Synonyms:BA209D8.1, BTHLM2, COL12A1, COL12A1L, DJ234P15.1, EDSMYP, ENTREZ:1303, HGNC:2188, MIM:120320, NM_004370, NM_080645, NP_004361, NP_542376, UCMD2, XM_011535434, XM_011535435, XM_011535436, XM_017010252, XP_011533736, XP_011533737, XP_011533738, XP_016865741, collagen type XII alpha 1 chain
Omim:OMIM:120320
Id:ENSG00000111799
Hgnc:HGNC:2188
Description:collagen type XII alpha 1 chain
This gene encodes the alpha chain of type XII collagen, a member of the FACIT (fibril-associated collagens with interrupted triple helices) collagen family. Type XII collagen is a homotrimer found in association with type I collagen, an association that is thought to modify the interactions between collagen I fibrils and the surrounding matrix. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]