"Collagen Type XVIII" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A non-fibrillar collagen found in BASEMENT MEMBRANE. The C-terminal end of the alpha1 chain of collagen type XVIII contains the ENDOSTATIN peptide, which can be released by proteolytic cleavage.
| Descriptor ID |
D043170
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.860.300.250.400.537
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| Concept/Terms |
Collagen Type XVIII- Collagen Type XVIII
- Type XVIII, Collagen
- Type XVIII Collagen
- Collagen, Type XVIII
- XVIII Collagen
- Collagen, XVIII
- Collagen XVIII
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Collagen Type XVIII" by people in Profiles.
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Collagen XVIII/endostatin is essential for vision and retinal pigment epithelial function. EMBO J. 2004 Jan 14; 23(1):89-99.
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Cell surface glypicans are low-affinity endostatin receptors. Mol Cell. 2001 Apr; 7(4):811-22.