Type-II collagen
| collagen, type II, alpha 1 (primary osteoarthritis, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, congenital)
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| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | COL2A1 |
| Alt. Symbols | SEDC |
| Entrez | 1280 |
| HUGO | 2200 |
| OMIM | 120140 |
| RefSeq | NM_001844 |
| UniProt | P02458 |
| Other data | |
| Locus | Chr. 12 q13.11-q13.2 |
Overview
Type-II collagen is the basis for articular cartilage and hyaline cartilage.
It makes up 50% of all protein in cartilage and 85-90% of collagen of articular cartilage.
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Protein: fibrous proteins | |
|---|---|
| Collagen | Type-I (COL1A1) - Type-II (COL2A1) - Type-III - Type-IV - Type-V - Type XI (COL11A2) - Type-XVII - Type-XVIII |
| Keratin/Cytokeratin | type I (10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21), type II (1, 2A, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 7, 8, 9), Hair (Type I, Type II), Beta |
| other | Elastin - Cytoskeletal |
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