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Collagen, type III, alpha 1 (Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV, autosomal dominant)
Identifiers
Symbols COL3A1 ; EDS4A; FLJ34534
External IDs Template:OMIM5 Template:MGI HomoloGene55433
RNA expression pattern
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Species Human Mouse
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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.


See also

References

  1. "Entrez Gene: COL3A1 collagen, type III, alpha 1 (Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV, autosomal dominant)".
  2. Semester 4 medical lectures at Uppsala University 2008 by Leif Jansson

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.

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