Definition: 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.
precursors: coord IM with PROCOLLAGEN (IM)
Other names Procollagen, Type VI; Collagen, Type VI; Collagen, Intima; Collagen Type VI, alpha2 Chain; Type VI Procollagen; Type VI Collagen; Type VI (Intima) Collagen; Procollagen Type VI; Intima Collagen; Collagen alpha3(VI); Collagen alpha2(VI); Collagen alpha1(VI); Collagen Type-VI, alpha2 Chain; Collagen Type VI, alpha3 Subunit; Collagen Type VI, alpha3 Chain; Collagen Type VI, alpha2 Subunit; Collagen Type VI, alpha1 Subunit; Collagen Type VI, alpha1 Chain