Gene description for DOCK8
Gene name dedicator of cytokinesis 8
Gene symbol DOCK8
Other names/aliases HEL-205
MRD2
ZIR8
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - DOCK8
ExoCarta ExoCarta_81704
Entrez Gene 81704
HGNC 19191
MIM 611432
UniProt Q8NF50  
 DOCK8 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Thymus 23844026    
 Gene ontology annotations for DOCK8
Molecular Function
    protein binding GO:0005515 IPI
    guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity GO:0005085 IEA
Biological Process
    memory T cell proliferation GO:0061485 IMP
    small GTPase mediated signal transduction GO:0007264 IEA
    dendritic cell migration GO:0036336 IEA
    negative regulation of T cell apoptotic process GO:0070233 IEA
    immunological synapse formation GO:0001771 IEA
    blood coagulation GO:0007596 TAS
    positive regulation of GTPase activity GO:0043547 IEA
Subcellular Localization
    membrane GO:0016020 IDA
    cytosol GO:0005829 TAS
    cell leading edge GO:0031252 IEA
 Experiment description of studies that identified DOCK8 in exosomes
1
Experiment ID 217
ISEV standards
✔
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
✔
TSG101
EV Cytosolic markers
✔
CD81|CD9|CD63
EV Membrane markers
✘ EV Negative markers
✔
NTA
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 23844026    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Characterization of human thymic exosomes.
Authors Skogberg G, Gudmundsdottir J, van der Post S, Sandstrom K, Bruhn S, Benson M, Mincheva-Nilsson L, Baranov V, Telemo E, Ekwall O.
Journal name PLoS One
Publication year 2013
Sample Thymus
Sample name Normal-Thymus
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
 Protein-protein interactions for DOCK8
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
1 RAC1 5879
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
2 RHOJ  
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
3 CDC42 998
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
4 RHOQ 23433
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
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 Pathways in which DOCK8 is involved
PathwayEvidenceSource
Factors involved in megakaryocyte development and platelet production TAS Reactome





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