Gene

ca8

ID
ZDB-GENE-050417-26
Name
carbonic anhydrase VIII
Symbol
ca8 Nomenclature History
Previous Names
  • CARP VIII (1)
  • zgc:110118 (1)
Type
protein_coding_gene
Location
Chr: 2 Mapping Details/Browsers
Description
Predicted to enable carbonate dehydratase activity and zinc ion binding activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including cerebellum development; swimming behavior; and thigmotaxis. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; digestive system; hatching gland; hindbrain neural plate; and pleuroperitoneal region. Used to study cerebellar ataxia, impaired intellectual development, and dysequilibrium syndrome. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia 34. Orthologous to human CA8 (carbonic anhydrase 8).
Genome Resources
Note
None
Comparative Information
Expression
All Expression Data
20 figures from 8 publications
Cross-Species Comparison
High Throughput Data
Thisse Expression Data
Wild Type Expression Summary
Phenotype
All Phenotype Data
9 figures from 4 publications
Cross-Species Comparison
Alliance
Phenotype Summary
Mutations
Mutants
Allele Type Localization Consequence Mutagen Supplier
a244Allele with multiple variantsUnknownUnknownCRISPR
nub101Allele with one insertionExon 2UnknownCRISPR
nub102Allele with one insertionExon 2UnknownCRISPR
sa8898Allele with one point mutationUnknownPremature StopENU
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Sequence Targeting Reagents
Human Disease
Associated With ca8 Human Ortholog
Disease Ontology Term Multi-Species Data OMIM Term OMIM Phenotype ID
autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia 34 Alliance Spinocerebellar ataxia, autosomal recessive 34 613227
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Associated With ca8 Via Experimental Models
Gene Ontology
Protein Domains
Domain, Family, and Site Summary
Type InterPro ID Name
Conserved_site IPR018338 Carbonic anhydrase, alpha-class, conserved site
Domain IPR001148 Alpha carbonic anhydrase domain
Family IPR023561 Carbonic anhydrase, alpha-class
Family IPR041877 Carbonic anhydrase-related protein VIII
Homologous_superfamily IPR036398 Alpha carbonic anhydrase domain superfamily
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Domain Details Per Protein
Protein Additional Resources Length Alpha carbonic anhydrase domain Alpha carbonic anhydrase domain superfamily Carbonic anhydrase, alpha-class Carbonic anhydrase, alpha-class, conserved site Carbonic anhydrase-related protein VIII
UniProtKB:Q568S6 InterPro 281
UniProtKB:A0A8M1N588 InterPro 281
UniProtKB:A0AB32TZ63 InterPro 249
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Transcripts
Genome Browsers
Genome Build: GRCz11Chromosome: 2
Type Name Annotation Method Has Havana Data Length (nt) Analysis
mRNA ca8-201 (1) Ensembl 2,174 nt
mRNA ca8-202 (1) Ensembl 902 nt
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Interactions and Pathways
No data available
Antibodies
Name Type Antigen Genes Isotype Host Organism Assay Source Citations
Ab2-ca8 monoclonal Mouse
3
Ab1-ca8 polyclonal IgG Rabbit
  • IHC
  • WB
Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.
3
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Plasmids
No data available
Constructs
Construct Regulatory Region Coding Sequence Species Tg Lines Citations
Tg(-7.5ca8:GFP)
  • ca8
  • Danio rerio
1 (6)
Tg(ca8-E1B:Cr.ChR2-FMAVenus,RGECO)
  • Chlamydomonas reinha
  • Danio rerio
1Matsui et al., 2014
Tg(ca8-E1B:FMAmClover,HA-Hsa.DYRK1A)
  • Danio rerio
  • Homo sapiens
1 (2)
Tg(ca8-E1B:FMATagRFP)
  • Danio rerio
1 (6)
Tg(ca8-E1B:FMATagRFP,EGFP)
  • Danio rerio
1Matsui et al., 2014
Tg(ca8-E1B:FMATagRFP,GCaMP5G)
  • Danio rerio
1 (4)
Tg(ca8-E1B:FMATagRFP,Tae.WGA)
  • Danio rerio
  • Triticum aestivum
1Matsui et al., 2014
Tg(ca8-E1B:GCaMP6s)
  • Danio rerio
1 (2)
Tg(ca8-E1B:Hso.Arch3-TagRFPT,GCaMP5G)
  • Danio rerio
  • Halorubrum sodomense
1 (4)
Tg(ca8-E1B:Hso.Arch3-TagRFPT,Hso.Arch3-TagRFPT)
  • Danio rerio
  • Halorubrum sodomense
1 (2)
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Marker Relationships
Relationship Marker Type Marker Accession Numbers Citations
Contained inBACDKEY-59O6ZFIN Curated Data
EncodescDNAMGC:110118ZFIN Curated Data
EncodescDNAMGC:191811ZFIN Curated Data
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Sequences
Orthology
Comparative Orthology
Alliance
Gene Tree
Ensembl
Species Symbol Chromosome Accession # Evidence
HumanCA88
Conserved genome location (synteny) (1)
Amino acid sequence comparison (2)
MouseCar84
Conserved genome location (synteny) (1)
Amino acid sequence comparison (2)
Citations
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