COL8A1, Official Symbol COL8A1provided by HGNC Official Full Name collagen type VIII alpha 1 chainprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:2215 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000144810 MIM:120251; AllianceGenome:HGNC:2215 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as C3orf7 Summary 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 protein have been observed. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2011] Expression Biased expression in urinary bladder (RPKM 16.8), lung (RPKM 16.6) and 13 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all