Structural Maintenance of Chromosomes Protein 3

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

**Definition:** Structural maintenance of chromosomes protein 3 (1217 aa, ~142 kDa) is encoded by the human SMC3 gene. This protein plays a role in chromosome cohesion and may be expressed as an extracellular glycoprotein that plays a role in cell-matrix adhesion.

**Synonyms:** - Bamacan - Bamacan Proteoglycan - Basement Membrane-Associated Chondroitin Proteoglycan - CSPG6 - Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan 6 - Chromosome-Asociated Polypeptide - Human Chromosome-Associated Polypeptide - SMC Protein 3 - SMC-3 - SMC3 - hCAP