Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 23385
Gene name Nicastrin
Gene symbol NCSTN
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
ATAG1874
Chromosome 1
Chromosome location 1q23.2
Summary This gene encodes a type I transmembrane glycoprotein that is an integral component of the multimeric gamma-secretase complex. The encoded protein cleaves integral membrane proteins, including Notch receptors and beta-amyloid precursor protein, and may be
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs387906896 C>T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, stop gained
rs1085307081 C>G,T Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant, genic downstream transcript variant, stop gained, downstream transcript variant
rs1347055289 G>A Pathogenic Splice donor variant
rs1553210405 C>T Likely-pathogenic Intron variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs1553210984 G>A Pathogenic Splice donor variant, genic downstream transcript variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT030869 hsa-miR-21-5p Sequencing 20371350
MIRT047572 hsa-miR-10a-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT042811 hsa-miR-339-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT039146 hsa-miR-769-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT038892 hsa-miR-93-3p CLASH 23622248
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:0000139 Component Golgi membrane NAS 15274632
GO:0002262 Process Myeloid cell homeostasis IEA
GO:0004175 Function Endopeptidase activity IEA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 12297508, 15322109, 15890777, 16641999, 18201567, 19376115, 26094765, 26280335, 29611543, 30559186
GO:0005764 Component Lysosome IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
605254 17091 ENSG00000162736
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q92542
Protein name Nicastrin
Protein function Essential subunit of the gamma-secretase complex, an endoprotease complex that catalyzes the intramembrane cleavage of integral membrane proteins such as Notch receptors and APP (amyloid-beta precursor protein) (PubMed:10993067, PubMed:12679784,
PDB 2N7Q , 2N7R , 4UIS , 5A63 , 5FN2 , 5FN3 , 5FN4 , 5FN5 , 6IDF , 6IYC , 6LQG , 6LR4 , 7C9I , 7D8X , 7Y5T , 7Y5X , 7Y5Z , 8IM7 , 8K8E , 8KCO , 8KCP , 8KCS , 8KCT , 8KCU , 8OQY , 8OQZ , 8X52 , 8X53 , 8X54
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF18266 Ncstrn_small 49 223 Nicastrin small lobe Domain
PF05450 Nicastrin 274 499 Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Detected in brain (at protein level) (PubMed:10993067). Widely expressed (PubMed:11396676). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10993067, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11396676}.
Sequence
MATAGGGSGADPGSRGLLRLLSFCVLLAGLCRGNSVERKIYIPLNKTAPCVRLLNATHQI
GCQSSISGDTGVIHVVEKEEDLQWVLTDGPNPPYMVLLESKHFTRDLMEKLKGRTSRIAG
LAVSLTKPSPASGFSPSVQCPNDGFGVYSNSYGPEFAHCREIQWNSLGNGLAYEDFSFPI
FLLEDENETKVIKQCYQDHNLSQNGSAPTFPLCAMQLFSHMHA
VISTATCMRRSSIQSTF
SINPEIVCDPLSDYNVWSMLKPINTTGTLKPDDRVVVAATRLDSRSFFWNVAPGAESAVA
SFVTQLAAAEALQKAPDVTTLPRNVMFVFFQGETFDYIGSSRMVYDMEKGKFPVQLENVD
SFVELGQVALRTSLELWMHTDPVSQKNESVRNQVEDLLATLEKSGAGVPAVILRRPNQSQ
PLPPSSLQRFLRARNISGVVLADHSGAFHNKYYQSIYDTAENINVSYPEWLSPEEDLNFV
TDTAKALADVATVLGRALY
ELAGGTNFSDTVQADPQTVTRLLYGFLIKANNSWFQSILRQ
DLRSYLGDGPLQHYIAVSSPTNTTYVVQYALANLTGTVVNLTREQCQDPSKVPSENKDLY
EYSWVQGPLHSNETDRLPRCVRSTARLARALSPAFELSQWSSTEYSTWTESRWKDIRARI
FLIASKELELITLTVGFGILIFSLIVTYCINAKADVLFIAPREPGAVSY
Sequence length 709
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Notch signaling pathway
Alzheimer disease
  Nuclear signaling by ERBB4
Regulated proteolysis of p75NTR
NRIF signals cell death from the nucleus
Constitutive Signaling by NOTCH1 PEST Domain Mutants
Constitutive Signaling by NOTCH1 HD+PEST Domain Mutants
EPH-ephrin mediated repulsion of cells
Neutrophil degranulation
NOTCH3 Activation and Transmission of Signal to the Nucleus
Noncanonical activation of NOTCH3
Amyloid fiber formation
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
Abnormality of the skin Pathogenic rs2101909450 RCV001814539
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Acne inversa, familial, 1 Pathogenic rs2101889658, rs771414318, rs1085307081, rs2525536152, rs1553211087, rs1553210984, rs387906896, rs1347055289 RCV001535813
RCV001535814
RCV000490379
RCV003128285
RCV000023405
View all (3 more)
★★★★★
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
Acute myeloid leukemia Benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Cervical cancer Uncertain significance ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Cholangiocarcinoma Benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
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
ACNE INVERSA, FAMILIAL, 1 ACNE INVERSA CLINVAR_DG 20929727, 22358060
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
ACNE INVERSA, FAMILIAL, 1 ACNE INVERSA GENOMICS_ENGLAND_DG 20929727, 21412258, 22622421
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ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
ACNE INVERSA, FAMILIAL, 1 ACNE INVERSA UNIPROT_DG 20929727, 21430701, 21495993
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Acute Confusional Senile Dementia Senile Dementia CTD_human_DG 17192785
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 11992262, 21364883, 29045054 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset Alzheimer disease BEFREE 11992262, 14664923, 15249634, 16423463
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset Alzheimer disease CTD_human_DG 17192785
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset Alzheimer disease BEFREE 11992262
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset Alzheimer disease CTD_human_DG 17192785
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer`s Disease Alzheimer disease CTD_human_DG 17192785
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only