GOLGA8A, Official Symbol GOLGA8Aprovided by HGNC Official Full Name golgin A8 family member Aprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:31972 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000175265 MIM:616180; AllianceGenome:HGNC:31972 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as GM88; FAP286; CFAP286; GOLGA8B Summary The Golgi apparatus, which participates in glycosylation and transport of proteins and lipids in the secretory pathway, consists of a series of stacked, flattened membrane sacs referred to as cisternae. Interactions between the Golgi and microtubules are thought to be important for the reorganization of the Golgi after it fragments during mitosis. The golgins constitute a family of proteins which are localized to the Golgi. This gene encodes a golgin which structurally resembles its family member GOLGA2, suggesting that they may share a similar function. There are many similar copies of this gene on chromosome 15. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2009] Expression Ubiquitous expression in thyroid (RPKM 77.6), testis (RPKM 53.7) and 24 other tissues See more Orthologs all