MAGEA3 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human MAGEA3 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of Xq28 and is approximately 4 kb in length. This allele, which encodes melanoma-associated antigen 3 protein, plays a role in the regulation of tumor cell recognition by killer T lymphocytes and may be involved in embryonic development.

**Synonyms:** - HIP8 - HYPD - MAGE-3 - MAGE-3 Gene - MAGE-A3 - MAGE3 - MAGEA6 - MGC14613 - Melanoma Antigen Family A, 3 wt Allele