TAFA3, Official Symbol TAFA3provided by HGNC Official Full Name TAFA chemokine like family member 3provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:21590 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000184599 MIM:617497; AllianceGenome:HGNC:21590 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 Also known as TAFA-3; FAM19A3 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. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2011] Expression Biased expression in adrenal (RPKM 7.0) and testis (RPKM 3.0) See more Orthologs mouse all