collagen type X trimer

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Namecollagen type X trimer
IDGO_0005599
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Cellular component

Description

A collagen homotrimer of alpha1(X) chains; type X collagen triple helices form hexagonal networks (sheets).

Comment

Collagen X trimers have been observed to form hexagonal lattices in vitro, but in vivo they have been found in a fibril associated form (PMID:19693541).

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