Collagen, type XXII, alpha 1

COL22A1 is a human gene encoding for collagen. The associated protein is thought to contribute to the stabilization of myotendinous junctions and strengthen skeletal muscle attachments during muscle contraction. [5]

COL22A1
Identifiers
Aliases	COL22A1, collagen, type XXII, alpha 1, collagen type XXII alpha 1 chain
External IDs	OMIM: 610026 MGI: 1916950 HomoloGene: 43567 GeneCards: COL22A1
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 8 (human)[1] Band 8q24.23-q24.3 Start 138,588,235 bp[1] End 138,914,041 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 15 (mouse)[2] Band 15|15 D3 Start 71,795,795 bp[2] End 72,034,227 bp[2]
Gene ontology Molecular function • extracellular matrix structural constituent Cellular component • cytoplasm • extracellular region • collagen • endoplasmic reticulum lumen • extracellular • extracellular matrix Biological process • extracellular matrix organization Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
Species	Human	Mouse
Entrez	169044	69700
Ensembl	ENSG00000169436	ENSMUSG00000079022
UniProt	Q8NFW1	n/a
RefSeq (mRNA)	NM_152888	NM_027174
RefSeq (protein)	NP_690848	n/a
Location (UCSC)	Chr 8: 138.59 – 138.91 Mb	Chr 15: 71.8 – 72.03 Mb
PubMed search	[3]	[4]
Wikidata
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References

1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000169436 - Ensembl, May 2017
2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000079022 - Ensembl, May 2017
3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
5. "COL22A1 collagen type XXII alpha 1 chain". NCBI. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.