Gene Information
Gene NameITGA8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1063
Protein NamesIntegrin alpha-8 [Cleaved into: Integrin alpha-8 heavy chain; Integrin alpha-8 light chain]
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000077943 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP53708
Gene CardITGA8
Uniprot IDP53708
PfamPF01839; PF00357; PF08441
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.375503954)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ITGA8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ITGA8 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ITGA8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ITGA8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Itga8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ITGA8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Itga8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ITGA8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsITGA2B, ITGA5, ITGAV
ParalogsITGA10, ITGA4, ITGAX, ITGAE, ITGA2, ITGAD, ITGA5, ITGA6, ITGAV, ITGA7, ITGAL, ITGA3, ITGA2B, ITGA11, ITGA1, ITGAM, ITGA9
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in mesenchymal cells, including alveolar myofibroblasts, kidney mesangial cells and hepatic stellar cells and vascular and visceral smooth muscle (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10504498, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7768999}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);0.001000(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs7895372  rs587777281  rs374664941  rs2298033  rs9333269  rs9333174  rs9333241  rs1041135 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24439109};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24439109}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24439109}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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