C8A
Gene Information
- Official Symbol: C8A
- Official Name: complement C8 alpha chain
- Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
- Entrez ID: 731
- UniProt: P07357
- Interactions: BioGRID
- PubMed articles: Open PubMed
- OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
- Entrez Summary: C8 is a component of the complement system and contains three polypeptides, alpha, beta and gamma. This gene encodes the alpha subunit of C8. C8 participates in the formation of the membrane attack complex (MAC). The MAC assembles on bacterial membranes to form a pore, permitting disruption of bacterial membrane organization. Mutations in this gene cause complement C8 alpha-gamma deficiency. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2008].
- UniProt Summary: Constituent of the membrane attack complex (MAC) that plays a key role in the innate and adaptive immune response by forming pores in the plasma membrane of target cells. C8A inserts into the target membrane, but does not form pores by itself. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17872444, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7440581}.
CRISPR Data
Essentiality in NALM6
- Essentiality Rank: 5090
- Expression level (log2 read counts): -7.68
C8A Expression in NALM6 Cells: -7.68
