Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 1191
Gene name Clusterin
Gene symbol CLU
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
AAG4APO-JAPOJCLICLU1CLU2KUB1NA1/NA2SGP-2SGP2SP-40TRPM-2TRPM2
Chromosome 8
Chromosome location 8p21.1
Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a secreted chaperone that can under some stress conditions also be found in the cell cytosol. It has been suggested to be involved in several basic biological events such as cell death, tumor progression, and neurodegen
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT040971 hsa-miR-18a-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT039321 hsa-miR-425-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT437882 hsa-miR-17-5p ImmunohistochemistryqRT-PCRWestern blot 23436804
MIRT438224 hsa-miR-21-5p Luciferase reporter assay 24327270
MIRT438224 hsa-miR-21-5p Luciferase reporter assay 24327270
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
6
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
FOS Repression 10406964
FOSL1 Unknown 10406964
FOSL2 Unknown 10406964
JUNB Unknown 10406964
JUND Unknown 10406964
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
121
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000902 Process Cell morphogenesis IDA 15857407
GO:0001540 Function Amyloid-beta binding IDA 22179788
GO:0001540 Function Amyloid-beta binding IPI 9228033, 23106396
GO:0001774 Process Microglial cell activation IDA 15857407
GO:0001836 Process Release of cytochrome c from mitochondria IC 16113678
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
185430 2095 ENSG00000120885
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P10909
Protein name Clusterin (Aging-associated gene 4 protein) (Apolipoprotein J) (Apo-J) (Complement cytolysis inhibitor) (CLI) (Complement-associated protein SP-40,40) (Ku70-binding protein 1) (NA1/NA2) (Sulfated glycoprotein 2) (SGP-2) (Testosterone-repressed prostate me
Protein function [Isoform 1]: Functions as extracellular chaperone that prevents aggregation of non native proteins (PubMed:11123922, PubMed:19535339). Prevents stress-induced aggregation of blood plasma proteins (PubMed:11123922, PubMed:12176985, PubMed:1726097
PDB 7ZET , 7ZEU
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF01093 Clusterin 30 447 Clusterin Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Detected in blood plasma, cerebrospinal fluid, milk, seminal plasma and colon mucosa. Detected in the germinal center of colon lymphoid nodules and in colon parasympathetic ganglia of the Auerbach plexus (at protein level). Ubiquitous.
Sequence
Sequence length 449
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Complement and coagulation cascades   Platelet degranulation
Terminal pathway of complement
Antimicrobial peptides
Regulation of Complement cascade
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
30
Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
Alzheimer disease Likely benign ClinVar
GWAS catalog
★★★☆☆
Reported in Unknown/Other Associations (≥2 sources)
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS 1 CTD, Disgenet
CTD, Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Acute Confusional Senile Dementia Senile Dementia CTD_human_DG 19734902, 19734903, 21460841
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute Coronary Syndrome Coronary Syndrome BEFREE 23349247
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute Kidney Insufficiency Acute Kidney Insufficiency CTD_human_DG 20118187, 20623750, 22005293, 23052191, 24361871, 28885000
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma LHGDN 18709641
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma BEFREE 21995960, 23276503, 28902909
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of lung (disorder) Lung adenocarcinoma BEFREE 15026542, 19166932, 23276503, 28954633, 29296216
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenoma Adenoma BEFREE 15929184, 21464964
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Multiple polyposis syndrome BEFREE 15492264
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Age related macular degeneration Age-related macular degeneration BEFREE 17148042, 28944909
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Aggressive Periodontitis Aggressive Periodontitis BEFREE 23649770
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only