Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 64840
Gene name Porcupine O-acyltransferase
Gene symbol PORCN
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
DHOFFODHMG61PORCPPN
Chromosome X
Chromosome location Xp11.23
Summary This gene belongs to the evolutionarily conserved porcupine (Porc) gene family. Genes of the porcupine family encode endoplasmic reticulum proteins with multiple transmembrane domains. Porcupine proteins are involved in the processing of Wnt (wingless and
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs137852218 C>T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, stop gained
rs137852219 G>A Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, stop gained
rs267606973 G>A Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant, intron variant
rs387906723 G>A Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs398124617 C>- Pathogenic Frameshift variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT023034 hsa-miR-124-3p Microarray 18668037
MIRT529240 hsa-miR-3650 PAR-CLIP 22012620
MIRT529239 hsa-miR-6867-5p PAR-CLIP 22012620
MIRT529238 hsa-miR-8070 PAR-CLIP 22012620
MIRT529237 hsa-miR-6818-5p PAR-CLIP 22012620
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:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 32296183
GO:0005783 Component Endoplasmic reticulum IBA
GO:0005783 Component Endoplasmic reticulum IEA
GO:0005783 Component Endoplasmic reticulum ISS
GO:0005789 Component Endoplasmic reticulum membrane IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
300651 17652 ENSG00000102312
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9H237
Protein name Protein-serine O-palmitoleoyltransferase porcupine (EC 2.3.1.250) (Protein MG61)
Protein function Protein-serine O-palmitoleoyltransferase that acts as a key regulator of the Wnt signaling pathway by mediating the attachment of palmitoleate, a 16-carbon monounsaturated fatty acid (C16:1(9Z)), to Wnt proteins. Serine palmitoleoylation of WNT
PDB 7URA , 7URC , 7URD , 7URE
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF03062 MBOAT 60 371 MBOAT, membrane-bound O-acyltransferase family Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Isoform 1 is expressed in fetal brain, brain, amygdala, caudate nucleus, cerebellum, hippocampus, pituitary, thalamus, heart, skeletal muscle and testis. Isoform 4 is expressed in amygdala, corpus callosum, hippocampus, spinal cord, ki
Sequence
Sequence length 461
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Wnt signaling pathway   WNT ligand secretion is abrogated by the PORCN inhibitor LGK974
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
Anophthalmia-microphthalmia syndrome Pathogenic rs267606973 RCV003483430
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Focal dermal hypoplasia Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs2147130188, rs2147123496, rs2147131642, rs2147139830, rs2519467926, rs2519447958, rs1114167283, rs2519442928, rs2519481658, rs587776737, rs267606973, rs137852218, rs137852219, rs1602072227, rs2519471074
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RCV001726710
RCV001766049
RCV001784874
RCV001823429
RCV003147767
View all (21 more)
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Global developmental delay Pathogenic rs2519454937 RCV001255387
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Nonpapillary renal cell carcinoma Pathogenic rs137852218, rs1602072227 RCV005887429
RCV005932754
★★★★☆
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
COLOBOMATOUS MICROPHTHALMIA Orphanet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
History of neurodevelopmental disorder Likely benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
MICROPHTHALMIA AND MENTAL DEFICIENCY 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
Accessory nipple Accessory Nipple HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Agenesis of corpus callosum Agenesis Of Corpus Callosum HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alopecia Alopecia HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Aniridia Aniridia HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anophthalmos Syndromic microphthalmia HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Arnold Chiari Malformation Arnold-Chiari malformation HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Brachydactyly Brachydactyly HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Carcinoma of lung Lung carcinoma BEFREE 18193088
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Carcinoma Renal Cell Renal cell carcinoma Pubtator 32104684 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Chondrodysplasia punctata, X-linked dominant type Chondrodysplasia Punctata BEFREE 19309688
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only