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Designing a Western blot for Collagen alpha-1(I) chain? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
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Facts about Collagen alpha-1(I) chain.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | COL1A1 |
| Uniprot: | P02452 |
| Entrez: | 1277 |

| Belongs to: |
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| fibrillar collagen family |

Alpha-1 type I collagen; COL1A1; Collagen 1 alpha 1; Collagen 1; collagen alpha 1 chain type I; collagen alpha-1(I) chain; Collagen I alpha 1; collagen of skin, tendon and bone, alpha-1 chain; collagen, type I, alpha 1; Collagen1; Collagen-1; OI4; pro-alpha-1 collagen type 1
Mass (kDA):
138.941 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 17q21.33 |
| Sequence: | 17; NC_000017.11 (50184096..50201649, complement) |
Forms the fibrils of tendon, ligaments and bones. In bones the fibrils are mineralized with calcium hydroxyapatite.
Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix.






PMID: 2843432 by D'Alessio M., et al. Complete nucleotide sequence of the region encompassing the first twenty-five exons of the human pro alpha 1(I) collagen gene (COL1A1).
PMID: 3178743 by Tromp G., et al. Structure of a full-length cDNA clone for the prepro alpha 1(I) chain of human type I procollagen.
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