COL8A1
Gene Information
- Official Symbol: COL8A1
- Official Name: collagen type VIII alpha 1 chain
- Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
- Entrez ID: 1295
- UniProt: P27658
- Interactions: BioGRID
- PubMed articles: Open PubMed
- OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
- Entrez Summary: N/A
- UniProt Summary: Macromolecular component of the subendothelium. Major component of the Descemet's membrane (basement membrane) of corneal endothelial cells. Also component of the endothelia of blood vessels. Necessary for migration and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells and thus, has a potential role in the maintenance of vessel wall integrity and structure, in particular in atherogenesis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11708810}.
CRISPR Data
Essentiality in NALM6
- Essentiality Rank: 17459
- Expression level (log2 read counts): 3.2