Exam 2: Collagen + Gylcoproteins Flashcards
Which collagen can be found in bundles of fibers?
Type 1
Which collagen is found in most basement membranes?
Type IV
Which collagen is found in small amounts and pulls together the other collagens?
Type V
Where can tubule composition be found?
Within dentin
What fills the spaces between tubules?
Intertubular dentin + collagen
Where is collagen not abundantly found?
Enamel of the teeth
*this is why enamel is harder than dentin
33% of type I collagen is made up of which amino acid?
Glycine
15% of type I collagen is made up of which amino acid?
Proline
*will not form alpha helix or beta sheets because of this
How many amino acids per turn in collagen?
3 (Gly, X, Y)
Initially, is a collagen helix a left or right-handed turn?
Left-hand turn
Every third amino acid is ___?
Glycine
When the collagen helices come together are they left or right-handed?
Right-handed: they are made up of left-handed interiors and right-handed exteriors
What is the collagen helix commonly referred to?
Coiled-coil structure
Hydroxylation of proline helps with what?
Thermal stability of the helix
Where can type I collagen be found?
Oral cavity, bone, tendons, ligament, skin
Where can type III collagen be found?
Skin, blood vessels, internal organs
Where can type IV collagen be found?
Basal lamina
What is co-translational synthesis?
Making hydroxy-proline and hydroxy-lysine at the same time as collagen is being synthesized
What does hydroxylation of Pro and Lys require?
O2, Fe+2, alpha-ketoglutarate, and vitamin C
What is a vitamin C deficiency called?
Scurvy
Why does scurvy not impact bone as much as it does teeth, gums, and collagen stability?
Because collagen does not turn over as often in bone, so it’s less affected
Glycosylation is the process of ___?
Adding sugars
What are propieces?
They are pieces present during initial collagen synthesis but will eventually be removed
Where can pro-pieces be found?
N and C-termini’s