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Gene

RPS8

ribosomal protein S8

Summary

Cytogenetic location
1p34.1
Coordinates
Chromosome 1: 44,775,540–44,778,779 (GRCh38)
Exons
6 exons across 3.2 kb
Protein
208 amino acids
Also known as
S8, eS8
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000396651.8NM_001012.2
Locus type
gene with protein product

Reference genomeGRCh38

Positions on gene and variant pages follow this choice, in this browser.

Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads RPS8 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How RPS8 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 1, with a bracket where RPS8 sits. RPS8 and 14 genes near it on chromosome 1, from 44,277,160 to 45,277,159.Chromosome 11p34.1p36.33p36.32p36.31p36.23p36.22p36.21p36.13p36.12p36.11p35.3p35.2p35.1p34.3p34.2p34.1p33p32.3p32.2p32.1p31.3p31.2p31.1p22.3p22.2p22.1p21.3p21.2p21.1p13.3p13.2p13.1p12p11.2p11.1q11q12q21.1q21.2q21.3q22q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q25.1q25.2q25.3q31.1q31.2q31.3q32.1q32.2q32.3q41q42.11q42.12q42.13q42.2q42.3q43q4444.4 Mb44.6 Mb44.8 Mb45 Mb45.2 MbERI3: 44,221,070–44,355,267, reverse strandERI3RNF220: 44,405,142–44,651,724, forward strandRNF220TMEM53: 44,635,237–44,674,619, reverse strandTMEM53ARMH1: 44,674,692–44,725,591, forward strandARMH1KIF2C: 44,739,810–44,767,767, forward strandKIF2CRPS8: 44,775,540–44,778,779, forward strandRPS8BEST4: 44,781,836–44,791,550, reverse strandBEST4PLK3: 44,799,915–44,805,995, forward strandPLK3DYNLT4: 44,805,885–44,807,417, reverse strandDYNLT4BTBD19: 44,808,506–44,817,381, forward strandPTCH2: 44,819,154–44,843,253, reverse strandEIF2B3: 44,850,464–44,986,722, reverse strandEIF2B3HECTD3: 45,002,540–45,011,369, reverse strandHECTD3UROD: 45,010,950–45,015,577, forward strandURODZSWIM5: 45,016,395–45,306,209, reverse strandZSWIM5Diagram of RPS8: 6 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 1Exon 1: 44,775,540–44,775,600, 61 basesExon 2: 44,776,034–44,776,140, 107 basesExon 3: 44,776,675–44,776,774, 100 basesExon 4: 44,777,614–44,777,789, 176 basesExon 5: 44,778,000–44,778,129, 130 basesExon 6: 44,778,576–44,778,779, 204 bases1234565′3′

Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.

Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).

Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.

Exons make up 0.8 kb of the gene's 3.2 kb; 627 of those bases code for the protein.

Where this comes from

  • HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
  • MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). RPS8 gene: ribosomal protein S8. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/rps8

Vancouver

Dante Labs. RPS8 gene: ribosomal protein S8 [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/rps8

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