Fibril-associated collagen with

TACiTs = fibril-associated collagens with interrupted triple helices. 

Collagen fibrils contain a number of collagen gene products. These can be conveniently divided into two classes (a) fibril-forming collagens and (b) fibril-associated collagens with interrupted triple helices (FACIT... 

Koch, M., Foley, J. E., Hahn, R., Zhou, P. H., Burgeson, R. E., Gerecke, D. R., and Gordon, M. K. (2001). Alpha 1(XX) collagen, a new member of the collagen subfamily, fibril-associated collagens with interrupted triple helices. /. Biol. Chem. 276, 23120-23126. 

FACIT, fibril-associated collagens with interupted triple helices. 

Appears to be widespread in low quantity, showing different forms because of a complex pattern of alternative splicing A fibril-associated collagen with an interrupted triple helix found in skin... 

IX Col9Al-Col9A3 Fibril-associated collagens Associates with type II... 

A second class of non-fibrillar collagens includes type IV molecules that form antiparallel sheet-like structures that make-up basement membranes. The third major class is the fibril associated collagens (FACIT) with interrupted triple helices including types IX, XII, XI and XVl. The FACIT collagens are separated into multiple domains of variable lengths. 

Watanabe, M., Kobayashi, M., Fujita, Y., Senga, K., Mizutani, H., Ueda, M., and Hoshi-no, T. (1997). Association of type VI collagen with D-periodic collagen fibrils in developing tail tendons of mice. Arch. Histol. Cytol. 60, 427-434. 

A collagen with an interrupted triple helix associated with type I collagen fibrils... 

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