FACIT collagen

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FACIT collagen (Fibril Associated Collagens with Interrupted Triple helices[1]) refers to a type of collagen which is also a proteoglycan.[2]

FACIT collagens include collagen types IX, XII, XIV, XIX,[2] and XXI.[3][4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ GO term: FACIT collagen
  2. ^ a b FACIT - Collagens which are proteoglycnas
  3. ^ Fitzgerald J, Bateman J (2001). "A new FACIT of the collagen family: COL21A1". FEBS Lett 505 (2): 275–80. doi:10.1016/S0014-5793(01)02754-5. PMID 11566190. 
  4. ^ Tuckwell D (2002). "Identification and analysis of collagen alpha 1(XXI), a novel member of the FACIT collagen family". Matrix Biol 21 (1): 63–6. doi:10.1016/S0945-053X(01)00176-7. PMID 11827793. 


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