Gene description for ULK3
Gene name unc-51 like kinase 3
Gene symbol ULK3
Other names/aliases -
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - ULK3
ExoCarta ExoCarta_25989
Vesiclepedia VP_25989
Entrez Gene 25989
HGNC 19703
MIM 613472
UniProt Q6PHR2  
 ULK3 identified in sEVs derived from the following tissue/cell type
Gastric cancer cells 33991177    
Gastric cancer cells 33991177    
Gastric cancer cells 33991177    
Hepatocellular carcinoma cells 26054723    
Urine 15326289    
Urine 19056867    
Urine 21595033    
Urine 21595033    
Urine 21595033    
 Gene ontology annotations for ULK3
Molecular Function
    protein serine/threonine kinase activity GO:0004674 IBA
    protein serine/threonine kinase activity GO:0004674 IDA
    protein serine/threonine kinase activity GO:0004674 TAS
    3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase activity GO:0004676 IEA
    DNA-dependent protein kinase activity GO:0004677 IEA
    AMP-activated protein kinase activity GO:0004679 IEA
    eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2alpha kinase activity GO:0004694 IEA
    ribosomal protein S6 kinase activity GO:0004711 IEA
    protein binding GO:0005515 IPI
    ATP binding GO:0005524 IEA
    histone H3S10 kinase activity GO:0035175 IEA
    histone H3T11 kinase activity GO:0035402 IEA
    histone H3T6 kinase activity GO:0035403 IEA
    histone H2AXS139 kinase activity GO:0035979 IEA
    histone H3S28 kinase activity GO:0044022 IEA
    histone H4S1 kinase activity GO:0044023 IEA
    histone H2AS1 kinase activity GO:0044024 IEA
    histone H2BS14 kinase activity GO:0044025 IEA
    histone H3T3 kinase activity GO:0072354 IEA
    histone H2AS121 kinase activity GO:0072371 IEA
    Rho-dependent protein serine/threonine kinase activity GO:0072518 IEA
    protein serine kinase activity GO:0106310 IEA
    histone H2BS36 kinase activity GO:0140823 IEA
    histone H3S57 kinase activity GO:0140855 IEA
    histone H3T45 kinase activity GO:0140857 IEA
    histone H2AT120 kinase activity GO:1990244 IEA
Biological Process
    autophagosome assembly GO:0000045 IBA
    mitophagy GO:0000423 IBA
    chromatin remodeling GO:0006338 IEA
    autophagy GO:0006914 TAS
    smoothened signaling pathway GO:0007224 IDA
    regulation of autophagy GO:0010506 IBA
    piecemeal microautophagy of the nucleus GO:0034727 IBA
    response to starvation GO:0042594 IBA
    negative regulation of smoothened signaling pathway GO:0045879 IDA
    positive regulation of smoothened signaling pathway GO:0045880 IDA
    protein autophosphorylation GO:0046777 IDA
    reticulophagy GO:0061709 IBA
    fibroblast activation GO:0072537 IMP
    cellular senescence GO:0090398 TAS
Subcellular Localization
    phagophore assembly site GO:0000407 IBA
    phagophore assembly site GO:0000407 TAS
    cytoplasm GO:0005737 IBA
    cytoplasm GO:0005737 IDA
    autophagosome GO:0005776 IBA
    cytosol GO:0005829 IBA
    phagophore assembly site membrane GO:0034045 IBA
    ciliary tip GO:0097542 TAS
 Experiment description of studies that identified ULK3 in sEVs
1
Experiment ID 363
MISEV standards
✘ Biophysical techniques
✔
TSG101|GAPDH|AQP1|CD151|CD81|CD82|CD9|EPCAM|FLOT1|FLOT2|ICAM1|ITGA2B|LAMP2|RAB35|RAB5A|RAB5B|SDCBP|TFRC|UCHL1
Enriched markers
✔
DCLK1
Negative markers
✔
NTA
Particle analysis
Identified molecule Protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 33991177    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Cancer stem cell marker DCLK1 reprograms small extracellular vesicles toward migratory phenotype in gastric cancer cells
Authors "Carli ALE, Afshar-Sterle S, Rai A, Fang H, O'Keefe R, Tse J, Ferguson FM, Gray NS, Ernst M, Greening DW, Buchert M."
Journal name Proteomics
Publication year 2021
Sample Gastric cancer cells
Sample name MKN1 - 100K pellet
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
2
Experiment ID 364
MISEV standards
✘ Biophysical techniques
✔
TSG101|GAPDH|AQP1|CD151|CD81|CD82|CD9|EPCAM|FLOT1|FLOT2|ICAM1|ITGA2B|LAMP2|RAB35|RAB5A|RAB5B|SDCBP|TFRC|UCHL1
Enriched markers
✔
DCLK1
Negative markers
✔
NTA
Particle analysis
Identified molecule Protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 33991177    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Cancer stem cell marker DCLK1 reprograms small extracellular vesicles toward migratory phenotype in gastric cancer cells
Authors "Carli ALE, Afshar-Sterle S, Rai A, Fang H, O'Keefe R, Tse J, Ferguson FM, Gray NS, Ernst M, Greening DW, Buchert M."
Journal name Proteomics
Publication year 2021
Sample Gastric cancer cells
Sample name MKN1 - 100K pellet
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
3
Experiment ID 365
MISEV standards
✘ Biophysical techniques
✔
TSG101|GAPDH|AQP1|CD151|CD81|CD82|CD9|EPCAM|FLOT1|FLOT2|ICAM1|ITGA2B|LAMP2|RAB35|RAB5A|RAB5B|SDCBP|TFRC|UCHL1
Enriched markers
✔
DCLK1
Negative markers
✔
NTA
Particle analysis
Identified molecule Protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 33991177    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Cancer stem cell marker DCLK1 reprograms small extracellular vesicles toward migratory phenotype in gastric cancer cells
Authors "Carli ALE, Afshar-Sterle S, Rai A, Fang H, O'Keefe R, Tse J, Ferguson FM, Gray NS, Ernst M, Greening DW, Buchert M."
Journal name Proteomics
Publication year 2021
Sample Gastric cancer cells
Sample name MKN1 - 100K pellet
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
4
Experiment ID 236
MISEV standards
✔
EM
Biophysical techniques
✔
TSG101|Alix|HSC70|GAPDH
Enriched markers
✔
HSP90B1
Negative markers
✔
qNano
Particle analysis
Identified molecule mRNA
Identification method RNA Sequencing
PubMed ID 26054723    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Hepatocellular carcinoma-derived exosomes promote motility of immortalized hepatocyte through transfer of oncogenic proteins and RNAs
Authors "He M, Qin H, Poon TC, Sze SC, Ding X, Co NN, Ngai SM, Chan TF, Wong N"
Journal name Carcinogenesis
Publication year 2015
Sample Hepatocellular carcinoma cells
Sample name MHCC97L
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density 1.13-1.19 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
RNA
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
RT-PCR
RNA Sequencing
5
Experiment ID 13
MISEV standards
✔
IEM
Biophysical techniques
✔
Alix|RAB4|RAB5B|RAB11|TSG101|CD9|AQP2|AQP1
Enriched markers
✘ Negative markers
✘ Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 15326289    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Identification and proteomic profiling of exosomes in human urine.
Authors "Pisitkun T, Shen RF, Knepper MA"
Journal name PNAS
Publication year 2004
Sample Urine
Sample name Urine - Normal
Isolation/purification methods Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [LCQ DECA XP]
Western blotting
6
Experiment ID 63
MISEV standards
✘ Biophysical techniques
✔
AQP2
Enriched markers
✘ Negative markers
✘ Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 19056867    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Large-scale proteomics and phosphoproteomics of urinary exosomes.
Authors "Gonzales PA, Pisitkun T, Hoffert JD, Tchapyjnikov D, Star RA, Kleta R, Wang NS, Knepper MA"
Journal name JASN
Publication year 2009
Sample Urine
Sample name Urine - Normal
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [LTQ]
Western blotting
7
Experiment ID 193
MISEV standards
✔
EM
Biophysical techniques
✔
CD63|CD9
Enriched markers
✔
PHB
Negative markers
✘ Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 21595033    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Proteomic analysis of urinary exosomes from patients of early IgA nephropathy and thin basement membrane nephropathy.
Authors "Moon PG, Lee JE, You S, Kim TK, Cho JH, Kim IS, Kwon TH, Kim CD, Park SH, Hwang D, Kim YL, Baek MC."
Journal name Proteomics
Publication year 2011
Sample Urine
Sample name Urine - Normal
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Ultracentrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
8
Experiment ID 194
MISEV standards
✘ Biophysical techniques
✘ Enriched markers
✘ Negative markers
✘ Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 21595033    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Proteomic analysis of urinary exosomes from patients of early IgA nephropathy and thin basement membrane nephropathy.
Authors "Moon PG, Lee JE, You S, Kim TK, Cho JH, Kim IS, Kwon TH, Kim CD, Park SH, Hwang D, Kim YL, Baek MC."
Journal name Proteomics
Publication year 2011
Sample Urine
Sample name Urine - Patients of basement membrane nephropathy
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Ultracentrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
9
Experiment ID 195
MISEV standards
✘ Biophysical techniques
✘ Enriched markers
✘ Negative markers
✘ Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 21595033    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Proteomic analysis of urinary exosomes from patients of early IgA nephropathy and thin basement membrane nephropathy.
Authors "Moon PG, Lee JE, You S, Kim TK, Cho JH, Kim IS, Kwon TH, Kim CD, Park SH, Hwang D, Kim YL, Baek MC."
Journal name Proteomics
Publication year 2011
Sample Urine
Sample name Urine - Patients of early IgA nephropathy
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Ultracentrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
 Protein-protein interactions for ULK3
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
1 RCBTB2  
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
2 SPTBN1 6711
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
3 NXF1 10482
Affinity Capture-RNA Homo sapiens
4 WDR82 80335
Co-fractionation Homo sapiens
5 GAPDHS 26330
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
6 AIP 9049
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
7 CDC37 11140
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
8 ISG15 9636
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
9 PLEKHA4 57664
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
10 BCAN  
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
11 TPR 7175
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
12 HDAC2 3066
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
13 RPA3 6119
Proximity Label-MS Homo sapiens
14 RCL1 10171
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
15 VCP 7415
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
16 TRIM21 6737
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
17 NUP210 23225
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
18 FKBP5 2289
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
19 MKI67  
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
20 GTF2IRD1  
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
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 Pathways in which ULK3 is involved
PathwayEvidenceSource
Hedgehog 'on' state TAS Reactome
Signal Transduction TAS Reactome
Signaling by Hedgehog TAS Reactome





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