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Which enzyme is responsible for the formation of cross-links in extracellular matrix proteins?
Which enzyme is responsible for the formation of cross-links in extracellular matrix proteins?
- Allysine
- Lysyl oxidase (correct)
- Protein-lysine 6-oxidase
- Lysine residues
Which molecule serves as the substrate for lysyl oxidase?
Which molecule serves as the substrate for lysyl oxidase?
- Collagen molecules (correct)
- Tropocollagen
- Fibrils
- Hydroxy-lysyl residues
What is the arrangement of adjacent tropocollagen molecules in the fibrillar array?
What is the arrangement of adjacent tropocollagen molecules in the fibrillar array?
- Overlapping pattern
- Staggered pattern (correct)
- Parallel pattern
- Ordered pattern
