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Bone cell collagenase

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7245658
The enzyme necessary to initiate degradation of the organic collagen phase of bone was found in the culture fluids of resorbing bone. It is a true collagenase which is substrate specific, Ca/sup +/2 requiring, inhibited by serum factors and cleaves a tropocollagen molecule into characteristic macromolecular fragments. The enzyme was also demonstrated in an extract of freshly isolated fetal bone cells. In addition the secretory mechanism that is present in vivo was also present in the isolated cell preparation. In order to demonstrate an effect of parathyroid hormone (PTH) and other bone metabolic modifiers on the synthesis and secretion of collagenase a culture-assay system was developed. (auth)
Research Organization:
Rochester Univ., N.Y. (USA). School of Medicine and Dentistry
OSTI ID:
7245658
Report Number(s):
UR-3490-884
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English