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 CBX8
Accessible text equivalent of the visual Iconoplasm character card.
- Gene identity
- CBX8 — chromobox 8
- Card color mapping
- Hex color: #3D312D → Card color name: Deep Brown
- Letter-to-hue mapping
- Letter: C → Hue: orange
- HPA tau-to-vibrance mapping
- HPA tau: 0.44 → Character vibrance: mid vibrance
- gnomAD LOEUF-to-shade mapping
- gnomAD LOEUF: 0.428 → Character shade: dark shade
- Emulsion number
- A1-2604
- Molecular category-to-character sex mapping
- Molecular category: soluble → Character sex: female
- First-noted-to-character-age mapping
- First noted: 2000 → Character age: 20 y.o.
- Molecular-mass-to-character-mass mapping
- Molecular mass: 43 kDa → Character mass: 43 kg
- PFAM-clan-to-character-aesthetic mapping
- PFAM clan: SH3 → Character aesthetic: Flogger
full name
chromobox 8gene name
CBX8
chromobox 8
ICONOPLASM HUMAN GENE REGISTRY / ACCESSION SHEET 03
family trait
qc
pending review
field notes
category
female
first noted
2000
20 y.o.
mass
43kDakg
pfam clans
SH3
Flogger
alignment
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