Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
5764
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Pleiotrophin
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
PTN
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
HARP, HB-GAM, HBBM, HBGF-8, HBGF8, HBNF, HBNF-1, NEGF1, OSF-1
Chromosome Chromosome number
7
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
7q33
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
The protein encoded by this gene is a secreted heparin-binding growth factor. The protein has significant roles in cell growth and survival, cell migration, angiogenesis and tumorigenesis. Alternative splicing and the use of alternative promoters results
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT437648 hsa-miR-155-5p Microarray, qRT-PCR 22815788
MIRT1273762 hsa-miR-302f CLIP-seq
MIRT1273763 hsa-miR-3143 CLIP-seq
MIRT1273764 hsa-miR-376c CLIP-seq
MIRT1273765 hsa-miR-543 CLIP-seq
Transcription factors
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
HOXA5 Activation 15757903
JUN Activation 16199533
SP1 Unknown 10962555
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001503 Process Ossification IEA
GO:0002232 Process Leukocyte chemotaxis involved in inflammatory response IEA
GO:0002232 Process Leukocyte chemotaxis involved in inflammatory response ISS
GO:0002690 Process Positive regulation of leukocyte chemotaxis IEA
GO:0002690 Process Positive regulation of leukocyte chemotaxis ISS
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
162095 9630 ENSG00000105894
Protein
UniProt ID P21246
Protein name Pleiotrophin (PTN) (Heparin-binding brain mitogen) (HBBM) (Heparin-binding growth factor 8) (HBGF-8) (Heparin-binding growth-associated molecule) (HB-GAM) (Heparin-binding neurite outgrowth-promoting factor) (HBNF) (Heparin-binding neurite outgrowth-promo
Protein function Secreted growth factor that mediates its signal through cell-surface proteoglycan and non-proteoglycan receptors (PubMed:11278720, PubMed:16814777, PubMed:19141530). Binds cell-surface proteoglycan receptor via their chondroitin sulfate (CS) gro
PDB 2N6F , 8VOH , 8VOI
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF05196 PTN_MK_N 34 95 PTN/MK heparin-binding protein family, N-terminal domain Domain
PF01091 PTN_MK_C 96 161 PTN/MK heparin-binding protein family, C-terminal domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Osteoblast and brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1701634}.
Sequence
Sequence length 168
Interactions View interactions
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Associated diseases Disease associations categorized as Causal (pathogenic variants), Unknown (uncertain genetic evidence), or Text Mining (literature-based associations)
Unknown Includes: (1) ClinVar NON-pathogenic variants (Uncertain, Benign, Conflicting, VUS), (2) GenCC associations, (3) GWAS associations, (4) CBGDA evidence-based associations. NOTE: Diseases with pathogenic evidence are excluded to avoid conflicts.
Disease merge term Disease name Evidence References Source
Metabolic Syndrome Metabolic syndrome N/A N/A GWAS
Schizophrenia Schizophrenia N/A N/A GWAS
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Adenocarcinoma Associate 23056589
Alzheimer Disease Associate 29042634
Aneuploidy Stimulate 17067552
Arrest of spermatogenesis Associate 39241251, 39285301
Astrocytoma Associate 23349846
Azoospermia Associate 39285301
Breast Neoplasms Associate 1733956, 17490616, 17706593, 30497491
Breast Neoplasms Stimulate 40604866
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Associate 28557334
Carcinoma Non Small Cell Lung Associate 21170350