Category:GO:0005518 ! collagen binding

name: collagen binding
namespace: molecular_function
def: "Interacting selectively and non-covalently with collagen, 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%)." [GOC:ai, ISBN:0198506732]
is_a: GO:0005515 ! protein binding

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• [  ] GO:0070052 ! collagen V binding

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