collagen metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0032963

Synonyms

collagen metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving collagen, any of a group of fibrous proteins of very high tensile strength that form the main component of connective tissue in animals. Collagen is highly enriched in glycine (some regions are 33% glycine) and proline, occurring predominantly as 3-hydroxyproline (about 20%). 0198506732

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: metabolic process

metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: collagen biosynthetic process collagen catabolic process

collagen biosynthetic process collagen catabolic process Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of collagen metabolic process

negative regulation of collagen metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of collagen metabolic process

positive regulation of collagen metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of collagen metabolic process

regulation of collagen metabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes