STRA8, Official Symbol STRA8provided by HGNC Official Full Name stimulated by retinoic acid 8provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:30653 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000146857 MIM:609987; AllianceGenome:HGNC:30653 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 Summary This gene encodes a retinoic acid-responsive protein. A homologous protein in mouse has been shown to be involved in the regulation of meiotic initiation in both spermatogenesis and oogenesis, though feature differences between the mouse and human proteins suggest that these homologs are not entirely functionally equivalent. It is thought that this gene may play a role in spermatogenesis in humans. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2010] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs mouse all