Collagen alpha-1(VIII) chain is a protein that in humans is encoded by the COL8A1 gene.[5][6]

This gene encodes one of the two alpha chains of type VIII collagen. The gene product is a short chain collagen and a major component of the basement membrane of the corneal endothelium. The type VIII collagen fibril can be either a homo- or a heterotrimer. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same isoform have been observed.[6]

References

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  6. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: COL8A1 collagen, type VIII, alpha 1".

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