PCSK9 (proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9)

2008-07-01  

Identity

HGNC
LOCATION
1p32.3
LOCUSID
ALIAS
FH3,FHCL3,HCHOLA3,LDLCQ1,NARC-1,NARC1,PC9

Other Information

Locus ID:

NCBI: 255738
MIM: 607786
HGNC: 20001
Ensembl: ENSG00000169174

Variants:

dbSNP: 255738
ClinVar: 255738
TCGA: ENSG00000169174
COSMIC: PCSK9

RNA/Proteins

Gene IDTranscript IDUniprot
ENSG00000169174ENST00000302118Q8NBP7

Expression (GTEx)

0
5
10
15
20
25
30

Pathways

PathwaySourceExternal ID
MetabolismREACTOMER-HSA-1430728
Metabolism of lipids and lipoproteinsREACTOMER-HSA-556833
Lipid digestion, mobilization, and transportREACTOMER-HSA-73923
Lipoprotein metabolismREACTOMER-HSA-174824
LDL-mediated lipid transportREACTOMER-HSA-171052
VLDL interactionsREACTOMER-HSA-8855121
VLDLR internalisation and degradationREACTOMER-HSA-8866427

PharmGKB

Entity IDNameTypeEvidenceAssociationPKPDPMIDs
PA166114922lomitapideChemicalLabelAnnotationassociated
PA166114942familial hypercholesterolemiaDiseaseDataAnnotation, Literature, MultilinkAnnotationassociated23788249
PA227LDLRGeneDataAnnotationassociated
PA50APOBGeneDataAnnotationassociated

References

Pubmed IDYearTitleCitations
181930432008Newly identified loci that influence lipid concentrations and risk of coronary artery disease.690
191986092009Genome-wide association of early-onset myocardial infarction with single nucleotide polymorphisms and copy number variants.460
183541022008Polymorphisms associated with cholesterol and risk of cardiovascular events.250
207143482010Common inherited variation in mitochondrial genes is not enriched for associations with type 2 diabetes or related glycemic traits.246
209713642010A multilocus genetic risk score for coronary heart disease: case-control and prospective cohort analyses.181
174523162007Binding of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 to epidermal growth factor-like repeat A of low density lipoprotein receptor decreases receptor recycling and increases degradation.179
279597672016Variation in PCSK9 and HMGCR and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes.113
180396582008The proprotein convertase PCSK9 induces the degradation of low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) and its closest family members VLDLR and ApoER2.108
204007802010Candidate gene association resource (CARe): design, methods, and proof of concept.102
196870082009Hepatocyte nuclear factor 1alpha plays a critical role in PCSK9 gene transcription and regulation by the natural hypocholesterolemic compound berberine.88

Citation

Dessen P

PCSK9 (proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9)

Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol. 2008-07-01

Online version: http://atlasgeneticsoncology.org/gene/50178/pcsk9