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Symbol MSL3 contributors: mct - updated : 17-06-2011
HGNC name male-specific lethal 3 homolog (Drosophila)
HGNC id 7370
Location Xp22.3      Physical location : 11.776.277 - 11.793.870
Synonym name
  • male-specific lethal-3 (Drosophila)-like 1
  • MSL3-like 1
  • Drosophila MSL3-like 1
  • Synonym symbol(s) DKFZP586J1822, MSL3L1
    DNA
    TYPE functioning gene
    STRUCTURE 17.60 kb     13 Exon(s)
    MAPPING cloned Y linked N status provisional
    RNA
    TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
    identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
    ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
    13 splicing 2359 59.8 521 - 1999 10395802
    12 splicing 2260 53 462 - 1999 10395802
    lack exon 2
    12 splicing 2331 - 355 - 1999 10395802
    lack exon 1
    9 - 3564 47.9 416 - 1999 10395802
    - - 2337 - 509 - 1999 10395802
    EXPRESSION
    Type
       expressed in (based on citations)
    organ(s)
    SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Endocrinepancreas    
    Nervousbrain    
    Reproductivemale systemprostate   
    Urinarykidney    
    tissue
    SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Epithelialsecretoryglandularendocrine 
    Epithelialsecretoryglandularexocrine 
    cell lineage
    cell lines
    fluid/secretion
    at STAGE
    PROTEIN
    PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    STRUCTURE
    motifs/domains
  • two chromo domain : one at the N, the other at the C terminus
  • a canonical methyllysine binding pocket made up of residues Tyr-31, Phe-56, Trp-59, and Trp-63
  • a highly conserved N-terminal chromo-barrel domain (CBD) (residues 2–91
  • a conserved C-terminal MRG domain (residues 196–512) , responsible for interactions with MSL1, but does not interact directly with MYST1
  • HOMOLOGY
    interspecies homolog to Drosophila male-specific lethal 1
    Homologene
    FAMILY
    CATEGORY transcription factor
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     intracellular
    intracellular,nucleus
    basic FUNCTION
  • role in chromatin remodeling and transcription regulation
  • essential for cell viability
  • plays an important role in targeting the male specific lethal complex to chromatin in both humans and flies by binding to H4K20Me(1)
  • may help to target the MSL complex to specific chromatin regions at least in part by binding to H4K20Me1
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
  • resides in the MSL (male-specific lethal) complex, which upregulates transcription by spreading the histone H4 Lys16 (H4K16) acetyl mark
  • INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
  • MSL1 interacts with MSL3 as an extended chain forming an extensive hydrophobic interface
  • interact directly with MYST1 via its conserved C-terminal MRG domain
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    Other MSL function is regulated by a combination of post-translational modifications
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS