Gene Information
Gene NameUPK3A
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length287
Protein NamesUroplakin-3a (UP3a) (Uroplakin III) (UPIII)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000100373 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBO75631
Gene CardUPK3A
Uniprot IDO75631
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.057659083)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ UPK3A ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ UPK3A ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ UPK3A ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ UPK3A ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Upk3a ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ UPK3A ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Upk3a ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ UPK3A ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsUPK3B, UPK3BL2, UPK3BL1
Tissueprostate, urinary.bladder, artery, penis, smooth.muscle, submandibular.gland
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in ureter. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9846985}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.2(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs6006979  rs1057353  rs121918187  rs121918186 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000250};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Note=Heterodimer formation with UPK1B is a prerequisite to exit out of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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