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Type II collagen

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Symbol
  
COL2A1

Entrez
  
1280

OMIM
  
120140

Alt. symbols
  
SEDC

HUGO
  
2200

RefSeq
  
NM_001844

Type II collagen is the basis for articular cartilage and hyaline cartilage.

It makes up 50% of all protein in cartilage and 85-90% of collagen of articular cartilage.

Type II collagen does form fibrils. This fibrillar network of collagen allows cartilage to entrap the proteoglycan aggregate as well as provide tensile strength to the tissue.

References

Type II collagen Wikipedia