COL13A1 encodes the alpha chain of one of the nonfibrillar collagens. The function of this gene product is not known, however, it has been detected at low levels in all connective tissue-producing cells so it may serve a general function in connective tissues. Unlike most of the collagens, which are secreted into the extracellular matrix, collagen XIII contains a transmembrane domain and the protein has been localized to the plasma membrane. The transcripts for this gene undergo complex and extensive splicing involving at least eight exons. Like other collagens, collagen XIII is a trimer; it is not known whether this trimer is composed of one or more than one alpha chain isomer. A number of alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described, but the full length nature of some of them has not been determined.蛋白别名为：COL13A1; Collagen alpha-1(XIII) chain; COLXIIIA1;基因ID为：1305；蛋白质ID:Q5TAT6
应用类型
IF，ELISA补充：最优的抗体稀释比例需要基于客户实验进行优化.建议的起始稀释比例如下: IF: 1:200-1:1000, ELISA: 1:20000. Not yet tested in other applications.
免疫原
合成多肽：the C-terminal region of human COL13A1. at AA rangle: 610-690
