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Cpa3 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Cpa3
  • Name
    carboxypeptidase A3, mast cell
  • Synonyms
    mast cell carboxypeptidase A, MC-CPA, mMC-CPA
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:88479
    NCBI Gene: 12873
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    3 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr3:20269784-20296345 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 3, 6.25 cM
  • Mapping Data
    4 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    196 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_88479
protein coding gene Chr3:20269780-20296373 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0027101
protein coding gene Chr3:17444711-17472559 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0027061
protein coding gene Chr3:17348764-17376553 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0027030
protein coding gene Chr3:17545991-17572561 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0027073
protein coding gene Chr3:17094573-17121813 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0026814
protein coding gene Chr3:17551786-17578886 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0027518
protein coding gene Chr3:18540285-18570282 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0024880
protein coding gene Chr3:15398448-15425976 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0026269
protein coding gene Chr3:17443446-17469905 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0026792
protein coding gene Chr3:18948160-18982559 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0026926
protein coding gene Chr3:16955832-16987226 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0026894
protein coding gene Chr3:16618065-16644514 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0027038
protein coding gene Chr3:18079350-18105279 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0026915
protein coding gene Chr3:21003432-21033942 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0027578
protein coding gene Chr3:17306863-17334889 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0026002
protein coding gene Chr3:16664921-16692939 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0025812
protein coding gene Chr3:17105930-17136412 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0026342
protein coding gene Chr3:17315266-17344351 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    CPA3, carboxypeptidase A3
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    CPA3, carboxypeptidase A3
  • Synonyms
    MC-CPA
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1359
    neXtProt AC: NX_P15088
    UniProt: P15088

  • Chr Location
    3q24; chr3:148865296-148897203 (+)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    13 phenotypes from 4 alleles in 6 genetic backgrounds
    17 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    44 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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Homozygous null mice have immature peritoneal mast cells but normal mast cell functions.
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
non-membrane-bounded 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 ENSMUSG00000001865 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 26562 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript ENSMUST00000001921 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1449 Not Applicable  
polypeptide ENSMUSP00000001921 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 417 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 43
    Genomic 2
    cDNA 38
    Primer pair 3

    Microarray probesets 3
Other
Accession IDs
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MGD-MRK-2103
References
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  • Summaries
    All 82
    Developmental Gene Expression 7
    Diseases 1
    Gene Ontology 6
    Phenotypes 44
  • Earliest
    J:10117 Reynolds DS, et al., Isolation and molecular cloning of mast cell carboxypeptidase A. A novel member of the carboxypeptidase gene family. J Biol Chem. 1989 Nov 25;264(33):20094-9
  • Latest
    J:341732 Lin CJ, et al., Mast cell deficiency improves cognition and enhances disease-associated microglia in 5XFAD mice. Cell Rep. 2023 Sep 26;42(9):113141

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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
04/16/2024
MGI 6.23
The Jackson Laboratory