Collagen, type XXVIII, alpha 1

COL28A1
Identifiers
Aliases	COL28A1, COL28, collagen type XXVIII alpha 1, collagen type XXVIII alpha 1 chain
External IDs	OMIM: 609996; MGI: 2685312; HomoloGene: 66345; GeneCards: COL28A1; OMA:COL28A1 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 7 (human)
End	7,535,873 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 6 (mouse)
End	8,192,617 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	sural nerve; ; trigeminal ganglion; ; spinal ganglia; ; right uterine tube; ; bronchial epithelial cell; ; olfactory zone of nasal mucosa; ; epithelium of colon; ; parotid gland; ; muscle layer of sigmoid colon; ; anterior pituitary;
	Top expressed in
	spermatocyte; ; spermatid; ; morula; ; zygote; ; esophagus; ; primary oocyte; ; quadriceps femoris muscle; ; lip; ; secondary oocyte; ; urinary bladder;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	peptidase inhibitor activity; serine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity; extracellular matrix structural constituent; extracellular matrix structural constituent conferring tensile strength;
Cellular component	extracellular region; basement membrane; collagen; endoplasmic reticulum lumen; extracellular matrix; extracellular space; collagen-containing extracellular matrix;
Biological process	negative regulation of peptidase activity; cell adhesion; negative regulation of endopeptidase activity; extracellular matrix organization;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	340267
	213945
	ENSG00000215018
	ENSMUSG00000068794
	Q2UY09
	Q2UY11
	NM_001037763
	NM_001037865
	NP_001032852
	NP_001032954
	Wikidata
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Collagen, type XXVIII, alpha 1 also known as COL28A1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the COL28A1 gene.^[5] This protein belongs to a class of collagens that contain von Willebrand factor type A domains.^[6] The protein is encoded by the COL28A1 gene which contains 45 exons and is found of the p arm of chromosome 7.^[6]