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CAMSAP3
calmodulin regulated spectrin associated protein family member 3
Chromosome 19 · 19p13.2
NCBI Gene: 57662Ensembl: ENSG00000076826.11HGNC: HGNC:29307UniProt: Q9P1Y5
89PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
centrosomemicrotubule minus-endprotein bindingmicrotubule minus-end bindingneurodegenerative diseasehemoglobin E-beta-thalassemia syndromeHemoglobin E - beta-thalassemiabreast cancer
✦AI Summary

CAMSAP3 is a key microtubule-organizing protein that specifically binds and stabilizes the minus-ends of non-centrosomal microtubules. The protein forms dimers through its C-terminal α-helix domain, which enhances microtubule-binding affinity and enables dynamic regulation of microtubule minus-ends 1. CAMSAP3 plays a critical role in establishing epithelial cell polarity by tethering non-centrosomal microtubules to the apical cortex, thereby orienting the apical-to-basal polarity of microtubule arrays in epithelial cells 2. In motile cilia, CAMSAP3 facilitates proper basal body orientation and formation of central microtubule pairs, which are essential for synchronized ciliary beating 3. The protein's dysfunction is associated with primary ciliary dyskinesia-like phenotypes, including defective ciliary morphology and impaired directional flow generation 3. In cancer biology, CAMSAP3 acts as a tumor suppressor in lung cancer, where its depletion promotes cellular senescence through ERK1/2 inactivation 4, enhances invasion and angiogenesis via HIF-1α mRNA stabilization 5, and contributes to osimertinib resistance by disrupting EGFR trafficking 6. Low CAMSAP3 expression correlates with poor prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma patients 57.

Sources cited
1
CAMSAP3 forms dimers through its C-terminal α-helix domain that enhance microtubule-binding affinity
PMID: 39479887
2
CAMSAP3 orients apical-to-basal polarity of microtubules in epithelial cells by tethering them to apical cortices
PMID: 26715742
3
CAMSAP3 facilitates basal body polarity and central microtubule pair formation in motile cilia
PMID: 32482850
4
CAMSAP3 depletion induces lung cancer cell senescence through ERK1/2 inactivation
PMID: 34724356
5
CAMSAP3 negatively regulates lung cancer invasion and angiogenesis through HIF-1α mRNA stabilization
PMID: 37019300
6
CAMSAP3 downregulation drives osimertinib resistance by disrupting EGFR trafficking
PMID: 41381443
7
Low CAMSAP3 expression correlates with poor survival in lung cancer patients
PMID: 38598971
Disease Associationsⓘ20
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.37Weak
Hemoglobin E - beta-thalassemiaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
hemoglobin E-beta-thalassemia syndromeOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
hemoglobin D diseaseOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
hypertriglyceridemia 2Open Targets
0.05Suggestive
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
hemolytic anemia due to erythrocyte adenosine deaminase overproductionOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
pancreatic triacylglycerol lipase deficiencyOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
dominant beta-thalassemiaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
galactokinase deficiencyOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
lung cancerOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
delta-beta-thalassemiaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
hemoglobin E diseaseOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Combined hyperlipidemiaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
IRIDA syndromeOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Rh deficiency syndromeOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Hemoglobin C - beta-thalassemiaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
hemoglobin C-beta-thalassemia syndromeOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Alpha-thalassemia - myelodysplastic syndromeOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
KIFC3Protein interaction98%PLEKHA7Protein interaction97%TUBA1AProtein interaction91%TUBB2BProtein interaction91%MACF1Protein interaction90%WDR47Protein interaction86%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Liver
100%
Brain
25%
Lung
7%
Bone Marrow
3%
Ovary
1%
Heart
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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CAMSAP3KIFC3PLEKHA7TUBA1ATUBB2BMACF1WDR47
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q9P1Y5
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.51Moderately Constrained
pLIⓘ
0.88Intermediate
Observed/Expected LoF0.38 [0.29–0.51]
RankingsWhere CAMSAP3 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #5,352of 20,598
    Most Researched89
  • #3,106of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.51 · top quartile
Genes detectedCAMSAP3
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Multi-omics profiling reveal cells with novel oncogenic cluster, TRAP1
PMID: 38880903
Mol Cancer · 2024
1.00
2
CAMSAP3 forms dimers via its α-helix domain that directly stabilize non-centrosomal microtubule minus ends.
PMID: 39479887
J Cell Sci · 2024
0.90
3
Cytoskeletal remodeling via CAMSAP3 downregulation drives resistance to osimertinib in NSCLC cells.
PMID: 41381443
Cell Death Dis · 2025
0.80
4
CAMSAP3 negatively regulates lung cancer cell invasion and angiogenesis through nucleolin/HIF-1α mRNA complex stabilization.
PMID: 37019300
Life Sci · 2023
0.70
5
CAMSAP3 depletion induces lung cancer cell senescence-associated phenotypes through extracellular signal-regulated kinase inactivation.
PMID: 34724356
Cancer Med · 2021
0.60