PON3

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PON3
Identifiers
Aliases PON3 , paraoxonase 3
External IDs OMIM: 602720; MGI: 106686; HomoloGene: 37371; GeneCards: PON3; OMA:PON3 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000940

NM_173006
NM_001363812

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000931

NP_766594
NP_001350741

Location (UCSC) Chr 7: 95.36 – 95.4 Mb n/a
PubMed search [2] [3]
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Paraoxonase 3, also known as PON3, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the PON3 gene. [4] [5]

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Function

This gene is a member of the paraoxonase family and lies in a cluster on chromosome 7 with the other two family members. The encoded protein is secreted into the bloodstream and associates with high-density lipoprotein (HDL). The protein also rapidly hydrolyzes lactones and can inhibit the oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), a function that is believed to slow the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis. Alternatively spliced variants which encode different protein isoforms have been described; however, only one has been fully characterized. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000105852 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.
  4. Primo-Parmo SL, Sorenson RC, Teiber J, La Du BN (May 1996). "The human serum paraoxonase/arylesterase gene (PON1) is one member of a multigene family". Genomics. 33 (3): 498–507. doi:10.1006/geno.1996.0225. PMID   8661009.
  5. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: PON3 paraoxonase 3".

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