Gene Information
Gene NameSIGLEC8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length499
Protein NamesSialic acid-binding Ig-like lectin 8 (Siglec-8) (Sialoadhesin family member 2) (SAF-2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age78 ( ENSG00000105366 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9NYZ4
Gene CardSIGLEC8
Uniprot IDQ9NYZ4
PfamPF07686
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.214526617)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SIGLEC8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Siglece ( ortholog_one2many )
Rat_ Siglec8 ( ortholog_one2many )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsMAG, SIGLECL1, CD22, SIGLEC7, SIGLEC9, SIGLEC12, CD33, SIGLEC6, SIGLEC5, SIGLEC14, SIGLEC11, SIGLEC16, SIGLEC10, SIGLEC1, SIGLEC15, TMEM25
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed specifically on red blood cells namely basophil, mast cells and eosinophils. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10625619, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10856141}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2N7A  (NMR  2N7B  (NMR 
DBSNP rs10409962  rs3829659 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane;
Single-pass type I membrane protein.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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