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    WNT3A Wnt family member 3A [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

    Gene ID: 89780, updated on 12-Jun-2025
    Official Symbol
    WNT3Aprovided by HGNC
    Official Full Name
    Wnt family member 3Aprovided by HGNC
    Primary source
    HGNC:HGNC:15983
    See related
    Ensembl:ENSG00000154342 MIM:606359; AllianceGenome:HGNC:15983
    Gene type
    protein coding
    RefSeq status
    REVIEWED
    Organism
    Homo sapiens
    Lineage
    Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
    Summary
    The WNT gene family consists of structurally related genes which encode secreted signaling proteins. These proteins have been implicated in oncogenesis and in several developmental processes, including regulation of cell fate and patterning during embryogenesis. This gene is a member of the WNT gene family. It encodes a protein which shows 96% amino acid identity to mouse Wnt3A protein, and 84% to human WNT3 protein, another WNT gene product. This gene is clustered with WNT14 gene, another family member, in chromosome 1q42 region. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
    Expression
    Biased expression in placenta (RPKM 9.0), lung (RPKM 1.6) and 1 other tissue See more
    Orthologs
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    Location:
    1q42.13
    Exon count:
    4
    Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
    RS_2024_08 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 1 NC_000001.11 (228006998..228061271)
    RS_2024_08 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 1 NC_060925.1 (227196039..227250282)
    RS_2024_09 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 1 NC_000001.10 (228194699..228248972)

    Chromosome 1 - NC_000001.11Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene septin 14 pseudogene 17 Neighboring gene capicua transcriptional repressor pseudogene 26 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 1905 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 1906 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 2687 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr1:228223992-228224955 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr1:228236665-228236871 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr1:228251567-228252540 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr1:228262596-228263096 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr1:228263097-228263597 Neighboring gene long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 2809 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 1907 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 1908 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 1909 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 2688 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr1:228283911-228284880 Neighboring gene ARF GTPase 1 Neighboring gene CDK7 strongly-dependent group 2 enhancer GRCh37_chr1:228284937-228286136 Neighboring gene microRNA 3620

    • Project title: Tissue-specific circular RNA induction during human fetal development
    • Description: 35 human fetal samples from 6 tissues (3 - 7 replicates per tissue) collected between 10 and 20 weeks gestational time were sequenced using Illumina TruSeq Stranded Total RNA
    • BioProject: PRJNA270632
    • Publication: PMID 26076956
    • Analysis date: Mon Apr 2 22:54:59 2018

    GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

    What's a GeneRIF?
    Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

    Markers

    Clone Names

    • MGC119418, MGC119419, MGC119420

    Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

    Function Evidence Code Pubs
    enables co-receptor binding IPI
    Inferred from Physical Interaction
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables cytokine activity IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    enables frizzled binding IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    enables frizzled binding IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables identical protein binding IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables protein binding IPI
    Inferred from Physical Interaction
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables protein domain specific binding IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables receptor ligand activity IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables receptor ligand activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables signaling receptor binding IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables signaling receptor binding IPI
    Inferred from Physical Interaction
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables transcription coactivator activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    Process Evidence Code Pubs
    acts_upstream_of B cell proliferation IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in COP9 signalosome assembly IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in COP9 signalosome assembly ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in Wnt signaling pathway IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within Wnt signaling pathway involved in forebrain neuroblast division IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in animal organ development IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within anterior/posterior pattern specification IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within axis elongation involved in somitogenesis IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within axon guidance IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within axonogenesis IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in calcium ion transmembrane transport via low voltage-gated calcium channel IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in canonical Wnt signaling pathway IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in canonical Wnt signaling pathway IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in canonical Wnt signaling pathway IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in canonical Wnt signaling pathway IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in canonical Wnt signaling pathway TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in cardiac muscle cell fate commitment IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within cardiac muscle cell fate commitment IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in cell fate commitment IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in cell proliferation in forebrain IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in cell proliferation in forebrain ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in cell proliferation in midbrain IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in cell proliferation in midbrain TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in cellular response to retinoic acid ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within determination of left/right symmetry IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within dorsal/ventral neural tube patterning IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within extracellular matrix organization IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of fat cell differentiation IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in heart development IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within heart looping IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within hemopoiesis IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within hippocampus development IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within in utero embryonic development IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within inner ear morphogenesis IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within mammary gland development IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within mesoderm development IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in midbrain development IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in midbrain dopaminergic neuron differentiation TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in modulation of chemical synaptic transmission IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within myoblast differentiation IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of axon extension involved in axon guidance IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of dopaminergic neuron differentiation IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of fat cell differentiation IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of neurogenesis IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of neurogenesis ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of neuron projection development IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of neuron projection development ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in neurogenesis IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in neuron differentiation IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in neuron differentiation ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in non-canonical Wnt signaling pathway IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within osteoblast differentiation IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within paraxial mesodermal cell fate commitment IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within platelet activation IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within platelet aggregation IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of B cell proliferation IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of canonical Wnt signaling pathway IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of canonical Wnt signaling pathway IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of positive regulation of cardiac muscle cell differentiation IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of cell population proliferation IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of cell-cell adhesion mediated by cadherin IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of collateral sprouting in absence of injury IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of cytokine production IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of dermatome development IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of gene expression IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of hepatocyte proliferation IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of mesodermal cell fate specification IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of neural precursor cell proliferation IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of protein localization to plasma membrane IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of receptor internalization IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of skeletal muscle tissue development IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within post-anal tail morphogenesis IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in presynapse assembly TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within protein localization IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of RNA biosynthetic process IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of axonogenesis IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of cell differentiation IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of gene expression IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of microtubule cytoskeleton organization IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of postsynapse to nucleus signaling pathway IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of presynapse assembly IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in regulation of presynapse assembly IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in regulation of synapse organization IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in regulation of synapse organization IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in secondary palate development IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within skeletal muscle cell differentiation IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within somatic stem cell division IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within somitogenesis IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within spinal cord association neuron differentiation IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in synaptic vesicle recycling TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of transcription by RNA polymerase II IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    Component Evidence Code Pubs
    located_in Golgi lumen TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    part_of Wnt-Frizzled-LRP5/6 complex IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    located_in cell surface IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    located_in cell surface ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    located_in early endosome membrane TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    located_in endocytic vesicle membrane TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    located_in endoplasmic reticulum lumen TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    located_in extracellular exosome TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    located_in extracellular region IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    located_in extracellular region TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    is_active_in extracellular space IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    located_in extracellular space IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    located_in extracellular space IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    located_in extracellular space ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    is_active_in glutamatergic synapse IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    is_active_in glutamatergic synapse IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    is_active_in glutamatergic synapse IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    located_in plasma membrane TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
     
    located_in presynapse IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    is_active_in synapse IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    Preferred Names
    protein Wnt-3a
    Names
    wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 3A

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    RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

    These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

    These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

    mRNA and Protein(s)

    1. NM_033131.4NP_149122.1  protein Wnt-3a precursor

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_149122.1

      Status: REVIEWED

      Source sequence(s)
      AB060284, AK056278, AL136379, CA437424, DA742143
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS1564.1
      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      P56704, Q3SY79, Q3SY80, Q969P2
      Related
      ENSP00000284523.1, ENST00000284523.2
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      cd19335
      Location:39352
      Wnt_Wnt3_Wnt3a; Wnt domain found in proto-oncogene Wnt-3 and similar proteins

    RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2024_08

    The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

    Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Genomic

    1. NC_000001.11 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

      Range
      228006998..228061271
      Download
      GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

    Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Genomic

    1. NC_060925.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

      Range
      227196039..227250282
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