Gene Information
Gene NameNRG3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length720
Protein NamesPro-neuregulin-3, membrane-bound isoform (Pro-NRG3) [Cleaved into: Neuregulin-3 (NRG-3)]
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000185737 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP56975
Gene CardNRG3
Uniprot IDP56975
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.57047033)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NRG3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NRG3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NRG3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NRG3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nrg3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NRG3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nrg3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNRG4, NRG1, NRG2
Tissuebrain
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in most regions of the brain with the exception of corpus callosum. Expressed at lower level in testis. Not detected in heart, placenta, lung, liver, skeletal muscle, kidney, pancreas, spleen, thymus, prostate, ovary, small intestine, colon and peripheral blood leukocytes.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs2295934  rs17101193 
Subcellular location [CC][Pro-neuregulin-3, membrane-bound isoform]: Cell membrane {ECO:0000250};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Note=Does not seem to be active. {ECO:0000250}.;
[Neuregulin-3]: Secreted {ECO:0000250}.;
[Isoform 3]: Cell membrane;
Single-pass type I membrane protein. Note=Isoform 3 is also proteolytically released as a soluble form.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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