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Zdhhc8 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Zdhhc8
  • Name
    zinc finger, DHHC domain containing 8
  • Synonyms
    D16H22S1738E, E330009O14Rik, MGC:7847, Op53c05
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1338012
    NCBI Gene: 27801
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr16:18038617-18053000 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 16, 11.29 cM
  • Mapping Data
    5 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    7 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1338012
 protein coding gene Chr16:18038612-18056471 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200045932
 protein coding gene Chr16:15035382-15049765 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195034043
 protein coding gene Chr16:14592704-14607087 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220043170
 protein coding gene Chr16:14908971-14923354 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180038793
 protein coding gene Chr16:14833967-14848357 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175040712
 protein coding gene Chr16:14978943-14993332 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215038748
 protein coding gene Chr16:14700051-14714434 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0020539
 protein coding gene Chr16:14715381-14729814 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005040544
 protein coding gene Chr16:14906320-14920718 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210041269
 protein coding gene Chr16:14995257-15009646 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185030401
 protein coding gene Chr16:14939868-14954257 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205045212
 protein coding gene Chr16:14949391-14963775 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000052536
 protein coding gene Chr16:15033987-15048386 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230038358
 protein coding gene Chr16:17519291-17533674 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190040907
 protein coding gene Chr16:15081298-15095682 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225036049
 protein coding gene Chr16:20765116-20779499 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010040957
 protein coding gene Chr16:14914803-14929195 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010040254
 protein coding gene Chr16:14926577-14940918 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005041165
 protein coding gene Chr16:15075409-15089765 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    ZDHHC8, zDHHC palmitoyltransferase 8
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    ZDHHC8, zDHHC palmitoyltransferase 8
  • Synonyms
    DHHC8, ZDHHCL1, ZNF378
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 29801
    UniProt: Q9ULC8

  • Chr Location
    22q11.21; chr22:20129456-20148007 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • References
    6 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    6 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    156 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Homozygous null females display impaired prepulse inhibition and reduced exploration in new environments. Homozygous null males display normal prepulse inhibition and only a slight decrease in exploration.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    41
  • GO References
    14
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    673
  • Tissues
    38
  • cDNA Data
    48
  • Literature Summary
    6
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic ENSMUSG00000060166 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 14384 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript ENSMUST00000076957 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 4868 Not Applicable  
polypeptide ENSMUSP00000076224 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 762 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 57
    Genomic 7
    cDNA 48
    Primer pair 1
    Other 1

    Microarray probesets 4
Other
Accession IDs
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MGI:1927905, MGI:2442027
References
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  • Summaries
    All 196
    Developmental Gene Expression 6
    Diseases 6
    Gene Ontology 14
    Phenotypes 156
  • Earliest
    J:54501 Lund J, et al., Sequence-ready physical map of the mouse chromosome 16 region with conserved synteny to the human velocardiofacial syndrome region on 22q11.2. Mamm Genome. 1999 May;10(5):438-43
  • Latest
    J:390319 Son GY, et al., Dysregulated calcium signaling underlies hyposalivation and microbial dysbiosis in Down syndrome. Cell Rep. 2026 Jul 1;:117619
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