Type-III collagen

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Collagen, type III, alpha 1 (Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV, autosomal dominant)
Identifiers
Symbol(s) COL3A1; EDS4A; FLJ34534
External IDs OMIM: 120180 MGI88453 HomoloGene55433
RNA expression pattern

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Orthologs
Human Mouse
Entrez 1281 12825
Ensembl ENSG00000168542 ENSMUSG00000026043
Uniprot P02461 n/a
Refseq NM_000090 (mRNA)
NP_000081 (protein)
NM_009930 (mRNA)
NP_034060 (protein)
Location Chr 2: 189.55 - 189.59 Mb Chr 1: 45.27 - 45.29 Mb
Pubmed search [1] [2]

Collagen, type III, alpha 1 (Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV, autosomal dominant), also known as COL3A1, is a human gene.

This gene encodes a fibrillar collagen that is found in extensible connective tissues such as skin, lung, and the vascular system, frequently in association with type I collagen. Mutations in this gene are associated with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV, and with aortic and arterial aneurysms. Although alternate transcripts have been detected for this gene, they are the result of mutations; these mutations alter splicing, often leading to the exclusion of multiple exons.[1]

Type-III collagen is a fibrous scleroprotein in bone, cartilage, tendon, bone marrow stroma [2] 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.


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  1. ^ Entrez Gene: COL3A1 collagen, type III, alpha 1 (Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV, autosomal dominant).
  2. ^ Semester 4 medical lectures at Uppsala University 2008 by Leif Jansson

[edit] Further reading

  • Kuivaniemi H, Tromp G, Prockop DJ (1991). "Genetic causes of aortic aneurysms. Unlearning at least part of what the textbooks say.". J. Clin. Invest. 88 (5): 1441–4. PMID 1939638. 
  • Kuivaniemi H, Tromp G, Prockop DJ (1997). "Mutations in fibrillar collagens (types I, II, III, and XI), fibril-associated collagen (type IX), and network-forming collagen (type X) cause a spectrum of diseases of bone, cartilage, and blood vessels.". Hum. Mutat. 9 (4): 300–15. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1098-1004(1997)9:4<300::AID-HUMU2>3.0.CO;2-9. PMID 9101290. 

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