ID   NTF3_RAJCL              Reviewed;          43 AA.
AC   P25434;
DT   01-MAY-1992, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   01-MAY-1992, sequence version 1.
DT   25-MAY-2022, entry version 65.
DE   RecName: Full=Neurotrophin-3;
DE            Short=NT-3;
DE   AltName: Full=HDNF;
DE   AltName: Full=Nerve growth factor 2;
DE            Short=NGF-2;
DE   AltName: Full=Neurotrophic factor;
DE   Flags: Fragment;
GN   Name=ntf3;
OS   Raja clavata (Thornback ray).
OC   Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Chondrichthyes;
OC   Elasmobranchii; Batoidea; Rajiformes; Rajidae; Raja.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=7781;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE.
RX   PubMed=2025430; DOI=10.1016/0896-6273(91)90180-8;
RA   Hallboeoek F., Ibanez C.F., Persson H.;
RT   "Evolutionary studies of the nerve growth factor family reveal a novel
RT   member abundantly expressed in Xenopus ovary.";
RL   Neuron 6:845-858(1991).
CC   -!- FUNCTION: Seems to promote the survival of visceral and proprioceptive
CC       sensory neurons.
CC   -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Secreted.
CC   -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the NGF-beta family. {ECO:0000305}.
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DR   AlphaFoldDB; P25434; -.
DR   SMR; P25434; -.
DR   GO; GO:0005576; C:extracellular region; IEA:UniProtKB-SubCell.
DR   GO; GO:0008083; F:growth factor activity; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR   GO; GO:0005165; F:neurotrophin receptor binding; IEA:InterPro.
DR   Gene3D; 2.10.90.10; -; 1.
DR   InterPro; IPR029034; Cystine-knot_cytokine.
DR   InterPro; IPR020408; Nerve_growth_factor-like.
DR   InterPro; IPR002072; Nerve_growth_factor-rel.
DR   InterPro; IPR019846; Nerve_growth_factor_CS.
DR   InterPro; IPR015578; Neurotrophin-3.
DR   PANTHER; PTHR11589; PTHR11589; 1.
DR   PANTHER; PTHR11589:SF4; PTHR11589:SF4; 1.
DR   Pfam; PF00243; NGF; 1.
DR   SMART; SM00140; NGF; 1.
DR   SUPFAM; SSF57501; SSF57501; 1.
DR   PROSITE; PS00248; NGF_1; 1.
DR   PROSITE; PS50270; NGF_2; 1.
PE   3: Inferred from homology;
KW   Growth factor; Secreted.
FT   CHAIN           <1..>43
FT                   /note="Neurotrophin-3"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000159612"
FT   NON_TER         1
FT   NON_TER         43
SQ   SEQUENCE   43 AA;  4916 MW;  14475DB15A8F8095 CRC64;
     RCKESKPGKN GCRGIDDKHW NSQCKTSQTY VRALSKENNK YVG