UPK3A

Uroplakin 3A
Identifiers
Symbols UPK3A ; UP3A; UPIII; UPIIIA; UPK3
External IDs OMIM: 611559 MGI: 98914 HomoloGene: 5066 GeneCards: UPK3A Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 7380 22270
Ensembl ENSG00000100373 ENSMUSG00000022435
UniProt O75631 Q9JKX8
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001167574 NM_023478
RefSeq (protein) NP_001161046 NP_075967
Location (UCSC) Chr 22:
45.28 – 45.3 Mb
Chr 15:
85.02 – 85.02 Mb
PubMed search

Uroplakin-3a is a protein that in humans is encoded by the UPK3A gene.[1][2] It is found in the inner membrane of the urinary bladder and contributes to the strength and that membrane and to the membrane's ability to stretch when the bladder is full.[3] It is also found in the renal pelvis, ureter, and prostatic urethra.

References

  1. Yuasa T, Yoshiki T, Tanaka T, Kim CJ, Isono T, Okada Y (Dec 1998). "Expression of uroplakin Ib and uroplakin III genes in tissues and peripheral blood of patients with transitional cell carcinoma". Jpn J Cancer Res 89 (9): 879–82. doi:10.1111/j.1349-7006.1998.tb00643.x. PMID 9818021.
  2. "Entrez Gene: UPK3A uroplakin 3A".
  3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3717210/

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