A non-fibrillar collagen that forms a network of MICROFIBRILS within the EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX of CONNECTIVE TISSUE. The alpha subunits of collagen type VI assemble into antiparallel, overlapping dimers which then align to form tetramers.

Synonyms: Collagen Type VI, alpha3 Chain, Type VI Collagen, Type VI Procollagen, Intima Collagen, Collagen alpha3(VI), Collagen alpha2(VI), Procollagen, Type VI, Type VI (Intima) Collagen, Collagen Type VI, alpha2 Chain, Collagen Type VI, alpha1 Chain, Collagen Type VI, alpha2 Subunit, Collagen, Type VI, 0, Collagen Type VI, alpha3 Subunit, Collagen, Intima, Collagen Type VI, Collagen alpha1(VI), Collagen Type VI, alpha1 Subunit, Procollagen Type VI, Collagen Type-VI, alpha2 Chain