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Structural highlights

Function

[PARD3_RAT] Adapter protein involved in asymmetrical cell division and cell polarization processes. Seems to play a central role in the formation of epithelial tight junctions. Association with PARD6B may prevent the interaction of PARD3 with F11R/JAM1, thereby preventing tight junction assembly. The PARD6-PARD3 complex links GTP-bound Rho small GTPases to atypical protein kinase C proteins. Required for establishment of neuronal polarity and normal axon formation in cultured hippocampal neurons (By similarity). Targets the phosphatase PTEN to cell junctions.^{[1] [2]}

Evolutionary Conservation

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References

1. ↑ Wu H, Feng W, Chen J, Chan LN, Huang S, Zhang M. PDZ domains of Par-3 as potential phosphoinositide signaling integrators. Mol Cell. 2007 Dec 14;28(5):886-98. PMID:18082612 doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2007.10.028
2. ↑ Feng W, Wu H, Chan LN, Zhang M. Par-3-mediated junctional localization of the lipid phosphatase PTEN is required for cell polarity establishment. J Biol Chem. 2008 Aug 22;283(34):23440-9. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M802482200. Epub 2008 , Jun 10. PMID:18550519 doi:10.1074/jbc.M802482200