PCDHA1 (protocadherin alpha 1)

Gene

• Entrez ID: 56147
• Gene name: Protocadherin alpha 1
• Gene symbol: PCDHA1
• Synonyms (NCBI Gene): PCDH-ALPHA1
• Chromosome: 5
• Chromosome location: 5q31.3
• Summary: This gene is a member of the protocadherin alpha gene cluster, one of three related gene clusters tandemly linked on chromosome five that demonstrate an unusual genomic organization similar to that of B-cell and T-cell receptor gene clusters. The alpha ge

miRNA

miRTarBase ID	miRNA	Experiments	Reference
MIRT053667	hsa-miR-181a-5p	Microarray	22942087
MIRT053706	hsa-miR-221-3p	Microarray	22942087

Gene ontology (GO)

GO ID	Ontology	Definition	Evidence	Reference
GO:0005509	Function	Calcium ion binding	IEA
GO:0005576	Component	Extracellular region	IEA
GO:0005783	Component	Endoplasmic reticulum	IEA
GO:0005886	Component	Plasma membrane	IBA
GO:0005886	Component	Plasma membrane	IEA
GO:0005886	Component	Plasma membrane	TAS	10380929
GO:0007155	Process	Cell adhesion	IBA
GO:0007155	Process	Cell adhesion	IEA
GO:0007155	Process	Cell adhesion	TAS	10380929
GO:0007156	Process	Homophilic cell adhesion via plasma membrane adhesion molecules	IEA
GO:0007399	Process	Nervous system development	IEA
GO:0007399	Process	Nervous system development	TAS	10380929
GO:0016020	Component	Membrane	IEA
GO:0050839	Function	Cell adhesion molecule binding	IBA

Other IDs

• MIM: 606307
• HGNC: 8663
• e!Ensembl: ENSG00000204970

Protein

• UniProt ID: Q9Y5I3
• Protein name: Protocadherin alpha-1 (PCDH-alpha-1)
• Protein function: Potential calcium-dependent cell-adhesion protein. May be involved in the establishment and maintenance of specific neuronal connections in the brain.
• Family and domains:

  Pfam

  Accession	ID	Position in sequence	Description	Type
  PF08266	Cadherin_2	30 → 112	Cadherin-like	Domain
  PF00028	Cadherin	138 → 233	Cadherin domain	Domain
  PF00028	Cadherin	247 → 341	Cadherin domain	Domain
  PF00028	Cadherin	356 → 446	Cadherin domain	Domain
  PF00028	Cadherin	460 → 556	Cadherin domain	Domain
  PF00028	Cadherin	577 → 670	Cadherin domain	Domain
  PF15974	Cadherin_tail	800 → 933	Cadherin C-terminal cytoplasmic tail, catenin-binding region	Family

• Sequence:

  MVFSRRGGLGARDLLLWLLLLAAWEVGSGQLHYSIPEEAKHGTFVGRVAQDLGLELAELV
  PRLFRVASKTHRDLLEVNLQNGILFVNSRIDREELCQWSAECSIHLELIADRPLQVFHVE
  VKVKDINDNPPVFRGREQIIFIPESRLLNSRFPIEGAADADIGANALLTYTLSPSDYFSL
  DVEASDELSKSLWLELRKYLDREETPELHLLLTATDGGKPELQGTVELLITVLDVNDNAP
  LFDQAVYRVHLLETTANGTLVTTLNASDADEGVNGEVVFSFDSGISRDIQEKFKVDSSSG
  EIRLIDKLDYEETKSYEIQVKAVDKGSPPMSNHCKVLVKVLDVNDNAPELAVTSLYLPIR
  EDAPLSTVIALITVSDRDSGANGQVTCSLMPHVPFKLVSTFKNYYSLVLDSALDRESLSV
  YELVVTARDGGSPSLWATARVSVEVADVNDNAPAFAQPEYTVFVKENNPPGCHIFTVSAR
  DADAQENALVSYSLVERRVGERALSNYVSVHAESGKVYALQPLDHEELELLQFQVSARDA
  GVPPLGSNVTLQVFVLDENDNAPALLAPRVGGTIGAVSELVPRLVGAGHVVAKVRAVDAD
  SGYNAWLSYELQPAAGGARIPFRVGLYTGEISTTRVLDEADLSRYRLLVLVKDHGEPALT
  ATATVLVSLVESGQAPKASSRASVGVAGPEAALVDVNVYLIIAICAVSSLLVLTLLLYTA
  LRCSVPPTEGAYVPGKPTLVCSSALGSWSNSQQRRQRVCSSEGPPKTDLMAFSPGLSPSL
  NTSERNEQPEANLDLSGNPRQPNPDWRYSASLRAGMHSSVHLEEAGILRAGPGGPDQQWP
  TVSSATPEPEAGEVSPPVGAGVNSNSWTFKYGPGNPKQSGPGELPDKFIIPGSPAIISIR
  QEPTNSQIDKSDFITFGKKEETKKKKKKKKGNKTQEKKEKGNSTTDNSDQ

• Sequence length: 950

Associated diseases

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
Phenotype Name	Clinical Significance	Source	Evidence Score
ALZHEIMER DISEASE	—	GWAS catalog	★★☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BIPOLAR DISORDER	—	GWAS catalog	★★☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BIPOLAR I DISORDER	—	GWAS catalog	★★☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ESSENTIAL TREMOR	—	GWAS catalog	★★☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE	—	GWAS catalog	★★☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Hirschsprung disease, susceptibility to, 1	Uncertain significance	ClinVar	★★☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
INSOMNIA	—	GWAS catalog	★★☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER	—	GWAS catalog	★★☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER	—	GWAS catalog	★★☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
SCHIZOPHRENIA	—	GWAS catalog	★★☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations

Associations from Text Mining
Disease Name	Relationship Type	References	Evidence Score
Autism Spectrum Disorder	Associate	34948243	★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Myopia	Associate	36036911	★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Neoplasms	Associate	24185611	★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Prostatic Neoplasms	Associate	24185611	★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only
Stomach Neoplasms	Associate	36970058	★☆☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining only