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CACNG3 calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit gamma 3

Gene ID: 10368, updated on 2-Nov-2024
Gene type: protein coding

Summary

The protein encoded by this gene is a type I transmembrane AMPA receptor regulatory protein (TARP). TARPs regulate both trafficking and channel gating of the AMPA receptors. This gene is part of a functionally diverse eight-member protein subfamily of the PMP-22/EMP/MP20 family. This gene is a susceptibility locus for childhood absence epilepsy. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2010]

Genomic context

Location:
16p12.1
Sequence:
Chromosome: 16; NC_000016.10 (24256335..24362412)
Total number of exons:
4

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