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Designing a Western blot for COL6A1? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the COL6A1 Western Blot GuideFacts about Collagen alpha-1(VI) chain.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | COL6A1 |
| Uniprot: | P12109 |
| Entrez: | 1291 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| type VI collagen family |

Collagen 6; collagen alpha-1(VI) chain; collagen VI, alpha-1 polypeptide; collagen, type VI, alpha 1; Collagen-6; human mRNA for collagen VI alpha-1 C-terminal globular domain10alpha 1 (VI) chain (61 AA); OPLL
Mass (kDA):
108.529 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 21q22.3 |
| Sequence: | 21; NC_000021.9 (45981770..46005048) |
Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix.





PMID: 2551668 by Chu M.-L., et al. Sequence analysis of alpha 1(VI) and alpha 2(VI) chains of human type VI collagen reveals internal triplication of globular domains similar to the A domains of von Willebrand factor and two alpha 2(VI) chain variants that differ in the carboxy terminus.
PMID: 8168508 by Tillet E., et al. Recombinant expression and structural and binding properties of alpha 1(VI) and alpha 2(VI) chains of human collagen type VI.