PITX3

PITX3
Identifiers
Aliases	PITX3 , ASMD, ASOD, CTPP4, CTRCT11, PTX3, paired like homeodomain 3, ASGD1
External IDs	OMIM: 602669 MGI: 1100498 HomoloGene: 3689 GeneCards: PITX3
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 19 (mouse)
End	46,136,765 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	gastrocnemius muscle; ; skeletal muscle tissue; ; ventricle; ; left ventricle; ; mesencephalon; ; substantia nigra; ; face; ; sensory nervous system; ; sensory organ; ; kidney;
	Top expressed in
	mirror; ; lip; ; female urethra; ; male urethra; ; temporal muscle; ; internal carotid artery; ; tongue; ; vastus lateralis muscle; ; striated muscle tissue; ; triceps brachii muscle;
	More reference expression data
	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding ; DNA-binding transcription factor activity ; DNA binding ; sequence-specific DNA binding ; DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific ; DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific ;
Cellular component	nucleus ; neuronal cell body ;
Biological process	animal organ morphogenesis ; positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated ; multicellular organism development ; dopaminergic neuron differentiation ; regulation of gene expression ; neuron development ; lens development in camera-type eye ; regulation of transcription, DNA-templated ; lens fiber cell differentiation ; lens morphogenesis in camera-type eye ; transcription by RNA polymerase II ; locomotory behavior ; midbrain development ; positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II ; transcription, DNA-templated ; human ageing ; negative regulation of gliogenesis ; response to immobilization stress ; response to cocaine ; response to morphine ; positive regulation of neuron apoptotic process ; negative regulation of neurogenesis ; response to methamphetamine hydrochloride ; positive regulation of cell proliferation in midbrain ; cellular response to glial cell derived neurotrophic factor ; anatomical structure morphogenesis ;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	5309
	18742
	n/a
	ENSMUSG00000025229
	O75364
	O35160
	NM_005029
	NM_008852
	NP_005020
	NP_032878
	Wikidata
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Last updated November 30, 2023

Pituitary homeobox 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PITX3 gene.^[4]^[5]

Function

This gene encodes a member of the RIEG/PITX homeobox family, which is in the bicoid class of homeodomain proteins. Members of this family act as transcription factors. This protein is involved in lens formation during eye development,^[5] and the specification and terminal differentiation of mesencephalic dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra compacta that are lost in Parkinson's disease.^[6]

Clinical significance

Mutations of this gene have been associated with anterior segment mesenchymal dysgenesis (ASMD) and congenital cataracts.^[5]

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References

1 2 3 GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000025229 - Ensembl, May 2017
↑ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
↑ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
↑ Semina EV, Ferrell RE, Mintz-Hittner HA, Bitoun P, Alward WL, Reiter RS, Funkhauser C, Daack-Hirsch S, Murray JC (June 1998). "A novel homeobox gene PITX3 is mutated in families with autosomal-dominant cataracts and ASMD". Nature Genetics. 19 (2): 167–70. doi:10.1038/527. PMID 9620774. S2CID 23213513.
1 2 3 "Entrez Gene: PITX3 paired-like homeodomain transcription factor 3".
↑ Smidt MP, Smits SM, Bouwmeester H, Hamers FP, van der Linden AJ, Hellemons AJ, Graw J, Burbach JP (March 2004). "Early developmental failure of substantia nigra dopamine neurons in mice lacking the homeodomain gene Pitx3". Development. 131 (5): 1145–55. doi:10.1242/dev.01022. PMID 14973278.

External links

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[refGRCm38Ensembl-1] 1 2 3 GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000025229 - Ensembl, May 2017

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

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

[pmid9620774-4] Semina EV, Ferrell RE, Mintz-Hittner HA, Bitoun P, Alward WL, Reiter RS, Funkhauser C, Daack-Hirsch S, Murray JC (June 1998). "A novel homeobox gene PITX3 is mutated in families with autosomal-dominant cataracts and ASMD". Nature Genetics. 19 (2): 167–70. doi:10.1038/527. PMID 9620774. S2CID 23213513.

[entrez-5] 1 2 3 "Entrez Gene: PITX3 paired-like homeodomain transcription factor 3".

[pmid14973278-6] Smidt MP, Smits SM, Bouwmeester H, Hamers FP, van der Linden AJ, Hellemons AJ, Graw J, Burbach JP (March 2004). "Early developmental failure of substantia nigra dopamine neurons in mice lacking the homeodomain gene Pitx3". Development. 131 (5): 1145–55. doi:10.1242/dev.01022. PMID 14973278.

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