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Galr3 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Galr3
  • Name
    galanin receptor 3
  • Synonyms
    Galnr3
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr15:78926085-78927758 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 15, 37.70 cM
  • Mapping Data
    4 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    134 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1329003
 protein coding gene Chr15:78926085-78927758 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200048699
 protein coding gene Chr15:76039311-76040984 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195048202
 protein coding gene Chr15:75980988-75982661 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220051356
 protein coding gene Chr15:76024398-76026071 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180047454
 protein coding gene Chr15:75857985-75859658 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175047140
 protein coding gene Chr15:76169263-76170936 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215051657
 protein coding gene Chr15:75936398-75938071 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ no annotation
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005045930
 protein coding gene Chr15:75481169-75482842 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210046432
 protein coding gene Chr15:75944380-75946053 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185039496
 protein coding gene Chr15:75954276-75955949 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205047732
 protein coding gene Chr15:75674100-75675773 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000047134
 protein coding gene Chr15:75531617-75533290 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230051563
 protein coding gene Chr15:79287740-79289413 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190029047
 protein coding gene Chr15:75965194-75966867 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225053284
 protein coding gene Chr15:79615949-79617622 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010051585
 protein coding gene Chr15:75751633-75753306 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010048227
 protein coding gene Chr15:77417365-77419027 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005049001
 protein coding gene Chr15:76020226-76021899 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    GALR3, galanin receptor 3
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    GALR3, galanin receptor 3
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 8484
    UniProt: O60755

  • Chr Location
    22q13.1; chr22:37822198-37825485 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    10 phenotypes from 1 allele in 2 genetic backgrounds
    37 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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  • All Mutations and Alleles
    9
  • Chemically induced (other)
    1
  • Endonuclease-mediated
    4
  • Radiation induced
    2
  • Targeted
    2
  • Genomic Mutations
    3 involving Galr3
  • Incidental Mutations
    CvDC
  • Find Mice (IMSR)
    10 strains or lines available
Mice homozygous for a null allele exhibit increased anxiety-like behavior and abnormal social investigation.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    26
  • GO References
    11
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    597
  • cDNA Data
    4
  • Literature Summary
    1
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic 14429 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 1674 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript NM_015738 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1245 Not Specified  
polypeptide O88853 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 370 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 4
    cDNA 4

    Microarray probesets 3
References
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  • Summaries
    All 71
    Developmental Gene Expression 1
    Diseases 1
    Gene Ontology 11
    Phenotypes 37
  • Earliest
    J:7688 Lane PW, et al., Association of megacolon with a new dominant spotting gene (Dom) in the mouse. J Hered. 1984 Nov-Dec;75(6):435-9
  • Latest
    J:387680 Ahn B, et al., Disorganization of Transcriptional Regulation and Alteration of Keratin Family Gene Expression in Hairy Ear Mice. Genes (Basel). 2026 Jan 31;17(2)
Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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