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Gene

TMEM8B

transmembrane protein 8B

Summary

Cytogenetic location
9p13.3
Coordinates
Chromosome 9: 35,829,228–35,865,515 (GRCh38)
Exons
13 exons across 36.3 kb
Protein
924 amino acids
Also known as
NAG-5, NGX6, NGX6a, FP588
Previous symbols
C9orf127, LINC00950
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000643932.2NM_001042590.4
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

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 TMEM8B yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How TMEM8B is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 9, with a bracket where TMEM8B sits. TMEM8B and 32 genes near it on chromosome 9, from 35,347,372 to 36,347,371.Chromosome 99p13.3p24.3p24.2p24.1p23p22.3p22.2p22.1p21.3p21.2p21.1p13.3p13.2p13.1p12p11.2p11.1q11q12q13q21.11q21.12q21.13q21.2q21.31q21.32q21.33q22.1q22.2q22.31q22.32q22.33q31.1q31.2q31.3q32q33.1q33.2q33.3q34.11q34.12q34.13q34.2q34.335.4 Mb35.6 Mb35.8 Mb36 Mb36.2 MbUNC13B: 35,161,829–35,405,339, forward strandUNC13BRUSC2: 35,489,670–35,562,266, forward strandRUSC2CIMIP2B: 35,561,831–35,563,914, reverse strandCIMIP2BTESK1: 35,605,235–35,610,328, forward strandTESK1CD72: 35,609,965–35,646,810, reverse strandCD72SIT1: 35,649,288–35,650,970, reverse strandRMRP: 35,657,750–35,658,019, reverse strandCCDC107: 35,658,277–35,661,524, forward strandARHGEF39: 35,658,874–35,675,866, reverse strandARHGEF39CA9: 35,673,898–35,681,159, forward strandCA9TPM2: 35,681,992–35,691,116, reverse strandTPM2TLN1: 35,696,925–35,732,212, reverse strandCREB3: 35,732,296–35,738,887, forward strandCREB3GBA2: 35,734,577–35,749,986, reverse strandGBA2RGP1: 35,748,613–35,759,600, forward strandRGP1MSMP: 35,752,990–35,756,613, reverse strandMSMPNPR2: 35,791,003–35,809,732, forward strandSPAG8: 35,808,045–35,812,272, reverse strand: 35,812,960–35,828,732, reverse strandHINT2: 35,812,960–35,815,354, reverse strandHINT2FAM221B: 35,816,391–35,828,747, reverse strandFAM221BTMEM8B: 35,829,228–35,865,515, forward strandTMEM8BOR13J1: 35,869,463–35,870,401, reverse strandOR13J1HRCT1: 35,906,202–35,907,136, forward strandHRCT1SPAAR: 35,909,488–35,937,153, forward strandSPAAROR2S2: 35,957,108–35,958,154, reverse strandOR2S2OR13C7: 36,002,909–36,003,867, reverse strandOR13C7RECK: 36,036,896–36,124,457, forward strandRECKGLIPR2: 36,136,417–36,163,913, forward strandGLIPR2CCIN: 36,165,751–36,172,384, forward strandCCINCLTA: 36,190,856–36,304,781, forward strandCLTAGNE: 36,214,441–36,277,042, reverse strandGNERNF38: 36,336,396–36,487,548, reverse strandRNF38Diagram of TMEM8B: 13 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 9Exon 1: 35,829,228–35,829,955, 728 basesExon 2: 35,834,461–35,834,650, 190 basesExon 3: 35,835,011–35,835,218, 208 basesExon 4: 35,841,134–35,841,267, 134 basesExon 5: 35,841,526–35,841,794, 269 basesExon 6: 35,842,392–35,842,717, 326 basesExon 7: 35,845,975–35,846,068, 94 basesExon 8: 35,846,258–35,846,381, 124 basesExon 9: 35,846,469–35,846,611, 143 basesExon 10: 35,846,817–35,846,995, 179 basesExon 11: 35,852,827–35,852,973, 147 basesExon 12: 35,853,141–35,853,257, 117 basesExon 13: 35,853,505–35,865,515, 12,011 bases1510135′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 14.7 kb of the gene's 36.3 kb; 2,775 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.). TMEM8B gene: transmembrane protein 8B. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/tmem8b

Vancouver

Dante Labs. TMEM8B gene: transmembrane protein 8B [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/tmem8b

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