Gene Information
Gene NameMYH8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1937
Protein NamesMyosin-8 (Myosin heavy chain 8) (Myosin heavy chain, skeletal muscle, perinatal) (MyHC-perinatal)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age382 ( ENSG00000133020 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBP13535
Gene CardMYH8
Uniprot IDP13535
PfamPF00063; PF02736; PF01576
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.397031786)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MYH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MYH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MYH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Myh8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MYH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Myh8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ MYH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsMYH7B
ParalogsMYO3A, MYH10, TMF1, MYO7B, MYO1D, CCDC102B, MYH1, MYO19, MYO1C, MYH3, MYH7, MYO1A, MYO15A, MYH9, MYO18A, MYO1E, MYH14, MYH2, MYH15, MYO3B, CCDC102A, MYO5A, MYO1G, MYO1H, MYO18B, MYO5C, MYO9B, MYO7A, MYH7B, MYO5B, CGNL1, CGN, MYH11, MYO16, MYO10, MYH6, MYO9A, MYO6, MYH4, CCDC158, MYO1B, MYO1F, MYH13
Tissueesophagus
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs34124921  rs34693726  rs121434590  rs4372733  rs35962914  rs1063926  rs8069834 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, myofibril. Note=Thick filaments of the myofibrils.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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