Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 4864
Gene name NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1
Gene symbol NPC1
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
NPCPOGZSLC65A1
Chromosome 18
Chromosome location 18q11.2
Summary This gene encodes a large protein that resides in the limiting membrane of endosomes and lysosomes and mediates intracellular cholesterol trafficking via binding of cholesterol to its N-terminal domain. It is predicted to have a cytoplasmic C-terminus, 13
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs1621962 G>A,C Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Synonymous variant, coding sequence variant
rs7227375 G>A,C Likely-benign, benign, likely-pathogenic Synonymous variant, missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs28940897 T>G Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs28942104 G>A Pathogenic, pathogenic-likely-pathogenic, uncertain-significance Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs28942105 T>A,C Pathogenic-likely-pathogenic, uncertain-significance Coding sequence variant, missense variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT004540 hsa-miR-33a-5p Luciferase reporter assay 20466885
MIRT004540 hsa-miR-33a-5p Luciferase reporter assay 20466885
MIRT004540 hsa-miR-33a-5p ImmunofluorescenceLuciferase reporter assayWestern blot 23547260
MIRT018683 hsa-miR-335-5p Microarray 18185580
MIRT052499 hsa-let-7a-5p CLASH 23622248
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:0001618 Function Virus receptor activity IEA
GO:0001889 Process Liver development IEA
GO:0004888 Function Transmembrane signaling receptor activity TAS 10521290
GO:0005319 Function Lipid transporter activity IEA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 16757520, 19583955, 20674861, 25285302, 26771495, 27238017, 28336668, 34450201, 34799735
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
607623 7897 ENSG00000141458
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
O15118
Protein name NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 (Niemann-Pick C1 protein)
Protein function Intracellular cholesterol transporter which acts in concert with NPC2 and plays an important role in the egress of cholesterol from the endosomal/lysosomal compartment (PubMed:10821832, PubMed:12554680, PubMed:18772377, PubMed:27238017, PubMed:9
PDB 3GKH , 3GKI , 3GKJ , 3JD8 , 5F18 , 5F1B , 5HNS , 5JNX , 5KWY , 5U73 , 5U74 , 6UOX , 6W5R , 6W5S , 6W5T , 6W5U , 6W5V , 8EUS , 9DZ2
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF16414 NPC1_N 22 267 Niemann-Pick C1 N terminus Domain
PF12349 Sterol-sensing 649 803 Sterol-sensing domain of SREBP cleavage-activation Family
PF02460 Patched 1027 1253 Patched family Family
Sequence
MTARGLALGLLLLLLCPAQVFSQSCVWYGECGIAYGDKRYNCEYSGPPKPLPKDGYDLVQ
ELCPGFFFGNVSLCCDVRQLQTLKDNLQLPLQFLSRCPSCFYNLLNLFCELTCSPRQSQF
LNVTATEDYVDPVTNQTKTNVKELQYYVGQSFANAMYNACRDVEAPSSNDKALGLLCGKD
ADACNATNWIEYMFNKDNGQAPFTITPVFSDFPVHGMEPMNNATKGCDESVDEVTAPCSC
QDCSIVCGPKPQPPPPPAPWTILGLDA
MYVIMWITYMAFLLVFFGAFFAVWCYRKRYFVS
EYTPIDSNIAFSVNASDKGEASCCDPVSAAFEGCLRRLFTRWGSFCVRNPGCVIFFSLVF
ITACSSGLVFVRVTTNPVDLWSAPSSQARLEKEYFDQHFGPFFRTEQLIIRAPLTDKHIY
QPYPSGADVPFGPPLDIQILHQVLDLQIAIENITASYDNETVTLQDICLAPLSPYNTNCT
ILSVLNYFQNSHSVLDHKKGDDFFVYADYHTHFLYCVRAPASLNDTSLLHDPCLGTFGGP
VFPWLVLGGYDDQNYNNATALVITFPVNNYYNDTEKLQRAQAWEKEFINFVKNYKNPNLT
ISFTAERSIEDELNRESDSDVFTVVISYAIMFLYISLALGHMKSCRRLLVDSKVSLGIAG
ILIVLSSVACSLGVFSYIGLPLTLIVIEVIPFLVLAVGVDNIFILVQAYQRDERLQGETL
DQQLGRVLGEVAPSMFLSSFSETVAFFLGALSVMPAVHTFSLFAGLAVFIDFLLQITCFV
SLLGLDIKRQEKNRLDIFCCVRG
AEDGTSVQASESCLFRFFKNSYSPLLLKDWMRPIVIA
IFVGVLSFSIAVLNKVDIGLDQSLSMPDDSYMVDYFKSISQYLHAGPPVYFVLEEGHDYT
SSKGQNMVCGGMGCNNDSLVQQIFNAAQLDNYTRIGFAPSSWIDDYFDWVKPQSSCCRVD
NITDQFCNASVVDPACVRCRPLTPEGKQRPQGGDFMRFLPMFLSDNPNPKCGKGGHAAYS
SAVNILLGHGTRVGATYFMTYHTVLQTSADFIDALKKARLIASNVTETMGINGSAYRVFP
YSVFYVFYEQYLTIIDDTIFNLGVSLGAIFLVTMVLLGCELWSAVIMCATIAMVLVNMFG
VMWLWGISLNAVSLVNLVMSCGISVEFCSHITRAFTVSMKGSRVERAEEALAHMGSSVFS
GITLTKFGGIVVLAFAKSQIFQIFYFRMYLAMVLLGATHGLIFLPVLLSYIGP
SVNKAKS
CATEERYKGTERERLLNF
Sequence length 1278
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Virion - Ebolavirus, Lyssavirus and Morbillivirus
Lysosome
Cholesterol metabolism
  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
Abnormality of metabolism/homeostasis Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs2145366579, rs758902805 RCV001814520
RCV001814078
Dystonic disorder Likely pathogenic rs1057518942 RCV000415070
Lysosomal storage disease Pathogenic rs80358259 RCV006252549
Niemann-Pick disease, type C Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs2058666849, rs202140203, rs2058753352, rs1346436537, rs2145350930, rs2145485704, rs483352886, rs483352888, rs2058754429, rs201156397, rs144725473, rs1474434210, rs2145351244, rs1194990534, rs543206298
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RCV005408835
RCV005911027
RCV003155446
RCV003226468
RCV001806771
RCV001825048
RCV001804847
RCV004689613
RCV005419323
RCV006262340
RCV004690149
RCV003226501
RCV002266260
RCV002271760
RCV001193400
RCV000610038
RCV003114174
RCV000321958
RCV000587869
RCV000590044
RCV004585982
RCV001193398
RCV004017222
RCV002468957
RCV002509143
RCV003387713
RCV003235730
RCV003230762
RCV001804899
RCV001193399
RCV001201288
RCV000781669
RCV002271441
RCV000588149
RCV000606384
RCV004526937
RCV004587367
RCV003226660
RCV000589541
RCV002222467
RCV003236400
RCV001731564
RCV003331958
RCV004526997
RCV005240831
RCV005419656
RCV005433434
RCV005419686
RCV004700260
RCV004586017
RCV004586149
RCV004525924
RCV002469141
RCV003486822
RCV001731664
RCV001193401
RCV000781671
RCV003486823
RCV005238965
RCV003486851
RCV001260390
RCV000589877
RCV000588008
RCV005418233
RCV001193397
RCV000603315
RCV002509492
RCV003155279
RCV003330892
RCV003230572
RCV005901470
RCV004689840
RCV002307585
RCV001731880
RCV002222596
RCV003479193
RCV005901483
RCV001731877
RCV002222586
RCV001193402
RCV005240469
RCV000825536
RCV000825537
RCV001174732
RCV005236731
RCV005408788
RCV003230656
RCV003230655
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Acute myeloid leukemia Benign rs11299077 RCV005869447
Adrenocortical carcinoma, hereditary Benign rs11299077 RCV005869448
Capillary hemangioma Uncertain significance rs933640981 RCV001007937
Cervical cancer Benign; Uncertain significance rs73392118, rs150053420, rs200291759 RCV005919487
RCV005895175
RCV005897252
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Adenocarcinoma Associate 28640357
Alzheimer Disease Associate 17183645, 20571217, 31902793
Apraxias Associate 32921771
Ataxia Associate 27900365, 32921771, 34535129, 34830064
Breast Neoplasms Associate 37420029
Burkitt Lymphoma Associate 22590638
Calcinosis Associate 16556867
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Associate 35592684, 38042211
Cataplexy Associate 30737051
Cerebellar Ataxia Associate 35192242