Collagen, type XIV, alpha 1

COL14A1
Identifiers
Aliases	COL14A1, UND, Collagen, type XIV, alpha 1, collagen type XIV alpha 1, collagen type XIV alpha 1 chain
External IDs	OMIM: 120324; MGI: 1341272; GeneCards: COL14A1
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 8 (human)
End	120,373,573 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 15 (mouse)
End	55,384,199 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	Descending thoracic aorta; ; right coronary artery; ; popliteal artery; ; tibial arteries; ; cartilage tissue; ; ascending aorta; ; gallbladder; ; left coronary artery; ; saphenous vein; ; Achilles tendon;
	Top expressed in
	efferent ductule; ; vas deferens; ; conjunctival fornix; ; dermis; ; human fetus; ; migratory enteric neural crest cell; ; semi-lunar valve; ; aortic valve; ; vestibular sensory epithelium; ; ascending aorta;
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Gene ontology
Molecular function	protein-macromolecule adaptor activity; extracellular matrix structural constituent; collagen binding; RNA binding; extracellular matrix structural constituent conferring tensile strength;
Cellular component	extracellular matrix; collagen; endoplasmic reticulum lumen; extracellular exosome; collagen type XIV trimer; extracellular space; extracellular region; collagen-containing extracellular matrix;
Biological process	cell adhesion; collagen fibril organization; extracellular matrix organization; cell-cell adhesion; growth plate cartilage chondrocyte morphogenesis;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
Databases	NCBI: entry; OMA: entry
	7373
	12818
	ENSG00000187955
	ENSMUSG00000022371
	Q05707
	Q80X19
	NM_021110; NM_001384947
	NM_181277; NM_001368422
	NP_066933
	NP_851794; NP_001355351
	Wikidata
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Collagen alpha-1(XIV) chain is a protein that in humans is encoded by the COL14A1 gene.^[5]^[6]^[7] It likely plays a role in collagen binding and cell-cell adhesion.^[8]