Reactivities: | Human |
Presku: | AAP60023 |
Size: | 100ug |
Weight: | 67kDa |
Gene: | 1296 |
Format: | Lyophilized powder |
Target: | COL8A2 is the alpha 2 chain of type VIII collagen. The protein is a major component of the basement membrane of the corneal endothelium and forms homo- or heterotrimers with alpha 1 (VIII) type collagens. Defects in this COL8A2 gene are associated with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy and posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy type 2 |
Alternative names: | FECD; FECD1; FLJ00201; MGC116970; MGC116972; PPCD; PPCD2 |