Gene Information
Gene NameCACNG8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length425
Protein NamesVoltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-8 subunit (Neuronal voltage-gated calcium channel gamma-8 subunit) (Transmembrane AMPAR regulatory protein gamma-8) (TARP gamma-8)
Target Namevoltage-dependent calcium channel
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000142408 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ8WXS5
Gene CardCACNG8
Uniprot IDQ8WXS5
PfamPF00822
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.567752594)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CACNG8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CACNG8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CACNG8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cacng8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CACNG8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cacng8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCACNG3, CACNG4
ParalogsCACNG7, CACNG5, CACNG3, CACNG2, CACNG4
Tissuebrain, cerebral.cortex, amygdala, caudate.nucleus, hippocampus, hypothalamus, nucleus.accumbens, putamen
Tissue SpecificityDetected in heart left ventricle. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21127204}.
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:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8VHW2};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Postsynaptic density membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8VHW2}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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