Low rate of procollagen conversion in dermatosparactic sheep fibroblasts is paralleled by increased synthesis of type I and type III collagens.
Dermatosparaxis is a genetic defect found in humans and animals, which affects the conversion of procollagen to collagen and aminopropeptides . Under cell culture conditions a reduction of the release of aminopropeptides is paralleled by an increased synthesis of collagens type I and III. This fact provides further evidence for a regulatory involvement of aminopropeptides in the biosynthesis of collagen.
D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003094:Collagen / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008661:Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000662:veterinary*; D011347:Procollagen / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism*
D011347:Procollagen; D003094:Collagen