129112833ENSG00000142156ENSMUSG00000001119P12109Q04857NM_001848NM_009933NP_001839NP_034063Collagen alpha-1(VI) chain is a protein that in humans is encoded by the COL6A1 gene.

[5] The collagens are a superfamily of proteins that play a role in maintaining the integrity of various tissues.

Collagens are extracellular matrix proteins and have a triple-helical domain as their common structural element.

Collagen VI is a major structural component of microfibrils.

Mutations in the genes that code for the collagen VI subunits result in the autosomal dominant disorder, Bethlem myopathy.