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Taar8a Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Taar8a
  • Name
    trace amine-associated receptor 8A
  • Synonyms
    LOC215859
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr10:23952398-23953432 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 10, 11.42 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    142 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    17
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2685076
 protein coding gene Chr10:23952398-23953432 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200009149
 protein coding gene Chr10:20790242-20791276 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195013063
 protein coding gene Chr10:21096022-21097056 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220010469
 protein coding gene Chr10:20776362-20777396 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180017019
 protein coding gene Chr10:21219295-21220329 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175023414
 protein coding gene Chr10:20893189-20894223 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215010520
 protein coding gene Chr10:20740207-20741241 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ no annotation
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005013296
 protein coding gene Chr10:20512189-20513223 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210023233
 protein coding gene Chr10:20856631-20857665 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185006562
 protein coding gene Chr10:21026562-21027596 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205009133
 protein coding gene Chr10:21038351-21039385 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000012996
 protein coding gene Chr10:20824111-20825145 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230010907
 protein coding gene Chr10:22824849-22825883 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190014970
 protein coding gene Chr10:21148399-21149433 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225030046
 protein coding gene Chr10:27079473-27080507 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010010033
 protein coding gene Chr10:20729483-20730517 (+)
SPRET/EiJ no annotation
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005030732
 protein coding gene Chr10:20397686-20398720 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    TAAR8, trace amine associated receptor 8
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    TAAR8, trace amine associated receptor 8
  • Synonyms
    GPR102, TA5, TaR-5, TAR5, TaR-8, TRAR5
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 83551
    UniProt: Q969N4

  • Chr Location
    6q23.2; chr6:132552672-132553756 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    16 phenotype references
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    13
  • GO References
    6
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
    598
  • Tissues
    1
  • cDNA Data
    1
  • Literature Summary
    1
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic 215859 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 1035 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript NM_001010830 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1035 C57BL/6  
polypeptide Q5QD07 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 344 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 2
    cDNA 1
    Primer pair 1

    Microarray probesets 1
References
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  • Summaries
    All 36
    Developmental Gene Expression 1
    Gene Ontology 6
    Phenotypes 16
  • Earliest
    J:137335 Roderick TH, Chromosomal inversions in studies of mammalian mutagenesis. Genetics. 1979 May;92(1 Pt 1 Suppl):s121-6
  • Latest
    J:386101 Park S, et al., Trace amine-associated receptors (TAARs)2-9 knockout mice exhibit reduced wakefulness and disrupted REM sleep. Front Psychiatry. 2024;15:1467964
Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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