Gene Information
Gene NameTIMM8A
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length97
Protein NamesMitochondrial import inner membrane translocase subunit Tim8 A (Deafness dystonia protein 1) (X-linked deafness dystonia protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000126953 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBO60220
Gene CardTIMM8A
Uniprot IDO60220
PfamPF02953
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.938430864)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ TIMM8A ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ TIMM8A ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ TIMM8A ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Timm8a1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ TIMM8A ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Timm8a1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsTIMM8B
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in fetal and adult brain, followed by fetal lung, liver and kidney. Also expressed in heart, placenta, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas, skeletal muscle and heart.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);0.001000(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.040000(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB NA 
DBSNP rs80356560 
Subcellular location [CC]Mitochondrion inner membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11489896};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11489896};
Intermembrane side {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11489896}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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