SAMD8, Official Symbol SAMD8provided by HGNC Official Full Name sterile alpha motif domain containing 8provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:26320 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000156671 MIM:611575; AllianceGenome:HGNC:26320 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as SMSr; HEL-177 Summary Predicted to enable ceramide cholinephosphotransferase activity and sphingomyelin synthase activity. Involved in ceramide biosynthetic process and regulation of ceramide biosynthetic process. Located in cytosol and endoplasmic reticulum. Is integral component of endoplasmic reticulum membrane. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022] Expression Ubiquitous expression in brain (RPKM 15.2), testis (RPKM 8.3) and 24 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all