Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 10577
Gene name NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 2
Gene symbol NPC2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
EDDM1HE1
Chromosome 14
Chromosome location 14q24.3
Summary This gene encodes a protein containing a lipid recognition domain. The encoded protein may function in regulating the transport of cholesterol through the late endosomal/lysosomal system. Mutations in this gene have been associated with Niemann-Pick disea
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs11694 A>G Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs80358261 C>T Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs80358262 G>A Likely-pathogenic Stop gained, coding sequence variant
rs80358263 G>T Pathogenic Stop gained, coding sequence variant
rs80358264 A>G Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT049322 hsa-miR-92a-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT1190538 hsa-miR-2053 CLIP-seq
MIRT1190539 hsa-miR-302a CLIP-seq
MIRT1190540 hsa-miR-302b CLIP-seq
MIRT1190541 hsa-miR-302c CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
43
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 19664597, 20674861, 22095670, 27238017, 27940359
GO:0005576 Component Extracellular region IEA
GO:0005576 Component Extracellular region TAS
GO:0005615 Component Extracellular space IMP 15937921
GO:0005764 Component Lysosome IDA 25339683
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
601015 14537 ENSG00000119655
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P61916
Protein name NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 2 (Epididymal secretory protein E1) (Human epididymis-specific protein 1) (He1) (Niemann-Pick disease type C2 protein)
Protein function Intracellular cholesterol transporter which acts in concert with NPC1 and plays an important role in the egress of cholesterol from the lysosomal compartment (PubMed:11125141, PubMed:15937921, PubMed:17018531, PubMed:18772377, PubMed:29580834).
PDB 5KWY , 6W5V
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF02221 E1_DerP2_DerF2 21 147 ML domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Detected in gallbladder bile (PubMed:21315718). Detected in fibroblasts, kidney, liver, spleen, small intestine, placenta and testis (at protein level) (PubMed:11125141). Epididymis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11125141, ECO:0000269|PubMed:196
Sequence
Sequence length 151
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Lysosome
Cholesterol metabolism
  Neutrophil degranulation
LDL clearance
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Niemann-Pick disease, type C Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs1376058648, rs483352893, rs80358260, rs80358266, rs104894457, rs104894458, rs80358262, rs80358264 RCV003120598
RCV003330496
RCV000586093
RCV001193596
RCV002468967
RCV005406732
RCV001193595
RCV003398552
Niemann-Pick disease, type C1 Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs104894458 RCV001528117
Niemann-Pick disease, type C2 Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs1376058648, rs2086687936, rs483352893, rs2139668010, rs2139670174, rs2086712268, rs2506104570, rs2506104379, rs2506115412, rs2506107075, rs2506107168, rs2506104627, rs2506107182, rs2506107370, rs1555346368
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RCV001388699
RCV001806310
RCV000119339
RCV001953743
RCV001970052
RCV001963172
RCV002309655
RCV002309790
RCV002308281
RCV002309152
RCV002309360
RCV002306854
RCV002310526
RCV002308421
RCV002613296
RCV003009852
RCV000008998
RCV000009000
RCV000009001
RCV000009003
RCV000009006
RCV000009007
RCV000234869
RCV003333265
RCV003337786
RCV003486330
RCV003510699
RCV003511027
RCV003510281
RCV003620768
RCV003621234
RCV003842730
RCV004577417
RCV000020643
RCV000020644
RCV000020645
RCV000020646
RCV000020647
RCV000668992
RCV000668937
RCV000665605
RCV000670585
RCV000673729
RCV000670039
RCV000796954
RCV001061725
RCV001170047
RCV001263847
RCV001263848
RCV001263849
RCV001263850
RCV001263851
Nonpapillary renal cell carcinoma Likely pathogenic rs2086686955 RCV005931257
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Malignant tumor of esophagus Benign; Likely benign rs189666920 RCV005892850
NPC2-related disorder Likely benign; Uncertain significance; Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity rs1025180543, rs970173671, rs80358261, rs374489111, rs139314541, rs2506115760, rs2506099906, rs142075589, rs142858704, rs1011669605, rs752818745, rs756433737 RCV003963274
RCV004756259
RCV003407307
RCV003909934
RCV003408644
RCV003894139
RCV003969656
RCV004755868
RCV003912600
RCV003945383
RCV003905881
RCV003945958
Ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma Uncertain significance rs927248655 RCV005925454
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Abdominal Injuries Associate 32286426
Alzheimer Disease Associate 17387528
Arthritis Rheumatoid Associate 21084287
Atrial Fibrillation Associate 36226239
Breast Neoplasms Associate 20030805
Breast Neoplasms Stimulate 24147030
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Inhibit 24147030
Carcinoma Intraductal Noninfiltrating Associate 20030805
Carcinoma Renal Cell Inhibit 24147030
Citrullinemia Associate 40003936