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Pld3

Function

5'->3' DNA exonuclease which digests single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) (PubMed:30111894). Regulates inflammatory cytokine responses via the degradation of nucleic acids, by reducing the concentration of ssDNA able to stimulate TLR9, a nucleotide-sensing receptor in collaboration with PLD4 (PubMed:30111894). May be important in myotube formation. Plays a role in lysosomal homeostasis. Involved in the regulation of endosomal protein sorting (By similarity).

Post-translational modifications

N-glycosylated.

Proteolytically processed to a soluble form that is stable within endosomes and lysosomes. During transport through the secretory pathway becomes proteolysed by cysteine proteases, thereby releasing a stable soluble lysosomal lumenal polypeptide, whereas the transmembrane-bound fragment is rapidly degraded. Its transport route to lysosomes involves ubiquitination and the ESCRT complex.

Ubiquitinated. Ubiquitination mediates sorting into lysosomes.

Sequence Similarities

Belongs to the phospholipase D family.

Tissue Specificity

Expressed at higher level in brain than in non-nervous tissue. Expressed in mature neurons of the forebrain and appears to be turned on at late stages of neurogenesis. Expressed during late neuronal development in the forebrain (PubMed:9813063). Expressed in the pyramidal neurons of the cortex and hippocampus (PubMed:28128235). Low expression in the cerebellum (PubMed:30312375).

Cellular localization

Alternative names

Sam9, Pld3, 5'-3' exonuclease PLD3, Choline phosphatase 3, Phosphatidylcholine-hydrolyzing phospholipase D3, Phospholipase D3, Schwannoma-associated protein 9, PLD 3, SAM-9

swissprot:O35405