Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 6490
Gene name Premelanosome protein
Gene symbol PMEL
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
D12S53EHMB-45HMB45ME20ME20-MME20MP1P100PMEL17SISILSILVgp100
Chromosome 12
Chromosome location 12q13.2
Summary This gene encodes a melanocyte-specific type I transmembrane glycoprotein. The encoded protein is enriched in melanosomes, which are the melanin-producing organelles in melanocytes, and plays an essential role in the structural organization of premelanoso
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
1
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT017320 hsa-miR-335-5p Microarray 18185580
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
1
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
MITF Unknown 12819038
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
28
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 15695812, 20374249, 26387950
GO:0005576 Component Extracellular region IEA
GO:0005768 Component Endosome IEA
GO:0005771 Component Multivesicular body IEA
GO:0005783 Component Endoplasmic reticulum IDA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
155550 10880 ENSG00000185664
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P40967
Protein name Melanocyte protein PMEL (ME20-M) (ME20M) (Melanocyte protein Pmel 17) (Melanocytes lineage-specific antigen GP100) (Melanoma-associated ME20 antigen) (P1) (P100) (Premelanosome protein) (Silver locus protein homolog) [Cleaved into: M-alpha (95 kDa melanoc
Protein function Forms physiological amyloids that play a central role in melanosome morphogenesis and pigmentation. The maturation of unpigmented premelanosomes from stage I to II is marked by assembly of processed amyloidogenic fragments into parallel fibrilla
PDB 1TVB , 1TVH , 3CC5 , 4IS6 , 5EU3 , 5EU4 , 5EU5 , 5EU6 , 6VM7 , 6VM8 , 6VM9 , 6VMA , 6VMC , 7PHR , 9JST , 9JSU , 9JSV , 9JSW , 9JSX
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00801 PKD 225 301 PKD domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Normally expressed at low levels in quiescent adult melanocytes but overexpressed by proliferating neonatal melanocytes and during tumor growth. Overexpressed in melanomas. Some expression was found in dysplastic nevi. {ECO:0000269|Pub
Sequence
MDLVLKRCLLHLAVIGALLAVGATKVPRNQDWLGVSRQLRTKAWNRQLYPEWTEAQRLDC
WRGGQVSLKVSNDGPTLIGANASFSIALNFPGSQKVLPDGQVIWVNNTIINGSQVWGGQP
VYPQETDDACIFPDGGPCPSGSWSQKRSFVYVWKTWGQYWQVLGGPVSGLSIGTGRAMLG
THTMEVTVYHRRGSRSYVPLAHSSSAFTITDQVPFSVSVSQLRALDGGNKHFLRNQPLTF
ALQLHDPSGYLAEADLSYTWDFGDSSGTLISRALVVTHTYLEPGPVTAQVVLQAAIPLTS
C
GSSPVPGTTDGHRPTAEAPNTTAGQVPTTEVVGTTPGQAPTAEPSGTTSVQVPTTEVIS
TAPVQMPTAESTGMTPEKVPVSEVMGTTLAEMSTPEATGMTPAEVSIVVLSGTTAAQVTT
TEWVETTARELPIPEPEGPDASSIMSTESITGSLGPLLDGTATLRLVKRQVPLDCVLYRY
GSFSVTLDIVQGIESAEILQAVPSGEGDAFELTVSCQGGLPKEACMEISSPGCQPPAQRL
CQPVLPSPACQLVLHQILKGGSGTYCLNVSLADTNSLAVVSTQLIMPGQEAGLGQVPLIV
GILLVLMAVVLASLIYRRRLMKQDFSVPQLPHSSSHWLRLPRIFCSCPIGENSPLLSGQQ
V
Sequence length 661
Interactions View interactions
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
2
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
PMEL-related disorder Likely benign rs141458689, rs377175522 RCV003954505
RCV003918478
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
AA amyloidosis Associate 19840945, 32868414
Autoimmune Diseases Stimulate 28630054
Disease Associate 2931454
Exanthema Associate 32816891
Glioblastoma Associate 31320597, 9176405
Glioma Associate 17255279
Infections Associate 12939642
Leukemia Associate 6233301
Leukemia Promyelocytic Acute Associate 24108701
Lung Neoplasms Associate 34981446