Preferred Label : Procollagen Type I C-Terminal Peptide;
NCIt synonyms : P1CP; Collagen Type 1 C-Terminal Propeptide; Procollagen Type 1 C-Terminal Peptide; Collagen Type I C-Terminal Propeptide; PICP;
NCIt definition : This polypeptide is comprised of the carboxy-terminal portions of procollagen, which
are proteolytically removed by bone morphogenetic protein 1 during the intracellular
formation of type I collagen fibrils. Increased plasma or serum concentrations of
these peptides are associated with both fibrillogenesis of type I collagen and bone
formation.;
NCIt note : Fibrillar collagen is constructed from more than one gene product; thus, procollagen
C-terminal peptides arise from heterogeneous sources.;