Syntaxin-8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the STX8 gene. [5] [6] [7]
Syntaxin 8 directly interacts with HECTd3 and has similar subcellular localization. [8] The protein has been shown to form the SNARE complex with syntaxin 7, vti1b and endobrevin. These function as the machinery for the homotypic fusion of late endosomes. [9]
STX8 has been shown to interact with Vesicle-associated membrane protein 8, [10] VTI1B [11] [12] and STX7. [10]