Gene Information
Gene NameEMC8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length210
Protein NamesER membrane protein complex subunit 8 (Neighbor of COX4) (Protein FAM158B)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000131148 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBO43402
Gene CardEMC8
Uniprot IDO43402
PfamPF03665
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.073727191)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ EMC8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ EMC8 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ EMC8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ EMC8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Emc8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Emc8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsEMC9
ParalogsEMC9
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in liver, pancreas, heart, lung, kidney, brain, skeletal muscle, and placenta. Expression levels are highest in pancreas and moderate in heart, skeletal muscle, and placenta.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.019576(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6WW7  (EM  3.40A  7ADO  (EM  3.39A  7ADP  (EM  3.60A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22119785};
Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000305|PubMed:32439656};
Cytoplasmic side {ECO:0000269|PubMed:32439656}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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