Collagen, the body's most abundant protein, has long been viewed as a predictable structural component of tissues. However, a ...

The most prevalent protein in the body, collagen, has long been thought to be a predictable structural element of tissues.

"For decades, we have assumed that collagen triple helices always follow a strict structural paradigm. Our findings show that collagen assemblies can adopt a wider range of conformations than ...

Figure 1: Pauling and Corey's first guess at the structure of collagen, showing a beautifully drawn illustration of their proposed three-chain helix: it was wrong, and they later withdrew it.