Collagen alpha-1(XIII) chain is a protein that in humans is encoded by the COL13A1 gene.[5]

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COL13A1
Identifiers
AliasesCOL13A1, COLXIIIA1, CMS19, collagen type XIII alpha 1, collagen type XIII alpha 1 chain
External IDsOMIM: 120350; MGI: 1277201; HomoloGene: 22421; GeneCards: COL13A1; OMA:COL13A1 - orthologs
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SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_007731
NM_001304757

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001291686
NP_031757

Location (UCSC)Chr 10: 69.8 – 69.96 MbChr 10: 61.67 – 61.81 Mb
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This gene encodes the alpha chain of one of the nonfibrillar collagens. The function of this gene product is not known, however, it has been detected at low levels in all connective tissue-producing cells so it may serve a general function in connective tissues. Unlike most of the collagens, which are secreted into the extracellular matrix, collagen XIII contains a transmembrane domain and the protein has been localized to the plasma membrane. The transcripts for this gene undergo complex and extensive splicing involving at least eight exons. Like other collagens, collagen XIII is a trimer; it is not known whether this trimer is composed of one or more than one alpha chain isomer. A number of alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described, but the full length nature of some of them has not been determined. [5] Collagen XIII belongs to the transmembranous subfamily of collagens, like collagen XVII, XXIII and XXV.

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