Peticchiae and gum bleeding in scurvy occur because vitamin (*) C helps synthesize this protein by hydroxylating certain amino acids.
A variety of this protein that appears primarily in interstitial tissue is associated with Ulrich myopathy, and mutation in a gene for its synthesis results in Alport syndrome. It is colored dark blue or green by Masson's trichrome stain. Peticchiae and gum bleeding in scurvy occur because vitamin (*) C helps synthesize this protein by hydroxylating certain amino acids. This protein, which is mineralized in the formation of bone, contains high levels of hydroxyproline and proline in its triple-helical structure. The most abundant mammalian protein is, for 10 points, what connective protein found in teeth, bone, and skin?
A variety of this protein that appears primarily in interstitial tissue is associated with Ulrich myopathy, and mutation in a gene for its synthesis results in Alport syndrome.
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