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Leukocyte receptor cluster member 8 (LENG8)

Target
LENG8
Molecular classification
Scaffold/adaptor protein, Protein-containing complex (predicted), Other (not receptor, enzyme, transporter, ion channel, or transcription factor)
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Overview

Leukocyte receptor cluster member 8 (LENG8) is a protein-coding gene broadly expressed across many human tissues. The protein is predicted to localize in the nucleus and participate as a scaffold or adaptor in protein-containing complexes. LENG8 is associated genetically with rare diseases such as combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency 8 and common variable immunodeficiency 1, but it is not currently recognized as a major drug target or as having a defined role in pathways of widespread biomedical interest such as cancer, inflammation, or neurodegeneration. Its function appears related to nuclear processes and protein complex architecture, with few direct links to cell signaling, transcriptional regulation, or therapeutic modulation

Other names
LENG8KIAA1932MGC40108pp13842leukocyte receptor cluster member 8leukocyte receptor cluster (LRC) member 8
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Mechanism of action

no drugs targeting, so no mechanisms documented

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Biological functions

Predicted scaffold/adaptor activityFormation of protein-containing complexes (predicted)Nuclear localization (predicted)
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Disease associations

Combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency 8Immunodeficiency, common variable, 1 (gene-disease association via genetic studies)Other (no major cancer or inflammation roles identified)

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