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Collagen, type IX, alpha 2

Collagen alpha-2(IX) chain is a protein that in humans is encoded by the COL9A2 gene.

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COL9A2
Identifiers
AliasesCOL9A2, DJ39G22.4, EDM2, MED, STL5, collagen type IX alpha 2, collagen type IX alpha 2 chain
External IDsOMIM: 120260; MGI: 88466; HomoloGene: 37535; GeneCards: COL9A2; OMA:COL9A2 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001852

NM_007741

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001843

NP_031767

Location (UCSC)Chr 1: 40.3 – 40.32 MbChr 4: 120.9 – 120.91 Mb
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Collagen alpha-2(IX) chain is a protein that in humans is encoded by the COL9A2 gene.5678

This gene encodes one of the three alpha chains of type IX collagen, the major collagen component of hyaline cartilage. Type IX collagen, a heterotrimeric molecule, is usually found in tissues containing type II collagen, a fibrillar collagen. This chain is unusual in that, unlike the other two type IX alpha chains, it contains a covalently attached glycosaminoglycan side chain. Mutations in this gene are associated with multiple epiphyseal dysplasia.8

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  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000049089Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000028626Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Perala M, Hanninen M, Hastbacka J, Elima K, Vuorio E (Apr 1993). "Molecular cloning of the human alpha 2(IX) collagen cDNA and assignment of the human COL9A2 gene to chromosome 1". FEBS Lett. 319 (1–2): 177–80. doi:10.1016/0014-5793(93)80062-Y. PMID 8454052.
  6. Muragaki Y, Mariman EC, van Beersum SE, Perala M, van Mourik JB, Warman ML, Olsen BR, Hamel BC (Feb 1996). "A mutation in the gene encoding the alpha 2 chain of the fibril-associated collagen IX, COL9A2, causes multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (EDM2)". Nat Genet. 12 (1): 103–5. doi:10.1038/ng0196-103. hdl:2066/23763. PMID 8528240. S2CID 1033195.
  7. Wu JJ, Woods PE, Eyre DR (Dec 1992). "Identification of cross-linking sites in bovine cartilage type IX collagen reveals an antiparallel type II-type IX molecular relationship and type IX to type IX bonding". J Biol Chem. 267 (32): 23007–14. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)50048-X. PMID 1429648.
  8. "Entrez Gene: COL9A2 collagen, type IX, alpha 2".
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