Gene Information
Gene NameGLI3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1580
Protein NamesTranscriptional activator GLI3 (GLI3 form of 190 kDa) (GLI3-190) (GLI3 full-length protein) (GLI3FL) [Cleaved into: Transcriptional repressor GLI3R (GLI3 C-terminally truncated form) (GLI3 form of 83 kDa) (GLI3-83)]
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1064 ( ENSG00000106571 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP10071
Gene CardGLI3
Uniprot IDP10071
PfamPF00096
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.152112928)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GLI3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GLI3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GLI3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GLI3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gli3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GLI3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gli3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GLI3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsGLI1, GLI2
ParalogsAEBP2, GLIS3, GLI2, ZXDC, GLIS2, GLIS1, ZXDA, ZXDB, ZIC4, ZIC5, ZIC3, ZIC2, GLI1, ZIC1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityIs expressed in a wide variety of normal adult tissues, including lung, colon, spleen, placenta, testis, and myometrium.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001000(Rat);0.02(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4BLD  (X-ray  2.80A 
DBSNP rs1419861206  rs846266  rs121917712  rs121917716  rs121917710  rs62622373  rs28933372  rs929387  rs1277170270  rs35280470  rs35364414 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus. Cytoplasm. Cell projection, cilium. Note=GLI3FL is localized predominantly in the cytoplasm while GLI3R resides mainly in the nucleus. Ciliary accumulation requires the presence of KIF7 and SMO. Translocation to the nucleus is promoted by interaction with ZIC1.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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