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CRTC3 (CREB-regulated transcription coactivator 3) is a protein that switches other genes on and off. In the public catalogues the evidence so far is association rather than a proven role. Tied to Oral cavity cancer. This dossier gathers the 0 products (0 approved), 0 trials, 0 pathways and 0 resistance routes in the corpus that involve it, with external identifiers so it can be joined to UniProt, ChEMBL, Open Targets and the rest of biology.

Biology

Transcriptional coactivator for CREB1 which activates transcription through both consensus and variant cAMP response element (CRE) sites. Acts as a coactivator, in the SIK/TORC signalling pathway, being active when dephosphorylated and acts independently of CREB1 'Ser-133' phosphorylation. Enhances the interaction of CREB1 with TAF4. Regulates the expression of specific CREB-activated genes such as the steroidogenic gene, StAR. Potent coactivator of PPARGC1A and inducer of mitochondrial biogenesis in muscle cells. Also coactivator for TAX activation of the human T-cell leukaemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) long terminal repeats (LTR). Location: Nucleus; Cytoplasm (UniProt). Locus 15q26.1 (HGNC).

Where it is found
  • Oral cavity cancer: Open Targets association 0.53 with oral cavity cancer (MONDO_0005515)
Class: transcription · Gene: CRTC3 · Facts checked 2026-09-23 · Target page

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Query for this target: (TITLE:"CRTC3" OR ABSTRACT:"CRTC3" OR TITLE:"CREB regulated transcription coactivator 3" OR ABSTRACT:"CREB regulated transcription coactivator 3" OR TITLE:"CREB-regulated transcription coactivator 3" OR ABSTRACT:"CREB-regulated transcription coactivator 3" OR TITLE:"FLJ21868" OR ABSTRACT:"FLJ21868") AND (cancer OR tumor OR tumour OR oncology OR carcinoma OR lymphoma OR leukemia OR leukaemia OR myeloma OR sarcoma OR melanoma OR glioma). Results are unfiltered search hits about CRTC3, not a curated reading list.

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