HOOK3
Sign in to saveAlso known as HK3, hook microtubule-tethering protein 3, hook microtubule tethering protein 3
Protein Hook homolog 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HOOK3 gene.
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Within Vinony's link graph, HOOK3 is referenced by 4 other articles, and connects out to PubMed, human chromosome 8 and Ensembl genome database project.
It is catalogued under the topic Genes on human chromosome 8.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Gene data
HOOK3- Name
- hook microtubule tethering protein 3
- Type
- protein-coding
- Position
- 42,896,499–43,030,535 (+)
- Aliases
- HK3
- Ensembl
- ENSG00000168172
- RefSeq RNA
- NM_032410.4
- RefSeq protein
- NP_115786.1
Hook proteins are cytosolic coiled-coil proteins that contain conserved N-terminal domains, which attach to microtubules, and more divergent C-terminal domains, which mediate binding to organelles. The Drosophila Hook protein is a component of the endocytic compartment.[supplied by OMIM, Apr 2004].
Gene Ontology
Biological process
Molecular function
via MyGene.info
Gene · Ensembl
hook microtubule tethering protein 3
- Symbol
- HOOK3
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 8:42,896,499-43,030,535
- Strand
- Forward (+)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- gene
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- HomoloGene ID
- 13022
- genomic start
- 42896946
- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/84376
- genomic end
- 43030535
- chromosome
- human chromosome 8
- cytogenetic location
- 8p11.21
- expressed in
- deltoid muscle
Sources (4)
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Function
- References
- Further reading
Protein Hook homolog 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HOOK3 gene.
== Function ==
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