Uroplakin-3a

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An Error has occurred retrieving Wikidata item for infobox Uroplakin-3a (UP3a) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the UPK3A gene.[1][2] UP3a is found in the inner membrane of the urinary bladder and contributes to the strength of that membrane and to the membrane's ability to stretch when the bladder is full.[3] It is also found in the renal pelvis, ureter, and prostatic urethra.

References

  1. Yuasa T, Yoshiki T, Tanaka T, Kim CJ, Isono T, Okada Y (Dec 1998). "Expression of uroplakin Ib and uroplakin III genes in tissues and peripheral blood of patients with transitional cell carcinoma". Jpn J Cancer Res. 89 (9): 879–82. doi:10.1111/j.1349-7006.1998.tb00643.x. PMC 5921953. PMID 9818021.
  2. "Entrez Gene: UPK3A uroplakin 3A".
  3. Wu XR, Kong XP, Pellicer A, Kreibich G, Sun TT (2009). "Uroplakins in urothelial biology, function, and disease". Kidney Int. 75 (11): 1153–65. doi:10.1038/ki.2009.73. PMC 3717210. PMID 19340092.

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