Arl3 Gene Summary [Rat]

Enables GDP binding activity and GTP binding activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including Golgi to plasma membrane transport; protein localization to ciliary membrane; and small GTPase-mediated signal transduction. Predicted to act upstream of or within intraciliary transport; post-Golgi vesicle-mediated transport; and smoothened signaling pathway. Predicted to be located in several cellular components, including cytoskeleton; midbody; and photoreceptor connecting cilium. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm and microtubule cytoskeleton. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Joubert syndrome and retinitis pigmentosa 83. Orthologous to human ARL3 (ARF like GTPase 3). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

Details

Type
Protein Coding
Official Symbol
Arl3
Official Name
ADP ribosylation factor like GTPase 3 [Source:RGD Symbol;Acc:69327]
Ensembl ID
ENSRNOG00000019973
Bio databases IDs NCBI: 64664 Ensembl: ENSRNOG00000019973
Aliases ADP ribosylation factor like GTPase 3
Synonyms ADP-ribosylation factor-like 3, ARFL3, ARF like GTPase 3, JBTS35, LOC108353318, RP83
Species
Rat, Rattus norvegicus
OrthologiesHumanMouse

Protein Domains

A protein domain is a distinct structural or functional region within a protein that can evolve, function, and exist independently of the rest of the protein chain. These domains in rat Arl3 often fold into stable, three-dimensional structures and are associated with specific biological functions, such as binding to DNA, other proteins, or small molecules.
  • Ras family
  • GTPase
  • enzyme
  • protein binding
  • magnesium ion binding
  • GTP binding
  • Sar1p-like members of the Ras-family of small GTPases
  • microtubule binding
  • ADP-ribosylation factor family
  • Signal recognition particle receptor beta subunit
  • GTPase domain
  • GDP binding
  • Rab subfamily of small GTPases
  • Ras of Complex, Roc, domain of DAPkinase
  • ADP-ribosylation factor
  • P-loop containing Nucleoside Triphosphate Hydrolases

Top Findings

The most significant associations for this gene, including commonly observed domains, pathway involvement, and functional highlights based on current data.
disease
  • Joubert syndrome type 35
  • retinitis pigmentosa
  • Huntington disease
  • schizophrenia
  • retinitis pigmentosa type 83
regulated by
role in cell
  • expression in
  • binding in
  • growth
  • senescence
  • dispersal
  • development
  • ciliogenesis in
  • assembly
  • transport in
  • biogenesis in

Subcellular Expression

Locations within the cell where the protein is known or predicted to be active, providing insight into its function and cellular context.
  • Cytoplasm
  • ciliary transition zone
  • cilia
  • Nucleus
  • basal bodies
  • centrosome
  • Golgi Apparatus
  • axonemes
  • midbody
  • connecting cilia
  • nucleoplasm
  • spindle fibers
  • cytoplasmic microtubule

Gene Ontology Annotations

Describes the biological processes, cellular components, and molecular functions associated with the rat Arl3 gene, providing context for its role in the cell.

Biological Process

Functions and activities the gene product is involved in
  • intraflagellar transport
  • cilium morphogenesis
  • small GTPase mediated signal transduction
  • kidney development
  • cytokinesis after mitosis
  • protein transport
  • photoreceptor cell development
  • Golgi to plasma membrane transport
  • smoothened signaling pathway
  • post-Golgi vesicle-mediated transport

Cellular Component

Where in the cell the gene product is active
  • photoreceptor connecting cilium
  • microtubule cytoskeleton
  • Golgi apparatus
  • Golgi membrane
  • cytoplasmic microtubule
  • nucleoplasm
  • spindle microtubule
  • nucleus
  • centrosome
  • extracellular vesicular exosome
  • cytoplasm
  • cilium
  • midbody

Molecular Function

What the gene product does at the molecular level
  • magnesium ion binding
  • GTP binding
  • protein binding
  • GTPase activity
  • GDP binding
  • microtubule binding

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