Preferred Label : Procollagen Type I N-Terminal Peptide;
NCIt synonyms : Amino-Terminal Propeptide of Type I Procollagen; Type I Procollagen Amino-Terminal Peptide; Amino-Terminal Propeptide of Type 1 Procollagen; Type 1 Procollagen N-Terminal Peptide; Procollagen Type 1 Amino-Terminal Peptide; PINP; Procollagen Type I Amino-Terminal Peptide; Type I Procollagen N-Terminal Peptide; P1NP; Type 1 Procollagen Amino-Terminal Peptide; Procollagen Type 1 N-Terminal Peptide;
NCIt definition : A polypeptide comprised of the amino-terminal portions of procollagen, which are proteolytically
removed 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 type I collagen is constructed from more than one gene product; thus, procollagen
N-terminal peptides arise from heterogeneous sources.;