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Pcolce Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Pcolce
  • Name
    procollagen C-endopeptidase enhancer protein
  • Synonyms
    Astt-2, Astt2
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:105099
    NCBI Gene: 18542
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    9 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr5:137603369-137609666 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 5, 76.59 cM
  • Mapping Data
    6 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    271 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_105099
 protein coding gene Chr5:137603365-137612046 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200044231
 protein coding gene Chr5:131398912-131405409 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195047158
 protein coding gene Chr5:130901458-130909277 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220044741
 protein coding gene Chr5:130376759-130383258 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180039806
 protein coding gene Chr5:130998026-131005846 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175046465
 protein coding gene Chr5:132925536-132933355 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215044726
 protein coding gene Chr5:131046871-131054694 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0027882
 protein coding gene Chr5:130413258-130421662 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005009656
 protein coding gene Chr5:130269444-130275767 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210007042
 protein coding gene Chr5:131743104-131750926 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185052959
 protein coding gene Chr5:134758472-134766291 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205047754
 protein coding gene Chr5:130642317-130648702 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000042820
 protein coding gene Chr5:137654071-137660718 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230042252
 protein coding gene Chr5:138871941-138879760 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190033596
 protein coding gene Chr5:130697761-130705582 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225023379
 protein coding gene Chr5:146546906-146553399 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010017228
 protein coding gene Chr5:129507601-129514162 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010037598
 protein coding gene Chr5:132904745-132911107 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005035104
 protein coding gene Chr5:133348621-133355120 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    PCOLCE, procollagen C-endopeptidase enhancer
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    PCOLCE, procollagen C-endopeptidase enhancer
  • Synonyms
    PCPE, PCPE-1, PCPE1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 5118
    UniProt: Q15113

  • Chr Location
    7q22.1; chr7:100602334-100608175 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    10 phenotypes from 1 allele in 2 genetic backgrounds
    3 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    13 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Homozygous mutation of this gene results in thickened cortical and trabecular bone and abnormal collagen fibrils in both mineralized and nonmineralized tissues.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    17
  • GO References
    10
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    619
  • Tissues
    22
  • cDNA Data
    143
  • Literature Summary
    7
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 18542 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 6298 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_008788 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1539 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide Q61398 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 468 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 144
      cDNA 143
      Other 1

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-1436, MGD-MRK-1439, MGD-MRK-32139, MGI:88092
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 58
      Developmental Gene Expression 7
      Gene Ontology 10
      Phenotypes 13
    • Earliest
      J:10879 Rhyner TA, et al., Isolation of cDNAs from a mouse astroglial cell line by a subtracted cDNA library. J Neurosci Res. 1990 Oct;27(2):144-52
    • Latest
      J:359653 Hsiao YT, et al., PCPE-1, a brown adipose tissue-derived cytokine, promotes obesity-induced liver fibrosis. EMBO J. 2024 Nov;43(21):4846-4869
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