Gene Information
Gene NameBEST3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length668
Protein NamesBestrophin-3 (Vitelliform macular dystrophy 2-like protein 3)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000127325 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ8N1M1
Gene CardBEST3
Uniprot IDQ8N1M1
PfamPF01062
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.965525212)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ BEST3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ BEST3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ BEST3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ BEST3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Best3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ BEST3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Best3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ BEST3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsBEST1
ParalogsBEST1, BEST4, BEST2
Tissueartery, tongue
Tissue SpecificityPresent in skeletal muscle and weakly in brain, spinal cord, bone marrow and retina. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12032738}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs1025016  rs17106884 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane;
Multi-pass membrane protein.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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