Microfibril - Wikipedia
A microfibril is a very fine fibril, or fiber-like strand, consisting of glycoproteins and cellulose. It is usually, but not always, used as a general term in describing the structure of protein fiber, e.g. hair and sperm tail.
Microfibrils: a cornerstone of extracellular matrix and a key to ...
Microfibrils are constituents of elastic and oxytalan fibers that confer mechanical stability and limited elasticity to tissues, contribute to growth factor regulation, and play a role in tissue development and homeostasis.
The Shape of Native Plant Cellulose Microfibrils - Nature
2018年9月18日 · Determining the shape of plant cellulose microfibrils is critical for understanding plant cell wall molecular architecture and conversion of cellulose into biofuels.
Microfibril - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Microfibrils provide tensile strength in nonelastic tissues and scaffolds for the assembly of tropoelastin in elastic tissues, and act a regulator of growth factor bioavailability and activity in connective tissues.
Assembly of Microfibrils - Madame Curie Bioscience Database
It is likely that the molecular assembly of microfibrils is disturbed by at least some mutations in the gene for fibrillin-1 (FBN1) leading to Marfan syndrome (MFS) and other microfibrillopathies. This chapter summarizes the current knowledge of fibrillin assembly into microfibrils and discusses this understanding in the light of FBN1 mutations.
The Multiple Functions of Fibrillin-1 Microfibrils in Organismal ...
Fibrillin-1 is the major structural component of the 10 nm-diameter microfibrils that confer key physical and mechanical properties to virtually every tissue, alone and together with elastin in the elastic fibers.
Microfibril - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Microfibrils are assemblies of various ECM glycoproteins that often admit thin fibril-like beaded structures.
The role of fibrillin and microfibril binding proteins in elastin and ...
Fibrillin microfibrils have specific biomechanical properties to endow animal tissues with limited elasticity, a fundamental feature of the durable function of large blood vessels, skin and lungs. They also form a template for elastin deposition and provide a platform for microfibril-elastin binding proteins to interact in elastic fibre assembly.
Fibrillin microfibrils in bone physiology - PMC - National Center …
Fibrillins give rise to 10-nm-diameter microfibrils through an as yet to be characterized process whereby individual molecules are organized into head-to-tail polymers that associate laterally with one another and incorporate other ECM proteins .
Dissecting the Fibrillin Microfibril: Structural Insights into ...
2012年2月8日 · This review summarizes our current knowledge of microfibril structure, from individual fibrillin domains and the calcium-dependent tuning of pairwise interdomain interactions to microfibril dynamics, and how this relates to microfibril function in health and disease.
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