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ACP3
acid phosphatase 3
Chromosome 3 · 3q22.1
NCBI Gene: 55Ensembl: ENSG00000014257.17HGNC: HGNC:125UniProt: P15309
106PubMed Papers
20Diseases
1Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
CLINICAL
FDA Approved Target
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
acid phosphatase activityprotein binding5'-nucleotidase activityphosphatase activityprostate cancerprostate carcinomaneoplasmsmoking initiation
✦AI Summary

ACP3 (acid phosphatase 3) is a prostatic acid phosphatase expressed specifically in prostate epithelial and cancer cells 1. The enzyme exhibits acid phosphatase activity and is structurally homologous to lysosomal acid phosphatase, sharing 50% sequence homology 2. In the context of microbial infection, ACP3 forms amyloid β-sheet fibrils in semen known as SEVI (semen-derived enhancer of viral infection), which capture and enhance HIV infection by facilitating virion attachment to target cells 34. These SEVI fibrils can be degraded by green tea polyphenols and inhibited by surfen compounds 45. Clinically, ACP3 has emerged as a highly specific target for prostate cancer therapy. PAP-targeted CAR-T cells demonstrate potent antitumor efficacy in prostate cancer models 1, and high-affinity ligands like OncoACP3 show picomolar binding affinity with selective tumor accumulation and long tissue residence times 6. [68Ga]Ga-OncoACP3-DOTA PET imaging demonstrates low off-target uptake in salivary glands and kidneys compared to PSMA-targeted agents, providing superior biodistribution profiles for imaging and radioligand therapy 7. These characteristics make ACP3 a favorable alternative target to PSMA for prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Sources cited
1
PAP/ACP3 is specifically expressed in prostate epithelial and cancer cells; PAP-targeted CAR-T cells demonstrate antitumor efficacy
PMID: 40449956
2
ACP3 is prostatic acid phosphatase with 50% sequence homology to lysosomal acid phosphatase; mapped to chromosome 3
PMID: 2712834
3
ACP3 forms SEVI amyloid fibrils in semen that enhance HIV infection; SEVI fibrils are degraded by green tea polyphenol EGCG
PMID: 19451623
4
SEVI amyloid fibrils enhance HIV infection; target cell attachment and enhancement is inhibited by surfen
PMID: 19897482
5
OncoACP3 ligand shows picomolar binding affinity to ACP3; selective tumor uptake with high tumor-to-blood ratio and therapeutic efficacy
PMID: 40571760
6
[68Ga]Ga-OncoACP3-DOTA shows low off-target uptake in salivary glands and kidneys compared to PSMA agents; clinically viable for PET imaging
PMID: 41412909
Disease Associationsⓘ20
prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.55Moderate
prostate carcinomaOpen Targets
0.42Moderate
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.40Weak
smoking initiationOpen Targets
0.32Weak
type 1 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.31Weak
alcohol drinkingOpen Targets
0.30Weak
prostate adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.30Weak
substance abuseOpen Targets
0.28Weak
attention deficit hyperactivity disorderOpen Targets
0.27Weak
fever of unknown originOpen Targets
0.25Weak
disturbance of skin sensationOpen Targets
0.25Weak
placenta praeviaOpen Targets
0.24Weak
Abnormality of the gastrointestinal tractOpen Targets
0.21Weak
acute megakaryoblastic leukaemiaOpen Targets
0.11Weak
mediastinal germ cell tumorOpen Targets
0.11Weak
metastatic prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.10Weak
sleep apneaOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
posterior cortical atrophyOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Drug Targets1
SIPULEUCEL-TApproved
Prostatic acid phosphatase binding agent
prostate cancer
Related Genes
SLC45A3Protein interaction86%KLK3Protein interaction83%TGM4Protein interaction83%MSMBProtein interaction80%KLK2Protein interaction75%STEAP2Protein interaction72%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Lung
9%
Ovary
3%
Brain
1%
Heart
1%
Liver
1%
Gene Interaction Network
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ACP3SLC45A3KLK3TGM4MSMBKLK2STEAP2
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB3PPD · 1.50 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.08LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.77 [0.56–1.08]
RankingsWhere ACP3 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #4,464of 20,598
    Most Researched106 · top quartile
  • #943of 1,025
    FDA-Approved Drug Targets1
  • #10,943of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.08
Genes detectedACP3
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Novel PAP-targeted CAR-T therapy enhances antitumor efficacy through CoupledCAR approach.
PMID: 40449956
J Immunother Cancer · 2025
1.00
2
Discovery of high-affinity ligands for prostatic acid phosphatase via DNA-encoded library screening enables targeted cancer therapy.
PMID: 40571760
Nat Biomed Eng · 2026
0.90
3
CD8
PMID: 38728394
Sci Adv · 2024
0.80
4
Acyl Carrier Protein 3 Is Involved in Oxidative Stress Response in
PMID: 30294316
Front Microbiol · 2018
0.70
5
Genetic polymorphism of rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) tissue acid phosphatases (ACP2 and ACP3).
PMID: 9787802
Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol · 1998
0.60