Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
10351
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
ATP binding cassette subfamily A member 8
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
ABCA8
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
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Chromosome Chromosome number
17
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
17q24.2
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
The membrane-associated protein encoded by this gene is a member of the superfamily of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters. ABC proteins transport various molecules across extra- and intracellular membranes. ABC genes are divided into seven distinct s
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT004151 hsa-miR-192-5p Microarray 16822819
MIRT017399 hsa-miR-335-5p Microarray 18185580
MIRT757982 hsa-miR-3170 CLIP-seq
MIRT757983 hsa-miR-338-5p CLIP-seq
MIRT757984 hsa-miR-4260 CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005319 Function Lipid transporter activity IBA 21873635
GO:0005524 Function ATP binding IEA
GO:0005783 Component Endoplasmic reticulum IDA 28882873
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane IDA 28882873
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane TAS
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
612505 38 ENSG00000141338
Protein
UniProt ID O94911
Protein name ABC-type organic anion transporter ABCA8 (EC 7.6.2.-) (ATP-binding cassette sub-family A member 8)
Protein function [Isoform 1]: Catalyzes ATP-dependent import of organic anions such as taurocholate and estrone sulfate (PubMed:12379217). In vitro, also imports ochratoxin A (PubMed:12379217). Also mediates cholesterol efflux independent of apolipoprotein, and
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF12698 ABC2_membrane_3 28 418 Family
PF00005 ABC_tran 499 654 ABC transporter Domain
PF12698 ABC2_membrane_3 869 1177 Family
PF00005 ABC_tran 1266 1406 ABC transporter Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Widely expressed with higher expression in heart, skeletal muscle and liver (PubMed:12379217, PubMed:28882873, PubMed:29300488). Highly expressed in the superior frontal white matter and inferior temporal white matter (PubMed:12379217)
Sequence
MRKRKISVCQQTWALLCKNFLKKWRMKRESLMEWLNSLLLLLCLYIYPHSHQVNDFSSLL
TMDLGRVDTFNESRFSVVYTPVTNTTQQIMNKVASTPFLAGKEVLGLPDEESIKEFTANY
PEEIVRVTFTNTYSYHLKFLLGHGMPAKKEHKDHTAHCYETNEDVYCEVSVFWKEGFVAL
QAAINAAIIEITTNHSVMEELMSVTGKNMKMHSFIGQSGVITDLYLFSCIISFSSFIYYA
SVNVTRERKRMKALMTMMGLRDSAFWLSWGLLYAGFIFIMALFLALVIRSTQFIILSGFM
VVFSLFLLYGLSLVALAFLMSILVKKSFLTGLVVFLLTVFWGCLGFTSLYRHLPASLEWI
LSLLSPFAFMLGMAQLLHLDYDLNSNAFPHPSDGSNLIVATNFMLAFDTCLYLALAIY
FE
KILPNEYGHRRPPLFFLKSSFWSQTQKTDHVALEDEMDADPSFHDSFEQAPPEFQGKEAI
RIRNVTKEYKGKPDKIEALKDLVFDIYEGQITAILGHSGAGKSTLLNILSGLSVPTKGSV
TIYNNKLSEMADLENLSKLTGVCPQSNVQFDFLTVRENLRLFAKIKGILPQEVDKEIQRV
LLELEMKNIQDVLAQNLSGGQKRKLTFGIAILGDPQIFLLDEPTAGLDPFSRHQ
VWNLLK
ERKTDRVILFSTQFMDEADILADRKVFLSQGKLKCAGSSLFLKKKWGIGYHLSLQLNEIC
VEENITSLVKQHIPDAKLSAKSEGKLIYTLPLERTNKFPELYKDLDSYPDLGIENYGVSM
TTLNEVFLKLEGKSTINESDIAILGEVQAEKADDTERLVEMEQVLSSLNKMRKTIGGVAL
WRQQICAIARVRLLKLKHERKALLALLLILMAGFCPLLVEYTMVKIYQNSYTWELSPHLY
FLAPGQQPHDPLTQLLIINKTGASIDDFIQSVEHQNIALEVDAFGTRNGTDDPSYNGAIT
VCCNEKNYSFSLACNAKRLNCFPVLMDIVSNGLLGMVKPSVHIRTERSTFLENGQDNPIG
FLAYIMFWLVLTSSCPPYIAMSSIDDYKNRARSQLRISGLSPSAYWFGQALVDVSLYFLV
FVFIYLMSYISNFEDMLLTIIHIIQIPCAVGYSFSLIFMTYVISFIFRKGRKNSGIWSFC
FYVVTVFSVAGFAFSIFESDIPFIFTFLIPPATMIGC
LFLSSHLLFSSLFSEERMDVQPF
LVFLIPFLHFIIFLFTLRCLEWKFGKKSMRKDPFFRISPRSSDVCQNPEEPEGEDEDVQM
ERVRTANALNSTNFDEKPVIIASCLRKEYAGKRKGCFSKRKNKIATRNVSFCVRKGEVLG
LLGHNGAGKSTSIKVITGDTKPTAGQVLLKGSGGGDALEFLGYCPQENALWPNLTVRQHL
EVYAAVKGLRKGDAEVAITRLVDALK
LQDQLKSPVKTLSEGIKRKLCFVLSILGNPSVVL
LDEPSTGMDPEGQQQMWQAIRATFRNTERGALLTTHYMAEAEAVCDRVAIMVSGRLRCIG
SIQHLKSKFGKDYLLEMKVKNLAQVEPLHAEILRLFPQAARQERYSSLMVYKLPVEDVQP
LAQAFFKLEKVKQSFDLEEYSLSQSTLEQVFLELSKEQELGDFEEDFDPSVKWKLLPQEE
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Sequence length 1621
Interactions View interactions
Associated diseases Disease information provided by ClinVar, GenCC, and GWAS databases.
Unknown
Disease term Disease name Evidence References Source
Coronary artery disease Coronary artery disease GWAS
Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Importantly, breast cancer patients bearing PRC2 LOF mutations displayed significantly worse prognosis compared with PRC2 wild-type patients GWAS, CBGDA
Metabolic Syndrome Metabolic Syndrome GWAS
Diabetes Diabetes GWAS
Associations from Text Mining
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Alcoholism Associate 24890784
Carcinoma Non Small Cell Lung Associate 36202977
Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Associate 26004606
Fibroadenoma Associate 26961242
Focal Cortical Dysplasia Associate 34301297
Focal cortical dysplasia of Taylor Associate 34301297
Multiple System Atrophy Associate 23948991
Osteosarcoma Inhibit 38315381
Ovarian Neoplasms Associate 24957074
Phyllodes Tumor Associate 26961242