CBX8
Sign in to saveAlso known as PC3, RC1, chromobox 8
Chromobox protein homolog 8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CBX8 gene.
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Within Vinony's link graph, CBX8 is referenced by 3 other articles, and connects out to PubMed, human chromosome 17 and Ensembl genome database project.
It is catalogued under the topic Genes on human chromosome 17.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Gene data
CBX8- Name
- chromobox 8
- Type
- protein-coding
- Position
- 79,792,132–79,801,683 (−)
- Aliases
- PC3, RC1
- Ensembl
- ENSG00000141570
- RefSeq RNA
- NM_020649.3
- RefSeq protein
- NP_065700.1
Enables methylated histone binding activity. Involved in negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Located in chromatin and nucleoplasm. Part of PRC1 complex. Biomarker of esophagus squamous cell carcinoma and glioblastoma. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
Gene Ontology
Biological process
Molecular function
Pathways
via MyGene.info
Gene · Ensembl
chromobox 8
- Symbol
- CBX8
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 17:79,792,132-79,801,683
- Strand
- Reverse (−)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- gene
- Image
- Protein CBX8 PDB 2dnv.png
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- HomoloGene ID
- 32199
- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/57332
- chromosome
- human chromosome 17
- genomic start
- 77765931
- genomic end
- 77775482
- cytogenetic location
- 17q25.3
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Interactions
- References
- External links
- Further reading
Chromobox protein homolog 8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CBX8 gene.
==Interactions== CBX8 has been shown to interact with RING1 and MLLT1.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “CBX8” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.