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Rab8a Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Rab8a
  • Name
    RAB8A, member RAS oncogene family
  • Synonyms
    Mel
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:96960
    NCBI Gene: 17274
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    3 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr8:72915044-72935210 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 8, 34.84 cM
  • Mapping Data
    6 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    541 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_96960
 protein coding gene Chr8:72915044-72937748 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0033773
 protein coding gene Chr8:72641812-72668224 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0033756
 protein coding gene Chr8:69712380-69735093 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0033682
 protein coding gene Chr8:71769770-71792761 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0033750
 protein coding gene Chr8:69838467-69862487 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0033459
 protein coding gene Chr8:72395123-72419686 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0034270
 protein coding gene Chr8:75391736-75415434 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0031211
 protein coding gene Chr8:64225850-64248130 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0032787
 protein coding gene Chr8:71742639-71767251 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0033438
 protein coding gene Chr8:78080199-78103079 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0033592
 protein coding gene Chr8:69445201-69473439 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0033537
 protein coding gene Chr8:68523683-68546778 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0033681
 protein coding gene Chr8:72736588-72759437 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0033581
 protein coding gene Chr8:80587721-80611916 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0034287
 protein coding gene Chr8:71792448-71815740 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0032494
 protein coding gene Chr8:68706933-68729983 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0032331
 protein coding gene Chr8:70761875-70784710 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0032902
 protein coding gene Chr8:72136094-72160297 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    RAB8A, RAB8A, member RAS oncogene family
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    RAB8A, RAB8A, member RAS oncogene family
  • Synonyms
    MEL, RAB8
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 4218
    neXtProt AC: NX_P61006
    UniProt: P61006

  • Chr Location
    19p13.11; chr19:16111889-16134234 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    9 phenotypes from 4 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    10 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    24 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Mice homozygous for a null allele die 3 to 4 weeks after birth and exhibit cachexia, diarrhea, intestinal swelling, shortened microvilli with inclusion bodies, and a failure to absorb nutrients.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    100
  • GO References
    22
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
non-membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    718
  • Tissues
    7
  • cDNA Data
    14
  • Literature Summary
    7
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 17274 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 20167 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_023126 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2012 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide P55258 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 207 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 19
      Genomic 3
      cDNA 14
      Primer pair 2

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-12190, MGI:2142414
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 88
      Developmental Gene Expression 7
      Gene Ontology 22
      Phenotypes 24
    • Earliest
      J:10993 Saunders AM, et al., A molecular genetic linkage map of mouse chromosome 7. Genomics. 1990 Nov;8(3):525-35
    • Latest
      J:345621 Adams DJ, et al., Genetic determinants of micronucleus formation in vivo. Nature. 2024 Mar;627(8002):130-136
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    10/29/2024
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