Description
Protocol
Available protocols: ELISA+
Specificity / Sensitivity
The FastScan™ COL1A1 ELISA Kit detects endogenous levels of COL1A1, as shown in Figure 1. This kit detects proteins from the indicated species, as determined through in-house testing, but may also detect homologous proteins from other species.
Species Reactivity: Human
Background
Type 1 collagen is the most abundant collagen in many human tissues, including bone, skin, and tendons. It is a trimeric complex composed of two molecules of COL1A1 (alpha-1 type 1 collagen) and one molecule of COL1A2 (alpha-2 type 1 collagen) (1-3). The expression levels of COL1A1 are regulated by multiple mechanisms, including mRNA stability, translation, and post-translational modification (3-5). Overexpression of COL1A1 has been positively associated with tissue fibrosis disorders, including systemic sclerosis (6), while loss-of-function mutations in the gene are a major causative factor for osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease) (7). Notably, COL1A1 expression levels have also been associated with tumor development in gastric, lung, thyroid, and breast cancers. Research studies suggest that upregulation of COL1A1 can generate a modified extracellular matrix environment that promotes cancer cell survival, proliferation, metastasis, and invasion (8-11).
Alternate Names
Alpha-1 type I collagen; alpha1(I) procollagen; CAFYD; CO1A1; COL1A1; collagen 1; collagen alpha 1 chain type I; Collagen alpha-1(I) chain; collagen alpha-1(I) chain preproprotein; collagen I; collagen of skin, tendon and bone, alpha-1 chain; collagen type I; collagen type I alpha 1 chain; collagen, type I, alpha 1; EDSARTH1; EDSC; OI1; OI2; OI3; OI4; pro-alpha-1 collagen type 1; type I collagen; type I proalpha 1; type I procollagen alpha 1 chain
