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Fibril-Associated Collagens

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Definition: A family of non-fibrillar collagens that interact with FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS. They contain short triple helical domains interrupted by short non-helical domains and do not form into collagen fibrils.  do not confuse with FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS or MICROFIBRIL COLLAGEN HEMOSTAT see COLLAGEN; precursors: coord IM with PROCOLLAGEN (IM)   
Examples Collagen Type IX; Collagen Type XII 		Other names Fibril Associated Collagens With Interrupted Tripl; Fibril Associated Collagens; Fibril Associated Collagen; Collagens, Fibril-Associated; Collagens, FACIT; Collagen, Fibril-Associated; Fibril-Associated Collagens With Interrupted Tripl; Fibril-Associated Collagen; FACIT Collagens; FACIT Collagen
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
COL19A1 protein, human  0   *Fibril-Associated Collagens. J Biol Chem 2008 Dec 5;283(49):34345-51

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