ID:EDN3_HUMAN DESCRIPTION: RecName: Full=Endothelin-3; Short=ET-3; AltName: Full=Preproendothelin-3; Short=PPET3; Flags: Precursor; FUNCTION: Endothelins are endothelium-derived vasoconstrictor peptides. SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Secreted. TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in trophoblasts and placental stem villi vessels, but not in cultured placental smooth muscle cells. DISEASE: Defects in EDN3 are the cause of Hirschsprung disease type 4 (HSCR4) [MIM:613712]; also known as aganglionic megacolon (MGC). A genetic disorder of neural crest development characterized by the absence of intramural ganglion cells in the hindgut; often resulting in intestinal obstruction. DISEASE: Defects in EDN3 are a cause of congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) [MIM:209880]; also known as congenital failure of autonomic control or Ondine curse. CCHS is a rare disorder characterized by abnormal control of respiration in the absence of neuromuscular or lung disease, or an identifiable brain stem lesion. A deficiency in autonomic control of respiration results in inadequate or negligible ventilatory and arousal responses to hypercapnia and hypoxemia. DISEASE: Defects in EDN3 are a cause of Waardenburg syndrome type 4 (WS4B) [MIM:613265]; also known as Waardenburg-Shah syndrome. WS4B is characterized by the association of Waardenburg features (depigmentation and deafness) and the absence of enteric ganglia in the distal part of the intestine (Hirschsprung disease). SIMILARITY: Belongs to the endothelin/sarafotoxin family. SEQUENCE CAUTION: Sequence=AAR16083.1; Type=Erroneous gene model prediction; WEB RESOURCE: Name=GeneReviews; URL="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/GeneTests/lab/gene/EDN3"; WEB RESOURCE: Name=NIEHS-SNPs; URL="http://egp.gs.washington.edu/data/edn3/";
The RNAfold program from the Vienna RNA Package is used to perform the secondary structure predictions and folding calculations. The estimated folding energy is in kcal/mol. The more negative the energy, the more secondary structure the RNA is likely to have.
ModBase Predicted Comparative 3D Structure on P14138
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Orthologous Genes in Other Species
Orthologies between human, mouse, and rat are computed by taking the best BLASTP hit, and filtering out non-syntenic hits. For more distant species reciprocal-best BLASTP hits are used. Note that the absence of an ortholog in the table below may reflect incomplete annotations in the other species rather than a true absence of the orthologous gene.
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Common Gene Haplotype Alleles 
