Gene Information
Gene NameCLN3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length438
Protein NamesBattenin (Batten disease protein) (Protein CLN3)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000188603 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ13286
Gene CardCLN3
Uniprot IDQ13286
PfamPF02487
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.20704966)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CLN3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CLN3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CLN3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CLN3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Cln3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CLN3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Cln3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CLN3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the cortical brain, pancreas, spleen, and testis with weaker expression in the peripheral nerve (at protein level). Highly expressed in gray matter (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10191116}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs386833714  rs386833719  rs386833727  rs386833730  rs386833731  rs121434286  rs386833744  rs386833694  rs386833695 
Subcellular location [CC]Lysosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10332042, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14644441, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15471887, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15598649, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17286803, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17897319, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23840424};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17286803, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17897319, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9949212}. Late endosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10332042, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15471887, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17286803, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23840424}. Lysosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10332042, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10924275, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14699076, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19941651, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9949212}. Golgi apparatus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10332042, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15240864, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23840424}. Golgi apparatus membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9949212}. Golgi apparatus, Golgi stack {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15240864}. Golgi apparatus, trans-Golgi network {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10332042, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15240864}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14644441, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15240864}. Recycling endosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15240864}. Membrane raft {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15240864, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23840424}. Membrane, caveola {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23840424}. Early endosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23840424}. Synapse, synaptosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q61124}. Late endosome membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q61124}. Cytoplasmic vesicle, autophagosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q61124}. Note=CLN3 is not present in late endosomes/lysosomes in fibroblasts and neurons (PubMed:15240864). Trafficks from cell membrane to Golgi via endosomes (PubMed:15240864). Osmotic stress changes the subcellular localization of CLN3 (PubMed:23840424). Trafficks to intracellular compartments via the plasma membranet through AP3M1-dependent mechanisms (PubMed:14644441). Excluded from the synaptic vesicles (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q61124, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14644441, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15240864, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23840424}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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