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PIWIL3 piwi like RNA-mediated gene silencing 3 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 440822, updated on 11-Apr-2024

Summary

Official Symbol
PIWIL3provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
piwi like RNA-mediated gene silencing 3provided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:18443
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000184571 MIM:610314; AllianceGenome:HGNC:18443
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
VALIDATED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as
HIWI3
Summary
This gene encodes a member of the PIWI subfamily of Argonaute family proteins. This subfamily of proteins contains a PAZ domain, found in proteins involved in RNA-mediated gene silencing, and a C-terminal Piwi domain. The encoded protein is thought to function in maintenance of germline cells. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2011]
Expression
Low expression observed in reference dataset See more
Orthologs
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Genomic context

See PIWIL3 in Genome Data Viewer
Location:
22q11.23
Exon count:
23
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2023_10 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 22 NC_000022.11 (24719034..24774720, complement)
RS_2023_10 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 22 NC_060946.1 (25180480..25236180, complement)
105.20220307 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 22 NC_000022.10 (25115001..25170687, complement)

Chromosome 22 - NC_000022.11Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC105372962 Neighboring gene cysteine rich protein 1 pseudogene 4 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr22:25126732-25127306 Neighboring gene DNA topoisomerase I pseudogene 2 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 13556 Neighboring gene small G protein signaling modulator 1 Neighboring gene MPRA-validated peak4474 silencer Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr22:25287609-25288110 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr22:25293734-25294234 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr22:25294235-25294735 Neighboring gene small nucleolar RNA SNORD56 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr22:25307870-25308029 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 9438 Neighboring gene LHFPL tetraspan subfamily member 7

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

Expression

  • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
  • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
  • BioProject: PRJEB4337
  • Publication: PMID 24309898
  • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

Bibliography

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Phenotypes

EBI GWAS Catalog

Description
Genome-wide association study identifies three novel susceptibility loci for severe Acne vulgaris.
EBI GWAS Catalog

Pathways from PubChem

Interactions

Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables RNA endonuclease activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables piRNA binding IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in cell differentiation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in meiotic cell cycle IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in piRNA processing IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in regulation of translation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in regulatory ncRNA-mediated gene silencing IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in spermatogenesis IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
is_active_in P granule IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in cytoplasm IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
is_active_in nucleus IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in nucleus IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 

General protein information

Preferred Names
piwi-like protein 3
Names
piwi-like 3

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001008496.3NP_001008496.2  piwi-like protein 3 isoform 1

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001008496.2

    Status: VALIDATED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) represents the longest transcript and encodes the longer protein (isoform 1).
    Source sequence(s)
    AB079368, AP000359
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS33623.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q7Z3Z3
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    B4DYF7
    Related
    ENSP00000330031.5, ENST00000332271.9
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    cd02845
    Location:278408
    PAZ_piwi_like; PAZ domain, Piwi_like subfamily. In multi-cellular organisms, the Piwi protein appears to be essential for the maintenance of germline stem cells. In the Drosophila male germline, Piwi was shown to be involved in the silencing of retrotransposons in the ...
    cd04658
    Location:416865
    Piwi_piwi-like_Euk; Piwi_piwi-like_Euk: PIWI domain, Piwi-like subfamily found in eukaryotes. This domain is found in Piwi and closely related proteins, where it is believed to perform a crucial role in germline cells, via RNA silencing. RNA silencing refers to a group of ...
    pfam16486
    Location:119225
    ArgoN; N-terminal domain of argonaute
  2. NM_001255975.1NP_001242904.1  piwi-like protein 3 isoform 2

    Status: VALIDATED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (2) uses an alternate splice site compared to variant 1. The resulting protein (isoform 2) is shorter compared to isoform 1.
    Source sequence(s)
    AK302409, AP000358, AP000359
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS93133.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A8J9G8U8, B4DYF7
    Related
    ENSP00000479524.2, ENST00000616349.5
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    cd02845
    Location:278408
    PAZ_piwi_like; PAZ domain, Piwi_like subfamily. In multi-cellular organisms, the Piwi protein appears to be essential for the maintenance of germline stem cells. In the Drosophila male germline, Piwi was shown to be involved in the silencing of retrotransposons in the ...
    cd04658
    Location:416856
    Piwi_piwi-like_Euk; Piwi_piwi-like_Euk: PIWI domain, Piwi-like subfamily found in eukaryotes. This domain is found in Piwi and closely related proteins, where it is believed to perform a crucial role in germline cells, via RNA silencing. RNA silencing refers to a group of ...
    pfam16486
    Location:119225
    ArgoN; N-terminal domain of argonaute

RNA

  1. NR_045648.1 RNA Sequence

    Status: VALIDATED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (3) contains an alternate 5' exon and uses an alternate splice site in an internal exon compared to variant 1. This variant is represented as non-coding because the use of the 5'-most supported translational start codon, as used in variant 1, renders the transcript a candidate for nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD).
    Source sequence(s)
    AP000358, AP000359, BC144696
    Related
    ENST00000533313.6
  2. NR_045649.2 RNA Sequence

    Status: VALIDATED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (4) contains an alternate 5' exon compared to variant 1. This variant is represented as non-coding because the use of the 5'-most supported translational start codon, as used in variant 1, renders the transcript a candidate for nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD).
    Source sequence(s)
    AP000358, AP000359
    Related
    ENST00000527701.6

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2023_10

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000022.11 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    24719034..24774720 complement
    Download
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Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060946.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    25180480..25236180 complement
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