FCN3

Ficolin (collagen/fibrinogen domain containing) 3

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Available structures
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Identifiers
SymbolsFCN3 ; FCNH; HAKA1
External IDsOMIM: 604973 HomoloGene: 130523 GeneCards: FCN3 Gene
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Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez8547n/a
EnsemblENSG00000142748n/a
UniProtO75636n/a
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_003665n/a
RefSeq (protein)NP_003656n/a
Location (UCSC)Chr 1:
27.7 – 27.7 Mb
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PubMed searchn/a

Ficolin-3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FCN3 gene. Ficolin-3 was initially identified as H-ficolin, in which H is after the Hakata antigen that was previously found as an autoantigen in patients who lived in the city of Hakata. [1][2][3]

Ficolins are a group of proteins which consist of a collagen-like domain and a fibrinogen-like domain. In human serum, there are two types of ficolins, both of which have lectin activity. The protein encoded by this gene is a thermolabile beta-2-macroglycoprotein found in all human serum and is a member of the ficolin/opsonin p35 lectin family. The protein, which was initially identified based on its reactivity with sera from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, has been shown to have a calcium-independent lectin activity. The protein can activate the complement pathway in association with MASPs and sMAP, thereby aiding in host defense through the activation of the lectin pathway. Alternative splicing occurs at this locus and two variants, each encoding a distinct isoform, have been identified.[3]

References

  1. Sugimoto R, Yae Y, Akaiwa M, Kitajima S, Shibata Y, Sato H, Hirata J, Okochi K, Izuhara K, Hamasaki N (Sep 1998). "Cloning and characterization of the Hakata antigen, a member of the ficolin/opsonin p35 lectin family". J Biol Chem 273 (33): 20721–7. doi:10.1074/jbc.273.33.20721. PMID 9694814.
  2. Akaiwa M, Yae Y, Sugimoto R, Suzuki SO, Iwaki T, Izuhara K, Hamasaki N (Jun 1999). "Hakata antigen, a new member of the ficolin/opsonin p35 family, is a novel human lectin secreted into bronchus/alveolus and bile". J Histochem Cytochem 47 (6): 777–86. doi:10.1177/002215549904700607. PMID 10330454.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: FCN3 ficolin (collagen/fibrinogen domain containing) 3 (Hakata antigen)".

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