Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 1889
Gene name Endothelin converting enzyme 1
Gene symbol ECE1
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
ECE
Chromosome 1
Chromosome location 1p36.12
Summary The protein encoded by this gene is involved in proteolytic processing of endothelin precursors to biologically active peptides. Mutations in this gene are associated with Hirschsprung disease, cardiac defects and autonomic dysfunction. Alternatively spli
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs3026906 G>A Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs200894751 G>A Likely-pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs765763704 A>C Likely-pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT016794 hsa-miR-335-5p Microarray 18185580
MIRT022165 hsa-miR-124-3p Microarray 18668037
MIRT042082 hsa-miR-484 CLASH 23622248
MIRT042082 hsa-miR-484 CLASH 23622248
MIRT444784 hsa-miR-4422 PAR-CLIP 22100165
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
1
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
ETS1 Activation 11723240;9595399
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001921 Process Positive regulation of receptor recycling IMP 18039931
GO:0003100 Process Regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure by endothelin IC 7805846
GO:0004175 Function Endopeptidase activity IDA 7805846, 18039931
GO:0004222 Function Metalloendopeptidase activity IBA
GO:0004222 Function Metalloendopeptidase activity IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
600423 3146 ENSG00000117298
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P42892
Protein name Endothelin-converting enzyme 1 (ECE-1) (EC 3.4.24.71)
Protein function Converts big endothelin-1 to endothelin-1.
PDB 3DWB
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF05649 Peptidase_M13_N 121 507 Peptidase family M13 Family
PF01431 Peptidase_M13 566 769 Peptidase family M13 Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: All isoforms are expressed in umbilical vein endothelial cells, polynuclear neutrophils, fibroblasts, atrium cardiomyocytes and ventricles. Isoforms A, B and C are also expressed in placenta, lung, heart, adrenal gland and phaeochromoc
Sequence
Sequence length 770
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  Reactome
    Peptide ligand-binding receptors
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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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)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Aganglionic megacolon Likely pathogenic rs200894751, rs765763704 RCV000736044
RCV000736043
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Hirschsprung disease, cardiac defects, and autonomic dysfunction Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs367812436, rs3026906 RCV001647332
RCV000009704
★★★★☆
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
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ANDROGENETIC ALOPECIA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BREAST CANCER GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
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
Aganglionosis, Colonic Colonic Aganglionosis CTD_human_DG 9915973
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Aganglionosis, Rectosigmoid Colon Colonic Aganglionosis CTD_human_DG 9915973
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 18334739, 20037208, 20663017, 27249223 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset Alzheimer disease BEFREE 18334739, 20037208
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Amyloidosis Amyloidosis BEFREE 11337485, 20663017
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Aortic Valve Stenosis Aortic Valve Sclerosis BEFREE 19008257
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Arteriosclerosis Arteriosclerosis BEFREE 16741001, 17525706, 18997155, 19289136, 24595843
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis BEFREE 16741001, 17525706, 18997155, 19289136, 24595843
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis Pubtator 31777301, 9786493 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Atrial Septal Defects Atrial Septal Defect HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only