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C8a complement C8 alpha chain [ Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) ]

Gene ID: 298288, updated on 17-Aug-2024

Summary

Official Symbol
C8aprovided by RGD
Official Full Name
complement C8 alpha chainprovided by RGD
Primary source
RGD:1308355
See related
EnsemblRapid:ENSRNOG00000007697 AllianceGenome:RGD:1308355
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
PROVISIONAL
Organism
Rattus norvegicus
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Rattus
Summary
Enables complement binding activity. Predicted to be involved in complement activation, classical pathway; cytolysis; and innate immune response. Predicted to act upstream of or within complement activation. Located in extracellular space. Biomarker of myocardial infarction. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in type I complement component 8 deficiency. Orthologous to human C8A (complement C8 alpha chain). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
Expression
Restricted expression toward (RPKM 2545.6) See more
Orthologs
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Genomic context

See C8a in Genome Data Viewer
Location:
5q34
Exon count:
11
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2024_02 current GRCr8 (GCF_036323735.1) 5 NC_086023.1 (124812131..124866631, complement)
RS_2023_06 previous assembly mRatBN7.2 (GCF_015227675.2) 5 NC_051340.1 (119583168..119637675, complement)
106 previous assembly Rnor_6.0 (GCF_000001895.5) 5 NC_005104.4 (124348536..124403117, complement)

Chromosome 5 - NC_086023.1Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene DAB adaptor protein 1 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC134486959 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC120102937 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC102547236 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC120103169 Neighboring gene complement C8 beta chain Neighboring gene metallothionein-2-like Neighboring gene FYN binding protein 2

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

Expression

  • Project title: A rat RNA-Seq transcriptomic BodyMap across 11 organs and 4 developmental stages A rat RNA-Seq transcriptomic BodyMap across 11 organs and 4 developmental stages
  • Description: 320 RNA samples isolated from 11 organs (adrenal gland, brain, heart, kidney, liver, lung, muscle, spleen, thymus, and testes or uterus) from both sexes of Fischer 344 rats across four developmental stages (2-, 6-, 21-, and 104-weeks-old)
  • BioProject: PRJNA238328
  • Publication: PMID 24510058
  • Analysis date: Mon Jun 6 17:44:12 2016

Pathways from PubChem

General gene information

Markers

Gene Ontology Provided by RGD

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables complement binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables protein-containing complex binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in complement activation IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within complement activation ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in complement activation, alternative pathway IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in complement activation, classical pathway IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in innate immune response IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in killing of cells of another organism IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in extracellular region IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
is_active_in extracellular space IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in extracellular space IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
part_of membrane attack complex IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
part_of membrane attack complex ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 

General protein information

Preferred Names
complement component C8 alpha chain
Names
complement component 8 alpha subunit
complement component 8, alpha polypeptide

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001106670.1NP_001100140.1  complement component C8 alpha chain precursor

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001100140.1

    Status: PROVISIONAL

    Source sequence(s)
    CH473998
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A6JRT8, D3ZWD6
    Related
    ENSRNOP00000063871.3, ENSRNOT00000067850.4
    Conserved Domains (4) summary
    smart00209
    Location:545587
    TSP1; Thrombospondin type 1 repeats
    smart00457
    Location:289492
    MACPF; membrane-attack complex / perforin
    pfam00057
    Location:95130
    Ldl_recept_a; Low-density lipoprotein receptor domain class A
    cl15697
    Location:237293
    ADF_gelsolin; Actin depolymerization factor/cofilin- and gelsolin-like domains

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_036323735.1-RS_2024_02

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCr8

Genomic

  1. NC_086023.1 Reference GRCr8

    Range
    124812131..124866631 complement
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    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)