Gene Information
Gene NameANO8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1232
Protein NamesAnoctamin-8 (Transmembrane protein 16H)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000074855 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9HCE9
Gene CardANO8
Uniprot IDQ9HCE9
PfamPF04547
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.088245177)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ANO8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ANO8 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ANO8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ANO8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ano8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ANO8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ano8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsANO4, PPP1R7, ANO7, ANO5, ANO2, ANO6, ANO1, ANO10, ANO9, ANO3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in embryonic stem cells, fetal brain and neural tissues. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15647853}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20056604, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22946059};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20056604, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22946059}. Note=Shows predominantly an intracellular localization with a weak expression in the cell membrane.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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