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Transportin 3

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Species
  
Human

Entrez
  
23534

Human
  
Mouse

Ensembl
  
ENSG00000064419

Transportin-3

Aliases
  
TNPO3, IPO12, LGMD1F, MTR10A, TRN-SR, TRN-SR2, TRNSR, transportin 3

External IDs
  
MGI: 1196412 HomoloGene: 40848 GeneCards: TNPO3

Transportin-3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TNPO3 gene.

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Function

TNPO3 is a nuclear import receptor for serine/arginine-rich (SR) proteins, including Serine/arginine-rich splicing factor 1, which are essential precursor-mRNA splicing factors.

Clinical significance

The TNPO3-IRF5 locus is implicated in primary biliary cirrhosis and systemic sclerosis.

References

Transportin-3 Wikipedia