STX3, Official Symbol STX3provided by HGNC Official Full Name syntaxin 3provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:11438 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000166900 MIM:600876; AllianceGenome:HGNC:11438 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 MVID2; STX3A; DIAR12; RDMVID Summary The gene is a member of the syntaxin family. The encoded protein is targeted to the apical membrane of epithelial cells where it forms clusters and is important in establishing and maintaining polarity necessary for protein trafficking involving vesicle fusion and exocytosis. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, May 2010] Expression Ubiquitous expression in colon (RPKM 9.8), duodenum (RPKM 8.8) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all