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Facts about Collagen alpha-2(I) chain.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | COL1A2 |
| Uniprot: | P08123 |
| Entrez: | 1278 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| fibrillar collagen family |

alpha 2(I)-collagen; Alpha-2 type I collagen; collagen alpha-2(I) chain; collagen I, alpha-2 polypeptide; collagen of skin, tendon and bone, alpha-2 chain; collagen, type I, alpha 2; OI4; osteogenesis imperfecta type IV; type I procollagen
Mass (kDA):
129.314 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 7q21.3 |
| Sequence: | 7; NC_000007.14 (94394895..94431227) |
Forms the fibrils of tendon, ligaments and bones. In bones the fibrils are mineralized with calcium hydroxyapatite.
Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix.





PMID: 2824475 by de Wet W.J., et al. Organization of the human pro-alpha 2(I) collagen gene.
PMID: 9016532 by Dalgleish R.; The human type I collagen mutation database.