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Tspan3 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Tspan3
  • Name
    tetraspanin 3
  • Synonyms
    1700055K04Rik, tetraspanin, tetraspanin TM4-A homolog, TM4-A, Tm4sf8, Tspan-3
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1928098
    NCBI Gene: 56434
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    12 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr9:56043168-56068354 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 9, 30.13 cM, cytoband C
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    707 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1928098
protein coding gene Chr9:56039009-56072761 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200032956
protein coding gene Chr9:53156197-53188527 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195040494
protein coding gene Chr9:52854825-52887143 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220026257
protein coding gene Chr9:52992047-53024359 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180018068
protein coding gene Chr9:52979867-53011925 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175020549
protein coding gene Chr9:52981725-53014038 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215030293
protein coding gene Chr9:52973246-53005305 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0032251
protein coding gene Chr9:52832815-52857885 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005018794
protein coding gene Chr9:52871624-52904748 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210032062
protein coding gene Chr9:53080898-53112966 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185037426
protein coding gene Chr9:53112187-53144523 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205028972
protein coding gene Chr9:53424510-53456843 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000045289
protein coding gene Chr9:53132932-53164966 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230034660
protein coding gene Chr9:53356144-53388471 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190029073
protein coding gene Chr9:53179970-53212526 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225026965
protein coding gene Chr9:53393167-53425500 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010037657
protein coding gene Chr9:53092860-53124812 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010023463
protein coding gene Chr9:54127780-54159062 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005037403
protein coding gene Chr9:52589692-52622030 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    TSPAN3, tetraspanin 3
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    TSPAN3, tetraspanin 3
  • Synonyms
    TM4-A, TM4SF8, TSPAN-3
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 10099
    UniProt: O60637

  • Chr Location
    15q24.3; chr15:77041404-77083984 (-)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    2 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    9 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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Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit decreased hematopoietic stem cell number and decreased leukemia incidence.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
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
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic 56434 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 25187 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript NM_019793 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1747 C57BL/6  
polypeptide Q9QY33 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 253 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 214
    cDNA 213
    Other 1
    Antibodies 1

    Microarray probesets 3
Other
Accession IDs
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MGI:1920663
References
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  • Summaries
    All 41
    Developmental Gene Expression 4
    Gene Ontology 3
    Phenotypes 9
  • Earliest
    J:64920 Todd SC, et al., Sequences and expression of six new members of the tetraspanin/TM4SF family. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1998 Jul 30;1399(1):101-4
  • Latest
    J:380159 Pan Y, et al., CircTspan3 Promotes Cartilage Development Through ANNEXIN A2-Mediated Ferroptosis and Apoptosis Inhibition and Exosome-Mediated Paracrine Signaling. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2026 Feb;13(10):e13418

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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last database update
09/08/2026
MGI 6.24
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