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Collagen Type VI

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Definition: A non-fibrillar collagen that forms a network of MICROFIBRILS within the EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX of CONNECTIVE TISSUE. The alpha subunits of collagen type VI assemble into antiparallel, overlapping dimers which then align to form tetramers.  precursors: coord IM with PROCOLLAGEN (IM)    Other names Procollagen, Type VI; Collagen, Type VI; Collagen, Intima; Collagen Type VI, alpha2 Chain; Type VI Procollagen; Type VI Collagen; Type VI (Intima) Collagen; Procollagen Type VI; Intima Collagen; Collagen alpha3(VI); Collagen alpha2(VI); Collagen alpha1(VI); Collagen Type-VI, alpha2 Chain; Collagen Type VI, alpha3 Subunit; Collagen Type VI, alpha3 Chain; Collagen Type VI, alpha2 Subunit; Collagen Type VI, alpha1 Subunit; Collagen Type VI, alpha1 Chain
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
COL6A6 protein, human  0   *Collagen Type VI. J Invest Dermatol 2011 Jan;131(1):99-107
Col6a1 protein, human  0   *Collagen Type VI. Nat Med. 2010 Nov;16(11):1313-20
Col6a1 protein, mouse  0   *Collagen Type VI. Arthritis Rheum 2009 Mar;60(3):771-9
DVWA protein, human  0   *Collagen Type VI. Nat Genet 2008 Aug;40(8):994-8
COL6A5 protein, human  0   *Collagen Type VI. PLoS Biol 2007 Sep;5(9):e242
COL6A2 protein, human  0   *Collagen Type VI. Hum Genet 2005 Sep;117(5):460-6

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