CDK8
Summary: This gene encodes a member of the cyclin-dependent protein kinase (CDK) family. CDK family members are known to be important regulators of cell cycle progression. This kinase and its regulatory subunit, cyclin C, are components of the Mediator transcriptional regulatory complex, involved in both transcriptional activation and repression by phosphorylation of the carboxy-terminal domain of the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II. This kinase regulates transcription by targeting the cyclin-dependent kinase 7 subunits of the general transcription initiation factor IIH, thus providing a link between the Mediator complex and the basal transcription machinery. Multiple pseudogenes of this gene have been identified. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2016].
Name | OMIM ID | Ensembl ID | HGNC ID | PHARMGKB ID | Map Location |
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OMIM IDMIM:603184 Ensembl IDEnsembl:ENSG00000132964 HGNC IDHGNC:HGNC:1779 PHARMGKB IDPA26315 Map Location13q12.13 |
GO terms in CDK8
Term Type | Evidence Type | GO Term ID | GO Des. |
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BP | TAS | GO:0006367 | transcription initiation from RNA polymerase II promoter |
BP | IBA | GO:0006468 | protein phosphorylation |
BP | IEA | GO:0006468 | protein phosphorylation |
BP | IBA | GO:0007346 | regulation of mitotic cell cycle |
BP | TAS | GO:0045944 | positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II |
CC | IBA | GO:0005634 | nucleus |
Gene expression in normal tissue: CDK8
Gene-model tissue-cancer distribution: Bubble Plot
Gene-drug pathway distribution
Pathways in CDK8
Database | Pathway ID | Pathway Des. |
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reactome | R-HSA-1266738 | Developmental Biology |
reactome | R-HSA-1266738 | Developmental Biology |
reactome | R-HSA-1430728 | Metabolism |
reactome | R-HSA-157118 | Signaling by NOTCH |
reactome | R-HSA-162582 | Signal Transduction |
reactome | R-HSA-162582 | Signal Transduction |
Gene-Drug: Aster Plot
Gene in drug-gene network: Network Plot

Gene-drug targets distribution
Gene Structure: PDB
Models in CDK8
Model | Level | Reference ID | Tissue | Cancer | Drug | Clinical Response | Source | |
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