COL5A1

Collagen, type V, alpha 1

Collagen, type V, alpha 1

Protein found in humans


Collagen alpha-1(V) chain is a protein that in humans is encoded by the COL5A1 gene.[5][6]

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This gene encodes an alpha chain for one of the low abundance fibrillar collagens. Fibrillar collagen molecules are trimers that can be composed of one or more types of alpha chains. Type V collagen is found in tissues containing type I collagen and appears to regulate the assembly of heterotypic fibers composed of both type I and type V collagen. This gene product is closely related to type XI collagen and it is possible that the collagen chains of types V and XI constitute a single collagen type with tissue-specific chain combinations. Mutations in this gene are associated with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, types I and II.[6]

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References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. Greenspan DS, Byers MG, Eddy RL, Cheng W, Jani-Sait S, Shows TB (May 1992). "Human collagen gene COL5A1 maps to the q34.2----q34.3 region of chromosome 9, near the locus for nail-patella syndrome". Genomics. 12 (4): 836–7. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(92)90320-R. PMID 1572660.

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