NCBI Accession #
NP_172918.2
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_101333.5
NCBI Official Full Name
Na+/H+ exchanger 8
NCBI Official Symbol
NHX8
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ATNHX8; F10B6.1; F10B6_1; Na+/H+ exchanger 8; SODIUM HYDROGEN EXCHANGER 8
NCBI Protein Information
Na+/H+ exchanger 8
NCBI Summary
member of putative Na+/H+ antiporter (AtNHX) family. Functions as a plasma membrane Li+/H+ antiporter. Involved in Li+ efflux and detoxification.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
SOS1B; NHE-8
UniProt Protein Name
Sodium/hydrogen exchanger 8
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Na(+)/H(+) exchanger 8; NHE-8; Protein SALT OVERLY SENSITIVE 1B
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q3YL57
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q9LQW7; Q9MA19
UniProt Related Accession #
Q3YL57
UniProt Comments
May act in low affinity electroneutral exchange of protons for cations such as Na+ or K+ across membranes. May also exchange Li+ and Cs+ with a lower affinity .