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Cln8 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Cln8
  • Name
    CLN8 transmembrane ER and ERGIC protein
  • Synonyms
    ceroid-lipofuscinosis, neuronal 8, Tlcd6
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1349447
    NCBI Gene: 26889
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    11 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr8:14931335-14951720 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 8, 7.59 cM
  • Mapping Data
    7 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    674 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1349447
 protein coding gene Chr8:14931335-14951720 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200028532
 protein coding gene Chr8:11836245-11863039 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195041011
 protein coding gene Chr8:12181619-12208413 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220028521
 protein coding gene Chr8:11886948-11913744 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180020847
 protein coding gene Chr8:11796746-11823550 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175038713
 protein coding gene Chr8:11980444-12007241 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215018610
 protein coding gene Chr8:11858273-11878662 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0030856
 protein coding gene Chr8:11288067-11295234 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005017984
 protein coding gene Chr8:11807780-11828127 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210037241
 protein coding gene Chr8:11814279-11841073 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185006707
 protein coding gene Chr8:11947004-11973798 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205027750
 protein coding gene Chr8:11838069-11864866 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000025337
 protein coding gene Chr8:11953417-11973784 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230018664
 protein coding gene Chr8:14111518-14131878 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190028272
 protein coding gene Chr8:11944577-11971371 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225041561
 protein coding gene Chr8:21991462-22018256 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010026148
 protein coding gene Chr8:11862574-11882926 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010012379
 protein coding gene Chr8:12015598-12032142 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005020242
 protein coding gene Chr8:11819697-11840075 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    CLN8, CLN8 transmembrane ER and ERGIC protein
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    CLN8, CLN8 transmembrane ER and ERGIC protein
  • Synonyms
    C8orf61, EPMR, TLCD6
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2055
    UniProt: Q9UBY8

  • Chr Location
    8p23.3; chr8:1753059-1801711 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Cln8 mouse models; 2 with human CLN8 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
 View 4 models
      
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    2 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    41 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 7 genetic backgrounds
    66 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

Click cells to view annotations.
Homozygous mutants exhibit late-onset progressive motor neuron degeneration and retinal photoreceptor degeneration. Mutants accumulate proteolipid in neuronal cytoplasm, have hindlimb weakness and ataxia, and die at 9-14 months of age.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    57
  • GO References
    31
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
    679
  • Tissues
    60
  • cDNA Data
    20
  • Literature Summary
    3
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 26889 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 20386 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001425024 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 6325 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q9QUK3 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 288 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 23
      cDNA 20
      Primer pair 2
      Other 1

      Microarray probesets 6
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-12334, MGI:97038
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 107
      Developmental Gene Expression 3
      Diseases 2
      Gene Ontology 31
      Phenotypes 66
    • Earliest
      J:8492 Messer A, et al., Autosomal dominance in a late-onset motor neuron disease in the mouse. J Neurogenet. 1986 Nov;3(6):345-55
    • Latest
      J:389877 Zierke L, et al., Loss of the ER-cargo protein CLN8 increases severity of acute pancreatitis and upregulates ER-stress and ER-phagy. Mol Biomed. 2026 Jun 15;7(1)
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    09/01/2026
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