Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
10577
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 2
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
NPC2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
EDDM1, HE1
Chromosome Chromosome number
14
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
14q24.3
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
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.
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.
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 information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 19664597, 20674861, 22095670, 27238017, 27940359
GO:0005576 Component Extracellular region TAS
GO:0005615 Component Extracellular space IMP 15937921
GO:0005764 Component Lysosome IDA 11125141, 15937921
GO:0005783 Component Endoplasmic reticulum IEA
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
601015 14537 ENSG00000119655
Protein
UniProt ID 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 information provided by ClinVar, GenCC, and GWAS databases.
Causal
Disease term Disease name dbSNP ID References
Developmental delay Global developmental delay, Gross motor development delay rs28941770, rs199469464, rs281865469, rs143747297, rs398123009, rs587777428, rs786205133, rs606231459, rs797044854, rs797045027, rs864309504, rs878853160, rs886039902, rs886042046, rs886041291
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Mental retardation Intellectual Disability rs5742905, rs267607136, rs267607137, rs2131714307, rs267607038, rs267607042, rs80338685, rs137853127, rs80338815, rs28940893, rs387906309, rs121908096, rs121908099, rs587784365, rs121918315
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Niemann-pick disease Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C, NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE, TYPE C2, Niemann-Pick disease type C, severe perinatal form, Niemann-Pick disease type C, late infantile neurologic onset, Niemann-Pick disease type C, severe early infantile neurologic onset, Niemann-Pick disease type C, adult neurologic onset, Niemann-Pick disease type C, juvenile neurologic onset rs28942105, rs120074130, rs797044431, rs28942106, rs120074131, rs80358257, rs80358259, rs80358254, rs120074134, rs786200877, rs28942108, rs786200878, rs120074136, rs786200879, rs120074117
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17470133, 11567215, 12955717, 23433426, 25236789, 11125141, 12447927, 22073306, 16126423, 21084287, 15937921, 16757520, 25772320, 11333381, 25038260
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Unknown
Disease term Disease name Evidence References Source
Niemann-Pick Disease Niemann-Pick disease type C, severe perinatal form, Niemann-Pick disease type C, severe early infantile neurologic onset, Niemann-Pick disease type C, late infantile neurologic onset, Niemann-Pick disease type C, juvenile neurologic onset, Niemann-Pick disease type C, adult neurologic onset GenCC
Diabetes Diabetes GWAS
Metabolic Syndrome Metabolic Syndrome GWAS
Associations from Text Mining
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