UPK3B localizations
UPK3B [ENSP00000257632]
Uroplakin IIIb; Component of the asymmetric unit membrane (AUM); a highly specialized biomembrane elaborated by terminally differentiated urothelial cells. May play an important role in AUM-cytoskeleton interaction in terminally differentiated urothelial cells. It also contributes to the formation of urothelial glycocalyx which may play an important role in preventing bacterial adherence (By similarity); Belongs to the uroplakin-3 family.
Synonyms: UPK3B, UPK3Bp, hUPK3B, Q9BT76, Q9BT76p ...