MeSH definition : A non-fibrillar collagen found in BASEMENT MEMBRANE. The C-terminal end of the alpha1
chain of collagen type XVIII contains the ENDOSTATIN peptide, which can be released
by proteolytic cleavage.;
MeSH synonym : type xviii collagen; collagen, xviii; type xviii, collagen; xviii collagen; collagen xviii; collagen, type XVIII;
MeSH hyponym : procollagen type XVIII; collagen type XVIII, alpha1 subunit; Type XVIII, Procollagen; alpha1(XVIII) Collagen; Collagen alpha1(XVIII);
MeSH annotation : precursors: coord IM with PROCOLLAGEN (IM);
A non-fibrillar collagen found in BASEMENT MEMBRANE. The C-terminal end of the alpha1
chain of collagen type XVIII contains the ENDOSTATIN peptide, which can be released
by proteolytic cleavage.