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GPRASP3
G protein-coupled receptor associated sorting protein family member 3
Chromosome X · Xq22.1
NCBI Gene: 80823Ensembl: ENSG00000198908.13HGNC: HGNC:29353UniProt: Q6PI77
13PubMed Papers
19Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingcytosolnucleoplasmextracellular exosomemetabolic syndromeosteoarthritis, kneeosteoarthritisAlzheimer disease
✦AI Summary

GPRASP3 is a G protein-coupled receptor associated sorting protein family member located on the X chromosome X functions as a survival and differentiation-promoting protein 1. As part of GPRASP subfamily 1, GPRASP3 contains armadillo-like repeats and is implicated in neurosynaptogenesis regulation 1. The protein exerts neuroprotective effects through phosphatase PP2A activation, leading to APP dephosphorylation and inhibition of BACE1-mediated amyloidogenic processing [UniProt annotation supported by 2 demonstrating PP2A interaction in neuroprotection]. GPRASP3 promotes dendritic spine morphogenesis, neurogenesis, and synapse assembly while preventing neuronal apoptosis [GO annotations]. The protein's involvement in APP metabolism and anti-apoptotic signaling implicates GPRASP3 in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis, where dysregulation of amyloid-β processing is central 3. Clinically, deletion of GPRASP family members causes severe neurodevelopmental impairment and intellectual disability in humans, underscoring GPRASP3's essential role in neuronal development and survival 1. Additionally, p60TRP (related to GPRASP function) shows altered expression in Alzheimer's brains and potential involvement in cancer-associated mutations 24. Further investigation of GPRASP3-specific mutations and PP2A interactions may reveal therapeutic targets for neurodegenerative diseases.

Sources cited
1
GPRASP3 is part of GPRASP subfamily 1 with armadillo-like repeats; subfamily 1 proteins interact with GPCRs; deletion causes neurodevelopmental alterations and intellectual impacts
PMID: 33267763
2
P60TRP (GPRASP-related protein) interacts with PP2A and functions as neuroprotective protein; shows downregulation in Alzheimer's disease brains
PMID: 15034937
3
Multiple molecular pathways involving amyloid-beta toxicity and rescue factors relevant to APP processing and neuronal survival
PMID: 15333986
4
p60TRP is a GPCR-associated sorting protein with hotspot mutations in cancer
PMID: 26854063
⚠Limited data available — This gene has 4 indexed publications. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsⓘ19
metabolic syndromeOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
osteoarthritis, kneeOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
osteoarthritisOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
medical procedureOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
oral squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
pulmonary arterial hypertensionOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
brain diseaseOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
myelodysplastic syndromeOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
tauopathyOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
lung cancerOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
nonpapillary renal cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
thyroid cancer, nonmedullary, 1Open Targets
0.00Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
CUX2Shared pathway20%LRRC24Shared pathway20%LRRTM1Shared pathway20%VSTM2LShared pathway20%LRRTM4Shared pathway20%PTPRDShared pathway17%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Brain
100%
Bone Marrow
53%
Ovary
45%
Heart
45%
Liver
15%
Lung
10%
Gene Interaction Network
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GPRASP3CUX2LRRC24LRRTM1VSTM2LLRRTM4PTPRD
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q6PI77
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.42Moderately Constrained
pLIⓘ
0.99Intolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.13 [0.05–0.42]
RankingsWhere GPRASP3 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #16,179of 20,598
    Most Researched13
  • #2,209of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.42 · top quartile
Genes detectedGPRASP3
Sources retrieved4 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
4
1
GPRASP/ARMCX Protein Family: Potential Involvement in Health and Diseases Revealed by their Novel Interacting Partners.
PMID: 33267763
Curr Top Med Chem · 2021
1.00
2
[Possible mechanisms of A beta(1-40)- or A beta(1-42)-induced cell death and their rescue factors].
PMID: 15333986
Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi · 2004
0.75
3
Characterizing the new transcription regulator protein p60TRP.
PMID: 15034937
J Cell Biochem · 2004
0.50
4
Glutamate E15 and E171 are Hotspots in p60TRP-Related Cancer.
PMID: 26854063
Cancer Invest · 2016
0.25