RNF8
ring finger protein 8 | KIAA0646

The protein encoded by this gene contains a RING finger motif and an FHA domain. This protein has been shown to interact with several class II ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes (E2), including UBE2E1/UBCH6, UBE2E2, and UBE2E3, and may act as an ubiquitin ligase (E3) in the ubiquitination of certain nuclear proteins. This protein is also known to play a role in the DNA damage response and depletion of this protein causes cell growth inhibition and cell cycle arrest. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2012]

Member of: DE-4 Developmental clusters: GC7
Biological processes 60 terms
DNA damage response (GO:0006974)DNA damage response (GO:0006974)DNA repair-dependent chromatin remodeling (GO:0140861)chromatin binding (GO:0003682)chromatin binding (GO:0003682)chromatin organization (GO:0006325)chromosome (GO:0005694)chromosome, telomeric region (GO:0000781)chromosome, telomeric region (GO:0000781)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)double-strand break repair (GO:0006302)double-strand break repair (GO:0006302)double-strand break repair (GO:0006302)double-strand break repair via nonhomologous end joining (GO:0006303)double-strand break repair via nonhomologous end joining (GO:0006303)epigenetic regulation of gene expression (GO:0040029)histone binding (GO:0042393)histone binding (GO:0042393)histone binding (GO:0042393)identical protein binding (GO:0042802)interstrand cross-link repair (GO:0036297)isotype switching (GO:0045190)isotype switching (GO:0045190)midbody (GO:0030496)negative regulation of transcription elongation by RNA polymerase II (GO:0034244)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)positive regulation of DNA repair (GO:0045739)positive regulation of DNA repair (GO:0045739)positive regulation of double-strand break repair via homologous recombination (GO:1905168)protein K48-linked ubiquitination (GO:0070936)protein K48-linked ubiquitination (GO:0070936)protein K6-linked ubiquitination (GO:0085020)protein K63-linked ubiquitination (GO:0070534)protein autoubiquitination (GO:0051865)protein binding (GO:0005515)protein homodimerization activity (GO:0042803)protein ubiquitination (GO:0016567)response to ionizing radiation (GO:0010212)response to ionizing radiation (GO:0010212)signal transduction in response to DNA damage (GO:0042770)site of double-strand break (GO:0035861)site of double-strand break (GO:0035861)sperm DNA condensation (GO:0035092)sperm DNA condensation (GO:0035092)ubiquitin binding (GO:0043130)ubiquitin ligase complex (GO:0000151)ubiquitin ligase complex (GO:0000151)ubiquitin ligase complex (GO:0000151)ubiquitin protein ligase activity (GO:0061630)ubiquitin protein ligase activity (GO:0061630)ubiquitin protein ligase activity (GO:0061630)ubiquitin protein ligase binding (GO:0031625)ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process (GO:0006511)ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process (GO:0006511)ubiquitin-protein transferase activity (GO:0004842)zinc ion binding (GO:0008270)
Expression (TPM)
RNF8 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating RNF8 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for RNF8. The Binding column indicates whether any binding evidence exists for this TF–gene pair (ChIP-seq or motif footprint peaks). The Mean coef is the average Perturb-seq regression coefficient across active gRNAs (positive = RNF8 upregulated upon KD; negative = downregulated). The Outlier column indicates whether this gene is in the top or bottom 5% of all TF knockdown effects.

Data: Effect:
TF Mean coef Binding Outlier TF→Gene link

Elements linked to RNF8

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of RNF8, linked by TSS proximity or chromatin conformation (Multiome / HiCAR). Each element overlaps at least one TF ChIP-seq binding site — the TFs column shows how many distinct TFs bind that element.

Accessibility Element Dist. to TSS Link type TFs
chr6:37,059,338–37,060,100 294.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 824
chr6:37,071,640–37,072,385 282.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 281
chr6:37,102,284–37,103,074 251.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 855
chr6:37,125,557–37,126,783 227.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 528
chr6:37,137,028–37,138,409 216.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 735
chr6:37,141,368–37,141,988 212.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 239
chr6:37,168,853–37,171,673 184.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1096
chr6:37,172,048–37,172,496 181.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 818
chr6:37,221,712–37,222,953 131.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 747
chr6:37,257,338–37,258,482 96.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 890
chr6:37,319,150–37,319,973 34.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 54
chr6:37,353,783–37,354,458 25 bp At TSS Multiome 794
chr6:37,432,813–37,433,740 79.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 901
chr6:37,484,079–37,484,645 130.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 222
chr6:37,499,465–37,500,524 146.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 714
chr6:37,565,348–37,566,769 211.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 518
chr6:37,647,989–37,649,458 294.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 333

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the RNF8 locus showing ATAC-seq accessibility and RNA-seq expression across the ESC → DE time course, together with TF binding peaks and element-to-TSS loop connections.

chr6:37,049,338 – 37,659,458
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq