COL23A1 is a member of the transmembrane collagens, a subfamily of the nonfibrillar collagens that contain a single pass hydrophobic transmembrane domain (Banyard et al., 2003 [PubMed 12644459]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008],PTM:Undergoes proteolytic cleavage by furin protease to yield a 60 kDa soluble form that forms an homotrimer and exhibits a low affinity interaction with heparin.,similarity:Contains 5 collagen-like domains.,subunit:Homotrimer.,
