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AMIGO3
adhesion molecule with Ig like domain 3
Chromosome 3 Β· 3p21.31
NCBI Gene: 386724Ensembl: ENSG00000176020.9HGNC: HGNC:24075UniProt: Q86WK7
12PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
βœ“ Experimental GO Evidenceβœ“ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
heterophilic cell-cell adhesionpositive regulation of synapse assemblymembranebrain developmentneurodegenerative diseaseintelligencechronic musculoskeletal painessential hypertension
✦AI Summary

AMIGO3 is a type I transmembrane adhesion molecule with an immunoglobulin-like domain that mediates heterophilic cell-cell interactions and contributes to signal transduction through its intracellular domain 1. In the central nervous system, AMIGO3 functions as a component of the Nogo-66 tripartite receptor complex alongside LINGO-1 and p75NTR/TROY, substituting for LINGO-1 to signal axon growth cone collapse through the RhoA pathway following CNS injury 2. Suppression of AMIGO3 expression promotes neurotrophin-3-mediated regeneration of dorsal column axons in spinal cord injury models, with AMIGO3 knockdown enabling functional recovery of sensory and locomotor function 2. Beyond its neurobiological role, AMIGO3 has emerged as a prognostic marker in cancer biology. Differential methylation of AMIGO3 is significantly associated with prostate cancer progression in African American cohorts 3, and AMIGO3 was identified as one of twenty independent immune-related risk factors for colorectal cancer survival, contributing to machine learning-based prognostic models with concordance indices of 0.852-0.818 for 1-5 year survival prediction 4. These findings establish AMIGO3 as a multifunctional adhesion molecule with roles in axonal regeneration and cancer prognosis.

Sources cited
1
AMIGO3 signals axon growth cone collapse and its suppression promotes NT3-mediated spinal cord axon regeneration
PMID: 30013050
2
AMIGO3 identified as independent immune prognostic risk factor for colorectal cancer survival
PMID: 35395711
3
Differential methylation of AMIGO3 associated with prostate cancer progression in African American cohorts
PMID: 37279148
4
AMIGO3 is one of three AMIGO family members with ~40% amino acid similarity; member of type I transmembrane adhesion molecule family
PMID: 35094710
⚠Limited data available β€” This gene has 4 indexed publications. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsβ“˜20
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.55Moderate
intelligenceOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
chronic musculoskeletal painOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
essential hypertensionOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
multisite chronic painOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
female reproductive system diseaseOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
agingOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
anxiety disorderOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
major depressive disorderOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
coronary artery diseaseOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
gastroesophageal reflux diseaseOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
type 2 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
heart failureOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
mental or behavioural disorderOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
demyelinating diseaseOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
myeloid sarcomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
posterior cortical atrophyOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
AMIGO2Shared pathway43%LSAMPShared pathway33%CCDC141Shared pathway33%SOX14Shared pathway33%NR2F1Shared pathway29%MDGA1Shared pathway29%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Liver
100%
Ovary
22%
Lung
22%
Heart
0%
Bone Marrow
0%
Brain
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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AMIGO3AMIGO2LSAMPCCDC141SOX14NR2F1MDGA1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted Β· UniProt Q86WK7
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Constraintβ“˜
LOEUFβ“˜
1.84LoF Tolerant
pLIβ“˜
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF1.19 [0.71–1.84]
RankingsWhere AMIGO3 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #16,386of 20,598
    Most Researched12
  • #16,807of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.84
Genes detectedAMIGO3
Sources retrieved4 papers
Response timeβ€”
πŸ“„ Sources
4
1
Non-viral-mediated suppression of AMIGO3 promotes disinhibited NT3-mediated regeneration of spinal cord dorsal column axons.
PMID: 30013050
Sci Rep Β· 2018
1.00
2
Bioinformatics analysis reveals immune prognostic markers for overall survival of colorectal cancer patients: a novel machine learning survival predictive system.
PMID: 35395711
BMC Bioinformatics Β· 2022
0.75
3
Comparative and integrative analysis of transcriptomic and epigenomic-wide DNA methylation changes in African American prostate cancer.
PMID: 37279148
Epigenetics Β· 2023
0.50
4
Establishment of an antibody specific for AMIGO2 improves immunohistochemical evaluation of liver metastases and clinical outcomes in patients with colorectal cancer.
PMID: 35094710
Diagn Pathol Β· 2022
0.25