collagen type VII

id: GO:0005590
name: collagen type VII
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: A collagen homotrimer of alpha1(VII) chains; type VII collagen triple helices form antiparallel dimer, which in turn associate laterally to form anchoring fibrils that connect type IV collagen in the basal lamina to plaques in the underlying connective tissue.

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