Iconoplasm - gene character cards and browser extension
Iconoplasm turns human gene symbols into memorable character cards called blots. Search by gene symbol or name, browse published human gene cards, and use the browser extension to recognize genes while reading papers, databases, and other biology pages.
Character profile for BMP8A
Accessible text equivalent of the visual Iconoplasm character card.
- Gene identity
- BMP8A — bone morphogenetic protein 8a
- Card color mapping
- Hex color: #CE9492 → Card color name: Dull Apricot
- Letter-to-hue mapping
- Letter: B → Hue: vermilion
- HPA tau-to-vibrance mapping
- HPA tau: 0.74 → Character vibrance: high vibrance
- gnomAD LOEUF-to-shade mapping
- gnomAD LOEUF: 1.337 → Character shade: light shade
- Emulsion number
- A1-739
- Gene family-to-character trait mapping
- Gene family: BMP → Character family trait: Bone spike protrusions
- Molecular category-to-character sex mapping
- Molecular category: soluble → Character sex: female
- First-noted-to-character-age mapping
- First noted: 2002 → Character age: 18 y.o.
- Molecular-mass-to-character-mass mapping
- Molecular mass: 45 kDa → Character mass: 45 kg
- PFAM-clan-to-character-aesthetic mapping
- PFAM clan: Cystine-knot → Character aesthetic: Viking Art
- PFAM-clan-to-character-aesthetic mapping
- PFAM clan: Nucleoplasmin → Character aesthetic: Tokusatsu
full name
bone morphogenetic protein 8agene name
BMP8A
bone morphogenetic protein 8a
ICONOPLASM HUMAN GENE REGISTRY / ACCESSION SHEET 03
family trait
Bone spike protrusions
qc
pending review
field notes
category
female
first noted
2002
18 y.o.
mass
45kDakg
pfam clans
Cystine-knot
Viking Art
Nucleoplasmin
Tokusatsu
alignment
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