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Tropoelastin forms aggregate globules
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The core protein representing ~90% of the mass of elastic fibres is elastin, a highly insoluble protein. It is secreted as soluble protein monomers referred to as tropoelastin, which have alternating hydrophobic and cross linking domains. The self-assembly of tropoelastin into a fibrillar elastin matrix is a multi step process. The first step is the self-association of secreted monomers via hydrophobic domains, in a process known as coacervation. This process concentrates monomers and may align residues in the correct register for subsequent cross linking (Yeo et al. 2011). Under physiological conditions the ~15 nm monomers phase-separate and coalesce into spherical packages 2-6 micrometers in diameter (Clarke et al. 2006, Kozel et al. 2004). This process is represented here by the association of an arbitrary 10 tropoelastin monomers. While they grow, coacervate packages are tethered to the cell surface. The binding interactions between tropoelastin and the cell surface are not fully understood but possible partners include integrins and glycosaminoglycans (Broekelmann et al. 2005). Extracellular fibrillin microfibrils act as a scaffold for the deposition of tropoelastin globules as part of elastic fibre formation (Kozel et al. 2004). Edited: Jupe, S, 2012-11-12 Authored: Jupe, S, 2012-04-30 has a Stoichiometric coefficient of 10 Reviewed: Muiznieks, Lisa, 2012-11-02

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HINO_0021674

comment

The core protein representing ~90% of the mass of elastic fibres is elastin, a highly insoluble protein. It is secreted as soluble protein monomers referred to as tropoelastin, which have alternating hydrophobic and cross linking domains. The self-assembly of tropoelastin into a fibrillar elastin matrix is a multi step process. The first step is the self-association of secreted monomers via hydrophobic domains, in a process known as coacervation. This process concentrates monomers and may align residues in the correct register for subsequent cross linking (Yeo et al. 2011). Under physiological conditions the ~15 nm monomers phase-separate and coalesce into spherical packages 2-6 micrometers in diameter (Clarke et al. 2006, Kozel et al. 2004). This process is represented here by the association of an arbitrary 10 tropoelastin monomers. While they grow, coacervate packages are tethered to the cell surface. The binding interactions between tropoelastin and the cell surface are not fully understood but possible partners include integrins and glycosaminoglycans (Broekelmann et al. 2005). Extracellular fibrillin microfibrils act as a scaffold for the deposition of tropoelastin globules as part of elastic fibre formation (Kozel et al. 2004).

Edited: Jupe, S, 2012-11-12

Authored: Jupe, S, 2012-04-30

has a Stoichiometric coefficient of 10

Reviewed: Muiznieks, Lisa, 2012-11-02

definition source

Reactome, http://www.reactome.org

Pubmed21081222

Pubmed16906757

Pubmed16192266

Pubmed15172035

has input

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UniProt_P15502

has output

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HINO_0018553

label

Tropoelastin forms aggregate globules

prefixIRI

HINO:0021674

prefLabel

Tropoelastin forms aggregate globules

seeAlso

Reactome Database ID Release 432161293

ReactomeREACT_150175

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/INO_0000040

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