INSL3

INSL3
Available structures
PDB	Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes
	2H8B, 2K6T, 2K6U
Identifiers
Aliases	INSL3 , RLF, RLNL, ley-I-L, insulin like 3
External IDs	OMIM: 146738 MGI: 108427 HomoloGene: 4048 GeneCards: INSL3
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 19 (human)
End	17,821,574 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 8 (mouse)
End	72,143,219 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	blood; ; spleen; ; appendix; ; lymph node; ; body of stomach; ; right coronary artery; ; cerebellar hemisphere; ; bone marrow; ; rectum; ; cingulate gyrus;
	Top expressed in
	testicle; ; spermatocyte; ; spleen; ; islet of Langerhans; ; bone marrow; ; urinary bladder; ; adrenal gland; ; duodenum; ; thymus; ; morula;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	protease binding ; signaling receptor binding ; insulin receptor binding ; hormone activity ; G protein-coupled receptor binding ;
Cellular component	extracellular region ; extracellular space ;
Biological process	cell-cell signaling ; positive regulation of wound healing ; positive regulation of epithelial cell migration ; spermatogenesis ; regulation of signaling receptor activity ; G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway ; adenylate cyclase-inhibiting G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway ;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	3640
	16336
	ENSG00000248099
	ENSMUSG00000079019
	P51460
	O09107 ; Q5RL10
	NM_005543 ; NM_001265587
	NM_013564
	NP_001252516 ; NP_005534
	NP_038592
	Wikidata
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Last updated May 13, 2024

Insulin-like 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the INSL3 gene.^[5]^[6]

Function

The protein encoded by this gene is an insulin like hormone produced mainly in gonadal tissues in males and females. Studies of the mouse counterpart suggest that this gene may be involved in the development of urogenital tract and female fertility. INSL-3 initiates meiotic progression in follicle-enclosed oocytes by mediating a reduction in intra-oocyte cAMP concentration by activating leucine-rich repeat-containing G protein-coupled receptor 8 (LGR8).^[7] It may also act as a hormone to regulate growth and differentiation of gubernaculum, and thus mediating intra-abdominal testicular descent. The mutations in this gene may lead to, but not a frequent cause of, cryptorchidism.^[6]

Related Research Articles

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References

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1 2 "Entrez Gene: INSL3 insulin-like 3 (Leydig cell)".
↑ Richard FJ (March 2007). "Regulation of meiotic maturation". Journal of Animal Science. 85 (13 Suppl): E4-6. doi:10.2527/jas.2006-475. PMID 17040950.

Lai KS, Jin Y, Graham DK, Witthuhn BA, Ihle JN, Liu ET (October 1995). "A kinase-deficient splice variant of the human JAK3 is expressed in hematopoietic and epithelial cancer cells". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270 (42): 25028–36. doi: 10.1074/jbc.270.42.25028 . PMID 7559633.
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Nef S, Parada LF (July 1999). "Cryptorchidism in mice mutant for Insl3". Nature Genetics. 22 (3): 295–9. doi:10.1038/10364. PMID 10391220. S2CID 1394181.
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Krausz C, Quintana-Murci L, Fellous M, Siffroi JP, McElreavey K (April 2000). "Absence of mutations involving the INSL3 gene in human idiopathic cryptorchidism". Molecular Human Reproduction. 6 (4): 298–302. doi:10.1093/molehr/6.4.298. PMID 10729310.
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[refGRCh38Ensembl-1] 1 2 3 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000248099 – Ensembl, May 2017

[refGRCm38Ensembl-2] 1 2 3 GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000079019 – Ensembl, May 2017

[3] "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.

[4] "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.

[pmid8020942-5] Burkhardt E, Adham IM, Brosig B, Gastmann A, Mattei MG, Engel W (March 1994). "Structural organization of the porcine and human genes coding for a Leydig cell-specific insulin-like peptide (LEY I-L) and chromosomal localization of the human gene (INSL3)". Genomics. 20 (1): 13–9. doi:10.1006/geno.1994.1121. PMID 8020942.

[entrez-6] 1 2 "Entrez Gene: INSL3 insulin-like 3 (Leydig cell)".

[pmid17040950-7] Richard FJ (March 2007). "Regulation of meiotic maturation". Journal of Animal Science. 85 (13 Suppl): E4-6. doi:10.2527/jas.2006-475. PMID 17040950.

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INSL3

Contents

Function

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References

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