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c8a complement component 8, alpha polypeptide [ Callorhinchus milii (elephant shark) ]

Gene ID: 103185285, updated on 11-Mar-2024

Summary

Gene symbol
c8a
Gene description
complement component 8, alpha polypeptide
See related
Ensembl:ENSCMIG00000019480
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
MODEL
Organism
Callorhinchus milii
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Chondrichthyes; Holocephali; Chimaeriformes; Callorhinchidae; Callorhinchus
Orthologs
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Genomic context

Location:
chromosome: Un
Exon count:
11
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
101 current IMCB_Cmil_1.0 (GCF_018977255.1) Unplaced Scaffold NW_024704746.1 (2671242..2679711, complement)
100 previous assembly Callorhinchus_milii-6.1.3 (GCF_000165045.1) Unplaced Scaffold NW_006890165.1 (2357917..2367697, complement)

NW_024704746.1Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene DAB adaptor protein 1a Neighboring gene complement component 8, beta polypeptide Neighboring gene FYN binding protein 2 Neighboring gene protein kinase, AMP-activated, alpha 2 catalytic subunit

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

General gene information

Gene Ontology Provided by RefSeq

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables protein binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
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PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in immune response IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
part_of membrane attack complex IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
PubMed 

General protein information

Preferred Names
complement component C8 alpha chain
Names
complement C8 alpha chain

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Reference IMCB_Cmil_1.0 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NW_024704746.1 Reference IMCB_Cmil_1.0 Primary Assembly

    Range
    2671242..2679711 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_007903705.2XP_007901896.2  complement component C8 alpha chain

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A4W3JVJ7
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    smart00209
    Location:536578
    TSP1; Thrombospondin type 1 repeats
    smart00457
    Location:293487
    MACPF; membrane-attack complex / perforin
    cd00112
    Location:108139
    LDLa; Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor Class A domain, a cysteine-rich repeat that plays a central role in mammalian cholesterol metabolism; the receptor protein binds LDL and transports it into cells by endocytosis; 7 successive cysteine-rich repeats of about ...