Gene Information
Gene NameEPS8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length822
Protein NamesEpidermal growth factor receptor kinase substrate 8
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000151491 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ12929
Gene CardEPS8
Uniprot IDQ12929
PfamPF08416; PF18016; PF00018
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.040035092)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ EPS8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ EPS8 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ EPS8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ EPS8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Eps8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ EPS8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Eps8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ EPS8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsEPS8L2, EPS8L3
ParalogsEPS8L2, EPS8L3, EPS8L1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in all tissues analyzed, including heart, brain, placenta, lung, liver, skeletal muscle, kidney and pancreas. Expressed in all epithelial and fibroblastic lines examined and in some, but not all, hematopoietic cells.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.000730(Chimpanzee);0.001000(Mouse);0.004323(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2E8M  (NMR  7TZK  (X-ray  1.43A 
DBSNP rs7137185  rs1802658 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cell cortex {ECO:0000250}. Cell projection, ruffle membrane {ECO:0000250}. Cell projection, growth cone {ECO:0000250}. Cell projection, stereocilium {ECO:0000250, ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q08509}. Synapse, synaptosome {ECO:0000250}. Note=Localizes at the tips of the stereocilia of the inner and outer hair cells (By similarity). Localizes to the midzone of dividing cells. {ECO:0000250, ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q08509}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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