Storage Buffer: PBS, pH 7.4(1%BSA and 0.1% Sodium azide)
Background:
This gene encodes the alpha chain of type X collagen, a short chain collagen expressed by hypertrophic chondrocytes during endochondral ossification. Unlike type VIII collagen, the other short chain collagen, type X collagen is a homotrimer. Mutations in this gene are associated with Schmid type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia (SMCD) and Japanese type spondylometaphyseal dysplasia (SMD)
Alternate Names:
Collagen type X; Col10a 1; Collagen alpha 1(X) chain; Collagen type X alpha 1 (Schmid metaphyseal chondrodysplasia); Collagen type X alpha 1; Collagen X alpha 1 polypeptide; CollagenX; fa66d11; fb10c08; OTTHUMP00000040411; Procollagen type X alpha 1; Schmid metaphyseal chondrodysplasia; wu:fa66d11; wu:fb10c08; COAA1_HUMAN; COL10A1; Collagen alpha-1(X) chain; collagen alpha-1(X) chain precursor; Schmid metaphyseal chondrodysplasia; collagen X, alpha-1 polypeptide.