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Collagen Type VIII

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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.  precursors: coord IM with PROCOLLAGEN (IM)    Other names Type VIII, Procollagen; Collagen, Type VIII; Collagen Type VIII, alpha1 Subunit; Procollagen, Type VIII; Collagen Type VIII, alpha1 Chain; Type VIII Procollagen; Type VIII Collagen; Procollagen Type VIII; Collagen alpha1(VIII); Collagen Type-VIII, alpha1 Subunit; Collagen Type-VIII, alpha1 Chain
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
Col82 protein, mouse  0   *Collagen Type VIII. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2006 Jan;26(1):56-61
COL8A2 protein, human  0   *Collagen Type VIII. Hum Mol Genet 2001 Oct 1;10(21):2415-23
vastatin  0   *Collagen Type VIII. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001 Nov 23;289(1):264-8

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