Gene Information
Gene NamePLD3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length490
Protein Names5'-3' exonuclease PLD3 (EC 3.1.16.1) (Choline phosphatase 3) (HindIII K4L homolog) (Hu-K4) (Phosphatidylcholine-hydrolyzing phospholipase D3) (Phospholipase D3) (PLD 3)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000105223 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ8IV08
Gene CardPLD3
Uniprot IDQ8IV08
PfamPF13918
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.325078111)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PLD3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PLD3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PLD3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PLD3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Pld3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PLD3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Pld3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ PLD3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsPLD4
ParalogsPLD5, PLD4
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed. In the brain, high levels of expression are detected in the frontal, temporal and occipital cortices and hippocampus. Expressed at low level in corpus callosum. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15794758, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24336208}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs142070038  rs138674695  rs374184677  rs866850284  rs780604999  rs1326374111  rs765630414  rs145999145  rs757965784  rs746715924  rs144312764  rs200274020  rs368737000  rs146083475  rs537053537  rs370488565  rs745463234  rs986006936 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15794758, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22428023};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15794758, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22428023}. Lysosome lumen {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29386126, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30312375}. Early endosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29386126};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15794758, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22428023}. Late endosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29386126};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15794758, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22428023}. Golgi apparatus membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29368044};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29368044}. Endosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29368044};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29368044}. Note=Localizes to ER-associated vesicles in differentiating myotubes (PubMed:22428023). The soluble form in lysosome arises by proteolytic processing of the membrane-bound form (PubMed:29386126). Colocalizes with APP in endosomes (PubMed:29368044). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22428023, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29368044, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29386126}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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