Gene Information
Gene NameREC8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length547
Protein NamesMeiotic recombination protein REC8 homolog (Cohesin Rec8p)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age168 ( ENSG00000100918 )
3 ( ENSG00000285007 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBO95072
Gene CardREC8
Uniprot IDO95072
PfamPF04824; PF04825
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.415084801)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ REC8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ REC8 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ REC8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ REC8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Rec8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ REC8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Rec8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ REC8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsRAD21, RAD21L1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in testis and thymus. Expressed in the B-cell lines WI-L2-NS and Namalwa (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10207075}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001000(Rat);0.06(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs34075659  rs35425516  rs17855369 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q6AYJ4}. Chromosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q6AYJ4}. Chromosome, centromere {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q6AYJ4}. Note=In meiotic chromosomes, localized along axial elements in prophase from the leptotene to diplotene stages. At later prophase stages, diakinesis and metaphase I, localized along interstitial axes of chromosomes including both centromere and arm regions. No longer detected in arm regions in anaphase I but persists on centromere regions until metaphase II. Localized to centromeres and spindle poles in endopolyploid tumor cells. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q6AYJ4}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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