A non-fibrillar collagen that forms a network of MICROFIBRILS within the EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX of CONNECTIVE TISSUE. The alpha subunits of collagen type VI assemble into antiparallel, overlapping dimers which then align to form tetramers.
Also Known As:
Collagen Type VI, alpha1 Chain; Collagen Type VI, alpha1 Subunit; Collagen Type VI, alpha2 Subunit; Collagen Type VI, alpha3 Chain; Collagen Type VI, alpha3 Subunit; Collagen Type-VI, alpha2 Chain; Collagen alpha1(VI); Collagen alpha2(VI); Collagen alpha3(VI); Intima Collagen; Procollagen Type VI; Type VI (Intima) Collagen; Type VI Collagen; Type VI Procollagen; Collagen Type VI, alpha2 Chain; Collagen, Intima; Collagen, Type VI; Procollagen, Type VI