LAMC3

laminin subunit gamma 3

Summary

Laminins, a family of extracellular matrix glycoproteins, are the major noncollagenous constituent of basement membranes. They have been implicated in a wide variety of biological processes including cell adhesion, differentiation, migration, signaling, neurite outgrowth and metastasis. Laminins are composed of 3 non identical chains: laminin alpha, beta and gamma (formerly A, B1, and B2, respectively) and they form a cruciform structure consisting of 3 short arms, each formed by a different chain, and a long arm composed of all 3 chains. Each laminin chain is a multidomain protein encoded by a distinct gene. Several isoforms of each chain have been described. Different alpha, beta and gamma chain isomers combine to give rise to different heterotrimeric laminin isoforms which are designated by Arabic numerals in the order of their discovery, i.e. alpha1beta1gamma1 heterotrimer is laminin 1. The biological functions of the different chains and trimer molecules are largely unknown, but some of the chains have been shown to differ with respect to their tissue distribution, presumably reflecting diverse functions in vivo. This gene encodes the gamma chain isoform laminin, gamma 3. The gamma 3 chain is most similar to the gamma 1 chain, and contains all the 6 domains expected of the gamma chain. It is a component of laminin 12. The gamma 3 chain is broadly expressed in skin, heart, lung, and the reproductive tracts. In skin, it is seen within the basement membrane of the dermal-epidermal junction at points of nerve penetration. Gamma 3 is also a prominent element of the apical surface of ciliated epithelial cells of lung, oviduct, epididymis, ductus deferens, and seminiferous tubules. The distribution of gamma 3-containing laminins along ciliated epithelial surfaces suggests that the apical laminins are important in the morphogenesis and structural stability of the ciliated processes of these cells. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011]

Known Variants1,358 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs778501429:133,884,348T/Cbenign
rs797126669:133,884,349T/Glikely benign
rs5409831259:133,884,555C/Glikely benign
rs1121018289:133,884,560C/Gbenign
rs5331705059:133,884,563G/Alikely benign
rs1378832509:133,884,600T/Cconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs14509595529:133,884,606C/Tuncertain significance
rs11316916919:133,884,615C/Tuncertain significance
rs7816248419:133,884,628G/Tlikely benign
rs24906405329:133,884,640G/Alikely benign
rs24906405609:133,884,643A/Clikely benign
rs18333571929:133,884,650G/Auncertain significance
rs13489761999:133,884,653G/Tuncertain significance
rs14611237709:133,884,655C/Tlikely benign
rs10527418629:133,884,659G/Tuncertain significance
rs7461819579:133,884,660C/Tuncertain significance
rs21331928759:133,884,664C/Alikely benign
rs12612376889:133,884,672C/Tuncertain significance
rs132863589:133,884,676T/Cbenign
rs1162591209:133,884,693G/Tbenign
rs13321429579:133,884,697G/Tlikely benign
rs24906409809:133,884,699A/Cuncertain significance
rs9973922799:133,884,706C/Tlikely benign
rs18333603239:133,884,711C/Tuncertain significance
rs12902789849:133,884,712G/Clikely benign
rs24906411279:133,884,721G/Cuncertain significance
rs21331930639:133,884,724C/Tlikely benign
rs12404420469:133,884,729C/Tuncertain significance
rs14886548049:133,884,742C/Tlikely benign
rs11958532309:133,884,743G/Tuncertain significance
rs14157835489:133,884,746C/Tpathogenic
rs2019627059:133,884,747A/Glikely benign
rs14163650259:133,884,754G/Tlikely benign
rs8885089249:133,884,763C/Guncertain significance
rs13633709599:133,884,770C/Tuncertain significance
rs12844760349:133,884,772G/Alikely benign
rs13581843629:133,884,775C/Glikely benign
rs13542556229:133,884,788C/Auncertain significance
rs9346804189:133,884,791C/Auncertain significance
rs7624811049:133,884,802C/Tlikely benign
rs7606087839:133,884,807G/Auncertain significance
rs3761839699:133,884,808C/Tlikely benign
rs9474438659:133,884,809G/Tuncertain significance
rs10389123389:133,884,814G/Alikely benign
rs37395129:133,884,820T/Glikely benign
rs21331935309:133,884,824C/Tpathogenic
rs13472424979:133,884,827C/Auncertain significance
rs18333674659:133,884,832C/Guncertain significance
rs7721948269:133,884,837C/Tuncertain significance
rs3684492209:133,884,839G/Auncertain significance
rs24906421249:133,884,848C/Guncertain significance
rs18333686829:133,884,857C/Guncertain significance
rs21331936949:133,884,863G/Auncertain significance
rs7815068439:133,884,865C/Tlikely benign
rs21331937059:133,884,866T/Guncertain significance
rs5582485549:133,884,872C/Guncertain significance
rs13009919999:133,884,876C/Tuncertain significance
rs13700876679:133,884,877C/Tlikely benign
rs1417584639:133,884,891A/Guncertain significance
rs7716574389:133,884,898G/Cconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs12121366959:133,884,900G/Cuncertain significance
rs7727379579:133,884,902A/Tuncertain significance
rs24906423769:133,884,913G/Alikely benign
rs5390554729:133,884,918C/Auncertain significance
rs21331938789:133,884,919G/Tlikely benign
rs7709494109:133,884,926G/Cuncertain significance
rs7764020279:133,884,927C/Tuncertain significance
rs3728925869:133,884,931C/Alikely benign
rs3764941329:133,884,937G/Alikely benign
rs24906425569:133,884,940G/Alikely benign
rs7649249669:133,884,941T/Guncertain significance
rs13201950449:133,884,942A/Guncertain significance
rs13744609619:133,884,944C/Auncertain significance
rs12317094559:133,884,945C/Auncertain significance
rs21331940349:133,884,946C/Tlikely benign
rs24906426169:133,884,947A/Guncertain significance
rs18333735109:133,884,948C/Tuncertain significance
rs13305273629:133,884,951C/Tuncertain significance
rs5578225189:133,884,952G/Alikely benign
rs1505593849:133,884,960T/Cconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs7632700399:133,884,965C/Guncertain significance
rs1404614199:133,884,969G/Tlikely benign
rs7659259469:133,884,981G/Alikely benign
rs7508913799:133,884,984G/Tlikely benign
rs24906427869:133,884,987T/Clikely benign
rs24906427909:133,884,988G/Alikely benign
rs5435662439:133,884,994A/Glikely benign
rs604948769:133,885,073G/Tbenign
rs12258266989:133,901,654C/Tlikely benign
rs3739301799:133,901,655C/Tlikely benign
rs1452838869:133,901,656G/Abenign
rs7746878379:133,901,669C/Tuncertain significance
rs13625114729:133,901,677G/Cuncertain significance
rs14329974129:133,901,681A/Tuncertain significance
rs21332257729:133,901,687T/Guncertain significance
rs7504613109:133,901,690C/Tuncertain significance
rs7668201649:133,901,693A/Guncertain significance
rs13766872529:133,901,698A/Clikely benign
rs7553036699:133,901,715C/Tlikely benign
rs7568731919:133,901,720G/Auncertain significance

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.