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Collagen is also abundant in corneas, blood vessels, the gut, intervertebral discs, and the dentin in teeth. [3] In muscle tissue, it serves as a major component of the endomysium. Collagen constitutes 1% to 2% of muscle tissue and 6% by weight of skeletal muscle. [4] The fibroblast is the most common cell creating collagen in animals.
Type I collagen can be found in a myriad of different places in the body, mainly forming the matrix of connective tissues. It is present in scar tissue as well as tendons , ligaments , the endomysium of myofibrils , the organic part of bone , the dermis , the dentin , and organ capsules.
1277 12842 Ensembl ENSG00000108821 ENSMUSG00000001506 UniProt P02452 P11087 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_000088 NM_007742 RefSeq (protein) NP_000079 NP_031768 Location (UCSC) Chr 17: 50.18 – 50.2 Mb Chr 11: 94.83 – 94.84 Mb PubMed search Wikidata View/Edit Human View/Edit Mouse Collagen, type I, alpha 1, also known as alpha-1 type I collagen, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the COL1A1 gene ...
Collagen alpha-1(VII) chain is a protein that in humans is encoded by the COL7A1 gene. [5] It is composed of a triple helical, collagenous domain flanked by two non-collagenous domains, and functions as an anchoring fibril between the dermal-epidermal junction in the basement membrane. [ 6 ]
Also, collagen IV lacks the regular glycine in every third residue necessary for the tight, collagen helix. This makes the overall arrangement more sloppy with kinks. These two features cause the collagen to form in a sheet, the form of the basal lamina. Collagen IV is the more common usage, as opposed to the older terminology of "type-IV ...
1281 12825 Ensembl ENSG00000168542 ENSMUSG00000026043 UniProt P02461 P08121 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_000090 NM_001376916 NM_009930 RefSeq (protein) NP_000081 NP_034060 Location (UCSC) Chr 2: 188.97 – 189.01 Mb Chr 1: 45.35 – 45.39 Mb PubMed search Wikidata View/Edit Human View/Edit Mouse Type III Collagen is a homotrimer, or a protein composed of three identical peptide chains (monomers), each ...
Type II collagen is the basis for hyaline cartilage, including the articular cartilages at joint surfaces. It is formed by homotrimers of collagen, type II, alpha 1 chains. It makes up 50% of all protein in cartilage and 85–90% of collagen of articular cartilage.
Dense connective tissue, also called dense fibrous tissue, is a type of connective tissue with fibers as its main matrix element. [1] The fibers are mainly composed of type I collagen.