Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 64840
Gene name Porcupine O-acyltransferase
Gene symbol PORCN
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
DHOFFODHMG61PORCPPN
Chromosome X
Chromosome location Xp11.23
Summary This gene belongs to the evolutionarily conserved porcupine (Porc) gene family. Genes of the porcupine family encode endoplasmic reticulum proteins with multiple transmembrane domains. Porcupine proteins are involved in the processing of Wnt (wingless and
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs137852218 C>T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, stop gained
rs137852219 G>A Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, stop gained
rs267606973 G>A Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant, intron variant
rs387906723 G>A Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs398124617 C>- Pathogenic Frameshift variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT023034 hsa-miR-124-3p Microarray 18668037
MIRT529240 hsa-miR-3650 PAR-CLIP 22012620
MIRT529239 hsa-miR-6867-5p PAR-CLIP 22012620
MIRT529238 hsa-miR-8070 PAR-CLIP 22012620
MIRT529237 hsa-miR-6818-5p PAR-CLIP 22012620
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:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 32296183
GO:0005783 Component Endoplasmic reticulum IBA
GO:0005783 Component Endoplasmic reticulum IEA
GO:0005783 Component Endoplasmic reticulum ISS
GO:0005789 Component Endoplasmic reticulum membrane IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
300651 17652 ENSG00000102312
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9H237
Protein name Protein-serine O-palmitoleoyltransferase porcupine (EC 2.3.1.250) (Protein MG61)
Protein function Protein-serine O-palmitoleoyltransferase that acts as a key regulator of the Wnt signaling pathway by mediating the attachment of palmitoleate, a 16-carbon monounsaturated fatty acid (C16:1(9Z)), to Wnt proteins. Serine palmitoleoylation of WNT
PDB 7URA , 7URC , 7URD , 7URE
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF03062 MBOAT 60 371 MBOAT, membrane-bound O-acyltransferase family Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Isoform 1 is expressed in fetal brain, brain, amygdala, caudate nucleus, cerebellum, hippocampus, pituitary, thalamus, heart, skeletal muscle and testis. Isoform 4 is expressed in amygdala, corpus callosum, hippocampus, spinal cord, ki
Sequence
Sequence length 461
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Wnt signaling pathway   WNT ligand secretion is abrogated by the PORCN inhibitor LGK974
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
Anophthalmia-microphthalmia syndrome Pathogenic rs267606973 RCV003483430
Focal dermal hypoplasia Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs2147130188, rs2147123496, rs2147131642, rs2147139830, rs2519467926, rs2519447958, rs1114167283, rs2519442928, rs2519481658, rs587776737, rs267606973, rs137852218, rs137852219, rs1602072227, rs2519471074
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RCV001726710
RCV001766049
RCV001784874
RCV001823429
RCV003147767
RCV002468767
RCV000491111
RCV003228718
RCV003228729
RCV000011446
RCV000011447
RCV000011448
RCV000011449
RCV003397201
RCV003397202
RCV003444073
RCV003455823
RCV000414798
RCV000664204
RCV000853254
RCV001095366
RCV001004914
RCV001028047
RCV001264757
RCV000022872
RCV001293723
Global developmental delay Pathogenic rs2519454937 RCV001255387
Nonpapillary renal cell carcinoma Pathogenic rs137852218, rs1602072227 RCV005887429
RCV005932754
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Acute myeloid leukemia Benign rs111771187 RCV005921692
History of neurodevelopmental disorder Likely benign rs375894841 RCV000721075
Thymoma Benign rs111771187 RCV005921694
Uterine carcinosarcoma Benign rs111771187 RCV005921693
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Carcinoma Renal Cell Associate 32104684
Developmental Disabilities Associate 35101074
Drug Resistant Epilepsy Associate 35101074
Focal Dermal Hypoplasia Associate 19277062, 24698628, 25026905, 25040319, 25464842, 30693654, 33557041, 35101074, 36313953, 37859990
Gliosis Associate 35101074
Kidney Neoplasms Associate 32104684
Microcephaly Associate 35101074
Microphthalmos Associate 25026905
Multiple Sclerosis Associate 35905688
Nakamura Osame syndrome Associate 35101074