Gene Information
Gene NameTLR8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1041
Protein NamesToll-like receptor 8 (CD antigen CD288)
Target Nametoll-like receptor 8
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000101916 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ9NR97
Gene CardTLR8
Uniprot IDQ9NR97
PfamPF13855; PF01582
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.632127886)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ TLR8 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ TLR8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ TLR8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Tlr8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ TLR8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Tlr8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ TLR8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsTLR4, TLR3
ParalogsCD180, RXFP1, NRROS, TLR5, TSKU, TLR7, TLR10, RXFP2, TLR6, LRRC3B, IGFALS, TLR3, TLR2, TLR4, LRRC17, LRRC32, LRRC53, VASN, TLR1, LRRC3C, LRRC3, LRIT2
Tissueappendix, spleen, lymph.node, lung, whole.blood
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in myeloid dendritic cells, monocytes, and monocyte-derived dendritic cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:33718825}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3W3G  (X-ray  2.30A  3W3J  (X-ray  2.00A  3W3K  (X-ray  2.30A  3W3L  (X-ray  2.33A  3W3M  (X-ray  2.70A  3W3N  (X-ray  2.10A  3WN4  (X-ray  1.81A  4QBZ  (X-ray  2.00A  4QC0  (X-ray  2.10A  4R07  (X-ray  2.00A  4R08  (X-ray  2.40A  4R09  (X-ray  2.62A  4R0A  (X-ray  1.90A  4R6A  (X-ray  2.10A  5AWA  (X-ray  2.20A  5AWB  (X-ray  2.10A  5AWC  (X-ray  2.50A  5AWD  (X-ray  2.05A  5AZ5  (X-ray  2.40A  5HDH  (X-ray  2.60A  5WYX  (X-ray  2.40A  5WYZ  (X-ray  2.30A  5Z14  (X-ray  2.80A  5Z15  (X-ray  2.90A  6KYA  (X-ray  2.89A  6TY5  (X-ray  2.79A  6V9U  (X-ray  2.65A  6WML  (X-ray  2.50A  6ZJZ  (X-ray  2.49A  7CRF  (X-ray  2.89A  7R52  (X-ray  2.94A  7R53  (X-ray  3.12A  7R54  (X-ray  2.84A  7RC9  (X-ray  2.76A 
DBSNP rs5744077  rs5744082 
Subcellular location [CC]Endosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25297876};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Note=Endosomal localization confers distinctive proteolytic processing. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25297876}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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