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AKAP8 A-kinase anchoring protein 8

Gene ID: 10270, updated on 3-Nov-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: AKAP-8; AKAP95; AKAP 95; AKAP-95

Summary

This gene encodes a member of the A-kinase anchor protein family. A-kinase anchor proteins are scaffold proteins that contain a binding domain for the RI/RII subunit of protein kinase A (PKA) and recruit PKA and other signaling molecules to specific subcellular locations. This gene encodes a nuclear A-kinase anchor protein that binds to the RII alpha subunit of PKA and may play a role in chromosome condensation during mitosis by targeting PKA and the condensin complex to chromatin. A pseudogene of this gene is located on the short arm of chromosome 9. [provided by RefSeq, May 2011]

Genomic context

Location:
19p13.12
Sequence:
Chromosome: 19; NC_000019.10 (15353385..15379787, complement)
Total number of exons:
14

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