Gene description for Ago3
Gene name	argonaute RISC catalytic subunit 3
Gene symbol	Ago3
Other names/aliases	AW048688 C130014L07Rik Eif2c3
Species	Mus musculus
Database cross references - Ago3
ExoCarta	ExoCarta_214150
Entrez Gene	214150
UniProt	Q8CJF9
Ago3 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Mast cells	17486113

Gene ontology annotations for Ago3

Molecular Function     nucleic acid binding GO:0003676 IEA     pre-miRNA binding GO:0070883 ISO     single-stranded RNA binding GO:0003727 ISO     poly(A) RNA binding GO:0044822 ISO     RNA binding GO:0003723 IDA     miRNA binding GO:0035198 ISO     double-stranded RNA binding GO:0003725 ISO Biological Process     mRNA catabolic process GO:0006402 ISO     negative regulation of translation involved in gene silencing by miRNA GO:0035278 ISO     gene silencing by RNA GO:0031047 IEA     RNA secondary structure unwinding GO:0010501 ISO     regulation of stem cell proliferation GO:0072091 ISO     miRNA loading onto RISC involved in gene silencing by miRNA GO:0035280 ISO     pre-miRNA processing GO:0031054 ISO     regulation of translation GO:0006417 IEA     production of miRNAs involved in gene silencing by miRNA GO:0035196 ISO Subcellular Localization     membrane GO:0016020 ISO     RISC complex GO:0016442 ISO     ribonucleoprotein complex GO:0030529 IEA     RISC-loading complex GO:0070578 ISO     micro-ribonucleoprotein complex GO:0035068 IDA     cytoplasm GO:0005737 ISO