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SH3BGRL3
SH3 domain binding glutamate rich protein like 3
Chromosome 1 · 1p36.11
NCBI Gene: 83442Ensembl: ENSG00000142669.16HGNC: HGNC:15568UniProt: Q9H299
47PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
extracellular exosomeprotein bindingcytoskeleton organizationcytosoltype 2 diabetes mellitusneoplasmacute myeloid leukemiagastric cancer
✦AI Summary

SH3BGRL3 is a thioredoxin-family protein with a conserved TRX-like fold 1 that functions as a modulator of cellular redox and signaling pathways across multiple disease contexts. Structurally, SH3BGRL3 localizes to the cytoplasm and exhibits nuclear expression 1. Mechanistically, SH3BGRL3 facilitates glioblastoma tumorigenesis through a positive feedback loop with STAT3, wherein STAT3 directly transcribes SH3BGRL3, which subsequently activates STAT3 signaling to promote glioma stem cell self-renewal 2. In diabetic foot ulcers, SH3BGRL3 promotes endothelial cell proliferation, migration, and angiogenic capacity under hyperglycemic conditions 3. Clinically, SH3BGRL3 demonstrates disease biomarker potential across multiple conditions: it is upregulated in acute promyelocytic leukemia cells and associates with ATRA-induced differentiation pathways 1; serves as a potential molecular marker in primary Sjögren's syndrome 4; identifies early-onset Alzheimer's disease with superior specificity over late-onset disease 5; predicts postherpetic neuralgia risk following herpes zoster infection 6; correlates with reduced atrial fibrillation risk as a protective protein target 7; and exhibits elevated expression in early gastric cancer with associations to immune cell infiltration 8. These findings suggest SH3BGRL3 represents a pleiotropic biomarker with therapeutic potential in cancer, metabolic, and inflammatory diseases.

Sources cited
1
SH3BGRL3 has thioredoxin-family structure with TRX-like fold; localizes to cytoplasm; upregulated in acute promyelocytic leukemia
PMID: 15907482
2
SH3BGRL3 highly expressed in glioblastoma; forms positive feedback loop with STAT3; promotes glioma stem cell self-renewal
PMID: 33839406
3
SH3BGRL3 promotes endothelial cell proliferation, migration, and angiogenesis under high glucose conditions in diabetic foot ulcers
PMID: 40121493
4
SH3BGRL3 identified as potential clinical molecular marker in primary Sjögren's syndrome proteomics
PMID: 37567091
5
SH3BGRL3 identified as biomarker for early-onset Alzheimer's disease with specificity compared to late-onset disease
PMID: 38848183
6
SH3BGRL3 proposed as candidate biomarker to predict postherpetic neuralgia risk; decreased levels associated with PHN development
PMID: 40178162
7
SH3BGRL3 identified as protective protein genetically associated with decreased atrial fibrillation risk
PMID: 37212950
8
SH3BGRL3 highly expressed in early gastric cancer; correlates with immune cell infiltration including CD8+ T cells and monocytes
PMID: 40450287
Disease Associationsⓘ20
type 2 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.15Weak
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
acute myeloid leukemiaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
gastric cancerOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
hereditary palmoplantar keratoderma, Gamborg-Nielsen typeOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
hyperkeratosis lenticularis perstansOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
ichthyosis histrix, Lambert typeOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Abnormality of the gastrointestinal tractOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
palmoplantar keratoderma, nonepidermolytic, focal 1Open Targets
0.05Suggestive
palmoplantar keratoderma-deafness syndromeOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
epidermolytic hyperkeratosis 2A, autosomal dominantOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
goutOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
strokeOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
papillary thyroid carcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
male reproductive organ cancerOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
urothelial carcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
colorectal cancerOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
Acute hepatic failureOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
urinary bladder carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
CFAP410Shared pathway100%CCDC6Shared pathway100%ACTR1BShared pathway100%FTCDShared pathway100%ACTL7BShared pathway100%ACTR10Shared pathway100%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Lung
100%
Bone Marrow
68%
Brain
44%
Liver
25%
Ovary
23%
Heart
20%
Gene Interaction Network
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SH3BGRL3CFAP410CCDC6ACTR1BFTCDACTL7BACTR10
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB1SJ6 · NMR
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.21LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.01Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.67 [0.39–1.21]
RankingsWhere SH3BGRL3 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #9,276of 20,598
    Most Researched47
  • #12,770of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.21
Genes detectedSH3BGRL3
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals a new mechanism of endothelial cell heterogeneity and healing in diabetic foot ulcers.
PMID: 40121493
Biol Direct · 2025
1.00
2
NMR structure and regulated expression in APL cell of human SH3BGRL3.
PMID: 15907482
FEBS Lett · 2005
0.90
3
Metabolomic and proteomic analyses of primary Sjogren's syndrome.
PMID: 37567091
Immunobiology · 2023
0.80
4
SH3BGRL3, transcribed by STAT3, facilitates glioblastoma tumorigenesis by activating STAT3 signaling.
PMID: 33839406
Biochem Biophys Res Commun · 2021
0.70
5
Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteomics Identifies Potential Biomarkers for Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease.
PMID: 38848183
J Alzheimers Dis · 2024
0.60