Type-III collagen
Overview
Overview
Collagen, type III, alpha 1 (Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV, autosomal dominant), also known as COL3A1, is a human gene.
This gene encodes a fibrillar collagen that is found in extensible connective tissues such as skin, lung, and the vascular system, frequently in association with type I collagen. Mutations in this gene are associated with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV, and with aortic and arterial aneurysms. Although alternate transcripts have been detected for this gene, they are the result of mutations; these mutations alter splicing, often leading to the exclusion of multiple exons.[1]
Type-III collagen is a fibrous scleroprotein in bone, cartilage, tendon, bone marrow stroma [2] and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling.
Scleroprotein is a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye.
References
References
- ↑ “Entrez Gene: COL3A1 collagen, type III, alpha 1 (Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV, autosomal dominant)”.
- ↑ Semester 4 medical lectures at Uppsala University 2008 by Leif Jansson
Further reading
Further reading
- Kuivaniemi H, Tromp G, Prockop DJ (1991). “Genetic causes of aortic aneurysms. Unlearning at least part of what the textbooks say”. J. Clin. Invest. 88 (5): 1441–4. PMID 1939638.
- Kuivaniemi H, Tromp G, Prockop DJ (1997). “Mutations in fibrillar collagens (types I, II, III, and XI), fibril-associated collagen (type IX), and network-forming collagen (type X) cause a spectrum of diseases of bone, cartilage, and blood vessels”. Hum. Mutat. 9 (4): 300–15. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1098-1004(1997)9:4<300::AID-HUMU2>3.0.CO;2-9. PMID 9101290.
External links
External links
- Collagen+type+III at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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