TUBB8, Official Symbol TUBB8provided by HGNC Official Full Name tubulin beta 8 class VIIIprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:20773 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000261456 MIM:616768; AllianceGenome:HGNC:20773 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 OOMD; OOMD2; OZEMA2; bA631M21.2 Summary The protein encoded by this gene represents the primary beta-tubulin subunit of oocytes and the early embryo. Defects in this gene, which is primate-specific, are a cause of oocyte maturation defect 2 and infertility. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2016] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs all