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Facts about Collagen alpha-2(V) chain.
Type V collagen binds to DNA, heparan sulfate, thrombospondin, heparin, and insulin. Type V collagen is a vital determinant in the assembly of tissue- specific matrices (By similarity).
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | COL5A2 |
| Uniprot: | P05997 |
| Entrez: | 1290 |

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

AB collagen; collagen alpha-2(V) chain; collagen, fetal membrane, A polypeptide; collagen, type V, alpha 2; MGC105115; type V preprocollagen alpha 2 chain
Mass (kDA):
144.91 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 2q32.2 |
| Sequence: | 2; NC_000002.12 (189031898..189225301, complement) |
Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix.




PMID: 2914927 by Woodbury D., et al. Amino-terminal propeptide of human pro-alpha 2(V) collagen conforms to the structural criteria of a fibrillar procollagen molecule.
PMID: 11566270 by Valkkila M., et al. Genomic organization of the human COL3A1 and COL5A2 genes: COL5A2 has evolved differently than the other minor fibrillar collagen genes.
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