| Gene Symbol | RPS8 |
| Aliases | Ribosomal Protein S8 |
| Chromosome | 1p34.2 |
| Function | encodes a protein of 208 amino acids. |
| Primary Expression | neurons and glial cells, contributing to the high protein synthesis demands of neural tissue |
| Molecular Weight | 24.1 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 208 aa |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000142937 |
| GeneCards | RPS8 |
| Human Protein Atlas | RPS8 |
| Bone marrow | High expression in hematopoietic progenitor cells |
| Brain | Particularly elevated in regions with active protein synthesis |
| Muscle | High expression in skeletal muscle |
| Proliferating cells | Elevated expression in rapidly dividing cells |
| Associated Diseases | neurodegeneration |
| KG Connections | 1 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |