Gene Information
Gene NamePITX3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length302
Protein NamesPituitary homeobox 3 (Homeobox protein PITX3) (Paired-like homeodomain transcription factor 3)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age382 ( ENSG00000107859 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBO75364
Gene CardPITX3
Uniprot IDO75364
PfamPF00046; PF03826
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.087791534)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PITX3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PITX3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PITX3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PITX3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Pitx3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PITX3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Pitx3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ PITX3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsPITX1, PITX2
ParalogsARGFX, PAX7, PAX3, ALX4, PAX2, UNCX, RAX2, PAX8, DMBX1, DPRX, PAX5, ISX, ALX3, RHOXF2B, RHOXF2, GSC2, SEBOX, RAX, DRGX, ARX, RHOXF1, PRRX1, SHOX, SHOX2, PRRX2, OTX2, PAX4, EVX1, PAX1, PITX2, PHOX2A, CRX, PHOX2B, EVX2, ALX1, VSX2, MIXL1, DUXA, PAX6, OTP, HESX1, NOBOX, PROP1, PAX9, GSC, ESX1, DUXB, DUX4, PITX1, OTX1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in developing eye lens.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs104894175 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00108, ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00138}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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