of proteins have been isolated from other tissues. They play a key role in the normal function of all organs. Anomalies of the extracellular matrix are responsible for up to 20% of deaths and essentially no effective interventions are available. The state of the research in this field and future directions are outlined in this volume.
Prof. Marcel E. Nimni
Dr. George Martin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- collagen extracellular matrix, development and differentiation
- alterations in genetic disorders and aging
- therapeutic approaches.
