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Comprehensive gene page for NDUFS8, encoding a critical iron-sulfur subunit of mitochondrial Complex I, implicated in Parkinson's disease, Leigh syndrome, and other neurodegenerative disorders
| Gene Symbol | NDUFS8 |
| Full Name | NADH:Ubiquinone Oxidoreductase Core Subunit S8 (TYKY) |
| Chromosome | 19q13.42 |
| Function | encodes a critical iron-sulfur protein subunit of mitochondrial Complex I (NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase), the largest and most complex enzyme of the mitochondrial electron transport chain. |
| Primary Expression | Brain, Heart, Skeletal Muscle, Liver, Kidney |
| Molecular Weight | 23 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 210 aa |
| Exons | 5 |
| UniProt ID | P51970 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 4728 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000110717 |
| OMIM | 602140 |
| GeneCards | NDUFS8 |
| Human Protein Atlas | NDUFS8 |
| Protein Length | 210 amino acids |
| Associated Diseases | Parkinson's Disease, Leigh Syndrome, Mitochondrial Complex I Deficiency |
| KG Connections | 42 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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NDUFS8["<b>NDUFS8</b>"]
Alzheimer{"Alzheimer"}
NDUFS8 -->|"expressed in"| Alzheimer
Cancer{"Cancer"}
NDUFS8 -->|"expressed in"| Cancer
ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE"]
NDUFS8 -->|"expressed in"| ALZHEIMER_S_DISEASE
CYTOKINES["CYTOKINES"]
NDUFS8 -->|"expressed in"| CYTOKINES
LDLR["LDLR"]
NDUFS8 -->|"expressed in"| LDLR
ALZHEIMER_DISEASE["ALZHEIMER DISEASE"]
NDUFS8 -->|"expressed in"| ALZHEIMER_DISEASE
MITOCHONDRIAL_DYSFUNCTION["MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION"]
NDUFS8 -->|"expressed in"| MITOCHONDRIAL_DYSFUNCTION
CLU["CLU"]
NDUFS8 -->|"regulates"| CLU
SPG7["SPG7"]
NDUFS8 -->|"regulates"| SPG7
MAPT["MAPT"]
NDUFS8 -->|"regulates"| MAPT
Epigenetic(["Epigenetic"])
NDUFS8 -->|"expressed in"| Epigenetic
Dna_Methylation(["Dna Methylation"])
NDUFS8 -->|"expressed in"| Dna_Methylation
ACE["ACE"]
ACE -->|"expressed in"| NDUFS8
PHGDH["PHGDH"]
PHGDH -->|"biomarker for"| NDUFS8
HK2["HK2"]
HK2 -->|"biomarker for"| NDUFS8
CANCER["CANCER"]
CANCER -->|"expressed in"| NDUFS8
SMAD3["SMAD3"]
SMAD3 -->|"biomarker for"| NDUFS8
style NDUFS8 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ds-83b31ef18d49 | provides_data_for | dataset | 1.00 |
| Alzheimer Disease | risk_factor_for | disease | 0.85 |
| Alzheimer | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | expressed_in | disease | 0.65 |
| LDLR | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CLU | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SPG7 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MAPT | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ACE | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CYTOKINES | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER DISEASE | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| Epigenetic | expressed_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| Dna Methylation | expressed_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| Hepatocyte | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Interleukin | expressed_in | protein | 0.60 |
| Cytokine | expressed_in | protein | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| DNA | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| benchmark_ot_ad_answer_key:NDUFS8 | data_in | dataset_row | 0.00 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ds-83b31ef18d49 | data_in | dataset | 1.00 |
| ACE | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| HK2 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| SMAD3 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| CLU | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SPG7 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MAPT | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| LDLR | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| PHGDH | biomarker_for | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| DNA | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER DISEASE | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CYTOKINES | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| benchmark_ot_ad_answer_key:NDUFS8 | data_in | dataset_row | 0.00 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
No analyses mention this entity
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||