Gene Information
Gene NameMCM8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length840
Protein NamesDNA helicase MCM8 (EC 3.6.4.12) (Minichromosome maintenance 8)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1934 ( ENSG00000125885 )
Evolutionary StageEuk_Archaea
AlphaFoldDBQ9UJA3
Gene CardMCM8
Uniprot IDQ9UJA3
PfamPF00493; PF17855; PF17207
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.069083004)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MCM8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MCM8 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MCM8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MCM8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Mcm8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MCM8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Mcm8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ MCM8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsMCMDC2, MCM4, MCM9, MCM2, MCM5, MCM6, MCM7, MCM3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighest levels in placenta, lung and pancreas. Low levels in skeletal muscle and kidney. Expressed in various tumors with highest levels in colon and lung cancers. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12771218}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.170291(Rat);0.155475(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6L0O  (X-ray  1.21A  7DP3  (X-ray  2.55A 
DBSNP rs236110  rs6117014  rs606231343  rs16991591  rs16991615  rs28403619  rs16991638 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12527764, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18072282, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23401855, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26215093, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26300262}. Chromosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15684404, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23401855, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26215093}. Note=Localizes to nuclear foci (PubMed:26215093). Localizes to double-stranded DNA breaks (PubMed:23401855). Binds chromatin throughout the cell cycle (PubMed:15684404). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15684404, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23401855, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26215093}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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