apm-3 encodes an adaptin, orthologous to the mu3 subunit of adaptor protein complex 3 (AP-3); APM-3 is also orthologous to human HPS, which when mutated leads to Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (OMIM:203300); based on structural similarity, APM-3 is predicted to be involved in the formation of intracellular transport vesicles, and genetic analyses indicate that apm-3 activity is required for biogenesis of lysosome-related gut granules.
Involved in lipid storage and lysosome organization. Predicted to be located in cytoplasmic vesicle. Predicted to be part of clathrin adaptor complex. Expressed in muscle cell; pharynx; spermatheca; and vulva. Is an ortholog of human AP3M1 (adaptor related protein complex 3 subunit mu 1).
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.