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Extracellular matrix: from atomic resolution to ultrastructure
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Vakonakis I
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Curr Opin Cell Biol
2007[Oct]; 19
(5
): 578-83
PMID17942296
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a highly organized multimolecular structure,
essential for life in higher organisms. Although substantial high-resolution
structural information is available for relatively small fragments of ECM
components, the inherent difficulty in preparing and analyzing samples of large,
fibrous polymers impedes structural efforts. Here, we review recent advances in
understanding the structure of three important ECM components: collagen,
fibrillin and fibronectin. Emphasis is placed on the key role of intermolecular
interactions in assembling larger, microm scale, structures.