The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Collagen, Type II, alpha 1 across different species:

collagen, type II, alpha 1 (COL2A1), collagen, type II, alpha 1 (Col2a1), collagen, type II, alpha 1 (col2a1), collagen, type II, alpha 1 (col2a1a), collagen, type II, alpha 1 (col2a1b)

Other aliases include:

AOM, ANFH, SEDC, COL11A3, MGC131516, Dmm, Col2, Del1, Col2a, Col2a-1, MGC90638, CG2A1A, COLLII, col2a1, COL2A1, col2a1a, MGC132344, col2a1b, CB11

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Collagen, Type II, alpha 1:

collagen, type II, alpha 1 – chondrocalcin – cartilage collagen – collagen II, alpha-1 polypeptide – collagen alpha-1(II) chain – alpha-1 type II collagen – disproportionate micromelia – procollagen, type II, alpha 1 – Procollagen II alpha 1 – collagen type II (Col2A1) gene, enhancer region – procollagen alpha 1(II) – alpha 1 type IIA collagen – alpha 1 type II procollagen – collagen, type II, alpha 1 (primary osteoarthritis, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, congenital) – type II collagen alpha1 – alpha-1 type II' collagen – type II collagen – pro-alpha 1(II) – cyanogen bromide – collagen alpha-1(II) chain-like – collagen type IIA

Collagen, Type II, alpha 1 fulfills a number of functions:

extracellular matrix structural constituent conferring tensile strength – identical protein binding – platelet-derived growth factor binding – extracellular matrix structural constituent

Collagen, Type II, alpha 1 is relevant to the following processes:

cartilage development – collagen fibril organization – embryonic skeletal joint morphogenesis – sensory perception of sound – visual perception – bone development – cartilage condensation – cartilage development involved in endochondral bone morphogenesis – chondrocyte differentiation – endochondral ossification – heart morphogenesis – inner ear development – inner ear morphogenesis – limb morphogenesis – negative regulation of apoptosis – palate development – proteoglycan metabolic process – regulation of gene expression – skeletal system morphogenesis – tissue homeostasis – skeletal system development

Locations for Collagen, Type II, alpha 1:

collagen – collagen type II – extracellular region – basement membrane – cytoplasm – extracellular matrix – extracellular space – proteinaceous extracellular matrix

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology