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collagen

group of fibrous proteins that occur in vertebrates as the chief constituent of connective tissue fibrils and in bones and yield gelatin and glue upon boiling with water
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collagen

Summary

collagen is a cellular component[1]. collagen ranks in the top 0.66% of cellular_component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,259 views/month, #2 of 301).[2]

Key Facts

  • collagen's instance of is recorded as cellular component[3].
  • collagen's instance of is recorded as family of protein complexes[4].
  • collagen is a type of protein-containing complex[5].
  • collagen is a type of fibrous protein[6].
  • collagen is a type of extracellular matrix proteins[7].
  • collagen's Commons category is recorded as Collagen[8].
  • collagen comprises collagen triple helix repeat, protein family[9].
  • collagen's found in taxon is recorded as mammal[10].
  • collagen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Collagens[11].
  • collagen's Commons gallery is recorded as Collagen[12].
  • collagen's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • collagen's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • collagen's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15].
  • collagen's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[16].
  • collagen's different from is recorded as hydrolyzed collagen[17].
  • collagen's different from is recorded as college student[18].
  • collagen's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0005581[19].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include cellular component[3] and family of protein complexes[4]. Recorded subclass of include protein-containing complex[5], fibrous protein[6], and extracellular matrix proteins[7].

Use and Application

collagen comprises collagen triple helix repeat, protein family[9].

Why It Matters

collagen ranks in the top 0.66% of cellular_component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,259 views/month, #2 of 301).[2] collagen has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] collagen is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Found in taxon → mammal
    Different from → hydrolyzed collagen, college student
    Local thumb → —
    Subclass of → protein-containing complex, fibrous protein, extracellular matrix proteins
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 8590, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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