ANGPTL8 (angiopoietin like 8)
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Gene
Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
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| Entrez ID | 55908 |
| Gene name | Angiopoietin like 8 |
| Gene symbol | ANGPTL8 |
| Synonyms (NCBI Gene) |
C19orf80PRO1185PVPA599RIFLTD26
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| Chromosome | 19 |
| Chromosome location | 19p13.2 |
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Gene ontology (GO)
Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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Other IDs
Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
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Protein
Protein information from UniProt database.
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UniProt ID
Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
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Q6UXH0 |
| Protein name | Angiopoietin-like protein 8 (Betatrophin) (Lipasin) (Refeeding-induced fat and liver protein) |
| Protein function | Hormone that acts as a blood lipid regulator by regulating serum triglyceride levels (PubMed:22569073, PubMed:22809513, PubMed:23150577). May be involved in the metabolic transition between fasting and refeeding: required to direct fatty acids t |
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| Tissue specificity | TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Predominantly expressed in liver. Also expressed in adipose tissues. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22569073, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22809513}. |
| Sequence |
MPVPALCLLWALAMVTRPASAAPMGGPELAQHEELTLLFHGTLQLGQALNGVYRTTEGRL |
| Sequence length | 198 |
| Interactions | View interactions |
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Pathways
Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
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Related Genes
Genes most often co-reported with ANGPTL8 across shared curated disease and pathway associations.
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Diseases Linked via Similar Genes
Diseases curated for genes most similar to ANGPTL8 (see Related Genes above), that are NOT already directly curated for ANGPTL8 itself -- a lead worth checking, not a confirmed association.
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