Type-II collagen
| collagen, type II, alpha 1 (primary osteoarthritis, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, congenital) | |
|---|---|
| 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.
See also
External links
- Collagen+type+II at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)