HAS3

Hyaluronan synthase 3 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the HAS3 gene.^[5][6][7]

HAS3
Identifiers
Aliases	HAS3, hyaluronan synthase 3
External IDs	OMIM: 602428; MGI: 109599; HomoloGene: 68461; GeneCards: HAS3; OMA:HAS3 - orthologs
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 16 (human)[1] Band 16q22.1 Start 69,105,653 bp[1] End 69,118,719 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 8 (mouse)[2] Band 8 D3|8 53.28 cM Start 107,596,874 bp[2] End 107,611,198 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in secondary oocyte cartilage tissue mucosa of esophagus urinary bladder tendon of biceps brachii mucosa of transverse colon vagina testicle olfactory zone of nasal mucosa skin of abdomen Top expressed in inner enamel epithelium stratum intermedium hair follicle secondary oocyte hair primary oocyte mandibular molars zygote tail of embryo lip More reference expression data BioGPS n/a
Gene ontology Molecular function transferase activity glycosyltransferase activity hyaluronan synthase activity protein binding identical protein binding Cellular component cytoplasm integral component of membrane plasma membrane hyaluranon cable integral component of plasma membrane membrane Biological process positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated cell adhesion hyaluronan biosynthetic process extracellular matrix assembly positive regulation of hyaluranon cable assembly extracellular polysaccharide biosynthetic process carbohydrate metabolic process Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 3038 15118 Ensembl ENSG00000103044 ENSMUSG00000031910 UniProt O00219 O08650 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001199280 NM_005329 NM_138612 NM_008217 NM_001331048 RefSeq (protein) NP_001186209 NP_005320 NP_619515 NP_001317977 NP_032243 Location (UCSC) Chr 16: 69.11 – 69.12 Mb Chr 8: 107.6 – 107.61 Mb PubMed search [3] [4]
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The protein encoded by this gene is involved in the synthesis of the unbranched glycosaminoglycan hyaluronan, or hyaluronic acid, which is a major constituent of the extracellular matrix. This gene is a member of the NODC/HAS gene family. Compared to the proteins encoded by other members of this gene family, this protein appears to be more of a regulator of hyaluronan synthesis. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.^[7]