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Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 54576
Gene name UDP glucuronosyltransferase family 1 member A8
Gene symbol UGT1A8
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
GNT1UDPGTUDPGT 1-1UDPGT 1-8UGT-1AUGT-1HUGT1UGT1-01UGT1-08UGT1.1UGT1.8UGT1AUGT1A1UGT1A8SUGT1HhUG-BR1
Chromosome 2
Chromosome location 2q37.1
Summary This gene encodes a UDP-glucuronosyltransferase, an enzyme of the glucuronidation pathway that transforms small lipophilic molecules, such as steroids, bilirubin, hormones, and drugs, into water-soluble, excretable metabolites. This gene is part of a comp
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT1473517 hsa-miR-1202 CLIP-seq
MIRT1473518 hsa-miR-136 CLIP-seq
MIRT1473519 hsa-miR-3120-5p CLIP-seq
MIRT1473520 hsa-miR-3130-3p CLIP-seq
MIRT1473521 hsa-miR-3194-5p CLIP-seq
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
CDX2 Activation 15044625
HNF1A Activation 15044625
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:0001889 Process Liver development IBA
GO:0001972 Function Retinoic acid binding IC 20308471
GO:0004857 Function Enzyme inhibitor activity IDA 19996319, 20610558
GO:0005496 Function Steroid binding IDA 19996319
GO:0005504 Function Fatty acid binding IDA 19996319
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
606433 12540 ENSG00000242366
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9HAW9
Protein name UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A8 (UGT1A8) (EC 2.4.1.17) (UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1-8) (UDPGT 1-8) (UGT1*8) (UGT1-08) (UGT1.8) (UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1-H) (UGT-1H) (UGT1H)
Protein function [Isoform 1]: UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) that catalyzes phase II biotransformation reactions in which lipophilic substrates are conjugated with glucuronic acid to increase the metabolite's water solubility, thereby facilitating excretion i
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00201 UDPGT 26 → 521 UDP-glucoronosyl and UDP-glucosyl transferase Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: [Isoform 1]: Expressed in kidney, colon and small intestine (PubMed:18004212). Not expressed in liver (PubMed:18004212). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18004212}.; TISSUE SPECIFICITY: [Isoform 2]: Expressed in liver, kidney, colon and small intes
Sequence
Sequence length 530
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
KEGG Pathway Reactome Pathway
Pentose and glucuronate interconversions Glucuronidation
Ascorbate and aldarate metabolism  
Steroid hormone biosynthesis  
Retinol metabolism  
Porphyrin metabolism  
Metabolism of xenobiotics by cytochrome P450  
Drug metabolism - cytochrome P450  
Drug metabolism - other enzymes  
Metabolic pathways  
Biosynthesis of cofactors  
Bile secretion  
Chemical carcinogenesis - DNA adducts  
Chemical carcinogenesis - receptor activation  
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)
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.
Show/Hide Unknown Diseases (19)
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Reference Evidence Score
ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER — GWAS catalog 20732626
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Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER — CTD 35663546
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Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BILIRUBIN METABOLISM DISEASE — GWAS catalog 39024449
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Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CHOLELITHIASIS — GWAS catalog 22558097, 30504769, 34594039, 34651315, 37965154, 39024449
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Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CRIGLER NAJJAR SYNDROME, TYPE 1 — Disgenet —
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Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Show/Hide Text Mining Associations (66)
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
alpha-Thalassemia alpha Thalassemia BEFREE 27557546
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Found in Text Mining only
alpha^+^ Thalassemia alpha Thalassemia BEFREE 27557546
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Found in Text Mining only
Anemia, Sickle Cell Anemia BEFREE 12850481, 18392554
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Found in Text Mining only
Anemia, Sickle Cell Anemia GWASCAT_DG 22558097
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Found in Text Mining only
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia BEFREE 24057187
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Found in Text Mining only
beta Thalassemia beta Thalassemia BEFREE 18081723, 19021734, 9375768
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Found in Text Mining only
beta^+^ Thalassemia beta Thalassemia BEFREE 18081723, 9375768
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Found in Text Mining only
Breast Carcinoma Breast Carcinoma BEFREE 21750172, 30009768
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Found in Text Mining only
Breast Neoplasms Breast neoplasm Pubtator 21750172, 34886806 Associate
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Found in Text Mining only
Carcinoma Carcinoma BEFREE 27690298
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Found in Text Mining only