Gene Information
Gene NameULK3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length472
Protein NamesSerine/threonine-protein kinase ULK3 (EC 2.7.11.1) (Unc-51-like kinase 3)
Target Nameserine/threonine-protein kinase ulk3
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1714 ( ENSG00000140474 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ6PHR2
Gene CardULK3
Uniprot IDQ6PHR2
PfamPF04212; PF00069
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.361558538)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ULK3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ULK3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ULK3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ULK3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ulk3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ULK3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ulk3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ULK3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsULK1, ULK2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed. Highest levels observed in fetal brain. In adult tissues, high levels in brain, liver and kidney, moderate levels in testis and adrenal gland and low levels in heart, lung, stomach, thymus, prostate and placenta. In the brain, highest expression in the hippocampus, high levels also detected in the cerebellum, olfactory bulb and optic nerve. In the central nervous system, lowest levels in the spinal cord. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19878745}.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.000730(Chimpanzee);0.001000(Mouse);0.001000(Rat);0.066667(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4WZX  (X-ray  1.39A  6FDY  (X-ray  1.70A  6FDZ  (X-ray  2.55A 
DBSNP rs34945944  rs12898397 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19279323, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19878745}. Note=Localizes to pre-autophagosomal structure during cellular senescence.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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