Dusp8 dual specificity phosphatase 8 [ Mus musculus (house mouse) ]
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 18218)
Symbol: Dusp8
Full name: dual specificity phosphatase 8
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Mus musculus
Also known as: 5530400B01Rik; Nttp1
Summary: Enables phosphatase activity. Involved in dephosphorylation. Predicted to be located in nucleus. Predicted to be active in cytosol. Is expressed in several structures, including blood vessel; central nervous system; placenta; retina; and yolk sac. Orthologous to human DUSP8 (dual specificity phosphatase 8). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
Expression: Broad expression in whole brain E14.5 (RPKM 20.5), CNS E18 (RPKM 19.5) and 22 other tissues
Orthologs: human
Gene size: 16576bp
Exon count: 8