CBX3

Also known as HECH, HP1-GAMMA, HP1Hs-gamma, chromobox 3

Chromobox protein homolog 3 is a protein that is encoded by the CBX3 gene in humans.

Gene data

CBX3

Name: chromobox 3
Type: protein-coding
Aliases: HECH, HP1-GAMMA, HP1Hs-gamma, HP1gamma

At the nuclear envelope, the nuclear lamina and heterochromatin are adjacent to the inner nuclear membrane. The protein encoded by this gene binds DNA and is a component of heterochromatin. This protein also can bind lamin B receptor, an integral membrane protein found in the inner nuclear membrane. The dual binding functions of the encoded protein may explain the association of heterochromatin with the inner nuclear membrane. This protein binds histone H3 tails methylated at Lys-9 sites. This protein is also recruited to sites of ultraviolet-induced DNA damage and double-strand breaks. Two transcript variants encoding the same protein but differing in the 5' UTR, have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Mar 2011].

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chromobox 3

Symbol: CBX3
Biotype: Protein coding
Organism: Homo sapiens
Location: 7:26,200,568-26,213,607
Strand: Forward (+)
Assembly: GRCh38

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Image: Protein CBX3 PDB 2L11.png

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HomoloGene ID: 40583
exact match: identifiers.org/ncbigene/11335
genomic end: 26213607
genomic start: 26240782
cytogenetic location: 7p15.2

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Chromobox protein homolog 3 is a protein that is encoded by the CBX3 gene in humans.

At the nuclear envelope, the nuclear lamina and heterochromatin are adjacent to the inner nuclear membrane. The protein encoded by this gene binds DNA and is a component of heterochromatin. This protein also can bind lamin B receptor, an integral membrane protein found in the inner nuclear membrane. The dual binding functions of the encoded protein may explain the association of heterochromatin with the inner nuclear membrane. Two transcript variants encoding the same protein but differing in the 5' UTR, have been found for this gene.