Gene Information
Gene NameNLGN3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length848
Protein NamesNeuroligin-3 (Gliotactin homolog)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000196338 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ9NZ94
Gene CardNLGN3
Uniprot IDQ9NZ94
PfamPF00135
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.385403901)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NLGN3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NLGN3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NLGN3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NLGN3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nlgn3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NLGN3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nlgn3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ NLGN3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNLGN4Y, NLGN4X, NLGN1, NLGN2
ParalogsNLGN2, ACHE, NLGN4X, NLGN4Y, CES3, NLGN1, CES2, CES5A, CES4A, BCHE, TG, CES1, CEL
Tissuebrain, cerebral.cortex
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the blood vessel walls (at protein level). Detected in throughout the brain and in spinal cord. Detected in brain, and at lower levels in pancreas islet beta cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10767552, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18755801, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19926856}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs17854698  rs17854697  rs17857400  rs17857401 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000250};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Synapse {ECO:0000250}. Note=Detected at both glutamatergic and GABAergic synapses. {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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