ACTL8

ACTL8
Identifiers
Aliases	ACTL8, CT57, actin like 8
External IDs	HomoloGene: 57127; GeneCards: ACTL8; OMA:ACTL8 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 1 (human)
End	17,827,063 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	oocyte; ; secondary oocyte; ; testicle; ; gonad; ; right testis; ; left testis; ; mucosa of transverse colon; ; rectum; ; frontal lobe; ; Cortex of frontal lobe;
	n/a
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	protein binding; cytoskeletal protein-membrane anchor activity;
Cellular component	cytoplasm; cytoskeleton; centrosome; dynactin complex; cell cortex region;
Biological process	epithelial cell differentiation; establishment of mitotic spindle orientation; nuclear migration along microtubule;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	81569
	n/a
	ENSG00000117148
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	Q9H568
	n/a
	NM_030812
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	NP_110439
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	Wikidata
View/Edit Human

Actin-like 8 is a protein in humans that is encoded by the ACTL8 gene. It is a protein that is used in making the intracellular architecture of cells. ^[3] ACTL8 expression is significantly upregulated in gastric cancer cells and is strongly associated with negative patient outcomes.^[4]