Alteration in the structure of collagen leads to lung fibrosis, according to a new study. This contrasts the finding of prior studies that claims that the amount of collagen is more important in the ...

The collagen molecule or the tropocollagen contains subunits that assemble without assistance and has regular ends that form larger arrays in the extracellular spaces of tissues. Different collagen ...

Collagen, the body's most abundant protein, has long been viewed as a predictable structural component of tissues. However, a new study challenges that notion, revealing an unexpected confirmation in ...

In Chennai, not far from the banks of river Adyar, there’s an auditorium in the heart of a national research centre that appears wholly unremarkable – except for its name, Triple Helix. This holds the ...

Collagen is a protein made up of amino-acids, which are in turn built of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen. Collagen contains specific amino acids – Glycine, Proline, Hydroxyproline and Arginine. Collagen ...

Collagen, the body’s most abundant protein, has long been viewed as a predictable structural component of tissues. However, a new study led by Rice University’s Jeffrey Hartgerink and Tracy Yu, in ...