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