Gene Information
Gene NamePCDH8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1070
Protein NamesProtocadherin-8 (Arcadlin)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000136099 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBO95206
Gene CardPCDH8
Uniprot IDO95206
PfamPF00028; PF08266
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.173847602)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PCDH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PCDH8 ( ortholog_one2many )
GuineaPig_ PCDH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PCDH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Pcdh8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PCDH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Pcdh8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ PCDH8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsPCDH19, PCDHB4, PCDHA6, PCDHGA2, PCDHB2, PCDHB3, PCDHB5, PCDHB6, PCDHB7, PCDHB15, PCDH12, PCDHB8, PCDHB10, PCDHB14, PCDHB12, PCDH10, PCDHB1, PCDHB13, PCDH18, PCDHB11, PCDHGA1, PCDHA9, PCDHA8, PCDHA7, PCDHA5, PCDHA4, PCDHA2, PCDHA1
ParalogsCDHR4, PCDHGB3, PCDHGB1, PCDHGA3, PCDH17, PCDHA13, PCDHGA8, PCDHB16, PCDHA11, PCDHGB6, PCDHGC5, PCDHGC4, PCDHB9, PCDHB10, PCDHA12, PCDHA10, PCDHA9, PCDHA7, PCDHA5, PCDH10, PCDHB6, PCDH15, PCDHB13, PCDHB2, PCDHGA7, PCDHGC3, PCDHB1, PCDHGA5, PCDHA3, PCDHAC2, PCDHB4, PCDHA4, PCDHB5, PCDHGA10, PCDHGB2, PCDH19, PCDH18, PCDHGA1, PCDHGA11, PCDHGA12, PCDHGA2, PCDHB7, PCDHGB7, PCDH12, PCDHGA9, PCDHGB4, PCDHGB5, PCDHA8, PCDHA6, PCDHA2, PCDHB12, PCDHB11, PCDHB14, PCDHB8, PCDHGA4, PCDHB15, CDH16, PCDHA1, PCDHB3, PCDHAC1, PCDHGA6
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6VFV  (X-ray  2.90A 
DBSNP rs3742301  rs5030683  rs9596693  rs5030685 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000250};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Cell projection, dendrite {ECO:0000250}. Presynaptic cell membrane. Postsynaptic cell membrane. Note=Also expressed in neuronal cell bodies. Localized to excitatory, but not with inhibitory, synapses. {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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