CLN8 Could play a role in cell proliferation during neuronal differentiation and in protection against cell death. Note: This description may include information from UniProtKB.
Protein type: Apoptosis; Cell development/differentiation; Endoplasmic reticulum; Membrane protein, integral; Membrane protein, multi-pass
Chromosomal Location of human Ortholog: 8p23.3
Cellular Component:  endoplasmic reticulum; endoplasmic reticulum membrane; endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi intermediate compartment; endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi intermediate compartment membrane; membrane; mitochondrion; presynapse
Molecular Function:  ceramide binding; protein binding
Biological Process:  adult walking behavior; associative learning; ceramide biosynthetic process; ceramide metabolic process; cholesterol metabolic process; glutamate reuptake; lipid biosynthetic process; lipid homeostasis; lipid transport; lysosome organization; mitochondrial membrane organization; musculoskeletal movement; negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process; negative regulation of proteolysis; nervous system development; neurofilament cytoskeleton organization; neuromuscular process controlling balance; neuromuscular process controlling posture; phospholipid metabolic process; photoreceptor cell maintenance; protein catabolic process; regulation of cell size; retina development in camera-type eye; retinal rod cell apoptotic process; social behavior; somatic motor neuron differentiation; visual perception
Disease: Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, Neuronal, 8; Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, Neuronal, 8, Northern Epilepsy Variant
Reference #:  Q9UBY8 (UniProtKB)
Alt. Names/Synonyms: C8orf61; ceroid-lipofuscinosis, neuronal 8; ceroid-lipofuscinosis, neuronal 8 (epilepsy, progressive with mental retardation); CLN8; CLN8 transmembrane ER and ERGIC protein; EPMR; FLJ39417; Protein CLN8; Q9UBY8; TLCD6
Gene Symbols: CLN8
Molecular weight: 32,787 Da
Basal Isoelectric point: 8.47  Predict pI for various phosphorylation states
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CLN8

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