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Character profile for CD8A
Accessible text equivalent of the visual Iconoplasm character card.
- Gene identity
- CD8A — CD8 subunit alpha
- Card color mapping
- Hex color: #E5AB98 → Card color name: Sienna Ochre
- Letter-to-hue mapping
- Letter: C → Hue: orange
- HPA tau-to-vibrance mapping
- HPA tau: 0.76 → Character vibrance: high vibrance
- gnomAD LOEUF-to-shade mapping
- gnomAD LOEUF: 1.496 → Character shade: light shade
- Emulsion number
- A1-147
- Gene family-to-character trait mapping
- Gene family: CD → Character family trait: Angel halo and wings
- Molecular category-to-character sex mapping
- Molecular category: transmembrane → Character sex: male
- First-noted-to-character-age mapping
- First noted: 1983 → Character age: 37 y.o.
- Molecular-mass-to-character-mass mapping
- Molecular mass: 26 kDa → Character mass: 26 kg
- PFAM-clan-to-character-aesthetic mapping
- PFAM clan: Immunoglobulin E-set → Character aesthetic: Yōkai
full name
CD8 subunit alphagene name
CD8A
CD8 subunit alpha
ICONOPLASM HUMAN GENE REGISTRY / ACCESSION SHEET 03
family trait
Angel halo and wings
qc
pending review
field notes
category
male
first noted
1983
37 y.o.
mass
26kDakg
pfam clans
Immunoglobulin E-set
Yōkai
alignment
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