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Defining the hierarchical organisation of collagen VI microfibrils at nanometre
to micrometre length scales
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Godwin ARF
; Starborg T
; Sherratt MJ
; Roseman AM
; Baldock C
Acta Biomater
2017[Apr]; 52
(ä): 21-32
PMID27956360
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Extracellular matrix microfibrils are critical components of connective tissues
with a wide range of mechanical and cellular signalling functions. Collagen VI is
a heteromeric network-forming collagen which is expressed in tissues such as
skin, lung, blood vessels and articular cartilage where it anchors cells into the
matrix allowing for transduction of biochemical and mechanical signals. It is not
understood how collagen VI is arranged into microfibrils or how these
microfibrils are arranged into tissues. Therefore we have characterised the
hierarchical organisation of collagen VI across multiple length scales. The
frozen hydrated nanostructure of purified collagen VI microfibrils was
reconstructed using cryo-TEM. The bead region has a compact hollow head and
flexible tail regions linked by the collagenous interbead region. Serial block
face SEM imaging coupled with electron tomography of the pericellular matrix
(PCM) of murine articular cartilage revealed that the PCM has a meshwork-like
organisation formed from globular densities ?30nm in diameter. These approaches
can characterise structures spanning nanometer to millimeter length scales to
define the nanostructure of individual collagen VI microfibrils and the
micro-structural organisation of these fibrils within tissues to help in the
future design of better mimetics for tissue engineering. STATEMENT OF
SIGNIFICANCE: Cartilage is a connective tissue rich in extracellular matrix
molecules and is tough and compressive to cushion the bones of joints. However,
in adults cartilage is poorly repaired after injury and so this is an important
target for tissue engineering. Many connective tissues contain collagen VI, which
forms microfibrils and networks but we understand very little about these
assemblies or the tissue structures they form. Therefore, we have use
complementary imaging techniques to image collagen VI microfibrils from the
nano-scale to the micro-scale in order to understand the structure and the
assemblies it forms. These findings will help to inform the future design of
scaffolds to mimic connective tissues in regenerative medicine applications.
|*Models, Chemical
[MESH]
|*Models, Molecular
[MESH]
|Collagen Type IV/*chemistry/*ultrastructure
[MESH]