MeSH definition : A non-fibrillar collagen originally found in DESCEMET MEMBRANE. It is expressed in
endothelial cell layers and in tissues undergoing active remodeling. It is heterotrimer
comprised of alpha1(VIII) and alpha2(VIII) chains.;
MeSH synonym : type viii collagen; collagen, type VIII;
MeSH hyponym : collagen Type-VIII, alpha1 subunit; type VIII procollagen; Procollagen, Type VIII; Procollagen Type VIII; Type VIII, Procollagen; Collagen Type VIII, alpha1 Subunit; Collagen Type-VIII, alpha1 Chain; Collagen Type VIII, alpha1 Chain; Collagen alpha1(VIII);
MeSH annotation : precursors: coord IM with PROCOLLAGEN (IM);
A non-fibrillar collagen originally found in DESCEMET MEMBRANE. It is expressed in
endothelial cell layers and in tissues undergoing active remodeling. It is heterotrimer
comprised of alpha1(VIII) and alpha2(VIII) chains.