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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Scleroproteins > Extracellular Matrix Proteins > Collagen > Non-Fibrillar Collagens > Collagen Type VI
... > Technology, Industry, and Agriculture > Manufactured Materials > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Collagen > Non-Fibrillar Collagens > Collagen Type VI
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Collagen > Non-Fibrillar Collagens > Collagen Type VI
... > Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Biopolymers > Collagen > Non-Fibrillar Collagens > Collagen Type VI

Preferred term

Collagen Type VI  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A non-fibrillar collagen that forms a network of MICROFIBRILS within the EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX of CONNECTIVE TISSUE. The alpha subunits of collagen type VI assemble into antiparallel, overlapping dimers which then align to form tetramers.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Intima Collagen
  • Type VI Collagen
  • Type VI (Intima) Collagen

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Z521WHZ0-W

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