Anti-L8 antibodies enable researchers to detect and measure the L8 antigen in biological samples. This target is a reported synonym of the RPL8 gene, which encodes ribosomal protein L8. This protein is known to function in protein translation, among other biological roles. The human version of L8 has a canonical amino acid length of 257 residues and a protein mass of 28 kilodaltons. It is reported to be localized in the cytoplasm of cells and widely expressed in many tissue types. L8 is a member of the Universal ribosomal protein uL2 protein family.