collagen type VII trimer

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Namecollagen type VII trimer
IDGO_0005590
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Cellular component

Description

A collagen homotrimer of alpha1(VII) chains; type VII collagen triple helices form antiparallel dimer, which in turn associate laterally to form anchoring fibrils that connect type IV collagen in the basal lamina to plaques in the underlying connective tissue. It binds laminin.

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