olfactomedin-like protein 3 (HNOEL-iso, hOLF44, OLFML3)

Function

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• may have matrix-related function involved in placental & embryonic development, or play a similar role in other physiological processes

Structure

contains 1 olfactomedin-like domain

Compartment

secreted

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=3

Expression

• expressed in placenta > liver & heart > other tissue
• in term placenta, mainly localized extracellularly surrounding the syncytiotrophoblastic cells & very rarely expressed in the maternal decidua layer

More general terms

• secreted protein
• glycoprotein

Additional terms

• olfactomedin or noelin
• olfactomedin-like protein (OLFML)

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9NRN5.html