QuickView for TAFA-3 (gene)

Gene Symbol:

FAM19A3 Homo sapiens

Full name:

family with sequence similarity 19 member A3, C-C motif chemokine like

Synonyms:

TAFA-3, TAFA3, protein FAM19A3, chemokine-like protein TAFA-3, family with sequence similarity 19 (chemokine (C-C motif)-like), member A3

Genomic Location:

Chr 1: 113064712-113071380

Description:

This gene is a member of the TAFA family which is composed of five highly homologous genes that encode small secreted proteins. These proteins contain conserved cysteine residues at fixed positions, and are distantly related to MIP-1alpha, a member of the CC-chemokine family. The TAFA proteins are predominantly expressed in specific regions of the ...

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This gene is a member of the TAFA family which is composed of five highly homologous genes that encode small secreted proteins. These proteins contain conserved cysteine residues at fixed positions, and are distantly related to MIP-1alpha, a member of the CC-chemokine family. The TAFA proteins are predominantly expressed in specific regions of the brain, and are postulated to function as brain-specific chemokines or neurokines, that act as regulators of immune and nervous cells. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene.

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Orthologs:

Mus musculus ,  Rattus norvegicus ,  Macaca mulatta ,  Danio rerio ,  Gallus gallus ,  Bos taurus ,  Pan troglodytes

External Links:

Entrez Gene

Cytogenetic Map:

1p13.2

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