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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Scleroproteins > Extracellular Matrix Proteins > Collagen > Non-Fibrillar Collagens > Collagen Type VIII
... > Technology, Industry, and Agriculture > Manufactured Materials > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Collagen > Non-Fibrillar Collagens > Collagen Type VIII
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Collagen > Non-Fibrillar Collagens > Collagen Type VIII
... > Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Biopolymers > Collagen > Non-Fibrillar Collagens > Collagen Type VIII

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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.

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  • Type VIII Collagen

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NCJGXN16-C

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