Type-III collagen
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collagen, type III, alpha 1 (Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV, autosomal dominant)
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Identifiers | |
Symbol | COL3A1 EDS4A |
HUGO | 2201 |
Entrez | 1281 |
OMIM | 120180 |
RefSeq | NM_000090 |
UniProt | P02461 |
Other data | |
Locus | Chr. 2 q31-q32.3 |
Type-III collagen is a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling.
Scleroprotein is a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye.