Laminin, alpha 3

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LAMA3
Identifiers
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000227
NM_001127717
NM_001127718
NM_001302996
NM_198129

NM_010680
NM_001347461

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000218
NP_001121189
NP_001121190
NP_001289925
NP_937762

NP_001334390
NP_034810

Location (UCSC)Chr 18: 23.69 – 23.96 MbChr 18: 12.47 – 12.72 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Laminin subunit alpha-3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LAMA3 gene.[5][6]

Function

Laminins are basement membrane components thought to mediate the attachment, migration and organization of cells into tissues during embryonic development by interacting with other extracellular matrix components. The protein encoded by this gene is the alpha-3 chain of laminin 5, which is a complex glycoprotein composed of three subunits (alpha, beta, and gamma). Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified.

Laminin 5 is thought to be involved in cell adhesion, signal transduction and differentiation of keratinocytes.[6]

Clinical significance

Mutations in this gene have been identified as the cause of Herlitz type junctional epidermolysis bullosa. [6]

It may be associated with

Laryngoonychocutaneous syndrome.[7]

Interactions

Laminin, alpha 3 has been shown to

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000053747Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000024421Ensembl, 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. PMID 8077230
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  6. ^ a b c "Entrez Gene: LAMA3 laminin, alpha 3".
  7. PMID 12915477
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