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Gene information for CA3 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID761
Official gene symbolCA3
Full namecarbonic anhydrase III, muscle specific
Aliases,CAIII,Car3,
Gene summaryCarbonic anhydrase III (CAIII) is a member of a multigene family (at least six separate genes are known) that encodes carbonic anhydrase isozymes. These carbonic anhydrases are a class of metalloenzymes that catalyze the reversible hydration of carbon dioxide and are differentially expressed in a number of cell types. The expression of the CA3 gene is strictly tissue specific and present at high levels in skeletal muscle and much lower levels in cardiac and smooth muscle. A proportion of carriers of Duchenne muscle dystrophy have a higher CA3 level than normal. The gene spans 10.3 kb and contains seven exons and six introns. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 8   Locus: 8q13-q22
Gene position86351056 - 86361269  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size10214 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID114750