Gene Information
Gene NameCLSTN3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length956
Protein NamesCalsyntenin-3 (Alcadein-beta) (Alc-beta)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age886 ( ENSG00000139182 )
3 ( ENSG00000288427 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9BQT9
Gene CardCLSTN3
Uniprot IDQ9BQT9
PfamPF00028; PF19699
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.945323863)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CLSTN3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CLSTN3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CLSTN3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ CLSTN3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Clstn3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CLSTN3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Clstn3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CLSTN3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCLSTN2, CLSTN1
ParalogsCLSTN1, CLSTN2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityAccording to PubMed:12498782, expressed predominantly in the brain and in kidney. Low levels in heart, skeletal muscle, liver, placenta, pancreas and lung. According to PubMed:12972431, predominant expression in brain, and only marginal in kidney. In brain, present throughout all cortical layers, highest levels in GABAergic neurons (based on morphology and distribution pattern). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12498782, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12972431}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs7302230 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q99JH7};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q99JH7}. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q99JH7}. Golgi apparatus membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q99JH7}. Postsynapse {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q99JH7}. Cell projection, dendrite {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q99JH7}. Note=Most prominent in the postsynaptic specializations of asymmetric (type I) synapses with both axodendritic and axospinous localization. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q99JH7}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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