Human collagen refers to a protein found in the human body, specifically in our skin, bones, tendons, and other connective tissues. It provides structure and stability to these body parts.
Human collagen is important for maintaining healthy skin, promoting wound healing, and keeping our joints flexible.
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He obtained his Ph.D. degree in 1994 from the Max - Planck Research group of Immunology / Rheumatology at the University of Erlangen - Nuremberg, Germany where he worked on the molecular characterization of T cell receptors specific
for human collagen type II.
Identification of a novel sequence element in the common promoter region of
human collagen type IV genes, involved in the regulation of divergent transcription
Marine fish collagen peptides are an emerging functional food, which supports the homology
of human collagen production.
Modern human collagen contains high amounts of an amino acid called aspartic acid, but the ancient collagen was once rich in a different amino acid, asparagine — and previously sequenced Neandertal DNA includes a collagen - producing gene that likely resulted in an asparagine - rich version.