COL3A1

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene
Cytogenetic location
2q32.2[30]
Expressed in
skin of hip, parietal pleura, visceral pleura, tendon of biceps brachii, periodontal fiber, cartilage tissue, stromal cell of endometrium, skin of thigh, skin of arm, saphenous vein[31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[10]
Gene deletion association with
Bilateral frontoparietal polymicrogyria[23]
Gene substitution association with
Bilateral frontoparietal polymicrogyria[24]
Genomic end
189012746, 189877472[6][7]
Genomic start
189839046, 188974373[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
55433[3]
Ortholog
Col3a1, Col3a1[8]
Strand orientation
forward strand[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en COL3A1 en collagen type III alpha 1 en collagen type III alpha 1 chain en EDS4A en EDSVASC en PMGEDSV fa کلاژن نوع ۳، آلفا ۱ zh 3型膠原 zh-hans Ⅲ型胶原α1 zh-hant Ⅲ型膠原α1
🔖 Identifiers · 11
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Protein COL3A1 PDB 2V53.png ↗
Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000168542
Entrez Gene ID
1281
Exact match
identifiers.org
HGNC ID
2201
HGNC gene symbol
COL3A1
OMIM ID
120180
Quora topic ID
COL3A1
RefSeq RNA ID
NM_000090, NM_001376916
UMLS CUI
C1413581

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Summary

COL3A1 is a gene[1]. COL3A1 is a type of protein-coding gene[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . European multicentre study validates enhanced liver fibrosis test as biomarker of fibrosis in systemic sclerosis. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Synthesis of type III collagen and type IV collagen by tubular epithelial cells in diabetic nephropathy. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . AJKD Atlas of Renal Pathology: Type III Collagen Glomerulopathy. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Development of a Novel Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Targeting a Neo-Epitope Generated by Cathepsin-Mediated Turnover of Type III Collagen and Its Application in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Serum type III procollagen peptide concentration in cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis and its clinical relevance. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Collagen Types and Anticollagen-Antibodies in Dupuytren's Disease. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Isolation and characterization of collagen in Peyronie's disease. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Independent expression of fibril-forming collagens I, II, and III in chondrocytes of human osteoarthritic cartilage. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Knockdown of collagen α-1(III) inhibits glioma cell proliferation and migration and is regulated by miR128-3p. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Overexpression of COL3A1 confers a poor prognosis in human bladder cancer identified by co-expression analysis. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Aberrant type I and type III collagen gene expression in human breast cancer in vivo. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Biallelic COL3A1 mutations result in a clinical spectrum of specific structural brain anomalies and connective tissue abnormalities. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Biallelic COL3A1 mutations result in a clinical spectrum of specific structural brain anomalies and connective tissue abnormalities. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Type III collagen (COL3A1): Gene and protein structure, tissue distribution, and associated diseases.. wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Type III collagen (COL3A1): Gene and protein structure, tissue distribution, and associated diseases.. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Type III collagen (COL3A1): Gene and protein structure, tissue distribution, and associated diseases.. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HGNC gene symbol → COL3A1
    Genetic association → autosomal dominant type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, vascular-like type, Bilateral frontoparietal polymicrogyria +1
    RefSeq RNA ID → NM_000090, NM_001376916
    Exact match → http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/1281
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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