Collagen Type VII

A non-fibrillar collagen involved in anchoring the epidermal BASEMENT MEMBRANE to underlying tissue. It is a homotrimer comprised of C-terminal and N-terminal globular domains connected by a central triple-helical region.

Year introduced: 2002

PubMed search builder options

Subheadings:

Restrict to MeSH Major Topic.

Do not include MeSH terms found below this term in the MeSH hierarchy.

Tree Number(s): D12.776.860.300.250.400.300

MeSH Unique ID: D024143

Entry Terms:

• Type VII Collagen
• Collagen, Type VII
• Collagen Type VII, alpha1 Subunit
• Collagen alpha1(VII)
• Collagen Type VII, alpha1 Chain
• Procollagen Type VII
• Type VII, Procollagen
• Type VII Procollagen
• Procollagen, Type VII

Previous Indexing:

• Collagen (1990-2001)

All MeSH Categories
Chemicals and Drugs Category
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
Proteins
Scleroproteins
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
Collagen
Non-Fibrillar Collagens
Collagen Type VII