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Usp8 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Usp8
  • Name
    ubiquitin specific peptidase 8
  • Synonyms
    mKIAA0055, Ubpy
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1934029
    NCBI Gene: 84092
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    7 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:126549280-126601234 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 61.76 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1259 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1934029
 protein coding gene Chr2:126549248-126601234 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0026443
 protein coding gene Chr2:129940671-129997199 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0026406
 protein coding gene Chr2:124672286-124728872 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0026382
 protein coding gene Chr2:128240367-128291993 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0026419
 protein coding gene Chr2:124949417-125001548 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0026162
 protein coding gene Chr2:128744506-128796385 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0026864
 protein coding gene Chr2:134066127-134124133 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0024241
 protein coding gene Chr2:119399377-119451705 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0025623
 protein coding gene Chr2:128957542-129011310 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0026142
 protein coding gene Chr2:138987925-139044980 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0026276
 protein coding gene Chr2:124087286-124143786 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0026240
 protein coding gene Chr2:122739900-122791637 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0026381
 protein coding gene Chr2:130192067-130246921 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0026260
 protein coding gene Chr2:143050864-143105685 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0026919
 protein coding gene Chr2:128266710-128328884 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0025359
 protein coding gene Chr2:123629211-123681700 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0025161
 protein coding gene Chr2:127346009-127399560 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0025697
 protein coding gene Chr2:129150040-129204787 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    USP8, ubiquitin specific peptidase 8
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    USP8, ubiquitin specific peptidase 8
  • Synonyms
    HumORF8, PITA4, SPG59, UBPY
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 9101
    neXtProt AC: NX_P40818
    UniProt: P40818

  • Chr Location
    15q21.2; chr15:50424380-50514421 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human USP8 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    12 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    16 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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Embryos homozygous for a knock-out allele appear severely growth retarded and disorganized at E9.5 and die in utero due to ventral-folding defects.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    52
  • GO References
    14
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
membraneless 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
    851
  • Tissues
    118
  • cDNA Data
    15
  • Literature Summary
    2
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 84092 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 51955 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001252580 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 4178 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q80U87 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 1080 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 15
      cDNA 15

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2139005, MGI:2139401
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 61
      Developmental Gene Expression 2
      Gene Ontology 14
      Phenotypes 16
    • Earliest
      J:109968 Roderick TH, et al., Nineteen paracentric chromosomal inversions in mice. Genetics. 1974 Jan;76(1):109-17
    • Latest
      J:354857 Li H, et al., USP8-governed GPX4 homeostasis orchestrates ferroptosis and cancer immunotherapy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Apr 16;121(16):e2315541121
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    12/10/2024
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