Apolipoprotein L3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the APOL3 gene.[3][4] Expressed in the gut, it has antibiotic properties.[5]

APOL3
Identifiers
AliasesAPOL3, APOLIII, CG121, CG12_1, apoL-III, apolipoprotein L3
External IDsOMIM: 607253; HomoloGene: 129701; GeneCards: APOL3; OMA:APOL3 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
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Location (UCSC)Chr 22: 36.14 – 36.17 Mbn/a
PubMed search[2]n/a
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This gene is a member of the apolipoprotein L gene family. The encoded protein is found in the cytoplasm, where it may affect the movement of lipids or allow the binding of lipids to organelles. In addition, expression of this gene is upregulated by tumor necrosis factor-alpha in endothelial cells lining the normal and atherosclerotic iliac artery and aorta. Six transcript variants encoding three different isoforms have been found for this gene.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000128284Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. ^ Page NM, Butlin DJ, Lomthaisong K, Lowry PJ (May 2001). "The human apolipoprotein L gene cluster: identification, classification, and sites of distribution". Genomics. 74 (1): 71–8. doi:10.1006/geno.2001.6534. PMID 11374903.
  4. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: APOL3 apolipoprotein L, 3".
  5. ^ Gaudet RG, Zhu S, Halder A, Kim BH, Bradfield CJ, Huang S, et al. (2021). "A human apolipoprotein L with detergent-like activity kills intracellular pathogens". Science. 373 (6552): eabf8113. doi:10.1126/science.abf8113. PMC 8422858. PMID 34437126. S2CID 235915023.
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