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. 1973 Jul 20;181(4096):269-71.
doi: 10.1126/science.181.4096.269.

Cartilage collagen: a staggered substructure in reconstituted fibrils

R R Bruns, R L Trelstad, J Gross

Cartilage collagen: a staggered substructure in reconstituted fibrils

R R Bruns et al. Science. .

Abstract

In contrast to the typical transverse banding pattern of native and reconstituted skin collagen fibrils, reconstituted fibrils of cartilage collagen have an oblique banding pattern that results from a regular axial shift (89 angstroms) of component "subfibrils." The 89-angstrom shift may be related to the major helix of the collagen molecule.

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