Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 56978
Gene name PR/SET domain 8
Gene symbol PRDM8
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
EPM10KMT8DPFM5
Chromosome 4
Chromosome location 4q21.21
Summary This gene encodes a protein that belongs to a conserved family of histone methyltransferases that predominantly act as negative regulators of transcription. The encoded protein contains an N-terminal Su(var)3-9, Enhancer-of-zeste, and Trithorax (SET) doma
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs863225286 T>C Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT025734 hsa-miR-7-5p Microarray 17612493
MIRT737368 hsa-miR-20a-5p Immunoprecipitaion (IP)qRT-PCR 32344701
MIRT1260363 hsa-miR-1275 CLIP-seq
MIRT1260364 hsa-miR-1323 CLIP-seq
MIRT1260365 hsa-miR-1908 CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0003677 Function DNA binding IEA
GO:0003682 Function Chromatin binding IEA
GO:0003714 Function Transcription corepressor activity IEA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 22961547
GO:0005634 Component Nucleus IBA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
616639 13993 ENSG00000152784
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9NQV8
Protein name PR domain zinc finger protein 8 (EC 2.1.1.-) (PR domain-containing protein 8)
Protein function Probable histone methyltransferase, preferentially acting on 'Lys-9' of histone H3 (By similarity). Involved in the control of steroidogenesis through transcriptional repression of steroidogenesis marker genes such as CYP17A1 and LHCGR (By simil
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00096 zf-C2H2 666 688 Zinc finger, C2H2 type Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in brain, heart, skeletal muscle, testes, prostate. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22961547}.
Sequence
MEDTGIQRGIWDGDAKAVQQCLTDIFTSVYTTCDIPENAIFGPCVLSHTSLYDSIAFIAL
KSTDKRTVPYIFRVDTSAANGSSEGLMWLRLVQSARDKEEQNLEAYIKNGQLFYRSLRRI
AKDEELLVWYGKELTELLLLCPSRSHNKMNGSSPYTCLECSQRFQFEFPYVAHLRFRCPK
RLHSADISPQDEQGGGVGTKDHGGGGGGGKDQQQQQQEAPLGPGPKFCKAGPLHHYPSPS
PESSNPSAAAGGSSAKPSTDFHNLARELENSRGGSSCSPAQSLSSGSGSGGGGGHQEAEL
SPDGIATGGGKGKRKFPEEAAEGGGGAGLVGGRGRFVERPLPASKEDLVCTPQQYRASGS
YFGLEENGRLFAPPSPETGEAKRSAFVEVKKAARAASLQEEGTADGAGVASEDQDAGGGG
GSSTPAAASPVGAEKLLAPRPGGPLPSRLEGGSPARGSAFTSVPQLGSAGSTSGGGGTGA
GAAGGAGGGQGAASDERKSAFSQPARSFSQLSPLVLGQKLGALEPCHPADGVGPTRLYPA
AADPLAVKLQGAADLNGGCGSLPSGGGGLPKQSPFLYATAFWPKSSAAAAAAAAAAAAGP
LQLQLPSALTLLPPSFTSLCLPAQNWCAKCNASFRMTSDLVYHMRSHHKKEYAMEPLVKR
RREEKLKCPICNESFRERHHLSRHMTSHN
Sequence length 689
Interactions View interactions
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Early-onset Lafora body disease Pathogenic rs863225286 RCV000201931
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
ANDROGENETIC ALOPECIA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ATRIAL FLUTTER GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Action Myoclonus-Renal Failure Syndrome Action Myoclonus-Renal Failure Syndrome CTD_human_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anemia Aplastic Aplastic anemia Pubtator 26909595, 32819411 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Arthritis Rheumatoid Rheumatoid arthritis Pubtator 31037071 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Atypical Inclusion-Body Disease Inclusion-Body Disease CTD_human_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Bone Marrow Failure Disorders Bone marrow failure syndromes Pubtator 26909595, 32819411 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Bone Marrow failure syndromes Bone marrow failure syndrome BEFREE 26909595
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Cerebellar Ataxia Cerebellar ataxia Pubtator 37584462 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Cerebellar Ataxia Deafness and Narcolepsy Cerebellar ataxia, deafness, and narcolepsy Pubtator 37584462 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Dementia Dementia Pubtator 37584462 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Dementia Dementia HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only