Gene Information
Gene NameASIC3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length531
Protein NamesAcid-sensing ion channel 3 (ASIC3) (hASIC3) (Amiloride-sensitive cation channel 3) (Neuronal amiloride-sensitive cation channel 3) (Testis sodium channel 1) (hTNaC1)
Target Nameacid-sensing ion channel 3
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000213199 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9UHC3
Gene CardASIC3
Uniprot IDQ9UHC3
PfamPF00858
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.99963084)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ASIC3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ASIC3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ASIC3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ASIC3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Asic3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ASIC3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Asic3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ASIC3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsASIC1, ASIC4, SCNN1D
ParalogsASIC1, ASIC5, SCNN1B, SCNN1G, ASIC4, SCNN1A, SCNN1D, ASIC2
Tissueputamen
Tissue SpecificityExpressed by sensory neurons. Strongly expressed in brain, spinal chord, lung, lymph nodes, kidney, pituitary, heart and testis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9571199, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9886053}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB NA 
DBSNP rs1864545 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000250};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250}. Note=Cell surface expression may be stabilized by interaction with LIN7B and cytoplasmic retention by interaction with DLG4. In part cytoplasmic in cochlea cells (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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