YPEL3 Proteins

Protein Information

YPEL3 (yippee-like 3) belongs to a family of five yippee-like proteins, all of which localize to the centrosome or mitotic spindle and are widely expressed in both adult and fetal tissue. This localization plus the fact that the family of human YPEL proteins share a high degree of sequence homology across species suggests that these proteins may have a conserved function involved in cell division. YPEL3 is a p53-regulated gene whose expression is induced by DNA damage and in turn induces cellular senescence. It appears to function as a tumor suppressor as it is downregulated in colon and breast tumors.

Synonyms

0610043B10Rik; 1190001G19Rik; FKSG5; Protein yippee-like 3; RGD1564579; Small ubiquitinated apoptotic protein; Suap; yippee like 3; yippee-like 3; yippee-like 3 (Drosophila); Ypel3