Gene Information
Gene NamePIWIL3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length882
Protein NamesPiwi-like protein 3
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000184571 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ7Z3Z3
Gene CardPIWIL3
Uniprot IDQ7Z3Z3
PfamPF02170; PF02171
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.174342803)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PIWIL3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PIWIL3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PIWIL3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PIWIL3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ PIWIL3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsPIWIL1, PIWIL4
ParalogsPIWIL1, PIWIL4, PIWIL2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in testis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12906857}.
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 rs61083377  rs1475853  rs1892722  rs1892723  rs11703684  rs738826 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000305}. Note=Probable component of the meiotic nuage, also named P granule, a germ-cell-specific organelle required to repress transposon activity during meiosis. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9JMB7}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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