Gene: LHX8

Basic information

Tag Content
Uniprot ID Q68G74; E9PGE3;
Entrez ID 431707
Genbank protein ID AAH40321.1
Genbank nucleotide ID NM_001001933.1; NM_001256114.1;
Ensembl protein ID ENSP00000294638; ENSP00000348597;
Ensembl nucleotide ID ENSG00000162624
Gene name LIM/homeobox protein Lhx8
Gene symbol LHX8
Organism Homo sapiens
NCBI taxa ID 9606
Cleft type
Developmental stage
Data sources Manually collected
Reference 21462296
Functional description Transcription factor involved in differentiation of certain neurons and mesenchymal cells.
Sequence
MQILSRCQGL MSEECGRTTA LAAGRTRKGA GEEGLVSPEG AGDEDSCSSS APLSPSSSPR 60
SMASGSGCPP GKCVCNSCGL EIVDKYLLKV NDLCWHVRCL SCSVCRTSLG RHTSCYIKDK 120
DIFCKLDYFR RYGTRCSRCG RHIHSTDWVR RAKGNVYHLA CFACFSCKRQ LSTGEEFALV 180
EEKVLCRVHY DCMLDNLKRE VENGNGISVE GALLTEQDVN HPKPAKRART SFTADQLQVM 240
QAQFAQDNNP DAQTLQKLAE RTGLSRRVIQ VWFQNCRARH KKHVSPNHSS STPVTAVPPS 300
RLSPPMLEEM AYSAYVPQDG TMLTALHSYM DAHSPTTLGL QPLLPHSMTQ LPISHT 356

Abbreviation :
CLO : cleft lip only. CPO : cleft palate only. CLP : cleft lip and palate. CL/P : cleft lip with/without cleft palate.
For humans: CL/P, CLO, CPO, and CLP. For mice: CLO, CLP, and CPO.

Gene expression information

Gene expression in different tissues (GTEx V7)

  

Gene expression in different tissues (ENCODE)

  

Protein structural annotations

3D structure in PDB database

There is no related protein structure for this gene.

Protein disorder information

Orthologous information

Relation Gene symbol Entrez ID UniProt ID Cleft type Developmental stage Species Evidence Details
1:1 orthologLHX8431707Q68G74Homo sapiensPublicationMore>>
1:1 orthologLhx816875O35652CPOE14.5Mus musculusPublicationMore>>
1:1 orthologLHX8469353H2R2T0Pan troglodytesPredictionMore>>
1:1 orthologLhx8365963G3V6V6Rattus norvegicusPredictionMore>>
1:1 orthologlhx8aA5PMV8Danio rerioPredictionMore>>

Identified variants/mutations related to cleft phenotype

Gene symbol Significant Variants/SNPS Methods PubMed ID
LHX8haplotype combination rs17565565C/rs6593568AGenotyping21462296

Other genetic variants/mutations

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Disease or phenotype associated information

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Gene Ontology (GO)/biological pathways

GO:Molecular Function

GO ID GO Term Evidence
GO:0000977 RNA polymerase II regulatory region sequence-specific DNA bindingIBA
GO:0000981 DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specificISA
GO:0000981 DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specificISM
GO:0000981 DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specificIBA
GO:0005515 protein bindingIPI
GO:0046872 metal ion bindingIEA

GO:Biological Process

GO ID GO Term Evidence
GO:0007611 learning or memoryIEA
GO:0008585 female gonad developmentIEA
GO:0021884 forebrain neuron developmentIBA
GO:0030182 neuron differentiationIBA
GO:0042475 odontogenesis of dentin-containing toothIEA
GO:0045944 positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase IIIBA

GO:Cellular Component

GO ID GO Term Evidence
GO:0000790 nuclear chromatinISA
GO:0001674 female germ cell nucleusIEA
GO:0005634 nucleusIBA

Reactome Pathway

Reactome ID Reactome Term Evidence

Drugs and compounds information

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Functional annotations

Keywords

Keyword ID Keyword Term
KW-0025 Alternative splicing
KW-0238 DNA-binding
KW-0371 Homeobox
KW-0440 LIM domain
KW-0479 Metal-binding
KW-0539 Nucleus
KW-1185 Reference proteome
KW-0677 Repeat
KW-0804 Transcription
KW-0805 Transcription regulation
KW-0862 Zinc

Interpro

InterPro ID InterPro Term
IPR009057 Homeobox-like_sf
IPR017970 Homeobox_CS
IPR001356 Homeobox_dom
IPR001781 Znf_LIM

PROSITE

PROSITE ID PROSITE Term
PS00027 HOMEOBOX_1
PS50071 HOMEOBOX_2
PS00478 LIM_DOMAIN_1
PS50023 LIM_DOMAIN_2

Pfam

Pfam ID Pfam Term
PF00046 Homeodomain
PF00412 LIM

Protein-protein interaction

Protein-miRNA interaction