Harmonizome 3.0

prostate cancer associated 3 (non-protein coding)

This gene produces a spliced, long non-coding RNA that is highly overexpressed in most types of prostate cancer cells and is used as a specific biomarker for this type of cancer. This gene is embedded in an intronic region of the prune2 gene on the opposite DNA strand. The transcript regulates prune2 levels through formation of a double-stranded RNA that undergoes adenosine deaminase acting on RNA-dependent adenosine-to-inosine RNA editing. In prostate cancer derived cells, overexpression of PCA induced downregulation of prune2, leading to decreased cell proliferation. Conversely, silencing in prostate cancer cells resulted in increased proliferation. Regulation of this gene appears to be sensitive to androgen-receptor activation, a molecular signature of prostate cancer. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2017]

From GeneRIF Biological Term Annotations

genes co-occuring with the biological term pca3 in literature-supported statements describing functions of genes from the GeneRIF Biological Term Annotations dataset.

From GWAS Catalog SNP-Phenotype Associations

genes associated with the PCA3 expression level phenotype in GWAS datasets from the GWAS Catalog SNP-Phenotype Associations dataset.

From GWAS Catalog SNP-Phenotype Associations 2025

genes associated with the PCA3 expression level phenotype in GWAS datasets from the GWAS Catalog SNP-Phenotype Associations 2025 dataset.