Mus musculus Protein: Tmem8c
Summary
InnateDB Protein IDBP-150605.6
Last Modified 2014-10-13 [Report errors or provide feedback]
Gene Symbol Tmem8c
Protein Name transmembrane protein 8C
Synonyms 1110002H13Rik; AI131587;
Species Mus musculus
Ensembl Protein ENSMUSP00000009358
InnateDB Gene IDBG-150603 (Tmem8c)
Protein Structure
UniProt Annotation
Function Myoblast-specific protein that mediates myoblast fusion, an essential step for the formation of multi-nucleated muscle fibers. Actively participates in the membrane fusion reaction. {ECO:0000269PubMed:23868259}.
Subcellular Localization Cell membrane {ECO:0000269PubMed:23868259}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269PubMed:23868259}. Note=Localizes on the cell surface of myoblasts during fusion and is down-regulated thereafter.
Disease Associations
Tissue Specificity Specifically expressed in skeletal muscle during embryogenesis and adult muscle regeneration. {ECO:0000269PubMed:23868259}.
Comments
Interactions
Number of Interactions This gene and/or its encoded proteins are associated with 0 experimentally validated interaction(s) in this database.
Gene Ontology

Molecular Function
Accession GO Term
GO:0003674 molecular_function
Biological Process
GO:0007517 muscle organ development
GO:0007520 myoblast fusion
GO:0045026 plasma membrane fusion
Cellular Component
GO:0005886 plasma membrane
GO:0016021 integral component of membrane
Protein Structure and Domains
PDB ID MGI:1913389
InterPro IPR021910 Protein of unknown function DUF3522
PFAM PF12036
PRINTS
PIRSF
SMART
TIGRFAMs
Post-translational Modifications
Modification
Cross-References
SwissProt Q9D1N4
PhosphoSite PhosphoSite-
TrEMBL
UniProt Splice Variant
Entrez Gene 66139
UniGene Mm.330087
RefSeq NP_079652
MGI ID
MGI Symbol Tmem8c
OMIM
CCDS CCDS15823
HPRD
IMGT
EMBL AK003298 AL845266 BC062145
GenPept AAH62145 BAB22699 CAM24661