Gene Information
Gene NameVAMP8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length100
Protein NamesVesicle-associated membrane protein 8 (VAMP-8) (Endobrevin) (EDB)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age8 ( ENSG00000118640 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9BV40
Gene CardVAMP8
Uniprot IDQ9BV40
PfamPF00957
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.426944543)
Ortholog in AnimalsDog_ VAMP8 ( ortholog_one2many )
GuineaPig_ VAMP8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ VAMP8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Vamp8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ VAMP8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Vamp8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ VAMP8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsVAMP2, SEC22A, VAMP7, VAMP3, VAMP4, VAMP1, SEC22C, VAMP5, SEC22B, YKT6
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityPlatelets. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12130530}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.002240(Rat);0.016(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4WY4  (X-ray  1.40A  7BV6  (X-ray  3.05A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Lysosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25686604};
Single-pass type IV membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Early endosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25648148, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9614193};
Single-pass type IV membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Late endosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25648148};
Single-pass type IV membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:O70404};
Single-pass type IV membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Zymogen granule membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:O70404};
Single-pass type IV membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Note=Perinuclear vesicular structures of the early and late endosomes, coated pits, and trans-Golgi (By similarity). Sub-tight junctional domain in retinal pigment epithelium cells. Midbody region during cytokinesis. Lumenal oriented, apical membranes of nephric tubular cell (By similarity). Cycles through the apical but not through the basolateral plasma membrane (By similarity). Apical region of acinar cells;
in zymogen granule membranes (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9WUF4}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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