Gene Information
Gene NameAK8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length479
Protein NamesAdenylate kinase 8 (AK 8) (EC 2.7.4.3) (EC 2.7.4.6) (ATP-AMP transphosphorylase 8)
Target Nameadenylate kinase 8
Target TypeNA
Gene Age424 ( ENSG00000165695 )
Evolutionary StageOpisthokonta
AlphaFoldDBQ96MA6
Gene CardAK8
Uniprot IDQ96MA6
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.003050878)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ AK8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ AK8 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ AK8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ AK8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ak8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ AK8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ak8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ AK8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCMPK1, AK5, AK1, AK7, AK3, AK9, AK2, AK4, AK4P3
Tissuetestis, oviduct
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in respiratory cells (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:33139725}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs2231400  rs17407084 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21080915}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, cilium axoneme {ECO:0000269|PubMed:33139725}. Note=Located in the proximal region of respiratory cilia. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:33139725}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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