Gene Information
Gene NameGLA
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length227
Protein NamesN-acetyltransferase 8 (EC 2.3.1.-) (Acetyltransferase 2) (ATase2) (Camello-like protein 1) (Cysteinyl-conjugate N-acetyltransferase) (CCNAT) (EC 2.3.1.80)
Target Namealpha-galactosidase a
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000102393 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ9UHE5
Gene CardNAT8
Uniprot IDQ9UHE5
PfamPF00583
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.477597555)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GLA ( ortholog_one2one )
Alpaca_ GLA ( ortholog_one2many )
Dog_ GLA ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GLA ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GLA ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gla ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GLA ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gla ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNAGA
ParalogsNAGA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityPreferentially expressed in liver and kidney. Also detected in brain (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22267734, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9852678}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.2(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs13424561  rs13538 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi intermediate compartment membrane;
Single-pass type II membrane protein. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane;
Single-pass type II membrane protein.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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