2.A.112.1.13
Xkr8 (XK8, XRG8) is of 395 aas and 6 - 11 apparent TMSs based on hydropathy plots. It catalyzes phosphatidyl serine (PS) flipping from the inner leaflet to the outer leaflet of the cell membrane to signal appoptosis (Sivagnanam et al. 2017).  It has a C-terminal caspase recognition sequence that may play a role in apoptosis signalling. Xkr4 TC# 2.A.112.1.11), Xkr8 and Xkr9 (TC# 2.A.112.1.12) have this activity and have several essential residues in TMS2 and cytoplasmic loop 2 (Suzuki et al. 2014). It is a 6 TMS protein that is activated by caspases during apoptosis and promotes phospholipid scrambling, thus exposing PS as an "eat-me-signal" (Suzuki and Nagata 2014). Basigin (BSG; TC# 2.A.23.1.1) and neuroplastin (NPTN; TC# 2.A.23.1.8)) bind to Xkr8 and usher it to the plasma membrane (Suzuki et al. 2016).