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  • Biophysics
  • Extracellular Matrix Biology

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  • Collagen fibril formation is well-understood, but growth and remodeling of existing fibrils remain understudied.
  • Observing molecular dynamics during fibril growth is challenging due to potential interference from observation methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a method for observing collagen molecule incorporation into existing fibrils.
  • To investigate fibrillogenesis kinetics and extracellular matrix (ECM) network formation using labeled collagen.

Main Methods:

  • Exogenous collagen molecules were tagged with small fluorophores.
  • Fibrillogenesis kinetics and assembled fibril structure were examined with varying labeling densities.
  • Functional, labeled collagen probes were tested in cellular and acellular systems.

Main Results:

  • Labeling density below approximately 1.2 labels per collagen molecule preserved fibrillogenesis kinetics and network morphology.
  • Functional, labeled collagen associated strongly with native fibrils.
  • In an in vitro corneal stroma model, labeled collagen was incorporated into the ECM network within 24 hours.

Conclusions:

  • A minimally disruptive, functional collagen probe was developed for studying fibril remodeling.
  • The labeled collagen probe enables visualization of collagen incorporation into ECM networks in biological systems.