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 TLR8
Accessible text equivalent of the visual Iconoplasm character card.
- Gene identity
- TLR8 — toll like receptor 8
- Card color mapping
- Hex color: #37384C → Card color name: Flintstone Blue
- Letter-to-hue mapping
- Letter: T → Hue: purple
- HPA tau-to-vibrance mapping
- HPA tau: 0.77 → Character vibrance: high vibrance
- gnomAD LOEUF-to-shade mapping
- gnomAD LOEUF: 0.486 → Character shade: dark shade
- Emulsion number
- A1-2694
- Gene family-to-character trait mapping
- Gene family: TLR → Character family trait: Troll tusks and heavy brow
- Molecular category-to-character sex mapping
- Molecular category: transmembrane → Character sex: male
- First-noted-to-character-age mapping
- First noted: 1998 → Character age: 22 y.o.
- Molecular-mass-to-character-mass mapping
- Molecular mass: 120 kDa → Character mass: 120 kg
- PFAM-clan-to-character-aesthetic mapping
- PFAM clan: TIR-like → Character aesthetic: Lumberjack
- PFAM-clan-to-character-aesthetic mapping
- PFAM clan: Leucine Rich Repeat → Character aesthetic: Post-Apocalyptic
full name
toll like receptor 8gene name
TLR8
toll like receptor 8
ICONOPLASM HUMAN GENE REGISTRY / ACCESSION SHEET 03
family trait
Troll tusks and heavy brow
qc
pending review
field notes
category
male
first noted
1998
22 y.o.
mass
120kDakg
pfam clans
TIR-like
Lumberjack
Leucine Rich Repeat
Post-Apocalyptic
alignment
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