Gene Information
Gene NameHSPB8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length196
Protein NamesHeat shock protein beta-8 (HspB8) (Alpha-crystallin C chain) (E2-induced gene 1 protein) (Protein kinase H11) (Small stress protein-like protein HSP22)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age886 ( ENSG00000152137 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ9UJY1
Gene CardHSPB8
Uniprot IDQ9UJY1
PfamPF00011
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.999913847)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ HSPB8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ HSPB8 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ HSPB8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ HSPB8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Hspb8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ HSPB8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Hspb8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ HSPB8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCRYAB, CRYAA, HSPB3, HSPB6, HSPB1, HSPB2, HSPB7, HSPB9
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityPredominantly expressed in skeletal muscle and heart. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11470154}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.002990(Rat);0.04(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs55826713  rs1565927080  rs1565929080  rs104894351  rs1565929090  rs104894345 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19464326, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28144995}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19464326}. Note=Translocates to nuclear foci during heat shock.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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