GFRA3 GDNF family receptor alpha 3 [Homo sapiens (human)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: GFRA3provided by HGNC
Official Full Name: GDNF family receptor alpha 3provided by HGNC
Primary source: HGNC:HGNC:4245
See related: Ensembl:ENSG00000146013 MIM:605710; AllianceGenome:HGNC:4245
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: REVIEWED
Organism: Homo sapiens
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as: GDNFR3
Summary: The protein encoded by this gene is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol(GPI)-linked cell surface receptor and a member of the GDNF receptor family. It forms a signaling receptor complex with RET tyrosine kinase receptor and binds the ligand, artemin. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Expression: Broad expression in testis (RPKM 2.5), colon (RPKM 2.3) and 18 other tissues See more
Orthologs: mouse all
NEW: Try the new Gene table
Try the new Transcript table

Genomic context

Location:: 5q31.2

Exon count:: 8

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_08	current	GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40)	5	NC_000005.10 (138252380..138274621, complement)
RS_2024_08	current	T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1)	5	NC_060929.1 (138778613..138800853, complement)
RS_2024_09	previous assembly	GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25)	5	NC_000005.9 (137588069..137610310, complement)

Chromosome 5 - NC_000005.10 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

Go to the top of the page Help

Go to reference sequence details

Genomic Sequence:

Go to nucleotide: Graphics FASTA GenBank

Expression

Go to the top of the page Help

See details

Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues 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

Go to the top of the page Help

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

increased GFRalpha3 expression is significantly correlated with poor prognosis of patients with urothelial carcinoma
Title: Expression of GFRα3 correlates with tumor progression and promotes cell metastasis in urothelial carcinoma.
Mir-34a directly regulates GFRA3 via its coding region.GFRA3 is crucial for breast cancer growth.
Title: Identification of targets of tumor suppressor microRNA-34a using a reporter library system.
The GFRA3 promoter region showed marked hypermethylation in almost all tumors, and its correlation with survival and other clinicopathological parameters may have important prognostic significance.
Title: GFRA3 promoter methylation may be associated with decreased postoperative survival in gastric cancer.
The expression of GFRalpha1 and/or GFRalpha3, especially when combined with ARTN expression, may be useful predictors of disease progression and outcome in specific subtypes of mammary carcinoma.
Title: Prognostic significance of the expression of GFRα1, GFRα3 and syndecan-3, proteins binding ARTEMIN, in mammary carcinoma.
The lack of expression of the RET/GFRA system could be related to the cell mislocation and deregulated growth of craniopharyngiomas.
Title: Craniopharyngiomas express embryonic stem cell markers (SOX2, OCT4, KLF4, and SOX9) as pituitary stem cells but do not coexpress RET/GFRA3 receptors.
This study found nominally-significant evidence for interactions between GFRA1, 2 and 3 associated with schizophrenia and clozapine response, consistent with the locations of these three genes within linkage regions for schizophrenia.
Title: Genetic association of the GDNF alpha-receptor genes with schizophrenia and clozapine response.
Artemin and GFRalpha3 expressions may play an important role in perineural invasion of pancreatic carcinoma.
Title: [Artemin and GFRalpha3 expressions and their relevance to perineural invasiveness and metastasis of pancreatic carcinoma].
Observational study of gene-disease association, gene-environment interaction, and pharmacogenomic / toxicogenomic. (HuGE Navigator)
Title: Genetic association of the GDNF alpha-receptor genes with schizophrenia and clozapine response.
In the human digestive and reproductive systems, a subset of epithelial cells exhibited GFRalpha3- and RET-like staining, suggesting co-localization.
Title: Distribution of GDNF family receptor alpha3 and RET in rat and human non-neural tissues.
Observational study of gene-disease association. (HuGE Navigator)
Title: Investigation of germline GFRA4 mutations and evaluation of the involvement of GFRA1, GFRA2, GFRA3, and GFRA4 sequence variants in Hirschsprung disease.

Submit: New GeneRIF Correction See all GeneRIFs (11)

Phenotypes

Go to the top of the page Help

Find tests for this gene in the NIH Genetic Testing Registry (GTR)

Review eQTL and phenotype association data in this region using PheGenI

EBI GWAS Catalog

Description
Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci. EBI GWAS Catalog EBI GWAS CatalogPubMed
Genetic association study of QT interval highlights role for calcium signaling pathways in myocardial repolarization. EBI GWAS Catalog EBI GWAS CatalogPubMed
Genome-wide analysis of polymorphisms associated with cytokine responses in smallpox vaccine recipients. EBI GWAS Catalog EBI GWAS CatalogPubMed

Variation

Go to the top of the page Help

See variants in ClinVar

See studies and variants in dbVar

See Variation Viewer (GRCh37.p13)

See Variation Viewer (GRCh38)

Interactions

Go to the top of the page Help

Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

Go to the top of the page Help

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables axon guidance receptor activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor receptor activity	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables signaling receptor activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables signaling receptor binding	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in axon guidance	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor receptor signaling pathway	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in nervous system development	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in neuron migration	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in peripheral nervous system development	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
involved_in signal transduction	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
involved_in sympathetic nervous system development	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in cytosol	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info
is_active_in external side of plasma membrane	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in extrinsic component of membrane	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
is_active_in plasma membrane	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in plasma membrane	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info
located_in plasma membrane	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info
part_of receptor complex	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

General protein information

Go to the top of the page Help

Preferred Names: GDNF family receptor alpha-3

Names: GDNF receptor alpha-3; GDNFR-alpha-3; GFR-alpha-3; GPI-linked receptor; glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor receptor alpha-3

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

Go to the top of the page Help

NEW Try the new Transcript table

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.