CACNG8

ENSG00000142408
Target class
Auxiliary transport protein
Chromosome
19
Approved drugs
6
Clinical candidates (approved and in development)
9

Approved drugs
6
Clinical candidates (approved and in development)
9

Chemical probe available
No

Target name
CACNG8
Gene name
Calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit gamma 8
Gene symbol
CACNG8
Protein name
Voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-8 subunit (Neuronal voltage-gated calcium channel gamma-8 subunit) (Transmembrane AMPAR regulatory protein gamma-8) (TARP gamma-8)

Gene biotype
Protein coding
Gene family
Calcium channel auxiliary gamma subunits|MicroRNA protein coding host genes
Target class
Auxiliary transport protein
Target type
Human gene

Tissues expressed in
16
Highest tissue expression
39.37
Tissue specificity (Gini)
0.835
Tissue specificity (tau)
0.918

KEGG gene identifiers
  • hsa:59283
Protein interaction confidence
0.822429
Protein interaction partners
63

  • R-HSA-399719
  • R-HSA-5576892
  • R-HSA-5576893
  • R-HSA-5682910

End position
53990215
Start position
53962937
Chromosome
19
Strand
Forward

Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000142408
HGNC ID
NCBI Gene ID
59283
UniProt ID
Q8WXS5

  • Cell membrane
  • Multi-pass membrane protein . Postsynaptic density membrane .

Tissue specificity (tau)
0.918312
Expression inequality (Gini)
0.834574

Expression in transcripts per million

Brain - Frontal Cortex (BA9)
39.37
Brain - Cortex
30.58
Brain - Hippocampus
26.62
Brain - Anterior cingulate cortex (BA24)
23.86
Brain - Nucleus accumbens (basal ganglia)
19.56

Expression in transcripts per million

  • Brain - Frontal Cortex (BA9)39.37
  • Brain - Cortex30.58
  • Brain - Hippocampus26.62
  • Brain - Anterior cingulate cortex (BA24)23.86
  • Brain - Nucleus accumbens (basal ganglia)19.56
  • Brain - Amygdala15.85
  • Brain - Caudate (basal ganglia)12.17
  • Brain - Hypothalamus11.39
  • Brain - Putamen (basal ganglia)9.82
  • Cells - Cultured fibroblasts3.95
  • Brain - Substantia nigra3.1
  • Brain - Cerebellum3.03
  • Brain - Cerebellar Hemisphere2.92
  • Testis1.74
  • Brain - Spinal cord (cervical c-1)1.55
  • Pituitary1.09
  • Muscle - Skeletal0.25
  • Adipose - Subcutaneous0.17
  • Uterus0.16
  • Fallopian Tube0.15
  • Breast - Mammary Tissue0.13
  • Skin - Sun Exposed (Lower leg)0.13
  • Artery - Coronary0.13
  • Nerve - Tibial0.13
  • Cervix - Endocervix0.12

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

Biological processes

Molecular functions

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Drugs (11)