Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 2896
Gene name Granulin precursor
Gene symbol GRN
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CLN11FTD2GEPGP88PCDGFPEPIPGRN
Chromosome 17
Chromosome location 17q21.31
Summary Granulins are a family of secreted, glycosylated peptides that are cleaved from a single precursor protein with 7.5 repeats of a highly conserved 12-cysteine granulin/epithelin motif. The 88 kDa precursor protein, progranulin, is also called proepithelin
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs63749801 CAGT>- Pathogenic Frameshift variant, coding sequence variant
rs63749817 G>A,C Likely-pathogenic, pathogenic, not-provided Splice donor variant
rs63749877 CACT>- Pathogenic, not-provided Frameshift variant, coding sequence variant
rs63749905 ->A Pathogenic, not-provided Frameshift variant, coding sequence variant
rs63749908 C>T Pathogenic, not-provided Stop gained, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT004761 hsa-miR-107 MicroarrayWestern blot 20884628
MIRT004761 hsa-miR-107 MicroarrayWestern blot 20884628
MIRT004761 hsa-miR-107 MicroarrayWestern blot 20884628
MIRT000034 hsa-miR-659-3p Luciferase reporter assayWestern blot 18723524
MIRT000034 hsa-miR-659-3p Luciferase reporter assayWestern blot 18723524
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:0001834 Process Trophectodermal cell proliferation IEA
GO:0001835 Process Blastocyst hatching IEA
GO:0002265 Process Astrocyte activation involved in immune response IEA
GO:0002265 Process Astrocyte activation involved in immune response ISS
GO:0002282 Process Microglial cell activation involved in immune response IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
138945 4601 ENSG00000030582
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P28799
Protein name Progranulin (PGRN) (Acrogranin) (Epithelin precursor) (Glycoprotein of 88 Kda) (GP88) (Glycoprotein 88) (Granulin precursor) (PC cell-derived growth factor) (PCDGF) (Proepithelin) (PEPI) [Cleaved into: Paragranulin; Granulin-1 (Granulin G); Granulin-2 (Gr
Protein function Secreted protein that acts as a key regulator of lysosomal function and as a growth factor involved in inflammation, wound healing and cell proliferation (PubMed:12526812, PubMed:18378771, PubMed:28073925, PubMed:28453791, PubMed:28541286). Regu
PDB 1G26 , 2JYE , 2JYT , 2JYU , 2JYV , 6NUG , 8T8R , 8T8S
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00396 Granulin 72 113 Granulin Family
PF00396 Granulin 138 179 Granulin Family
PF00396 Granulin 220 261 Granulin Family
PF00396 Granulin 295 336 Granulin Family
PF00396 Granulin 377 417 Granulin Family
PF00396 Granulin 455 496 Granulin Family
PF00396 Granulin 532 573 Granulin Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: In myelogenous leukemic cell lines of promonocytic, promyelocytic, and proerythroid lineage, in fibroblasts, and very strongly in epithelial cell lines. Present in inflammatory cells and bone marrow. Highest levels in kidney.
Sequence
MWTLVSWVALTAGLVAGTRCPDGQFCPVACCLDPGGASYSCCRPLLDKWPTTLSRHLGGP
CQVDAHCSAGHSCIFTVSGTSSCCPFPEAVACGDGHHCCPRGFHCSADGRSCFQRSGNNS
VGAIQCPDSQFECPDFSTCCVMVDGSWGCCPMPQASCCEDRVHCCPHGAFCDLVHTRCIT
PTGTHPLAKKLPAQRTNRAVALSSSVMCPDARSRCPDGSTCCELPSGKYGCCPMPNATCC
SDHLHCCPQDTVCDLIQSKCL
SKENATTDLLTKLPAHTVGDVKCDMEVSCPDGYTCCRLQ
SGAWGCCPFTQAVCCEDHIHCCPAGFTCDTQKGTCE
QGPHQVPWMEKAPAHLSLPDPQAL
KRDVPCDNVSSCPSSDTCCQLTSGEWGCCPIPEAVCCSDHQHCCPQGYTCVAEGQCQRGS
EIVAGLEKMPARRASLSHPRDIGCDQHTSCPVGQTCCPSLGGSWACCQLPHAVCCEDRQH
CCPAGYTCNVKARSCE
KEVVSAQPATFLARSPHVGVKDVECGEGHFCHDNQTCCRDNRQG
WACCPYRQGVCCADRRHCCPAGFRCAARGTKCL
RREAPRWDAPLRDPALRQLL
Sequence length 593
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  Reactome
    Neutrophil degranulation
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
Alzheimer disease Likely pathogenic rs1567885728 RCV000736249
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 10 Pathogenic rs63751180 RCV002463638
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Cognitive impairment Pathogenic rs794729671 RCV005646874
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Frontotemporal dementia Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs63751035, rs794729672, rs794729669, rs63749817, rs794729670, rs193026789, rs794729671, rs63749801, rs1567885658, rs1567886206, rs1567886445, rs1567886478, rs1567887015, rs1567887777, rs1567888461 RCV000736250
RCV000185614
RCV000185610
RCV000185615
RCV000185611
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★★★★★
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
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS 10 Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BIPOLAR DISORDER Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
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
Abulia Abulia HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute monocytic leukemia Monocytic Leukemia BEFREE 21177436
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma BEFREE 28456055, 29296230
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adrenal Gland Pheochromocytoma Adrenal Gland Pheochromocytoma BEFREE 21335363
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alexia Alexia HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 18551524, 19158106, 19625741, 19683260, 19776335, 20142524, 20142525, 20197700, 21047645, 21971039, 22312439, 22459598, 23396349, 23543794, 24899141
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Associate
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 21047645, 29559004 Inhibit
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 31864418 Stimulate
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Alzheimer disease, familial, type 3 Alzheimer disease BEFREE 19679189
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset Alzheimer disease BEFREE 25261995, 26820675
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only