Contribution of biomimetic collagen-ligand interaction to intrafibrillar mineralization
Contribution of biomimetic collagen-ligand interaction to intrafibrillar mineralization
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仿生胶原-配体相互作用对原纤维内矿化的贡献
DOI:
10.1126/sciadv.aav9075
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发表时间:
2019-03-01
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影响因子:
13.6
通讯作者:
Niu, L. N.
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作者:
Song, Q.;Jiao, K.;Niu, L. N.
Contemporary models of intrafibrillar mineralization mechanisms are established using collagen fibrils as templates without considering the contribution from collagen-bound apatite nucleation inhibitors. However, collagen matrices destined for mineralization in vertebrates contain bound matrix proteins for intrafibrillar mineralization. Negatively charged, high-molecular weight polycarboxylic acid is cross-linked to reconstituted collagen to create a model for examining the contribution of collagen-ligand interaction to intrafibrillar mineralization. Cryogenic electron microscopy and molecular dynamics simulation show that, after cross-linking to collagen, the bound polyelectrolyte caches prenucleation cluster singlets into chain-like aggregates along the fibrillar surface to increase the pool of mineralization precursors available for intrafibrillar mineralization. Higher-quality mineralized scaffolds with better biomechanical properties are achieved compared with mineralization of unmodified scaffolds in polyelectrolyte-stabilized mineralization solution. Collagen-ligand interaction provides insights on the genesis of heterogeneously mineralized tissues and the potential causes of ectopic calcification in nonmineralized body tissues.