Anti-collagen type XVI alpha 1 antibodies enable researchers to detect and measure the collagen type XVI alpha 1 antigen in biological samples. This target is a reported synonym of the COL16A1 gene, which encodes collagen type XVI alpha 1 chain. This protein is known to function in cell adhesion and extracellular matrix organization, among other biological roles. The human version of collagen type XVI alpha 1 has a canonical amino acid length of 1604 residues and a protein mass of 157.8 kilodaltons, although 2 isoforms have been identified. It is reported to be localized in the extracellular matrix and is secreted of cells. collagen type XVI alpha 1 is a member of the Fibril-associated collagens with interrupted helices (FACIT) protein family.