Gene Information
Gene NameC8A
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length584
Protein NamesComplement component C8 alpha chain (Complement component 8 subunit alpha)
Target Namecomplement component c8 alpha chain
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000157131 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP07357
Gene CardC8A
Uniprot IDP07357
PfamPF00057; PF01823; PF00090
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.629275852)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ C8A ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ C8A ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ C8A ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ C8A ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ C8a ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ C8A ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ C8a ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ C8A ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsC6, C7
ParalogsCR1L, SUSD3, F13B, SELP, SEZ6L2, CFHR2, CFHR1, CSMD1, APOH, SELE, SRPX, SVEP1, SEZ6, CD55, CSMD2, PAPPA2, SUSD6, C4BPA, C9, CR1, PAPPA, SELL, CFB, CD46, C4BPB, CR2, C7, CSMD3, CFHR3, CFH, SEZ6L, CFHR4, CFHR5, SRPX2, C8B, PRF1, SUSD4, C6, C2
Tissueliver
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.988529(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2QOS  (X-ray  1.81A  2QQH  (X-ray  2.50A  2RD7  (X-ray  2.15A  3OJY  (X-ray  2.51A  6H03  (EM  5.60A  6H04  (EM  5.60A  7NYC  (EM  3.50A  7NYD  (EM  3.30A 
DBSNP rs652785  rs706479  rs17114555  rs1620075  rs1342440  rs17300936 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted. Cell membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein. Note=Secreted as soluble protein. Inserts into the cell membrane of target cells.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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