Gene Information
Gene NameABCA8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1621
Protein NamesABC-type organic anion transporter ABCA8 (EC 7.6.2.-) (ATP-binding cassette sub-family A member 8)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age244 ( ENSG00000141338 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBO94911
Gene CardABCA8
Uniprot IDO94911
PfamPF00005
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.144918878)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ABCA8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ABCA8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ABCA8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Abca8b ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ABCA8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Abca8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ABCA8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsABCA5, ABCA9, ABCA12, ABCA7, ABCA13, ABCA3, ABCA1, ABCA2, ABCA6, ABCA10, ABCA4
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed with higher expression in heart, skeletal muscle and liver (PubMed:12379217, PubMed:28882873, PubMed:29300488). Highly expressed in the superior frontal white matter and inferior temporal white matter (PubMed:12379217). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12379217, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28882873, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29300488}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs16973446  rs4147979  rs35621847  rs12150510  rs144777539  rs35844316  rs16973424  rs35403175 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28882873, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29300488};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Basolateral cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8K440}. Note=Predominantly expressed on the sinusoidal plasma membrane. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8K440}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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