protein protein T-cell surface glycoprotein CD8 alpha chain MAL CD8A CD8a T-lymphocyte differentiation antigen T8/Leu-2 Category=gene. Requested by=CL. T-cell surface glycoprotein Lyt-2 Lyt2 PR:000001084 A protein that is a translation product of the human CD8A gene or a 1:1 ortholog thereof. CD8 is a transmembrane that is a co-receptor for MHC class-I antigen/T-cell receptor interaction. The most common form of CD8 is composed of a CD8 alpha and a CD8 beta chain. protein PANTHER:PTHR10441:SF1 Lyt-2