Gene Information
Gene NameFZD8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length694
Protein NamesFrizzled-8 (Fz-8) (hFz8)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age8 ( ENSG00000177283 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9H461
Gene CardFZD8
Uniprot IDQ9H461
PfamPF01534; PF01392
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.218693309)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ FZD8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ FZD8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Fzd8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ FZD8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Fzd8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsFZD4, FZD5, FZD9
ParalogsSFRP5, SFRP1, FZD5, FZD2, FZD10, FZD9, SFRP4, FZD7, FRZB, FZD6, SMO, FZD1, SFRP2, FZD4, FZD3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityMost abundant in fetal kidney, followed by brain and lung. In adult tissues, expressed in kidney, heart, pancreas and skeletal muscle.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.04(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 5UN5  (X-ray  2.99A  5UN6  (X-ray  3.20A  6NDZ  (X-ray  2.26A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein. Golgi apparatus {ECO:0000250}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000250};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Note=Colocalizes with GOPC at the Golgi apparatus. {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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