Gene Information
Gene NameLTBP3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1303
Protein NamesLatent-transforming growth factor beta-binding protein 3 (LTBP-3)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000168056 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ9NS15
Gene CardLTBP3
Uniprot IDQ9NS15
PfamPF12662; PF07645; PF00683
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.035746808)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ LTBP3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ LTBP3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ LTBP3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ LTBP3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ltbp3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ LTBP3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ltbp3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsLTBP4, LTBP2, LTBP1
ParalogsLTBP1, LTBP2, LTBP4
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityIsoform 2: Expressed prominently in heart, skeletal muscle, prostate, testis, small intestine and ovary (PubMed:12154076). Isoform 1: Strongly expressed in pancreas and liver (PubMed:12154076). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12154076}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs1554974135 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12154076}. Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16157329}. Note=Secretion occurs after coexpression with TGFB1 and requires complexing with 'Cys-33' of the TGFB1 propeptide. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12154076}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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