GJA8

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q18025973
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GJA8

Summary

GJA8 is a gene[1]. GJA8 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • GJA8's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • GJA8 is a type of protein-coding gene[4].
  • GJA8's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 3857[5].
  • GJA8's genomic start is recorded as 147374946[6].
  • GJA8's genomic start is recorded as 147902795[7].
  • GJA8's genomic end is recorded as 147381393[8].
  • GJA8's genomic end is recorded as 147909269[9].
  • GJA8's ortholog is recorded as Gja8[10].
  • GJA8's ortholog is recorded as Gja8[11].
  • GJA8's ortholog is recorded as gja8b[12].
  • GJA8's encodes is recorded as Gap junction protein alpha 8[13].
  • GJA8's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[14].
  • GJA8's chromosome is recorded as human chromosome 1[15].
  • GJA8's genetic association is recorded as cataract 1 multiple types[16].
  • GJA8's genetic association is recorded as Cataract-microcornea syndrome[17].
  • GJA8's genetic association is recorded as cataract[18].
  • GJA8's strand orientation is recorded as forward strand[19].
  • GJA8's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/2703[20].
  • GJA8's cytogenetic location is recorded as 1q21.2[21].
  • GJA8's expressed in is recorded as left testis[22].
  • GJA8's expressed in is recorded as right testis[23].
  • GJA8's expressed in is recorded as muscle tissue[24].
  • GJA8's expressed in is recorded as kidney[25].
  • GJA8's expressed in is recorded as human kidney[26].
  • GJA8's expressed in is recorded as connective tissue[27].

Why It Matters

GJA8 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2] GJA8 is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . NCBI homo sapiens annotation release 107. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Identifiers.org. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genetic association cataract 1 multiple types, Cataract-microcornea syndrome, cataract
    Subclass of
    Chromosome human chromosome 1
    Strand orientation forward strand
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