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NPC1 (NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1)

Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
4864
Gene nameGene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1
Gene symbolGene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC, which is a short abbreviated form of the gene name.
NPC1
SynonymsGene synonyms aliases
NPC, POGZ, SLC65A1
ChromosomeChromosome number
18
Chromosome locationChromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
18q11.2
SummarySummary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
This gene encodes a large protein that resides in the limiting membrane of endosomes and lysosomes and mediates intracellular cholesterol trafficking via binding of cholesterol to its N-terminal domain. It is predicted to have a cytoplasmic C-terminus, 13
SNPsSNP information provided by dbSNP.
SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs1621962 G>A,C Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Synonymous variant, coding sequence variant
rs7227375 G>A,C Likely-benign, benign, likely-pathogenic Synonymous variant, missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs28940897 T>G Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs28942104 G>A Pathogenic, pathogenic-likely-pathogenic, uncertain-significance Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs28942105 T>A,C Pathogenic-likely-pathogenic, uncertain-significance Coding sequence variant, missense variant
miRNAmiRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT004540 hsa-miR-33a-5p Luciferase reporter assay 20466885
MIRT004540 hsa-miR-33a-5p Luciferase reporter assay 20466885
MIRT004540 hsa-miR-33a-5p Immunofluorescence, Luciferase reporter assay, Western blot 23547260
MIRT018683 hsa-miR-335-5p Microarray 18185580
MIRT052499 hsa-let-7a-5p CLASH 23622248
Gene ontology (GO)Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001618 Function Virus receptor activity IEA
GO:0004888 Function Transmembrane signaling receptor activity TAS 10521290
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 16757520, 19583955, 20674861, 25285302, 26771495, 27238017
GO:0005576 Component Extracellular region ISS
GO:0005635 Component Nuclear envelope IDA 12554680
Other IDsOther ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM
HGNC
e!Ensembl
Protein
UniProt ID O15118
Protein name NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 (Niemann-Pick C1 protein)
Protein function Intracellular cholesterol transporter which acts in concert with NPC2 and plays an important role in the egress of cholesterol from the endosomal/lysosomal compartment (PubMed:10821832, PubMed:12554680, PubMed:18772377, PubMed:27238017, PubMed:9
PDB 3GKH , 3GKI , 3GKJ , 3JD8 , 5F18 , 5F1B , 5HNS , 5JNX , 5KWY , 5U73 , 5U74 , 6UOX , 6W5R , 6W5S , 6W5T , 6W5U , 6W5V , 8EUS , 9DZ2
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF16414 NPC1_N
22 267
Niemann-Pick C1 N terminus
Domain
PF12349 Sterol-sensing
649 803
Sterol-sensing domain of SREBP cleavage-activation
Family
PF02460 Patched
1027 1253
Patched family
Family
Sequence
MTARGLALGLLLLLLCPAQVFSQSCVWYGECGIAYGDKRYNCEYSGPPKPLPKDGYDLVQ
ELCPGFFFGNVSLCCDVRQLQTLKDNLQLPLQFLSRCPSCFYNLLNLFCELTCSPRQSQF
LNVTATEDYVDPVTNQTKTNVKELQYYVGQSFANAMYNACRDVEAPSSNDKALGLLCGKD
ADACNATNWIEYMFNKDNGQAPFTITPVFSDFPVHGMEPMNNATKGCDESVDEVTAPCSC
QDCSIVCGPKPQPPPPPAPWTILGLDA
MYVIMWITYMAFLLVFFGAFFAVWCYRKRYFVS
EYTPIDSNIAFSVNASDKGEASCCDPVSAAFEGCLRRLFTRWGSFCVRNPGCVIFFSLVF
ITACSSGLVFVRVTTNPVDLWSAPSSQARLEKEYFDQHFGPFFRTEQLIIRAPLTDKHIY
QPYPSGADVPFGPPLDIQILHQVLDLQIAIENITASYDNETVTLQDICLAPLSPYNTNCT
ILSVLNYFQNSHSVLDHKKGDDFFVYADYHTHFLYCVRAPASLNDTSLLHDPCLGTFGGP
VFPWLVLGGYDDQNYNNATALVITFPVNNYYNDTEKLQRAQAWEKEFINFVKNYKNPNLT
ISFTAERSIEDELNRESDSDVFTVVISYAIMFLYISLALGHMKSCRRLLVDSKVSLGIAG
ILIVLSSVACSLGVFSYIGLPLTLIVIEVIPFLVLAVGVDNIFILVQAYQRDERLQGETL
DQQLGRVLGEVAPSMFLSSFSETVAFFLGALSVMPAVHTFSLFAGLAVFIDFLLQITCFV
SLLGLDIKRQEKNRLDIFCCVRG
AEDGTSVQASESCLFRFFKNSYSPLLLKDWMRPIVIA
IFVGVLSFSIAVLNKVDIGLDQSLSMPDDSYMVDYFKSISQYLHAGPPVYFVLEEGHDYT
SSKGQNMVCGGMGCNNDSLVQQIFNAAQLDNYTRIGFAPSSWIDDYFDWVKPQSSCCRVD
NITDQFCNASVVDPACVRCRPLTPEGKQRPQGGDFMRFLPMFLSDNPNPKCGKGGHAAYS
SAVNILLGHGTRVGATYFMTYHTVLQTSADFIDALKKARLIASNVTETMGINGSAYRVFP
YSVFYVFYEQYLTIIDDTIFNLGVSLGAIFLVTMVLLGCELWSAVIMCATIAMVLVNMFG
VMWLWGISLNAVSLVNLVMSCGISVEFCSHITRAFTVSMKGSRVERAEEALAHMGSSVFS
GITLTKFGGIVVLAFAKSQIFQIFYFRMYLAMVLLGATHGLIFLPVLLSYIGP
SVNKAKS
CATEERYKGTERERLLNF
Sequence length 1278
Interactions View interactions
PathwaysPathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes. Each record is hyperlinked to a complete information page which also includes links to the KEGG/Reactome pathway database.
 
KEGG
 
Reactome
  Virion - Ebolavirus, Lyssavirus and Morbillivirus
Lysosome
Cholesterol metabolism
  LDL clearance
Associated diseases
Causal
Disease name Disease term dbSNP ID References
Apraxia Apraxia of Phonation rs121908377, rs121908378, rs1135401820, rs1178491246, rs1584969672
Coronary artery disease Coronary Artery Disease rs137852988, rs121918313, rs121918529, rs121918531, rs137852340, rs405509, rs1555800701, rs1215189537 29212778
Developmental delay Global developmental delay rs28941770, rs199469464, rs281865469, rs143747297, rs398123009, rs587777428, rs786205133, rs606231459, rs797044854, rs797045027, rs864309504, rs878853160, rs886039902, rs886042046, rs886041291, rs886041382, rs1057518991, rs1057518699, rs753254213, rs748294403, rs762552974, rs1135401795, rs1553121073, rs1553122926, rs1364690005, rs1554086554, rs1554210415, rs1554168326, rs1554776342, rs1553873247, rs1567860112, rs779009256, rs1557447255, rs1564568350, rs780011005, rs1597464953, rs1200336864, rs1569513017, rs1587459606, rs1570332505, rs748888652, rs1575155995, rs2087029320, rs1589669105, rs1601769604, rs1184981709, rs749201074
External ophthalmoplegia External Ophthalmoplegia rs1569484022 21273508
Unknown
Disease name Disease term dbSNP ID References
Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis rs699947, rs59439148 18483620
Cardiovascular diseases Cardiovascular Diseases 30595370
Cataplexy Cataplexy
Dementia Dementia

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