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Entrez ID	7478
Gene name	Wnt family member 8A
Gene symbol	WNT8A
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)	WNT8D
Chromosome	5
Chromosome location	5q31.2
Summary	The WNT gene family consists of structurally related genes which encode secreted signaling proteins. These proteins have been implicated in oncogenesis and in several developmental processes, including regulation of cell fate and patterning during embryog

miRTarBase ID	miRNA	Experiments	Reference
MIRT021425	hsa-miR-9-5p	Microarray	17612493
MIRT2369233	hsa-miR-4680-5p	CLIP-seq

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GO ID	Ontology	Definition	Evidence	Reference
GO:0005102	Function	Signaling receptor binding	IEA
GO:0005109	Function	Frizzled binding	IBA
GO:0005109	Function	Frizzled binding	NAS	11408932
GO:0005125	Function	Cytokine activity	IBA
GO:0005576	Component	Extracellular region	IEA
GO:0005576	Component	Extracellular region	TAS
GO:0005615	Component	Extracellular space	IBA
GO:0005615	Component	Extracellular space	ISS
GO:0009948	Process	Anterior/posterior axis specification	ISS
GO:0009950	Process	Dorsal/ventral axis specification	ISS
GO:0014034	Process	Neural crest cell fate commitment	ISS
GO:0016055	Process	Wnt signaling pathway	IEA
GO:0030182	Process	Neuron differentiation	IBA
GO:0031012	Component	Extracellular matrix	ISS
GO:0032526	Process	Response to retinoic acid	NAS	11956596
GO:0045165	Process	Cell fate commitment	IBA
GO:0045944	Process	Positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	ISS
GO:0048018	Function	Receptor ligand activity	IDA	28733458
GO:0048018	Function	Receptor ligand activity	NAS	11408932
GO:0060070	Process	Canonical Wnt signaling pathway	IBA
GO:0060070	Process	Canonical Wnt signaling pathway	IDA	28733458
GO:0060070	Process	Canonical Wnt signaling pathway	ISS
GO:0060070	Process	Canonical Wnt signaling pathway	NAS	11408932
GO:0062009	Process	Secondary palate development	IMP	18413325

MIM	HGNC	e!Ensembl
606360	12788	ENSG00000061492

Q9H1J5

Protein name

Protein Wnt-8a (Protein Wnt-8d)

Protein function

Ligand for members of the frizzled family of seven transmembrane receptors. Plays a role in embryonic patterning.

PDB

7KC4

Family and domains

Pfam

Accession	ID	Position in sequence	Description	Type
PF00110	wnt	33 → 337	wnt family	Family

Sequence

MGNLFMLWAALGICCAAFSASAWSVNNFLITGPKAYLTYTTSVALGAQSGIEECKFQFAW
ERWNCPENALQLSTHNRLRSATRETSFIHAISSAGVMYIITKNCSMGDFENCGCDGSNNG
KTGGHGWIWGGCSDNVEFGERISKLFVDSLEKGKDARALMNLHNNRAGRLAVRATMKRTC
KCHGISGSCSIQTCWLQLAEFREMGDYLKAKYDQALKIEMDKRQLRAGNSAEGHWVPAEA
FLPSAEAELIFLEESPDYCTCNSSLGIYGTEGRECLQNSHNTSRWERRSCGRLCTECGLQ
VEERKTEVISSCNCKFQWCCTVKCDQCRHVVSKYYCARSPGSAQSLGKGSA

Sequence length

351

Interactions

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KEGG Pathway	Reactome Pathway
mTOR signaling pathway	WNT ligand biogenesis and trafficking
Wnt signaling pathway	Disassembly of the destruction complex and recruitment of AXIN to the membrane
Hippo signaling pathway
Signaling pathways regulating pluripotency of stem cells
Melanogenesis
Cushing syndrome
Alzheimer disease
Pathways of neurodegeneration - multiple diseases
Human papillomavirus infection
Pathways in cancer
Proteoglycans in cancer
Basal cell carcinoma
Breast cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Gastric cancer

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)

Phenotype Name	Clinical Significance	Source	Reference	Evidence Score
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 (6)
ALZHEIMER DISEASE	—	GWAS catalog	39998322	★★★★★ ★★☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION	—	CTD, Disgenet, GWAS catalog CTD, Disgenet, GWAS catalog CTD, Disgenet, GWAS catalog	22544366, 29892015, 30061737, 34594039, 36653681, 40645996	★★★★★ ★★☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ATRIAL FLUTTER	—	GWAS catalog	39024449	★★★★★ ★★☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Hypospadias	Uncertain significance	ClinVar Disgenet	—	★★★★★ ★★★☆☆ Reported in Unknown/Other Associations (≥2 sources)
TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS	—	GWAS catalog	32541925, 38374256	★★★★★ ★★☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
WNT8A-related disorder	Likely benign	ClinVar	—	★★★★★ ★★☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations

Disease Name	Disease (Merged)	Source	PMID	Relationship Type	Evidence Score
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining Show/Hide Text Mining Associations (10)
Atrial Fibrillation	Atrial Fibrillation	GWASDB_DG	22544366		★★★★★ ★★☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Atrial Fibrillation	Atrial Fibrillation	GWASCAT_DG	22544366, 30061737		★★★★★ ★★☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Atrial Fibrillation	Atrial Fibrillation	CTD_human_DG	22544366		★★★★★ ★★☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Atrial Fibrillation	Atrial Fibrillation	BEFREE	25391453		★★★★★ ★★☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Germ cell tumor	Tumor	BEFREE	11408932		★★★★★ ★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Hearing Loss	Hearing loss	Pubtator	35322580	Associate	★★★★★ ★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Hirschsprung Disease	Hirschsprung Disease	BEFREE	23836442		★★★★★ ★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Orofacial Cleft 1	Orofacial cleft	Pubtator	18413325	Associate	★★★★★ ★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation	Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation	CTD_human_DG	22544366		★★★★★ ★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Periapical Periodontitis	Periapical periodontitis	Pubtator	31831777	Associate	★★★★★ ★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only

Related Gene	Shared Diseases	Shared Disease Names	Shared Pathways	Shared Pathway Names	Shared Evidence Sources	Shared Evidence Names
KDM1B	1	["Atrial flutter"]	0	[]	3	["CTD (Atrial fibrillation)","Disgenet (Atrial fibrillation)","GWAS catalog (Atrial flutter)"]
SUN1	1	["Atrial flutter"]	0	[]	3	["CTD (Atrial fibrillation)","Disgenet (Atrial fibrillation)","GWAS catalog (Atrial flutter)"]
WNT3	0	[]	12	["mTOR signaling pathway","Wnt signaling pathway","Hippo signaling pathway","Signaling pathways regulating pluripotency of stem cells","Melanogenesis","Cushing syndrome","Proteoglycans in cancer","Basal cell carcinoma","Breast cancer","Hepatocellular carcinoma","Gastric cancer","WNT ligand biogenesis and trafficking"]	2	["CTD (Atrial fibrillation)","Disgenet (Atrial fibrillation)"]
WNT8B	0	[]	13	["mTOR signaling pathway","Wnt signaling pathway","Hippo signaling pathway","Signaling pathways regulating pluripotency of stem cells","Melanogenesis","Cushing syndrome","Proteoglycans in cancer","Basal cell carcinoma","Breast cancer","Hepatocellular carcinoma","Gastric cancer","Disassembly of the destruction complex and recruitment of AXIN to the membrane"]	0	[]
WNT2	0	[]	12	["mTOR signaling pathway","Wnt signaling pathway","Hippo signaling pathway","Signaling pathways regulating pluripotency of stem cells","Melanogenesis","Cushing syndrome","Proteoglycans in cancer","Basal cell carcinoma","Breast cancer","Hepatocellular carcinoma","Gastric cancer","WNT ligand biogenesis and trafficking"]	0	[]

WNT8A (Wnt family member 8A)

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