Biology:NLGN3

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Neuroligin-3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NLGN3 gene.[1][2][3]

This gene encodes a member of the neuroligin family of neuronal cell surface proteins. Neuroligins may act as splice site-specific ligands for beta-neurexins and may be involved in the formation and remodeling of central nervous system synapses. Mutations in this gene may be associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been identified for this gene, but their full length sequences have not been determined.[3]

References

  1. "The structure and expression of the human neuroligin-3 gene". Gene 246 (1–2): 303–10. May 2000. doi:10.1016/S0378-1119(00)00049-4. PMID 10767552. 
  2. "Prediction of the coding sequences of unidentified human genes. XVII. The complete sequences of 100 new cDNA clones from brain which code for large proteins in vitro". DNA Res 7 (2): 143–50. Sep 2000. doi:10.1093/dnares/7.2.143. PMID 10819331. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: NLGN3 neuroligin 3". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=54413. 

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