The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Chromobox Homolog 8 across different species:

chromobox homolog 8 (Pc class homolog, Drosophila) (CBX8), chromobox homolog 8 (cbx8), chromobox homolog 8 (CBX8)

Other aliases include:

PC3, RC1, HPC3, cbx8, MGC147589

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Chromobox Homolog 8:

chromobox homolog 8 – polycomb 3 – chromobox homolog 8 (Pc class homolog) – chromobox protein homolog 8 – chromobox-like protein 8 – chromobox homolog 8 (Pc class homolog, Drosophila)

Chromobox Homolog 8 fulfills a number of functions:

chromatin binding – protein binding – ubiquitin-protein ligase activity

Chromobox Homolog 8 is relevant to the following processes:

chromatin assembly or disassembly – chromatin modification – histone ubiquitination – regulation of transcription

Locations for Chromobox Homolog 8:

PcG protein complex – chromatin – nucleus – ubiquitin ligase complex

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology