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. 2024 Mar 4;46(3):2043–2070. doi: 10.3390/cimb46030132

Table 2.

Types of non-fibrillar collagens and their location in the body [12,14,27].

Collagen Type Localization
Basement membrane IV Basement membranes, capillaries
Forming microfibers XVI Bones, vessels, skin, cornea, cartilage
XXVIII Cells of the nervous system
XXIX Skin
Anchoring VII Mucosa, skin, bladder, umbilical cord, amnion
Forming hexagonal lattice systems VIII Mucosa, skin, bladder, umbilical cord, amnion
X Cartilage
FACITs type IX Cornea, vitreous body, cartilage
XII Cartilage, tendons, skin
XIV Vessels, eye, nerves, tendons, bones, skin, cartilage
XVI Heart, smooth muscles, skin, kidney
XIX Band of basement membranes in skeletal muscles, skin, kidneys, liver, placenta, spleen, prostate
XX Corneal epithelium
XXI Stomach, kidneys, vessels, heart, placenta, skeletal muscles
XXII Tissue connections
XXVI Testicles, ovaries
MACITs type XII Skeletal muscles, heart, eye, skin, endothelial cells
XVII Skin
XXIII Metastatic carcinogenic cells
XXV Eye, brain, heart, testicles
MULTIPLEXINs type X Capillaries, ovaries, heart, testicles, skin, placenta, kidneys
XVIII Kidney, lungs, liver