Gene description for PEX3
Gene name	peroxisomal biogenesis factor 3
Gene symbol	PEX3
Other names/aliases	PBD10A TRG18
Species	Homo sapiens
Database cross references - PEX3
ExoCarta	ExoCarta_8504
Entrez Gene	8504
HGNC	8858
MIM	603164
UniProt	P56589
PEX3 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Thymus	23844026

Gene ontology annotations for PEX3

Molecular Function     lipid binding GO:0008289 IDA     protein dimerization activity GO:0046983 IDA     amino acid transmembrane transporter activity GO:0015171 IBA     protein binding GO:0005515 IPI Biological Process     peroxisome membrane biogenesis GO:0016557 IEA     amino acid transmembrane transport GO:0003333 IBA     activation of mitophagy in response to mitochondrial depolarization GO:0098779 IMP     transmembrane transport GO:0055085 TAS     positive regulation of defense response to virus by host GO:0002230 IMP     peroxisome organization GO:0007031 IMP     protein import into peroxisome membrane GO:0045046 IMP Subcellular Localization     cytosol GO:0005829 IEA     intracellular membrane-bounded organelle GO:0043231 IDA     integral component of peroxisomal membrane GO:0005779 IDA     protein complex GO:0043234 IDA     membrane GO:0016020 IDA     endoplasmic reticulum GO:0005783 IDA     protein-lipid complex GO:0032994 IDA     nucleoplasm GO:0005654 IDA     peroxisomal membrane GO:0005778 TAS     peroxisome GO:0005777 IMP