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TJP3

Tight junction protein ZO-3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TJP3 gene.

Last revised
Jun 30, 2026
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Length
430 w
Citations
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Source
TJP3
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesTJP3, ZO-3, ZO3, tight junction protein 3
External IDsOMIM: 612689; MGI: 1351650; HomoloGene: 8458; GeneCards: TJP3; OMA:TJP3 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_014428
NM_001267560
NM_001267561

NM_001282095
NM_001282096
NM_013769

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001254489
NP_001254490

n/a

Location (UCSC)Chr 19: 3.71 – 3.75 MbChr 10: 81.11 – 81.13 Mb
PubMed search34
Wikidata
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Tight junction protein ZO-3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TJP3 gene.5

Interactions

TJP3 has been shown to interact with tight junction protein 1.6

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000105289Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000034917Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. "Entrez Gene: TJP3 tight junction protein 3 (zona occludens 3)".
  6. Wittchen ES, Haskins J, Stevenson BR (December 1999). "Protein interactions at the tight junction. Actin has multiple binding partners, and ZO-1 forms independent complexes with ZO-2 and ZO-3". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274 (49): 35179–85. doi:10.1074/jbc.274.49.35179. PMID 10575001.
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