Preparation and Storage
Background: Collagen IV alpha 1
Collagens comprise a large family of insoluble extracellular glycoproteins that are essential components of connective tissues such as tendons, ligaments, cartilage, bone and skin. The mature polypeptides are secreted as coiled, left-handed helices that subsequently assemble into rope-like collagen fibers. Collagen I is a fibril-forming collagen that requires N- and C- terminal processing. Collagen IV is a network forming collagen whose C-terminus forms dimers and N-terminus forms tetramers.
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Entrez Gene IDs:
1282 (Human); 12826 (Mouse); 290905 (Rat)
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Alternate Names:
alpha-1 chain; arresten; COL4A1 NC1 domain; COL4A1; collagen alpha-1(IV) chain; Collagen IV alpha 1; collagen IV, alpha-1 polypeptide; collagen, type IV, alpha 1; Collagen-4; EC 3.4.23; EC 6.3.1.2