Gene Information
Gene NamePORCN
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length461
Protein NamesProtein-serine O-palmitoleoyltransferase porcupine (EC 2.3.1.250) (Protein MG61)
Target Nameprotein-serine o-palmitoleoyltransferase porcupine
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000102312 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9H237
Gene CardPORCN
Uniprot IDQ9H237
PfamPF03062
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.143770748)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PORCN ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PORCN ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PORCN ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PORCN ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Porcn ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PORCN ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Porcn ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ PORCN ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsMBOAT1, MBOAT4, MBOAT2, MBOAT7, LPCAT3
Tissueadrenal.gland
Tissue SpecificityIsoform 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, kidney, liver, lung, spleen, uterus, testis. Isoform 2 and isoform 3 are expressed in substantia negra, spinal cord, heart and lung. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12034504}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.1(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 7URA  (EM  3.11A  7URC  (EM  3.14A  7URD  (EM  2.92A  7URE  (EM  3.19A 
DBSNP rs267606973  rs1602072227  rs1556974235 
Subcellular location [CC]Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9JJJ7};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9JJJ7}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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