Collagen, type XXVIII, alpha 1 explained

Collagen, type XXVIII, alpha 1 also known as COL28A1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the COL28A1 gene.^[1] This protein belongs to a class of collagens that contain von Willebrand factor type A domains.^[2] The protein is encoded by the COL28A1 gene which contains 45 exons and is found of the p arm of chromosome 7.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Veit G, Kobbe B, Keene DR, Paulsson M, Koch M, Wagener R . Collagen XXVIII, a novel von Willebrand factor A domain-containing protein with many imperfections in the collagenous domain . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 281 . 6 . 3494–504 . Feb 2006 . 16330543 . 10.1074/jbc.M509333200 . free .
2. Web site: COL28A1 collagen, type XXVIII, alpha 1 [Homo sapiens (human)] - Gene - NCBI]. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. 2015-09-25.