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IPR002486

Nematode cuticle collagen, N-terminal

InterPro entry
Short nameCol_cuticle_N

Description

The function of this domain is unknown. It is found in the N-terminal region of nematode cuticle collagens (see
IPR008160
). Cuticle is a tough elastic structure secreted by hypodermal cells and is primarily composed of collagen proteins
[1, 2]
.

References

1.Sequence comparisons of developmentally regulated collagen genes of Caenorhabditis elegans. Cox GN, Fields C, Kramer JM, Rosenzweig B, Hirsh D. Gene 76, 331-44, (1989). View articlePMID: 2753356

2.Identification and analysis of a cuticular collagen-encoding gene from the plant-parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita. Van der Eycken W, de Almeida Engler J, Van Montagu M, Gheysen G. Gene 151, 237-42, (1994). View articlePMID: 7828882

GO terms

biological process

  • None

cellular component

  • None
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