Type XII collagen interacts with type I collagen-containing fibrils, the COL1 domain could be associated with the surface of the fibrils, and the COL2 and NC3 domains may be localized in the perifibrillar matrix.
"Complete primary structure of two splice variants of collagen XII, and assignment of alpha 1(XII) collagen (COL12A1), alpha 1(IX) collagen (COL9A1), and alpha 1(XIX) collagen (COL19A1) to human chromosome 6q12-q13."Gerecke D.R., Olson P.F., Koch M., Knoll J.H.M., Taylor R., Hudson D.L., Champliaud M.-F., Olsen B.R., Burgeson R.E.Genomics 41:236-242(1997)
Research Topic:Signal Transduction