Tropomodulin 3

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TMOD3
Identifiers
Aliases TMOD3 , UTMOD, tropomodulin 3
External IDs OMIM: 605112; MGI: 1355315; HomoloGene: 8727; GeneCards: TMOD3; OMA:TMOD3 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_014547

NM_016963
NM_001357828

RefSeq (protein)

NP_055362

NP_058659
NP_001344757

Location (UCSC) Chr 15: 51.83 – 51.95 Mb Chr 9: 75.4 – 75.47 Mb
PubMed search [3] [4]
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Tropomodulin-3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TMOD3 gene. [5] [6]

Tropomodulin-3 (Tmod3) is a member of the tropomodulin family of actin-regulatory proteins that plays a key role in modulating the dynamics of the cytoskeleton by capping the pointed (minus) ends of actin filaments. Unlike some other tropomodulin isoforms, Tmod3 is widely expressed in non-muscle cells, where it contributes to essential cellular processes such as shape maintenance, motility, and adhesion. It regulates filament stability by preventing both polymerization and depolymerization at the pointed end, thus helping to define actin filament length and organization. [7] In endothelial cells, Tmod3 has been shown to inhibit cell motility through its capping activity, highlighting its role as a negative regulator of actin-driven migration. [8] Additionally, Tmod3 can bind not only to filamentous actin but also directly to actin monomers, suggesting a broader function in actin filament turnover and cytoskeletal remodeling. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000138594 Ensembl, May 2017
  2. 1 2 3 GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000058587 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.
  5. Cox PR, Zoghbi HY (Apr 2000). "Sequencing, expression analysis, and mapping of three unique human tropomodulin genes and their mouse orthologs". Genomics. 63 (1): 97–107. doi:10.1006/geno.1999.6061. PMID   10662549.
  6. "Entrez Gene: TMOD3 tropomodulin 3 (ubiquitous)".
  7. 1 2 Fischer RS, Yarmola EG, Weber KL, Speicher KD, Speicher DW, Bubb MR, et al. (2006-11-24). "Tropomodulin 3 Binds to Actin Monomers". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281 (47): 36454–36465. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M606315200 . ISSN   0021-9258. PMID   17012745.
  8. Fischer RS, Fritz-Six KL, Fowler VM (April 2003). "Pointed-end capping by tropomodulin3 negatively regulates endothelial cell motility". The Journal of Cell Biology. 161 (2): 371–380. doi:10.1083/jcb.200209057. PMC   2172920 . PMID   12707310.

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