Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Cation Channel Alpha-3

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

**Definition:** Cyclic nucleotide-gated cation channel alpha-3 (694 aa, ~79 kDa) is encoded by the human CNGA3 gene. This protein is involved in cyclic GMP-gated cation transport that regulates vision and olfaction.

**Synonyms:** - CNG Channel Alpha-3 - CNG-3 - CNGA3 - Cone Photoreceptor cGMP-Gated Channel Alpha Subunit 3 - Cone Photoreceptor cGMP-Gated Channel Subunit Alpha - Cyclic Nucleotide Gated Channel Alpha 3 - Cyclic Nucleotide Gated Channel Subunit Alpha 3 - Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channel Alpha-3