PIWIL3, Official Symbol PIWIL3provided by HGNC Official Full Name piwi like RNA-mediated gene silencing 3provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:18443 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000184571 MIM:610314; AllianceGenome:HGNC:18443 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as HIWI3 Summary This gene encodes a member of the PIWI subfamily of Argonaute family proteins. This subfamily of proteins contains a PAZ domain, found in proteins involved in RNA-mediated gene silencing, and a C-terminal Piwi domain. The encoded protein is thought to function in maintenance of germline cells. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2011] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs all