Definition: A non-fibrillar collagen involved in anchoring the epidermal BASEMENT MEMBRANE to underlying tissue. It is a homotrimer comprised of C-terminal and N-terminal globular domains connected by a central triple-helical region.
precursors: coord IM with PROCOLLAGEN (IM)
Other names Type VII, Procollagen; Procollagen, Type VII; Collagen, Type VII; Type VII Procollagen; Type VII Collagen; Procollagen Type VII; Collagen alpha1(VII); Collagen Type VII, alpha1 Subunit; Collagen Type VII, alpha1 Chain
