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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D024102
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D024102
Preferred Name

Collagen Type VIII

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
Type VIII Collagen
Collagen Type-VIII, alpha1 Subunit
Type VIII, Procollagen
Collagen, Type VIII
Collagen Type VIII, alpha1 Chain
Collagen Type-VIII, alpha1 Chain
Procollagen Type VIII
Collagen alpha1(VIII)
Collagen Type VIII, alpha1 Subunit
Procollagen, Type VIII
Type VIII Procollagen
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