PIGN (gene)

Phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis, class N is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PIGN gene.[5]

PIGN
Identifiers
AliasesPIGN, MCAHS, MCAHS1, MCD4, MDC4, PIG-N, phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class N
External IDsOMIM: 606097 MGI: 1351629 HomoloGene: 6330 GeneCards: PIGN
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

23556

27392

Ensembl

ENSG00000197563

ENSMUSG00000056536

UniProt

O95427

Q9R1S3

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_012327
NM_176787

NM_013784

RefSeq (protein)

NP_036459
NP_789744

n/a

Location (UCSC)Chr 18: 61.91 – 62.19 MbChr 1: 105.45 – 105.59 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Function

This gene encodes a protein that is involved in glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchor biosynthesis. The GPI-anchor is a glycolipid found on many blood cells and serves to anchor proteins to the cell surface. This protein is expressed in the endoplasmic reticulum and transfers phosphoethanolamine (EtNP) to the first mannose of the GPI anchor.

Clinical aspect

Mutations in PIGN cause Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.[6]

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000197563 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000056536 - Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. "Entrez Gene: Phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis, class N".
  6. Brady PD, Moerman P, De Catte L, Deprest J, Devriendt K, Vermeesch JR (September 2014). "Exome sequencing identifies a recessive PIGN splice site mutation as a cause of syndromic congenital diaphragmatic hernia". European Journal of Medical Genetics. 57 (9): 487–93. doi:10.1016/j.ejmg.2014.05.001. PMID 24852103.

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