Names & Taxonomy

Uniprot ID:
P51805
Entry Name:
PLXA3_HUMAN
Status:
reviewed
Protein Names:
Plexin-A3 (Plexin-4) (Semaphorin receptor SEX)
Gene Names:
PLXNA3 PLXN4 SEX
Gene Names Primary:
PLXNA3
Organism:
Homo sapiens (Human)

Structure

Length:
1871
Sequence:
MPSVCLLLLLFLAVGGALGNRPFRAFVVTDTTLTHLAVHRVTGEVFVGAVNRVFKLAPNLTELRAHVTGPVEDNARCYPPPSMRVCAHRLAPVDNINKLLLIDYAARRLVACGSIWQGICQFLRLDDLFKLGEPHHRKEHYLSGAQEPDSMAGVIVEQGQGPSKLFVGTAVDGKSEYFPTLSSRKLISDEDSADMFSLVYQDEFVSSQIKIPSDTLSLYPAFDIYYIYGFVSASFVYFLTLQLDTQQTLLDTAGEKFFTSKIVRMCAGDSEFYSYVEFPIGCSWRGVEYRLVQSAHLAKPGLLLAQALGVPADEDVLFTIFSQGQKNRASPPRQTILCLFTLSNINAHIRRRIQSCYRGEGTLALPWLLNKELPCINTPMQINGNFCGLVLNQPLGGLHVIEGLPLLADSTDGMASVAAYTYRQHSVVFIGTRSGSLKKVRVDGFQDAHLYETVPVVDGSPILRDLLFSPDHRHIYLLSEKQVSQLPVETCEQYQSCAACLGSGDPHCGWCVLRHRCCREGACLGASAPHGFAEELSKCVQVRVRPNNVSVTSPGVQLTVTLHNVPDLSAGVSCAFEAAAENEAVLLPSGELLCPSPSLQELRALTRGHGATRTVRLQLLSKETGVRFAGADFVFYNCSVLQSCMSCVGSPYPCHWCKYRHTCTSRPHECSFQEGRVHSPEGCPEILPSGDLLIPVGVMQPLTLRAKNLPQPQSGQKNYECVVRVQGRQQRVPAVRFNSSSVQCQNASYSYEGDEHGDTELDFSVVWDGDFPIDKPPSFRALLYKCWAQRPSCGLCLKADPRFNCGWCISEHRCQLRTHCPAPKTNWMHLSQKGTRCSHPRITQIHPLVGPKEGGTRVTIVGDNLGLLSREVGLRVAGVRCNSIPAEYISAERIVCEMEESLVPSPPPGPVELCVGDCSADFRTQSEQVYSFVTPTFDQVSPSRGPASGGTRLTISGSSLDAGSRVTVTVRDSECQFVRRDAKAIVCISPLSTLGPSQAPITLAIDRANISSPGLIYTYTQDPTVTRLEPTWSIINGSTAITVSGTHLLTVQEPRVRAKYRGIETTNTCQVINDTAMLCKAPGIFLGRPQPRAQGEHPDEFGFLLDHVQTARSLNRSSFTYYPDPSFEPLGPSGVLDVKPGSHVVLKGKNLIPAAAGSSRLNYTVLIGGQPCSLTVSDTQLLCDSPSQTGRQPVMVLVGGLEFWLGTLHISAERALTLPAMMGLAAGGGLLLLAITAVLVAYKRKTQDADRTLKRLQLQMDNLESRVALECKEAFAELQTDINELTNHMDEVQIPFLDYRTYAVRVLFPGIEAHPVLKELDTPPNVEKALRLFGQLLHSRAFVLTFIHTLEAQSSFSMRDRGTVASLTMVALQSRLDYATGLLKQLLADLIEKNLESKNHPKLLLRRTESVAEKMLTNWFTFLLHKFLKECAGEPLFLLYCAIKQQMEKGPIDAITGEARYSLSEDKLIRQQIDYKTLTLHCVCPENEGSAQVPVKVLNCDSITQAKDKLLDTVYKGIPYSQRPKAEDMDLEWRQGRMTRIILQDEDVTTKIECDWKRLNSLAHYQVTDGSLVALVPKQVSAYNMANSFTFTRSLSRYESLLRTASSPDSLRSRAPMITPDQETGTKLWHLVKNHDHADHREGDRGSKMVSEIYLTRLLATKGTLQKFVDDLFETVFSTAHRGSALPLAIKYMFDFLDEQADQRQISDPDVRHTWKSNCLPLRFWVNVIKNPQFVFDIHKNSITDACLSVVAQTFMDSCSTSEHRLGKDSPSNKLLYAKDIPNYKSWVERYYRDIAKMASISDQDMDAYLVEQSRLHASDFSVLSALNELYFYVTKYRQEILTALDRDASCRKHKLRQKLEQIISLVSSDS
Proteomes:
UP000005640

Subcellular location

Subcellular Location:
Cell membrane

Function

Function:
Coreceptor for SEMA3A and SEMA3F. Necessary for signaling by class 3 semaphorins and subsequent remodeling of the cytoskeleton. Plays a role in axon guidance in the developing nervous system. Regulates the migration of sympathetic neurons, but not of neural crest precursors. Required for normal dendrite spine morphology in pyramidal neurons. May play a role in regulating semaphorin-mediated programmed cell death in the developing nervous system. Class 3 semaphorins bind to a complex composed of a neuropilin and a plexin. The plexin modulates the affinity of the complex for specific semaphorins, and its cytoplasmic domain is required for the activation of down-stream signaling events in the cytoplasm.
Gene Ontology Go:
cell junction
integral component of plasma membrane
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
membrane
nucleus
plasma membrane
semaphorin receptor complex
semaphorin receptor activity
transmembrane signaling receptor activity
axon guidance
branchiomotor neuron axon guidance
facial nerve structural organization
hippocampus development
multicellular organism development
negative chemotaxis
negative regulation of axon extension involved in axon guidance
neuron projection extension
positive regulation of cytoskeleton organization
pyramidal neuron development
regulation of axon extension involved in axon guidance
regulation of cell migration
semaphorin-plexin signaling pathway
semaphorin-plexin signaling pathway involved in axon guidance
trigeminal nerve structural organization
Gene Ontology Biological Process:
axon guidance
branchiomotor neuron axon guidance
facial nerve structural organization
hippocampus development
multicellular organism development
negative chemotaxis
negative regulation of axon extension involved in axon guidance
neuron projection extension
positive regulation of cytoskeleton organization
pyramidal neuron development
regulation of axon extension involved in axon guidance
regulation of cell migration
semaphorin-plexin signaling pathway
semaphorin-plexin signaling pathway involved in axon guidance
trigeminal nerve structural organization
Gene Ontology Molecular Function:
semaphorin receptor activity
transmembrane signaling receptor activity
Gene Ontology Cellular Component:
cell junction
integral component of plasma membrane
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
membrane
nucleus
plasma membrane
semaphorin receptor complex
Keywords:
Cell membrane
Complete proteome
Disulfide bond
Glycoprotein
Membrane
Polymorphism
Receptor
Reference proteome
Repeat
Signal
Transmembrane
Transmembrane helix
Interacts With:
O75081

Publication

PubMed ID:
8570614 15772651 20138877