Gene Information
Gene NameGRM8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length908
Protein NamesMetabotropic glutamate receptor 8 (mGluR8)
Target Namemetabotropic glutamate receptor 8
Target TypeLiterature-reported target
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000179603 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBO00222
Gene CardGRM8
Uniprot IDO00222
PfamPF00003; PF01094; PF07562
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.171539461)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GRM8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GRM8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GRM8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Grm8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GRM8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Grm8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GRM8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsGRM3, GRM4, GRM1, GRM2, GRM7
ParalogsGRM2, GRM1, GRM5, GRM3, GRM4, GRM6, GRM7
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6BSZ  (X-ray  2.65A  6BT5  (X-ray  2.92A  6E5V  (X-ray  2.95A 
DBSNP rs769194  rs769202  rs17150343  rs13309334  rs78124913  rs78947184  rs2234947  rs75863532  rs2234948  rs1051433  rs10225567 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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