STX8, Official Symbol STX8provided by HGNC Official Full Name syntaxin 8provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:11443 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000170310 MIM:604203; AllianceGenome:HGNC:11443 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 CARB Summary The gene is a member of the syntaxin family. The encoded protein is involved in protein trafficking from early to late endosomes via vesicle fusion and exocytosis. A related pseudogene has been identified on chromosome 12. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, May 2010] Expression Ubiquitous expression in testis (RPKM 14.6), fat (RPKM 9.7) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all