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<cell biology> Triple helical trimer of collagen molecules in which the terminal extension peptides are linked by disulphide bridges, the terminal peptides are later removed by specific proteases to produce a tropocollagen molecule.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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