Skip to main content
. 2020 Jul 13;22(3):2155–2162. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2020.11339

Figure 3.

Figure 3.

Location and process of collagen assembly. Underlying intracellular pathways, proline, glycine and lysine synthesize procollagen triple helix via proteinase activity. Underlying extracellular pathways, procollagen fibers are modified and tightened to form effective and functional collagens catalyzed by carboxyproteinase and lysyl oxidase.