Definition: The most common form of fibrillar collagen. It is a major constituent of bone (BONE AND BONES) and SKIN and consists of a heterotrimer of two alpha1(I) and one alpha2(I) chains.
precursors: coord IM with PROCOLLAGEN (IM)
Other names Procollagen, Type I; Collagen, Type I; Collagen, Type 1; alpha2 Type 1 Collagen; alpha1 Type 1 Collagen; alpha-2 Type 1 Collagen; Type I Procollagen; Type I Collagen; Type 1 Collagen; Pro alpha 2 Collagen; Pro alpha 1 Collagen; Collagen alpha2(I); Collagen alpha1(I); Collagen Type I, alpha2 Subunit; Collagen Type I, alpha1 Subunit; Collagen Type I, alpha1 Chain; Procollagen Type I; Collagen Type I, alpha2 Chain
alpha 2(I) collagen [ COL1A2,alpha 2 collagen type I,alpha2(I)-collagen,collagen type 1 alpha-2 ] a suppressor of Ras transformation, is required for stable phenotypic reversion by farnesyltransferase inhibitors