# P2RY8

Source: https://onco.cc/targets/p2ry8/  
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## TL;DR

P2RY8 (S-geranylgeranyl-glutathione receptor P2RY8) is a gene that drives cell growth when it is altered. The public catalogues list it as an oncogene driver, a tumour suppressor and a biomarker, and clinical evidence ties its variants to diagnosis, prognosis or drug response. Tied to Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Lung cancer, Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and 1 more.

## Summary

G protein-coupled receptor for S-geranylgeranyl-glutathione (GGG), an endogenous metabolite present in lymphoid tissues. Couples the binding of GGG to the activation of GNA13 and downstream repression of AKT activation in lymphocytes defining their positioning and growth within lymphoid organs. In lymphoid follicles, confines B cells and follicular helper T cells in germinal centres (GCs) in response to GGG local gradients established by GGT5 (via GGG catabolism) and ABCC1 (via extracellular transport) with lower concentrations of GGG found in the follicular dendritic cell network region around which germinal centres are formed.

CIViC holds 2 clinical evidence items and 0 assertions across 1 variant. Open Targets scores its association with cancer at 0.59 (direct and indirect evidence; datatypes literature 0.22, somatic mutation 0.96). IntOGen calls it a driver in 8 cohorts (5 activating, 3 loss-of-function), covering Burkitt Lymphoma, Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, NOS, Malignant Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.

## Fields

- Kind: Target
- Last checked: 2026-09-23
- Also known as: P2Y receptor family member 8; S-geranylgeranyl-glutathione receptor P2RY8; P2Y8
- Tags: cancer-genes-wave
- Symbol: P2RY8
- Class: oncogene
- Biology: G protein-coupled receptor for S-geranylgeranyl-glutathione (GGG), an endogenous metabolite present in lymphoid tissues. Couples the binding of GGG to the activation of GNA13 and downstream repression of AKT activation in lymphocytes defining their positioning and growth within lymphoid organs. In lymphoid follicles, confines B cells and follicular helper T cells in germinal centres (GCs) in response to GGG local gradients established by GGT5 (via GGG catabolism) and ABCC1 (via extracellular transport) with lower concentrations of GGG found in the follicular dendritic cell network region around which germinal centres are formed. In the bone marrow, also in response to GGG gradients established by GGT5 and ABCC1, it restricts chemotactic transmigration of B cells, T cells and NK cells from blood vessels to the bone marrow parenchyma. Contributes to GNA13-dependent pathway that suppresses GC B cell growth. Location: Cell membrane (UniProt). Locus Xp22.33 and Yp11.3 (HGNC).
- Where found: Non-Hodgkin lymphoma: Open Targets association 0.69 with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (MONDO_0018908); Open Targets association 0.53 with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (MONDO_0018908); Lung cancer: Open Targets association 0.51 with lung cancer (MONDO_0008903); Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: Open Targets association 0.65 with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (MONDO_0018905); CIViC evidence names this disease; Burkitt lymphoma: CIViC evidence names this disease; IntOGen driver in 2 cohorts (BL)

## Notes

- Written by scripts/fetch-cancer-genes.ts from CIViC, Open Targets, IntOGen, HGNC and UniProt; the function text is UniProt's, condensed and in UK spelling. Roles: IntOGen calls it an activating (Act) driver in 5 cohorts; IntOGen calls it a loss-of-function (LoF) driver in 3 cohorts; CIViC holds 2 clinical evidence items on its variants. Evidence tier "clinical-evidence" is the strongest of those signals.
- Prevalence not recorded: none of the sources gives a positivity rate.

## Sources

- HGNC HGNC:15524: https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc_id/HGNC:15524
- UniProt Q86VZ1: https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/Q86VZ1/entry
- NCBI Gene 286530: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/286530
- Ensembl ENSG00000182162: https://www.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Gene/Summary?g=ENSG00000182162

## Connected records

- collections: [CIViC](https://onco.cc/collections/civic/), [IntOGen](https://onco.cc/collections/intogen/), [Open Targets Platform](https://onco.cc/collections/open-targets/)
- cancers: [Burkitt lymphoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/burkitt-lymphoma/), [Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/dlbcl/), [Lung cancer (all types)](https://onco.cc/cancers/lung-cancer/), [Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (all types)](https://onco.cc/cancers/non-hodgkin-lymphoma/)

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