Gene Review:
LRRTM3 - leucine rich repeat transmembrane neuronal 3
Homo sapiens
Synonyms:
Leucine-rich repeat transmembrane neuronal protein 3, UNQ803/PRO1693
- LRRTM3 promotes processing of amyloid-precursor protein by BACE1 and is a positional candidate gene for late-onset Alzheimer's disease. Majercak, J., Ray, W.J., Espeseth, A., Simon, A., Shi, X.P., Wolffe, C., Getty, K., Marine, S., Stec, E., Ferrer, M., Strulovici, B., Bartz, S., Gates, A., Xu, M., Huang, Q., Ma, L., Shughrue, P., Burchard, J., Colussi, D., Pietrak, B., Kahana, J., Beher, D., Rosahl, T., Shearman, M., Hazuda, D., Sachs, A.B., Koblan, K.S., Seabrook, G.R., Stone, D.J. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2006)