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MT-ATP8

Gene

mitochondrially encoded ATP synthase membrane subunit 8

HGNCHGNC:7415EnsemblENSG00000228253NCBI Gene4509
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: mitochondria

Also known as

Symbols and names change; identity (the HGNC ID) does not. Previous and alternative forms are kept distinct.

Also known asMTATP8 · ATP8 · A6L · URFA6L
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Previous symbolsMTATP8
Alias symbolsATP8, A6L, URFA6L
Previous namesATP synthase 8, mitochondrially encoded ATP synthase 8
Alias namesmitochondrially encoded ATP synthase membrane subunit A6L

Associated diseases

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Diseases linked to this gene through the canonical GENE→DISEASE (associated_with) relation, drawn from Open Targets' top-ranked associations by overall score — not the full association set. Disease-level detail lives on each disease's own page.

MERRF Syndrome

Drawn from Open Targets’ top 10 associations by overall score for this gene — the subset resolved to a canonical disease. Lower-ranked associations, and diseases not yet canonicalised, are not shown.

Gene family

HGNC gene-group membership.

Mitochondrial complex V: ATP synthase subunitsMitochondrially encoded protein coding genes

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2021-05-26.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.