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Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 5068
Gene name Regenerating family member 3 alpha
Gene symbol REG3A
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
HIPHIP/PAPINGAPPAPPAP-HPAP1PBCGFREG-IIIREG3
Chromosome 2
Chromosome location 2p12
Summary This gene encodes a pancreatic secretory protein that may be involved in cell proliferation or differentiation. It has similarity to the C-type lectin superfamily. The enhanced expression of this gene is observed during pancreatic inflammation and liver c
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:0005179 Function Hormone activity IDA 22727489, 27830702
GO:0005179 Function Hormone activity ISS 36240758
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 25416956
GO:0005576 Component Extracellular region IEA
GO:0005576 Component Extracellular region TAS
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
167805 8601 ENSG00000172016
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q06141
Protein name Regenerating islet-derived protein 3-alpha (REG-3-alpha) (Hepatointestinal pancreatic protein) (HIP/PAP) (Human proislet peptide) (HIP) (Pancreatitis-associated protein 1) (Regenerating islet-derived protein III-alpha) (Reg III-alpha) [Cleaved into: Regen
Protein function [Regenerating islet-derived protein 3-alpha 15 kDa form]: Bactericidal C-type lectin which acts exclusively against Gram-positive bacteria and mediates bacterial killing by binding to surface-exposed carbohydrate moieties of peptidoglycan (PubMe
PDB 1UV0 , 2GO0 , 4MTH
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00059 Lectin_C 57 → 173 Lectin C-type domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed by keratinocytes (PubMed:27830702). Highly expressed in epidermal keratinocytes of psoriasis patients (at protein level) (PubMed:22727489). Constitutively expressed in intestine. Low expression is found in healthy pancreas. O
Sequence
Sequence length 175
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Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
Reactome Pathway
Antimicrobial peptides