Protein
Collagen alpha-6(IV) chain
Function
Type IV collagen is the major structural component of glomerular basement membranes (GBM), forming a 'chicken-wire' meshwork together with laminins, proteoglycans and entactin/nidogen.
Similarity
Belongs to the type IV collagen family.
Sequence
MLINKLWLLLVTLCLTEELAAAGEKSYGKPCGGQDCSGSCQCFPEKGARGRPGPIGIQGPTGPQGFTGSTGLSGLKGERGFPGLLGPYGPKGDKGPMGVPGFLGINGIPGHPGQPGPRGPPGLDGCNGTQGAVGFPGPDGYPGLLGPPGLPGQKGSKGDPVLAPGSFKGMKGDPGLPGLDGITGPQGAPGFPGAVGPAGPPGLQGPPGPPGPLGPDGNMGLGFQGEKGVKGDVGLPGPAGPPPSTGELEFMGFPKGKKGSKGEPGPKGFPGISGPPGFPGLGTTGEKGEKGEKGIPGLPGPRGPMGSEGVQGPPGQQGKKGTLGFPGLNGFQGIEGQKGDIGLPGPDVFIDIDGAVISGNPGDPGVPGLPGLKGDEGIQGLRGPSGVPGLPALSGVPGALGPQGFPGLKGDQGNPGRTTIGAAGLPGRDGLPGPPGPPGPPSPEFETETLHNKESGFPGLRGEQGPKGNLGLKGIKGDSGFCACDGGVPNTGPPGEPGPPGPWGLIGLPGLKGARGDRGSGGAQGPAGAPGLVGPLGPSGPKGKKGEPILSTIQGMPGDRGDSGSQGFRGVIGEPGKDGVPGLPGLPGLPGDGGQGFPGEKGLPGLPGEKGHPGPPGLPGNGLPGLPGPRGLPGDKGKDGLPGQQGLPGSKGITLPCIIPGSYGPSGFPGTPGFPGPKGSRGLPGTPGQPGSSGSKGEPGSPGLVHLPELPGFPGPRGEKGLPGFPGLPGKDGLPGMIGSPGLPGSKGATGDIFGAENGAPGEQGLQGLTGHKGFLGDSGLPGLKGVHGKPGLLGPKGERGSPGTPGQVGQPGTPGSSGPYGIKGKSGLPGAPGFPGISGHPGKKGTRGKKGPPGSIVKKGLPGLKGLPGNPGLVGLKGSPGSPGVAGLPALSGPKGEKGSVGFVGFPGIPGLPGIPGTRGLKGIPGSTGKMGPSGRAGTPGEKGDRGNPGPVGIPSPRRPMSNLWLKGDKGSQGSAGSNGFPGPRGDKGEAGRPGPPGLPGAPGLPGIIKGVSGKPGPPGFMGIRGLPGLKGSSGITGFPGMPGESGSQGIRGSPGLPGASGLPGLKGDNGQTVEISGSPGPKGQPGESGFKGTKGRDGLIGNIGFPGNKGEDGKVGVSGDVGLPGAPGFPGVAGMRGEPGLPGSSGHQGAIGPLGSPGLIGPKGFPGFPGLHGLNGLPGTKGTHGTPGPSITGVPGPAGLPGPKGEKGYPGIGIGAPGKPGLRGQKGDRGFPGLQGPAGLPGAPGISLPSLIAGQPGDPGRPGLDGERGRPGPAGPPGPPGPSSNQGDTGDPGFPGIPGPKGPKGDQGIPGFSGLPGELGLKGMRGEPGFMGTPGKVGPPGDPGFPGMKGKAGPRGSSGLQGDPGQTPTAEAVQVPPGPLGLPGIDGIPGLTGDPGAQGPVGLQGSKGLPGIPGKDGPSGLPGPPGALGDPGLPGLQGPPGFEGAPGQQGPFGMPGMPGQSMRVGYTLVKHSQSEQVPPCPIGMSQLWVGYSLLFVEGQEKAHNQDLGFAGSCLPRFSTMPFIYCNINEVCHYARRNDKSYWLSTTAPIPMMPVSQTQIPQYISRCSVCEAPSQAIAVHSQDITIPQCPLGWRSLWIGYSFLMHTAAGAEGGGQSLVSPGSCLEDFRATPFIECSGARGTCHYFANKYSFWLTTVEERQQFGELPVSETLKAGQLHTRVSRCQVCMKSL