Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to be an extracellular matrix structural constituent conferring tensile strength. Acts upstream of or within camera-type eye morphogenesis; endothelial cell proliferation; and positive regulation of cell-substrate adhesion. Located in collagen-containing extracellular matrix and extracellular space. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; craniocervical region bone; gut; heart; and limb mesenchyme. Orthologous to human COL8A1 (collagen type VIII alpha 1 chain).