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POPDC3

Popeye domain-containing protein 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the POPDC3 gene.[1][2]

Function

Function

This gene encodes a member of the POP family of proteins which contain three putative transmembrane domains. This membrane associated protein is predominantly expressed in skeletal and cardiac muscle, and may have an important function in these tissues.[1]

References

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 “Entrez Gene: popeye domain containing 3”.
  2. Andrée B, Hillemann T, Kessler-Icekson G, Schmitt-John T, Jockusch H, Arnold HH, Brand T (July 2000). “Isolation and characterization of the novel popeye gene family expressed in skeletal muscle and heart”. Dev. Biol. 223 (2): 371–82. doi:10.1006/dbio.2000.9751. PMID 10882522.
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