Collagen Type VIII

"Collagen Type VIII" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D024102
MeSH Number(s)	D12.776.860.300.250.400.400
Concept/Terms	Collagen Type VIII Collagen Type VIII Type VIII Collagen Collagen, Type VIII Type VIII Procollagen Type VIII Procollagen Procollagen, Type VIII Procollagen Type VIII Type VIII, Procollagen Collagen Type-VIII, alpha1 Subunit Collagen Type-VIII, alpha1 Subunit Collagen Type VIII, alpha1 Subunit Collagen Type-VIII, alpha1 Chain Collagen Type VIII, alpha1 Chain Collagen alpha1(VIII)

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Proteins [D12.776]
Scleroproteins [D12.776.860]
Extracellular Matrix Proteins [D12.776.860.300]
Collagen [D12.776.860.300.250]
Non-Fibrillar Collagens [D12.776.860.300.250.400]
Collagen Type VIII [D12.776.860.300.250.400.400]

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