Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 1024
Gene name Cyclin dependent kinase 8
Gene symbol CDK8
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
IDDHBAK35
Chromosome 13
Chromosome location 13q12.13
Summary This gene encodes a member of the cyclin-dependent protein kinase (CDK) family. CDK family members are known to be important regulators of cell cycle progression. This kinase and its regulatory subunit, cyclin C, are components of the Mediator transcripti
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs1565977796 C>A,T Pathogenic Intron variant, missense variant, genic upstream transcript variant, coding sequence variant, 5 prime UTR variant, stop gained
rs1593218885 C>G Pathogenic Genic upstream transcript variant, 5 prime UTR variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs1593218890 G>A Pathogenic Genic upstream transcript variant, 5 prime UTR variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs1593310364 A>G Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT001021 hsa-miR-26a-5p Western blot 18713946
MIRT047736 hsa-miR-10a-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT041203 hsa-miR-193b-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT054138 hsa-miR-107 Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 25163571
MIRT054138 hsa-miR-107 Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 25163571
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:0000166 Function Nucleotide binding IEA
GO:0000307 Component Cyclin-dependent protein kinase holoenzyme complex IDA 21806996
GO:0004672 Function Protein kinase activity IEA
GO:0004672 Function Protein kinase activity IMP 30905399
GO:0004672 Function Protein kinase activity TAS 7568034
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
603184 1779 ENSG00000132964
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P49336
Protein name Cyclin-dependent kinase 8 (EC 2.7.11.22) (EC 2.7.11.23) (Cell division protein kinase 8) (Mediator complex subunit CDK8) (Mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription subunit CDK8) (Protein kinase K35)
Protein function Component of the Mediator complex, a coactivator involved in regulated gene transcription of nearly all RNA polymerase II-dependent genes. Mediator functions as a bridge to convey information from gene-specific regulatory proteins to the basal R
PDB 3RGF , 4CRL , 4F6S , 4F6U , 4F6W , 4F70 , 4F7J , 4F7L , 4F7N , 4F7S , 4G6L , 5BNJ , 5CEI , 5FGK , 5HBE , 5HBH , 5HBJ , 5HNB , 5HVY , 5I5Z , 5ICP , 5IDN , 5IDP , 5XQX , 5XS2 , 6QTG , 6QTJ , 6R3S , 6T41 , 6TPA , 6Y0A , 8TQ2 , 8TQC , 8TQW , 9H8C , 9H8S
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00069 Pkinase 22 335 Protein kinase domain Domain
Sequence
Sequence length 464
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  Reactome
    PPARA activates gene expression
Generic Transcription Pathway
SMAD2/SMAD3:SMAD4 heterotrimer regulates transcription
Constitutive Signaling by NOTCH1 PEST Domain Mutants
Constitutive Signaling by NOTCH1 HD+PEST Domain Mutants
Transcriptional regulation of white adipocyte differentiation
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Complex neurodevelopmental disorder with or without congenital anomalies Pathogenic rs1565977796 RCV003994184
Intellectual developmental disorder with hypotonia and behavioral abnormalities Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs2137842716, rs2138050429, rs1565977796, rs1593218885, rs1593218890, rs1875421510, rs1593310364, rs1011754140, rs1875421918 RCV002464991
RCV002509898
RCV004555461
RCV000993854
RCV000993855
RCV000993856
RCV000993857
RCV000993858
RCV001262767
RCV001290425
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
CDK8-related disorder Uncertain significance; Likely benign; Benign rs2542450009, rs1343109895, rs2542395043, rs17083996, rs191644469, rs1234935912, rs1266450534, rs140567276 RCV003404180
RCV003392933
RCV004731561
RCV003931357
RCV003909532
RCV003893660
RCV003937338
RCV003961539
Intellectual disability Uncertain significance rs762174167 RCV003994693
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Adenocarcinoma Associate 31382571
Agenesis of Corpus Callosum Associate 30905399
Bantu siderosis Associate 18840782
Breast Neoplasms Associate 24427329, 31382571, 33173974, 33291686, 33686962
Carcinogenesis Associate 28416637
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Associate 32354935
Carcinoma Non Small Cell Lung Associate 25400821
Cardiomyopathy Dilated Associate 38129817
Colorectal Neoplasms Associate 18794899, 18794900, 19790197, 22104393, 22379099, 29117556, 29955133, 33291686
Deafness nephritis ano rectal malformation Associate 30905399