Extrafibrillar proteoglycans osmotically regulate the molecular packing of collagen in cartilage

The molecular paking density of collagen adn hence teh intrafibrillar water content appears to be regulated in cartilage by the osmotic pressure gradient existing between the extrafibrillar and the intrafibrillar compartments.

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Published inBiochimica et biophysica acta Vol. 882; no. 1; pp. 136 - 139
Main Authors Katz, E.P., Wachtel, E.J., Maroudas, A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 03.06.1986
Elsevier
North-Holland
Subjects
Adult
Articular cartilage
Biological and medical sciences
Body Water - metabolism
Cartilage, Articular - metabolism
Collagen - metabolism
Collagen structure
Extrafibrillar space
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Intrafibrillar space
Molecular biophysics
Osmolar Concentration
Osmotic pressure
Proteoglycan
Proteoglycans - metabolism
Structure in molecular biology
Supramolecular structure
X-Ray Diffraction
Extrafibrillar space
Proteoglycan
Collagen structure
Intrafibrillar space
Articular cartilage
Osmotic pressure
Molecular arrangement
Cartilage
Collagen
Glycoproteins
X ray diffraction
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Summary:The molecular paking density of collagen adn hence teh intrafibrillar water content appears to be regulated in cartilage by the osmotic pressure gradient existing between the extrafibrillar and the intrafibrillar compartments.
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ISSN:0304-4165
0006-3002
1872-8006
DOI:10.1016/0304-4165(86)90065-6