The collagen triple helix is a widespread structural element, which not only occurs in
collagens but also in many other proteins. The triple helix consists of three identical or …

Under eons of evolutionary and environmental pressure, biological systems have developed
strong and lightweight peptide‐based polymeric materials by using the 20 naturally …

Breakdown of triple‐helical interstitial collagens is essential in embryonic development,
organ morphogenesis and tissue remodelling and repair. Aberrant collagenolysis may result …

Collagenases of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family play major roles in
morphogenesis, tissue repair, and human diseases, but how they recognize and cleave the …

Collagen is a fascinating system of proteins that undergo a multi-step, hierarchical self-
assembly which starts from individual peptide chains that assemble into a canonical triple …

Triple-helical peptides (THPs) have been utilized as collagen models since the 1960s. The
original focus for THP-based research was to unravel the structural determinants of …

Collagen, known for its structural role in tissues and also for its participation in the regulation
of homeostatic and pathological processes in mammals, is assembled from triple helices …

Collagen and fibronectin are major components of vertebrate extracellular matrices. Their
association and distribution control the development and properties of diverse tissues, but …

Despite its biological importance, the interaction between fibronectin (FN) and collagen, two
abundant and crucial tissue components, has not been well characterized on a structural …

The large abundance of bioactive single‐and multiple‐stranded cystine‐rich peptides in
nature has fostered the development of orthogonal thiol‐protection schemes and of efficient …