PCDH8 report

I. Expression across cell types

II. Expression across tissues

sc-RNAseq data

Insufficient scRNA-seq data for expression of PCDH8 at tissue level.

III. Associated gene sets

GO_0099179Biological processregulation of synaptic membrane adhesion
GO_0007156Biological processhomophilic cell adhesion via plasma membrane adhesion molecules
GO_0007155Biological processcell adhesion
GO_0007268Biological processchemical synaptic transmission
GO_0050804Biological processmodulation of chemical synaptic transmission
GO_0001756Biological processsomitogenesis
GO_0007267Biological processcell-cell signaling
GO_0016331Biological processmorphogenesis of embryonic epithelium
GO_0098978Cellular componentglutamatergic synapse
GO_0098685Cellular componentSchaffer collateral - CA1 synapse
GO_0005886Cellular componentplasma membrane
GO_0042734Cellular componentpresynaptic membrane
GO_0045211Cellular componentpostsynaptic membrane
GO_0030425Cellular componentdendrite
GO_0005509Molecular functioncalcium ion binding

IV. Literature review

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Gene namePCDH8
Protein nameProtocadherin-8 (Arcadlin)
Synonyms
DescriptionFUNCTION: Calcium-dependent cell-adhesion protein (By similarity). May play a role in activity-induced synaptic reorganization underlying long term memory (By similarity). Could be involved in CDH2 internalization through TAOK2/p38 MAPK pathway. In hippocampal neurons, may play a role in the down-regulation of dendritic spines, maybe through its action on CDH2 endocytosis (By similarity). .

AccessionsO95206
ENST00000377942.7 [O95206-1]
ENST00000338862.5 [O95206-2]