| Identity |
| Other names | ALEX3 (arm protein lost in epithelial cancers, X chromosome, 3) |
| HGNC (Hugo) | ARMCX3 |
| Location | Xq22.1 |
| Location_base_pair | Starts at 100764776 and ends at 100769487 bp from pter ( according to hg18-Mar_2006) [Mapping] |
| DNA/RNA |
| Description | spans 3.3 kb |
| Transcription | transcript: 2.0 kb |
| Protein |
| Description | 379 amino acids, 42.5 kDa; contains a transmembrane domain in N term, and a arm (armadillo) repeat |
| Homology | with ALEX1 and ALEX2 |
| Mutations |
| Note | may be involved in tumorigenesis, but further studies are needed |
| External links |
| Bibliography |
| ALEX1, a novel human armadillo repeat protein that is expressed differentially in normal tissues and carcinomas. |
| Kurochkin IV, Yonemitsu N, Funahashi SI, Nomura H |
| Biochemical and biophysical research communications. 2001 ; 280 (1) : 340-347. |
| PMID 11162520 |
| REVIEW articles | automatic search in PubMed |
| Last year publications | automatic search in PubMed |
| Contributor(s) |
| Written | 07-2003 | Jean-Loup Huret, Sylvie Senon |
| Citation |
| This paper should be referenced as such : |
| Huret JL, Senon S . ARMCX3 (arm protein lost in epithelial cancers, X chromosome, 3). Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol. July 2003 . URL : http://AtlasGeneticsOncology.org/Genes/ALEX3Xq22ID479.html |
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