DPPA3, Official Symbol DPPA3provided by HGNC Official Full Name developmental pluripotency associated 3provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:19199 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000187569 MIM:608408; AllianceGenome:HGNC:19199 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 Pgc7; STELLA Summary This gene encodes a protein that in mice may function as a maternal factor during the preimplantation stage of development. In mice, this gene may play a role in transcriptional repression, cell division, and maintenance of cell pluripotentiality. In humans, related intronless loci are located on chromosomes 14 and X. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs mouse all