Gene Information
Gene NameANGPTL8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length198
Protein NamesAngiopoietin-like protein 8 (Betatrophin) (Lipasin) (Refeeding-induced fat and liver protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000130173 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBQ6UXH0
Gene CardANGPTL8
Uniprot IDQ6UXH0
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.812582954)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ANGPTL8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ANGPTL8 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ANGPTL8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ANGPTL8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Angptl8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ANGPTL8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Angptl8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
Tissueliver, bone.marrow, brain, penis, pulmonary.valve, submandibular.gland
Tissue SpecificityPredominantly expressed in liver. Also expressed in adipose tissues. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22569073, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22809513}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs2278426  rs34056604 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23150577}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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