The function of ENSG00000187955 (COL14A1, collagen type XIV alpha 1 chain) is as follows. Plays an adhesive role by integrating collagen bundles. It is probably associated with the surface of interstitial collagen fibrils via COL1. The COL2 domain may then serve as a rigid arm which sticks out from the fibril and protrudes the large N-terminal globular domain into the extracellular space, where it might interact with other matrix molecules or cell surface receptors (By similarity). {ECO:0000250, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2187872}.