Details from NCBI annotation

Gene Symbol Cst8
Gene Name cystatin 8 (cystatin-related epididymal specific), transcript variant X1
Entrez Gene ID 101704050

Database interlinks

Part of NW_004624741.1 (Scaffold)

For more information consult the page for NW_004624741.1 (Scaffold)

Potential Gene Matches

The following genes have been identified as possible homologs of the naked mole-rat gene and compared to it.

CST8 ENSCPOG00000005550 (Guinea pig)

Gene Details

cystatin 8 (cystatin-related epididymal specific)

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Gene Match (Ensembl Protein ID: ENSCPOP00000004998, Guinea pig)

Protein Percentage 71.22%
CDS Percentage 81.53%
Ka/Ks Ratio 0.39255 (Ka = 0.178, Ks = 0.4535)

CST8 ENSG00000125815 (Human)

Gene Details

cystatin 8 (cystatin-related epididymal specific)

External Links

Gene Match (Ensembl Protein ID: ENSP00000246012, Human)

Protein Percentage 61.27%
CDS Percentage 73.71%
Ka/Ks Ratio 0.38824 (Ka = 0.2702, Ks = 0.6961)

Cst8 ENSMUSG00000027442 (Mouse)

Gene Details

cystatin 8 (cystatin-related epididymal spermatogenic)

External Links

Gene Match (Ensembl Protein ID: ENSMUSP00000105573, Mouse)

Protein Percentage 61.27%
CDS Percentage 71.13%
Ka/Ks Ratio 0.32364 (Ka = 0.2926, Ks = 0.9042)

Cst8 ENSRNOG00000004989 (Rat)

Gene Details

cystatin 8 (cystatin-related epididymal specific) (Cst8), mRNA

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Gene Match (Ensembl Protein ID: ENSRNOP00000006667, Rat)

Protein Percentage 59.86%
CDS Percentage 70.42%
Ka/Ks Ratio 0.37004 (Ka = 0.3102, Ks = 0.8384)

Genome Location

Sequence Coding sequence

Length: 435 bp    Location: 23125604..23130444   Strand: +
>XM_004840917.1
ATGACCAGATCCTGGGGACTGTCCTTGCTCCTCCTCACCATCCCAGTGGCCCTGGTGACCAGCGCAGACCCAGCCAAGAACATAGTGAAGATTTTGAGGCCATTCAAATCCATTGAGTTTTCGGATGCAAACATGAGGCAGTGCCTATGGTTTGCCATGCAGGAATACAACAAAGAGAGTGAGGACAAGTACATCTTCCTCGTGAGCCAGATCCAGCTGGCCCAGATGCAGATCACAGACCATATGGAATACATAATTGAGGTTGAAATTGCCCGAAGCAATTGCAGAAAGCCTCTAAGCAACAATGAGAACTGTGTCATTCAAAAAAACTTCAACCTGGAAAAGAGAATGAATTGCAGCTTCCTGGTGGTAGCGCTTCCCTGGAATGGTGAATTCTCGGTGTTGAAGAAGGAATGCTGGGACATCCAAGTCTGA

Related Sequences

XP_004840974.1 Protein

Cst8 PREDICTED: cystatin-8 isoform X1 [Heterocephalus glaber]

Length: 144 aa      View alignments
>XP_004840974.1
MTRSWGLSLLLLTIPVALVTSADPAKNIVKILRPFKSIEFSDANMRQCLWFAMQEYNKESEDKYIFLVSQIQLAQMQITDHMEYIIEVEIARSNCRKPLSNNENCVIQKNFNLEKRMNCSFLVVALPWNGEFSVLKKECWDIQV