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APOL3
apolipoprotein L3
Chromosome 22 · 22q12.3
NCBI Gene: 80833Ensembl: ENSG00000128284.22HGNC: HGNC:14868UniProt: O95236
29PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Transporter
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
positive regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transductionmembranelipid bindinglipid carrier activityAbnormality of the skeletal systemCOVID-19severe acute respiratory syndromeneurofibromatosis
✦AI Summary

APOL3 is a membrane-interacting protein with multifaceted roles in immunity and cellular homeostasis. Primary function: APOL3 controls membrane dynamics by regulating phosphatidylinositol-4-kinase-IIIB (PI4KB) activity, which governs membrane fission and fusion at the Golgi and mitochondria 1. Mechanism: APOL3 possesses detergent-like properties that dissolve bacterial and mitochondrial membranes by solubilizing lipids including cardiolipin and anionic phospholipids 23. Upon IFN-γ induction, APOL3 exhibits bactericidal activity against cytosolic pathogens and promotes ferroptosis in tumor cells through LDHA degradation, enhancing CD8+ T cell antitumor immunity 42. APOL3 additionally orchestrates mitophagy completion and facilitates mtDNA release from mitochondria following lysosomal damage, potentiating type I interferon responses 3. Disease relevance: Loss-of-function APOL3 variants (p.Q58*) increase chr22 kidney disease risk, particularly in APOL1 G1/G2 carriers, suggesting APOL3 protects against APOL1-induced renal injury 56. Clinical significance: APOL3 represents a novel immunotherapeutic target for overcoming ferroptosis resistance in colorectal cancer and offers potential for understanding APOL1-related kidney disease pathogenesis.

Sources cited
1
APOL3 enhances CD8+ T cell antitumor immunity by promoting LDHA-mediated ferroptosis in colorectal cancer
PMID: 36923931
2
APOL3 controls membrane remodeling through PI4KB interaction and is involved in mitophagy and phagolysosome formation
PMID: 39768205
3
APOL3 is an IFN-γ-inducible protein with detergent-like bactericidal activity against intracellular pathogens
PMID: 34437126
4
APOL3 permeabilizes the inner mitochondrial membrane by solubilizing cardiolipin, enabling mtDNA release and type I IFN induction
PMID: 41742416
5
APOL3 protein-truncating variant p.Q58* increases CKD risk, especially in APOL1 G1/G2 carriers, indicating protective function
PMID: 39163132
6
APOL3 directly interacts with APOL1, with this interaction differentially modulated by APOL1 G1 and G2 variants
PMID: 40643530
7
APOL3 functions in membrane dynamics (fission and fusion), and APOL1 variants inactivate APOL3 functions contributing to kidney disease
PMID: 39451256
8
APOL3 controls PI4KB activity for membrane fission and interacts with VAMP8 for membrane fusion in mitophagy
PMID: 38478101
Disease Associationsⓘ20
Abnormality of the skeletal systemOpen Targets
0.51Moderate
COVID-19Open Targets
0.13Weak
severe acute respiratory syndromeOpen Targets
0.13Weak
neurofibromatosisOpen Targets
0.12Weak
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
chronic kidney diseaseOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
DNA methylationOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
ovarian dysfunctionOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
colorectal cancerOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
melanomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
kidney diseaseOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
glioblastoma multiformeOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
renal cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
APOL6Shared pathway50%APOL4Shared pathway40%APOL5Shared pathway40%APOLD1Shared pathway33%APOL1Shared pathway29%APOL2Shared pathway25%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Lung
100%
Heart
55%
Liver
53%
Ovary
19%
Bone Marrow
17%
Brain
8%
Gene Interaction Network
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PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt O95236
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RankingsWhere APOL3 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #12,094of 20,598
    Most Researched29
Genes detectedAPOL3
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Apolipoprotein L3 enhances CD8+ T cell antitumor immunity of colorectal cancer by promoting LDHA-mediated ferroptosis.
PMID: 36923931
Int J Biol Sci · 2023
1.00
2
Apolipoprotein-L Functions in Membrane Remodeling.
PMID: 39768205
Cells · 2024
0.90
3
A human apolipoprotein L with detergent-like activity kills intracellular pathogens.
PMID: 34437126
Science · 2021
0.80
4
The human antibacterial factor APOL3 couples lysosomal damage to mitochondrial DNA efflux and type I IFN induction.
PMID: 41742416
Mol Cell · 2026
0.70
5
Protein-truncating variant in APOL3 increases chronic kidney disease risk in epistasis with APOL1 risk alleles.
PMID: 39163132
JCI Insight · 2024
0.60