Synonyms:COL19A1, COL9A1L, D6S228E, ENTREZ:1310, HGNC:2196, MIM:120165, NM_001858, NP_001849, XM_011535437, XM_011535438, XM_017010253, XM_017010254, XM_017010255, XM_017010256, XM_017010257, XM_017010258, XM_017010259, XP_011533739, XP_011533740, XP_016865742, XP_016865743, XP_016865744, XP_016865745, XP_016865746, XP_016865747, XP_016865748, collagen type XIX alpha 1 chain
Omim:OMIM:120165
Id:ENSG00000082293
Hgnc:HGNC:2196
Description:collagen type XIX alpha 1 chain
This gene encodes the alpha chain of type XIX collagen, a member of the FACIT collagen family (fibril-associated collagens with interrupted helices). Although the function of this collagen is not known, other members of this collagen family are found in association with fibril-forming collagens such as type I and II, and serve to maintain the integrity of the extracellular matrix. The transcript produced from this gene has an unusually large 3' UTR which has not been completely sequenced. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]