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Summary ExpressionExpr. PhenotypesPheno. Gene Literature (0)Lit. (0) GO Terms (11)GO (11) Nucleotides (199)Nucl. (199) Proteins (38)Prot. (38) Interactants (142)Interact. (142) Wiki
XB-GENEPAGE-945642
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 hspb8

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heat shock protein family B (small) member 8

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( Nomenclature history )

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alpha crystallin

AI Protein Function :
hspb8 encodes a small heat‑shock protein that functions as a molecular chaperone, prevents aggregation of denatured proteins, participates in stress‑induced autophagy and contributes to cytoskeletal ma...[+]


InterPro :
A-crystallin/Hsp20 dom, HSP20-like chaperone, Alpha-crystallin/HSP, HSPB8

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Diseases: 


Disease Ontology:
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2L [+]

MIM:
CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE, AXONAL, TYPE 2L; CMT2L [+]

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???displayGene.expression???                  Development Stages                                               Embryonic Tissues                                                                Adult Tissues
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