PON3

Paraoxonase 3
Identifiers
Symbols PON3;
External IDs OMIM602720 MGI106686 HomoloGene37371 GeneCards: PON3 Gene
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 5446 269823
Ensembl ENSG00000105852 ENSMUSG00000029759
UniProt Q15166 Q4FZK0
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_000940 NM_173006.1
RefSeq (protein) NP_000931 NP_766594.1
Location (UCSC) Chr 7:
94.99 – 95.03 Mb
Chr 6:
5.17 – 5.21 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Paraoxonase 3, also known as PON3, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the PON3 gene.[1][2]

Function

This gene is a member of the paraoxonase family and lies in a cluster on chromosome 7 with the other two family members. The encoded protein is secreted into the bloodstream and associates with high-density lipoprotein (HDL). The protein also rapidly hydrolyzes lactones and can inhibit the oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), a function that is believed to slow the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis. Alternatively spliced variants which encode different protein isoforms have been described; however, only one has been fully characterized.[2]

References

  1. ^ Primo-Parmo SL, Sorenson RC, Teiber J, La Du BN (May 1996). "The human serum paraoxonase/arylesterase gene (PON1) is one member of a multigene family". Genomics 33 (3): 498–507. doi:10.1006/geno.1996.0225. PMID 8661009. 
  2. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: PON3 paraoxonase 3". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=5446. 

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