Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 286097
Gene name Mitochondrial calcium uptake 3
Gene symbol MICU3
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
EFHA2hMICU3
Chromosome 8
Chromosome location 8p22
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001956 Process Positive regulation of neurotransmitter secretion IEA
GO:0001956 Process Positive regulation of neurotransmitter secretion ISS
GO:0005246 Function Calcium channel regulator activity IDA 29725115, 30699349
GO:0005246 Function Calcium channel regulator activity IEA
GO:0005509 Function Calcium ion binding IBA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
610633 27820 ENSG00000155970
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q86XE3
Protein name Calcium uptake protein 3, mitochondrial (hMICU3) (EF-hand domain-containing family member A2)
Protein function Tissue-specific calcium sensor of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) channel, which specifically regulates MCU channel activity in the central nervous system and skeletal muscle (PubMed:29725115). Senses calcium level via its EF-hand doma
PDB 6AGI , 6AGJ
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF13833 EF-hand_8 449 502 EF-hand domain pair Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Specifically expressed in the central nervous system and skeletal muscle. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29725115}.
Sequence
MAALRRLLWPPPRVSPPLCAHQPLLGPWGRPAVTTLGLPGRPFSSREDEERAVAEAAWRR
RRRWGELSVAAAAGGGLVGLVCYQLYGDPRAGSPATGRPSKSAATEPEDPPRGRGMLPIP
VAAAKETVAIGRTDIEDLDLYATSRERRFRLFASIECEGQLFMTPYDFILAVTTDEPKVA
KTWKSLSKQELNQMLAETPPVWKGSSKLFRNLKEKGVISYTEYLFLLCILTKPHAGFRIA
FNMFDTDGNEMVDKKEFLVLQEIFRKKNEKREIKGDEEKRAMLRLQLYGYHSPTNSVLKT
DAEELVSRSYWDTLRRNTSQALFSDLAERADDITSLVTDTTLLVHFFGKKGKAELNFEDF
YRFMDNLQTEVLEIEFLSYSNGMNTISEEDFAHILLRYTNVENTSVFLENVRYSIPEEKG
ITFDEFRSFFQFLNNLEDFAIALNMYNFASRSIGQDEFKRAVYVATGLKFSPHLVNTVFK
IFDVDKDDQLSYKEFIGIMKDR
LHRGFRGYKTVQKYPTFKSCLKKELHSR
Sequence length 530
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  Reactome
    Mitochondrial calcium ion transport
Processing of SMDT1
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
1
Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Stomach Neoplasms Stomach neoplasms Pubtator 32174791 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only