Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 9159
Gene name Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 7
Gene symbol PCSK7
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
LPCPC7PC8SPC7
Chromosome 11
Chromosome location 11q23.3
Summary This gene encodes a member of the subtilisin-like proprotein convertase family, which includes proteases that process protein and peptide precursors trafficking through regulated or constitutive branches of the secretory pathway. It encodes a type 1 membr
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT039521 hsa-miR-652-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT615831 hsa-miR-548c-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT615830 hsa-miR-551b-5p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT615829 hsa-miR-3664-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT615828 hsa-miR-1266-5p HITS-CLIP 23824327
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 IBA
GO:0000139 Component Golgi membrane IDA 9341152
GO:0004252 Function Serine-type endopeptidase activity IBA
GO:0004252 Function Serine-type endopeptidase activity IEA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 32814053
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
604872 8748 ENSG00000160613
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q16549
Protein name Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 7 (EC 3.4.21.-) (Lymphoma proprotein convertase) (Prohormone convertase 7) (Proprotein convertase 7) (PC7) (Proprotein convertase 8) (PC8) (hPC8) (Subtilisin/kexin-like protease PC7)
Protein function Serine endoprotease that processes various proproteins by cleavage at paired basic amino acids, recognizing the RXXX[KR]R consensus motif. Likely functions in the constitutive secretory pathway.
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF16470 S8_pro-domain 53 141 Peptidase S8 pro-domain Domain
PF00082 Peptidase_S8 178 462 Subtilase family Domain
PF01483 P_proprotein 525 612 Proprotein convertase P-domain Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in spleen, thymus, prostate, testis, ovary, small intestine, colon and peripheral blood leukocyte.
Sequence
MPKGRQKVPHLDAPLGLPTCLWLELAGLFLLVPWVMGLAGTGGPDGQGTGGPSWAVHLES
LEGDGEEETLEQQADALAQAAGLVNAGRIGELQGHYLFVQPAGHRPALEVEAIRQQVEAV
LAGHEAVRWHSEQRLLRRAKR
SVHFNDPKYPQQWHLNNRRSPGRDINVTGVWERNVTGRG
VTVVVVDDGVEHTIQDIAPNYSPEGSYDLNSNDPDPMPHPDVENGNHHGTRCAGEIAAVP
NNSFCAVGVAYGSRIAGIRVLDGPLTDSMEAVAFNKHYQINDIYSCSWGPDDDGKTVDGP
HQLGKAALQHGVIAGRQGFGSIFVVASGNGGQHNDNCNYDGYANSIYTVTIGAVDEEGRM
PFYAEECASMLAVTFSGGDKMLRSIVTTDWDLQKGTGCTEGHTGTSAAAPLAAGMIALML
QVRPCLTWRDVQHIIVFTATRYEDRRAEWVTNEAGFSHSHQH
GFGLLNAWRLVNAAKIWT
SVPYLASYVSPVLKENKAIPQSPRSLEVLWNVSRMDLEMSGLKTLEHVAVTVSITHPRRG
SLELKLFCPSGMMSLIGAPRSMDSDPNGFNDWTFSTVRCWGERARGTYRLVIRDVGDESF
QVGILRQWQLTL
YGSVWSAVDIRDRQRLLESAMSGKYLHDDFALPCPPGLKIPEEDGYTI
TPNTLKTLVLVGCFTVFWTVYYMLEVYLSQRNVASNQVCRSGPCHWPHRSRKAKEEGTEL
ESVPLCSSKDPDEVETESRGPPTTSDLLAPDLLEQGDWSLSQNKSALDCPHQHLDVPHGK
EEQIC
Sequence length 785
Interactions View interactions
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)
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
BREAST CANCER GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BREAST CARCINOMA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
EBV-positive nodal T- and NK-cell lymphoma Likely 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
Adrenoleukodystrophy Adrenoleukodystrophy BEFREE 22503909
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Brain Neoplasms Brain Neoplasms BEFREE 27374198
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Breast Carcinoma Breast Carcinoma BEFREE 27355138, 9185698
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Breast Neoplasms Breast neoplasm Pubtator 32820145 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Hepatocellular carcinoma Pubtator 34866477 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Carcinoma Squamous Cell Squamous cell carcinoma Pubtator 24436242 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases BEFREE 25533967, 28157411
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular disease Pubtator 25533967 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Chronic kidney disease stage 5 Kidney Disease BEFREE 31464346
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Cirrhosis Cirrhosis BEFREE 24556216, 26868056, 28338112
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only