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Official Full Name: chaperonin containing TCP1 subunit 3
Also known as: CCTG; PIG48; TRIC5; CCT-gamma; TCP-1-gamma
The protein encoded by this gene is a molecular chaperone, a member of the chaperone containing TCP1 complex (CCT), also known as the TCP1 ring complex (TRiC). This complex consists of two identical stacked rings, each containing eight different proteins. Unfolded polypeptides enter the central cavity of the complex and are folded in an ATP-dependent manner. This complex folds various proteins, including actin and tubulin. Additional transcriptional splice variants of this gene have been characterized. In addition, a pseudogene of this gene was found on chromosome 8.