| Gene Symbol |
BPIFB3
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| Entrez Gene |
359710
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| Alt Symbol |
C20orf185, LPLUNC3, RYA3
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
BPI fold containing family B, member 3
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| Other Description |
BPI fold-containing family B member 3|ligand-binding protein RYA3|long palate, lung and nasal epithelium carcinoma-associated protein 3
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| Swissprots |
P59826 Q5TDX7
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| Accessions |
EAW76338 P59826 AF549189 AAP84989 BC113398 AAI13399 BC113400 AAI13401 HQ258440 ADR83194 NM_182658 NP_872599
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| Function |
May have the capacity to recognize and bind specific classes of odorants. May act as a carrier molecule, transporting odorants across the mucus layer to access receptor sites. May serve as a primary defense mechanism by recognizing and removing potentially harmful odorants or pathogenic microorganisms from the mucosa or clearing excess odorant from mucus to enable new odorant stimuli to be received (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
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| Subcellular Location |
Secreted {ECO:0000250}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12837268}. Note=According to PubMed:12837268, it is cytoplasmic.
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| Tissue Specificity |
Detected in nasal septal epithelium. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11971875}.
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