Gene Information
Gene NameLYPD8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length237
Protein NamesLy6/PLAUR domain-containing protein 8
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age78 ( ENSG00000259823 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBQ6UX82
Gene CardLYPD8
Uniprot IDQ6UX82
PfamPF00021
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.234648346)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ LYPD8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ LYPD8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ LYPD8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Lypd8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ LYPD8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Lypd8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsPINLYP
Tissuecolon, rectum, transverse.colon
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the large intestine. Preferentially expressed on the epithelial layer exposed to the lumen (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27027293}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9D7S0};
Lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9D7S0}. Secreted {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9D7S0}. Note=Secreted into the lumen of the colon following cleavage of the GPI-anchor. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9D7S0}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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