Gene Information
Gene NameCOL8A2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length703
Protein NamesCollagen alpha-2(VIII) chain (Endothelial collagen)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000171812 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP25067
Gene CardCOL8A2
Uniprot IDP25067
PfamPF00386; PF01391
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.242947447)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ COL8A2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ COL8A2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ COL8A2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ COL8A2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Col8a2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ COL8A2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Col8a2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ COL8A2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCOL9A3, COL9A1, COL21A1
ParalogsCOL10A1, OTOL1, ADIPOQ, COL19A1, C1QTNF5, COL8A1, C1QB, C1QL3, C1QTNF7, C1QTNF6, C1QTNF1, C1QTNF8, C1QA, C1QL4, PDCD7, C1QTNF3, C1QL2, C1QL1, C1QTNF9, C1QTNF9B, C1QC, C1QTNF2, C1QTNF4
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed primarily in the subendothelium of large blood vessels. Also expressed in arterioles and venules in muscle, heart, kidney, spleen, umbilical cord, liver and lung and is also found in connective tissue layers around hair follicles, around nerve bundles in muscle, in the dura of the optic nerve, in cornea and sclera, and in the perichondrium of cartilaginous tissues. In the kidney, expressed in mesangial cells, glomerular endothelial cells, and tubular epithelial cells. Also expressed in mast cells, and in astrocytes during the repair process. Expressed in Descemet's membrane. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10686422, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17888087}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs115156902  rs75864656  rs369487110  rs199786966  rs201235688  rs80358191  rs117860804  rs145553904  rs200767854 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix, basement membrane.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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