Gene Information
Gene NameGEMIN8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length242
Protein NamesGem-associated protein 8 (Gemin-8) (Protein FAM51A1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000046647 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9NWZ8
Gene CardGEMIN8
Uniprot IDQ9NWZ8
PfamPF15348
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.915441494)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GEMIN8 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GEMIN8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GEMIN8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gemin8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GEMIN8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gemin8 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rabbit_ GEMIN8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.015385(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 7BBL  (X-ray  1.52A 
DBSNP rs3747421 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus, gem {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16434402}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16434402}. Note=Found in nuclear bodies called gems (Gemini of Cajal bodies) that are often in proximity to Cajal (coiled) bodies. Also found in the cytoplasm.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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