Collagen Biosynthesis in Nonfibroblastic Cell Lines

  1. Uwe Langness* and
  2. Sidney Undenfriend
  1. 1Roche Institute of Molecular Biology, Nutley, New Jersey 07110

Abstract

Prolyl hydroxylase and other enzymes of collagen synthesis have been found in cloned cells, including epithelium, melanoma, liver, HeLa, pituitary, kidney, and neuroblastoma. The significance of collagen biosynthesis in nonfibroblastic cells lines is discussed.

Footnotes

  • * Present address: Second Medical University Clinic, Kiel, Germany.

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