Exogenous supply of Hsp47 triggers fibrillar collagen deposition in skin cell cultures in vitro

Collagen is a structural protein that provides mechanical stability and defined architectures to skin. In collagen-based skin disorders this stability is lost, either due to mutations in collagens or in the ch...

Source: BMC Cell Biology - March 30, 2020 Category: Cytology Authors: Essak S. Khan, Shrikrishnan Sankaran, Lorena Llontop and Ar ánzazu del Campo Tags: Research article Source Type: research