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  1. tropoelastin

    Elastin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ELN gene. Elastin is a key component of the extracellular matrix in gnathostomes (jawed vertebrates). It is highly elastic and present in connective tissue allowing many tissues in the body to resume their shape after stretching or contracting. Elastin helps skin to return to its original position when it is poked or pinched. Elastin is also an important load-bearing tissue in the bodies of vertebrates and used in places where mechanical energy is required to be stored.

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  1. Tropoelastin

    Tropoelastin is a water-soluble molecule with a molecular weight of approximately 72,000 daltons. Multiple tropoelastin molecules covalently bind together with crosslinks to form the protein elastin that is very prevalent in the body. There is only one gene for this molecule and so only one protein. However, occasional splicing provides tissue specificity. There are 36 small domains in Tropoelastin and each weighs about 2 kilodaltons. Within the exons, there is alternating hydrophobic and Lysine-rich domains, this is important in forming Elastin. Tropoelastin does not undergo cleavage and forming the microfibril is achieved by a self-association process termed coacervation.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Tropoelastin

    A salt-soluble precursor of elastin. Lysyl oxidase is instrumental in converting it to elastin in connective tissue.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tropoelastin in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tropoelastin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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