The large non-collagenous domain (NC-1) of type VII collagen is amino-terminal and chimeric. Homology to cartilage matrix protein, the type III domains of fibronectin and the A domains of von Willebrand factor.
Christiano A M, Rosenbaum L M, Chung-Honet L C, Parente M G, Woodley D T, Pan T C, Zhang R Z, Chu M L, Burgeson R E, Uitto J