Full name: TAFA chemokine like family member 3

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Also known as: 7530404M11Rik; Fam19a3; Sam3; Tafa-3

Summary: This gene is a member of the TAFA family which is composed of five highly homologous genes that encode small secreted proteins. These proteins contain conserved cysteine residues at fixed positions, and are distantly related to MIP-1alpha, a member of the CC-chemokine family. The TAFA proteins are predominantly expressed in specific regions of the brain, and are postulated to function as brain-specific chemokines or neurokines, that act as regulators of immune and nervous cells. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Expression: Biased expression in testis adult (RPKM 2.5), heart adult (RPKM 0.9) and 7 other tissues

Gene size: 12134bp

Exon count: 9