LOXL3

Lysyl oxidase-like 3
Identifiers
Symbols LOXL3; LOXL
External IDs OMIM607163 MGI1337004 HomoloGene56591 GeneCards: LOXL3 Gene
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 84695 16950
Ensembl ENSG00000115318 ENSMUSG00000000693
UniProt P58215 Q91VN8
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_032603 NM_013586.4
RefSeq (protein) NP_115992 NP_038614.2
Location (UCSC) Chr 2:
74.76 – 74.78 Mb
Chr 6:
82.98 – 83 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Lysyl oxidase homolog 3 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the LOXL3 gene.[1][2]

This gene encodes a member of the lysyl oxidase gene family. The prototypic member of the family is essential to the biogenesis of connective tissue, encoding an extracellular copper-dependent amine oxidase that catalyses the first step in the formation of crosslinks in collagens and elastin. A highly conserved amino acid sequence at the C-terminus end appears to be sufficient for amine oxidase activity, suggesting that each family member may retain this function. The N-terminus is poorly conserved and may impart additional roles in developmental regulation, senescence, tumor suppression, cell growth control, and chemotaxis to each member of the family. Alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene have been reported but their full-length nature has not been determined.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Jourdan-Le Saux C, Tomsche A, Ujfalusi A, Jia L, Csiszar K (Jun 2001). "Central nervous system, uterus, heart, and leukocyte expression of the LOXL3 gene, encoding a novel lysyl oxidase-like protein". Genomics 74 (2): 211–8. doi:10.1006/geno.2001.6545. PMID 11386757. 
  2. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: LOXL3 lysyl oxidase-like 3". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=84695. 

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