Reg III alpha, REG III, Reg III-alpha, REG-3-alpha, REG3, Reg3a, REG3A_HUMAN, Hepatocarcinoma intestine pancreas, HIP, Human proislet peptide, INGAP, Pancreatic beta cell growth factor, Pancreatitis associated protein 1, Pancreatitis associated protein, Pancreatitis-associated protein 1, PAP, PAP H, PAP homologous protein, PAP1, PBCGF, Proliferation inducing protein 34, Proliferation inducing protein 42, Regenerating islet derived 3 alpha, Regenerating islet derived protein 3 alpha precursor, Regenerating islet-derived protein 3-alpha, Regenerating islet-derived protein III-alpha.
This gene encodes a pancreatic secretory protein that may be involved in cell proliferation or differentiation. It has similarity to the C-type lectin superfamily. The enhanced expression of this gene is observed during pancreatic inflammation and liver carcinogenesis. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants that encode the same protein.[provided by RefSeq, Dec 2010]
