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Abstract
Type IV collagen, a major constituent of basement membranes, contains an unusual intermolecular sulfilimine crosslink whose route of biosynthesis has remained undefined. An oxidative triad consisting of peroxidasin, H(2)O(2) and halide is now shown to drive sulfilimine generation in vivo.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22907088 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.1050
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Chem Biol ISSN: 1552-4450 Impact factor: 15.040