WNT8A

WNT8A
Identifiers
Aliases	WNT8A, WNT8D, Wnt family member 8A
External IDs	OMIM: 606360; MGI: 107924; HomoloGene: 7553; GeneCards: WNT8A; OMA:WNT8A - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 5 (human)
End	138,092,365 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 18 (mouse)
End	34,681,326 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	gonad; ; nucleus accumbens; ; putamen; ; caudate nucleus; ; Brodmann area 9; ; prefrontal cortex; ; right frontal lobe; ; Cerebellum; ; cerebellar hemisphere; ; anterior cingulate cortex;
	Top expressed in
	primitive streak; ; corneal epithelium; ; epiblast; ; set of lens fibers; ; embryo; ; hair; ; main bronchus; ; corneal endothelium; ; embryo; ; pretectal area;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	signaling receptor binding; frizzled binding; receptor ligand activity;
Cellular component	extracellular region; extracellular space; extracellular matrix; collagen-containing extracellular matrix;
Biological process	canonical Wnt signaling pathway involved in neural crest cell differentiation; multicellular organism development; response to retinoic acid; neural crest cell fate commitment; neuron differentiation; canonical Wnt signaling pathway involved in cardiac muscle cell fate commitment; beta-catenin destruction complex disassembly; Wnt signaling pathway; canonical Wnt signaling pathway; regulation of signaling receptor activity; secondary palate development; cell fate commitment;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	7478
	20890
	ENSG00000061492
	ENSMUSG00000012282
	Q9H1J5
	Q64527
	NM_001300938; NM_001300939; NM_031933; NM_058244
	NM_009290
	NP_001287867; NP_001287868; NP_490645
	NP_033316
	Wikidata
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Protein Wnt-8a is a protein that in humans is encoded by the WNT8A gene. Wnt8a may be involved in the development of early embryos as well as germ cell tumors.