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Collagen IV (Alpha 6)

Known as: COL4A6, COL4A6 Protein 
Collagen IV (Alpha 6), encoded by the human COL4A6 gene, is a subunit of type IV collagen, the major structural component of basement membranes. Like… 
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2005
2005
Bifunctional promoter of type IV collagen COL4A5 and COL4A6 genes regulates the expression of alpha5 and alpha6 chains in a distinct cell-specific fashion.
Type IV collagen is present ubiquitously in basement membranes. A bifunctional promoter regulates the expression of the alpha1… 
2005
2005
A Japanese family with Alport syndrome associated with esophageal leiomyomatosis: genetic analysis of COL4A5 to COL4A6 and immunostaining for type IV collagen subtypes.
BACKGROUND In some families, X-linked Alport syndrome (AS) is associated with diffuse leiomyomatosis. We describe clinical… 
2003
2003
Radiation hybrid mapping of the canine type I and type IV collagen gene subfamilies
We are interested in the collagen gene superfamily and its involvement in hereditary diseases of the human and domestic dog… 
2002
2002
Differential Expression of Two Basement Membrane Collagen Genes , COL 4 A 6 and COL 4 A 5 , Demonstrated by Immunofluorescence Staining Using Peptide-specific Monoclonal Antibodies
Genes for the human a5(IV) and o~6(IV) collagen chains have a unique arrangement in that they are colocalized on chromosome Xq22… 
1999
1999
Integrated STS/YAC physical, genetic, and transcript map of human Xq21.3 to q23/q24 (DXS1203-DXS1059).
A map has been assembled that extends from the XY homology region in Xq21.3 to proximal Xq24, approximately 20 Mb, formatted with… 
1996
1996
Structure of the human type IV collagen COL4A6 gene, which is mutated in Alport syndrome-associated leiomyomatosis.
Basement membrane (type IV) collagen, a subfamily of the collagen protein family, is encoded by six distinct genes in mammals… 
1995
1995
Major COL4A5 gene rearrangements in patients with juvenile type Alport syndrome.
Mutations in the COL4A5 gene, which encodes the a5 chain of type IV collagen, are found in a large fraction of patients with X… 
1995
1995
Deletions of both alpha 5(IV) and alpha 6(IV) collagen genes in Alport syndrome and in Alport syndrome associated with smooth muscle tumours.
Diffuse oesophageal leiomyomatosis (DL), an inherited smooth muscle proliferation process, has been reported to be associated… 
1995
1995
YAC contigs mapping the human COL4A5 and COL4A6 genes and DXS118 within Xq21.3-q22.
1994
1994
Deletion spanning the 5′ ends of both the COL4A5 and COL4A6 genes in a patient with Alport's syndrome and leiomyomatosis
Alport's syndrome is characterized clinically by a nonimmune glomerulopathy, often accompanied by sensorineural hearing loss and… 
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