Tropoelastin is a water-soluble molecule with a molecular weight of approximately 72,000 daltons. Multiple tropoelastin molecules covalently bind together with crosslinks to form the protein elastin that is very prevalent in the body. There is only one gene for this molecule and so only one protein. However, occasional splicing provides tissue spe...
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A salt-soluble precursor of elastin. Lysyl oxidase is instrumental in converting it to elastin in connective tissue. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: trō′pō-ē-las′tin Definitions: 1. The precursor to elastin; tropoelastin does not contain desmosine or isodesmosine cross-links.
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