Gene Information
Gene NameATOH8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length321
Protein NamesTranscription factor ATOH8 (Class A basic helix-loop-helix protein 21) (bHLHa21) (Helix-loop-helix protein hATH-6) (hATH6) (Protein atonal homolog 8)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age886 ( ENSG00000168874 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ96SQ7
Gene CardATOH8
Uniprot IDQ96SQ7
PfamPF00010
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.283919842)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ATOH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ATOH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ATOH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ATOH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Atoh8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ATOH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Atoh8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ATOH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsBHLHE23, BHLHA15, NEUROD6, OLIG2, NEUROG1, ATOH1, ATOH7, NEUROG2, BHLHE22, NEUROD4, OLIG3, NEUROD1, NEUROG3, OLIG1, NEUROD2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in lung, liver, kidney, heart and pancreas. Expressed in endothel of umbilical vessels. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12419857}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs17851881 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24463812}. Nucleus speckle {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24463812}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q99NA2}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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