Symbol
| MCOLN3
| contributors: mct/pgu - updated : 24-03-2016
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HGNC name
| mucolipin 3
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HGNC id
| 13358
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Other morbid association(s)
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Type | Gene Modification | Chromosome rearrangement | Protein expression | Protein Function
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constitutional
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causes severe alterations in the endosomal pathway, including enlargement and clustering of endosomes, delayed epidermal growth factor receptor degradation, and impaired autophagosome maturation | |
Variant & Polymorphism
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Candidate gene
| for hereditary and/or sporadic forms of neurosensory disorders |
Marker
Therapy target
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| mutations in the Trpml3 (Mcoln3) gene cause the varitint-waddler mouse phenotypes, exhibiting a spectrum of disease phenotypes from diluted coat color to auditory and vestibular problems | |
neonatal enterocytes of mice lacking both mucolipins (Trpml3-/-;Trpml1-/-) vacuolated pathologically within hours of birth and remained so until weaning |