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Facts about Uroplakin-3a.
Additionally, it contributes to the formation of urothelial glycocalyx that might play an significant role in preventing bacterial adherence (By similarity). .
Human | |
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Gene Name: | UPK3A |
Uniprot: | O75631 |
Entrez: | 7380 |
Belongs to: |
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uroplakin-3 family |
MGC119178; UP3a; UPIII; UPIIIA; UPK3; UPK3A; uroplakin 3; uroplakin 3A; Uroplakin III; uroplakin3a; uroplakin-3a
Mass (kDA):
30.67 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 22q13.31 |
Sequence: | 22; NC_000022.11 (45284949..45295874) |
Expressed in ureter.
Endoplasmic reticulum membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. Heterodimer formation with UPK1B is a prerequisite to exit out of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER).
PMID: 9818021 by Yuasa T., et al. Expression of uroplakin Ib and uroplakin III genes in tissues and peripheral blood of patients with transitional cell carcinoma.
PMID: 9846985 by Lobban E.D., et al. Uroplakin gene expression by normal and neoplastic human urothelium.