PTGES3

Prostaglandin E synthase 3 (cytosolic)

PDB rendering based on 1ejf.
Identifiers
Symbols PTGES3; P23; TEBP; cPGES
External IDs OMIM607061 MGI1929282 HomoloGene81751 GeneCards: PTGES3 Gene
EC number 5.3.99.3
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 10728 56351
Ensembl ENSG00000110958 ENSMUSG0000007107
UniProt Q15185 Q9R0Q7
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_006601.5 NM_019766.4
RefSeq (protein) NP_006592.3 NP_062740.1
Location (UCSC) Chr 12:
57.06 – 57.08 Mb
Chr 1:
174.15 – 174.19 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Prostaglandin E synthase 3 (cytosolic) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PTGES3 gene.[1]

The protein encoded by this gene is also known as p23 which functions as a chaperone which is required for proper functioning of the glucocorticoid and other steroid receptors.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Entrez Gene: PTGES3 Prostaglandin E synthase 3 (cytosolic)". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=10728. 
  2. ^ Freeman BC, Yamamoto KR (June 2002). "Disassembly of transcriptional regulatory complexes by molecular chaperones". Science 296 (5576): 2232–2235. doi:10.1126/science.1073051. PMID 12077419. 

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