Gene Information
Gene NameKDM8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length416
Protein NamesBifunctional peptidase and arginyl-hydroxylase JMJD5 (EC 1.14.11.73) (EC 3.4.-.-) (JmjC domain-containing protein 5) (Jumonji C domain-containing protein 5) (L-arginine (3R)-hydroxylase KDM8)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000155666 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ8N371
Gene CardKDM8
Uniprot IDQ8N371
PfamPF13621
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.701262642)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KDM8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ KDM8 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KDM8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KDM8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Kdm8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KDM8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Kdm8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsJMJD7, TYW5, HIF1AN, HSPBAP1
Tissueduodenum, liver, small.intestine
Tissue SpecificityWeakly expressed in most cells. Highly expressed in breast cancer cells (PubMed:20457893). Expressed in embryonic stem cells (PubMed:24740926). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20457893, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24740926}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.002101(Rat);0.085714(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3UYJ  (X-ray  2.35A  4AAP  (X-ray  2.60A  4GAZ  (X-ray  2.81A  4GJY  (X-ray  1.25A  4GJZ  (X-ray  1.05A  4QU1  (X-ray  1.57A  5FBJ  (X-ray  2.42A  6AVS  (X-ray  2.02A  6AX3  (X-ray  2.25A  6F4M  (X-ray  1.71A  6F4N  (X-ray  2.54A  6F4O  (X-ray  1.28A  6F4P  (X-ray  1.45A  6F4Q  (X-ray  1.12A  6F4R  (X-ray  1.30A  6F4S  (X-ray  1.46A  6F4T  (X-ray  1.22A  6I9L  (X-ray  1.53A  6I9M  (X-ray  1.65A  6I9N  (X-ray  1.36A  7DYT  (X-ray  1.62A  7DYU  (X-ray  1.72A  7DYV  (X-ray  1.92A  7DYW  (X-ray  2.13A  7DYX  (X-ray  2.27A 
DBSNP rs34445573 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20457893, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28982940}. Chromosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24981860}. Note=Colocalizes with trimethylated 'Lys-9' of histone H3 (H3K9me3). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24981860}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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