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Symbol CALR3 contributors: mct/npt - updated : 10-12-2013
HGNC name calreticulin 3
HGNC id 20407
EXPRESSION
Type
   expressed in (based on citations)
organ(s)
SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Reproductivemale systemtestis  highly Homo sapiens
cells
SystemCellPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Reproductivegerm cell Homo sapiens
Reproductivespermatid
cell lineage
cell lines
fluid/secretion
at STAGE
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
isoforms Precursor
HOMOLOGY
interspecies homolog to murine Calr3
intraspecies homolog to testis-specific homologs of CALR
Homologene
FAMILY
  • calreticulin family
  • CATEGORY chaperone/stress
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,lumen
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,endoplasmic reticulum
    text
  • endoplasmic and sarcoplasmic reticulum
  • CLGN is membrane-anchored whereas CALR3 is soluble
  • basic FUNCTION
  • calcium ion storage activity
  • lectin-deficient chaperone directly required for ADAM3A maturation
  • testis-specific calreticulin homologs CLGN and CALR3 have distinct but cooperative roles in the maturation of ADAM3A during spermatogenesis and subsequent sperm fertilizing ability
  • CELLULAR PROCESS protein, post translation
    protein, degradation
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
  • directly associates with ADAM3A and controls its maturation
  • PDILT cooperates with CALR3, in the endoplasmic reticulum and plays an indispensable role in the disulfide-bond formation and folding of ADAM3A
  • recognizes ADAM3A with the aid of PDILT and the complex promotes ADAM3A maturation
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s) CMH19
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    tumoral     --over  
    in cancer tissues (particularly melanoma)(Hayashi 2007)
    Susceptibility to familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (Chiu 2007)
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
    reproductioncontraception 
    manipulation of the testis-specific CLGN/CALR3 ER quality control system could be exploited to develop novel therapeutic approaches for contraception
    reproductionfertility 
    manipulation of the testis-specific CLGN/CALR3 ER quality control system could be exploited to develop novel therapeutic approaches for treatment of male infertility
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • murine Calr3(-/-) males produced apparently normal sperm but were infertile because of defective sperm migration from the uterus into the oviduct and defective binding to the zona pellucida