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PAQR3
progestin and adipoQ receptor family member 3
Chromosome 4 · 4q21.21
NCBI Gene: 152559Ensembl: ENSG00000163291.15HGNC: HGNC:30130UniProt: Q6TCH7
54PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
positive regulation of SREBP signaling pathwayGolgi membraneGolgi apparatusprotein localization to Golgi apparatusneoplasmnon-small cell lung carcinomacanceresophageal squamous cell carcinoma
✦AI Summary

PAQR3 is a Golgi-scaffold protein that functions primarily as a tumor suppressor by spatially organizing signaling complexes at the Golgi apparatus 1. It serves as a spatial regulator of RAF1 kinase by sequestering it to the Golgi, thereby negatively regulating the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK pathway 2. Additionally, PAQR3 acts as a positive regulator of cholesterol biosynthesis by anchoring the SCAP:SREBP complex at the Golgi apparatus to promote lipid synthesis. PAQR3 expression is significantly downregulated across multiple human cancers including breast cancer, prostate cancer, glioma, hepatocellular carcinoma, and non-small cell lung cancer 3. Reduced PAQR3 expression correlates with poor patient prognosis and shortened overall and disease-free survival 3. In breast cancer, PAQR3 downregulation inversely correlates with HER2 expression and occurs through promoter hypermethylation in 71.8% of cases 45. PAQR3 overexpression inhibits cancer cell proliferation, migration, and invasion while suppressing epithelial-mesenchymal transition markers 67. The tumor suppressive mechanisms involve inhibition of PI3K/Akt and ERK phosphorylation 7. PAQR3 downregulation is mediated by oncogenic microRNAs including miR-543 and miR-15b-5p 3. These findings position PAQR3 as a potential therapeutic target and prognostic biomarker in cancer management.

Sources cited
1
PAQR3 is downregulated in multiple cancers; reduced expression associates with poor survival; mechanisms include Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK and PI3K/AKT inhibition; miRNA-mediated regulation
PMID: 37767187
2
PAQR3 downregulation in breast cancer correlates with HER2 expression and poor disease-free survival; PAQR3 overexpression inhibits proliferation and migration
PMID: 25900239
3
PAQR3 suppresses prostate cancer proliferation and migration; inhibits AKT and ERK phosphorylation and EMT marker expression
PMID: 28903314
4
PAQR3 inhibits glioma cell proliferation, migration, and invasion through PI3K/Akt pathway inactivation
PMID: 28528182
5
PAQR3 promoter hypermethylation occurs in 71.8% of breast cancers; demethylation restores expression and suppresses invasion
PMID: 27461225
6
PAQR3 functions as tumor suppressor through negative regulation of Raf/MEK/ERK signaling; downregulation is oncogenic and microRNA-mediated
PMID: 26609468
7
PAQR3 is a Golgi scaffold protein; regulates Ras/MAPK, PI3K/Akt, and other signaling pathways through subcellular localization
PMID: 32021448
Disease Associationsⓘ20
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.10Weak
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
esophageal squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
colorectal cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
esophageal cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
acute lymphoblastic leukemiaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
temporal arteritisOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
epidermodysplasia verruciformisOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
PilomatrixomaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
Li-Fraumeni syndromeOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
urinary bladder carcinomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Benign Skin Appendage NeoplasmOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Palmoplantar keratoderma - XX sex reversal - predisposition to squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
palmoplantar keratoderma-XX sex reversal-predisposition to squamous cell carcinoma syndromeOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
myofibromatosis, infantile, 1Open Targets
0.04Suggestive
systemic lupus erythematosusOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
reticulum cell sarcomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
MMDProtein interaction76%ATG14Protein interaction73%PABIR3Shared pathway13%PABIR2Shared pathway13%GAKShared pathway12%DET1Shared pathway11%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Brain
71%
Heart
44%
Ovary
30%
Liver
23%
Lung
20%
Gene Interaction Network
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PAQR3MMDATG14PABIR3PABIR2GAKDET1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q6TCH7
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.17LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.90 [0.69–1.17]
RankingsWhere PAQR3 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #8,352of 20,598
    Most Researched54
  • #12,244of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.17
Genes detectedPAQR3
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
The Emerging Roles and Mechanisms of PAQR3 in Human Cancer: Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Implications.
PMID: 37767187
Int J Gen Med · 2023
1.00
2
PAQR3 expression is downregulated in human breast cancers and correlated with HER2 expression.
PMID: 25900239
Oncotarget · 2015
0.90
3
PAQR3 suppresses the proliferation, migration and tumorigenicity of human prostate cancer cells.
PMID: 28903314
Oncotarget · 2017
0.80
4
PAQR3 inhibits the proliferation, migration and invasion in human glioma cells.
PMID: 28528182
Biomed Pharmacother · 2017
0.70
5
The role of PAQR3 gene promoter hypermethylation in breast cancer and prognosis.
PMID: 27461225
Oncol Rep · 2016
0.60