COL12A1

Collagen, type XII, alpha 1

Collagen, type XII, alpha 1

Protein found in humans


Collagen alpha-1(XII) chain is a protein that in humans is encoded by the COL12A1 gene.[5][6]

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This gene encodes the alpha chain of type XII collagen, a member of the FACIT (fibril-associated collagens with interrupted triple helices) collagen family. Type XII collagen is a homotrimer found in association with type I collagen, an association that is thought to modify the interactions between collagen I fibrils and the surrounding matrix.

Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified.[6]

Clinical significance

Mutations in COL12A1 are known to cause the following conditions:


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. Gerecke DR, Olson PF, Koch M, Knoll JH, Taylor R, Hudson DL, et al. (April 1997). "Complete primary structure of two splice variants of collagen XII, and assignment of alpha 1(XII) collagen (COL12A1), alpha 1(IX) collagen (COL9A1), and alpha 1(XIX) collagen (COL19A1) to human chromosome 6q12-q13". Genomics. 41 (2): 236–242. doi:10.1006/geno.1997.4638. PMID 9143499.

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