Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 255738
Gene name Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9
Gene symbol PCSK9
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
FH3FHCL3HCHOLA3LDLCQ1NARC-1NARC1PC9
Chromosome 1
Chromosome location 1p32.3
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. The encoded protein under
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs509504 A>C,G,T Likely-benign, benign, conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Non coding transcript variant, synonymous variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs7552471 C>A,T Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, likely-benign, benign Non coding transcript variant, synonymous variant, missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs11583680 C>G,T Pathogenic Missense variant, genic upstream transcript variant, upstream transcript variant, coding sequence variant
rs11800243 G>A Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, likely-benign, benign Intron variant
rs28362201 G>C,T Uncertain-significance, conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, likely-benign Genic upstream transcript variant, 5 prime UTR variant, upstream transcript variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT018980 hsa-miR-335-5p Microarray 18185580
MIRT023073 hsa-miR-124-3p Microarray 18668037
MIRT024487 hsa-miR-215-5p Microarray 19074876
MIRT026924 hsa-miR-192-5p Microarray 19074876
MIRT499838 hsa-miR-483-5p PAR-CLIP 20371350
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
HNF4A Activation 21123766
SREBF1 Activation 17921436
SREBF2 Activation 17448444;17921436;21123766;22288532
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:0001822 Process Kidney development IEA
GO:0001822 Process Kidney development ISS 12552133
GO:0001889 Process Liver development IEA
GO:0001889 Process Liver development ISS 12552133
GO:0001920 Process Negative regulation of receptor recycling IDA 17452316, 22848640
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
607786 20001 ENSG00000169174
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q8NBP7
Protein name Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (EC 3.4.21.-) (Neural apoptosis-regulated convertase 1) (NARC-1) (Proprotein convertase 9) (PC9) (Subtilisin/kexin-like protease PC9)
Protein function Crucial player in the regulation of plasma cholesterol homeostasis. Binds to low-density lipid receptor family members: low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), very low density lipoprotein receptor (VLDLR), apolipoprotein E receptor (LRP1/APOER
PDB 2P4E , 2PMW , 2QTW , 2W2M , 2W2N , 2W2O , 2W2P , 2W2Q , 2XTJ , 3BPS , 3GCW , 3GCX , 3H42 , 3M0C , 3P5B , 3P5C , 3SQO , 4K8R , 4NE9 , 4NMX , 4OV6 , 5OCA , 5VL7 , 5VLA , 5VLH , 5VLK , 5VLL , 5VLP , 6E4Y , 6E4Z , 6MV5 , 6OLZ , 6OM0 , 6OM7 , 6U26 , 6U2F , 6U2N , 6U2P , 6U36 , 6U38 , 6U3I , 6U3X , 7ANQ
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF05922 Inhibitor_I9 77 152 Peptidase inhibitor I9 Domain
PF00082 Peptidase_S8 177 436 Subtilase family Domain
PF18459 PCSK9_C1 449 531 Proprotein convertase subtilisin-like/kexin type 9 C-terminal domain Domain
PF18464 PCSK9_C2 535 600 Proprotein convertase subtilisin-like/kexin type 9 C-terminal domain Domain
PF18463 PCSK9_C3 602 682 Proprotein convertase subtilisin-like/kexin type 9 C-terminal domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in neuro-epithelioma, colon carcinoma, hepatic and pancreatic cell lines, and in Schwann cells.
Sequence
Sequence length 692
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Cholesterol metabolism   Regulation of Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) transport and uptake by Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Proteins (IGFBPs)
VLDLR internalisation and degradation
Post-translational protein phosphorylation
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
Cardiovascular phenotype Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs137852912, rs794728683, rs564427867 RCV004018541
RCV005384666
RCV005384688
RCV002374503
Familial hypercholesterolemia Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs28942111, rs137852912, rs794728683, rs564427867 RCV005402793
RCV005862692
RCV001526127
RCV000775016
Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs137852912, rs794728683, rs564427867 RCV004017221
RCV004017461
RCV000825628
Hypercholesterolemia, autosomal dominant, 3 Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs1644681544, rs2100343401, rs28942111, rs28942112, rs137852912, rs794728683, rs564427867 RCV001313945
RCV001450047
RCV000003007
RCV000003008
RCV000003009
RCV000412537
RCV002866861
RCV001859495
RCV000778097
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Cervical cancer Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity rs41297883 RCV005895400
Familial cancer of breast Uncertain significance rs765335983 RCV005897373
Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia Uncertain significance; Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity; Likely benign; Benign rs886046432, rs757944328, rs886046438, rs886046440, rs886046442, rs886046445, rs886046449, rs72646537, rs886046428, rs886046431, rs375892354, rs72646510, rs886046441, rs886046443, rs563024336
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RCV000403986
RCV000377324
RCV000391291
RCV000381722
RCV000340897
RCV000306904
RCV000343950
RCV000274088
RCV000372548
RCV000341084
RCV000311424
RCV000295282
RCV000292223
RCV000405539
RCV000316238
RCV000262336
RCV000377009
RCV000382948
RCV000309461
RCV000342130
RCV000407470
RCV000385977
RCV000317231
RCV000360414
RCV000329993
RCV000281454
RCV000284650
RCV000356197
RCV000267410
RCV000280163
RCV000282767
RCV000288472
Hepatocellular carcinoma Benign rs2495482 RCV005894338
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Abetalipoproteinemia Associate 27179706
Acute Coronary Syndrome Associate 37058054
Acute Disease Stimulate 25180781
Adenocarcinoma of Lung Associate 33153169, 35635202, 37189138
Alcoholism Stimulate 30933362
Alzheimer Disease Associate 28438747, 36293049
Alzheimer Disease Stimulate 31437157
Aneurysm Inhibit 30210081
Angina Stable Associate 31672148
Antiphospholipid Syndrome Associate 26820623