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PCSK9 [extracellular region]
Stable Identifier
R-HSA-6784727
Type
Protein [EntityWithAccessionedSequence]
Species
Homo sapiens
Compartment
extracellular region
Synonyms
Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 ecNumber3.4.21.-/ecNumber, PCSK9_HUMAN
Locations in the PathwayBrowser
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Transport of small molecules (Homo sapiens)
Plasma lipoprotein assembly, remodeling, and clearance (Homo sapiens)
Plasma lipoprotein clearance (Homo sapiens)
LDL clearance (Homo sapiens)
PCSK9 binds LDLR (Homo sapiens)
PCSK9 [extracellular region] (Homo sapiens)
PCSK9:LDLR [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
PCSK9 [extracellular region] (Homo sapiens)
PCSK9 binds PCSK9 inhibitors (Homo sapiens)
PCSK9 [extracellular region] (Homo sapiens)
PCSK9:PCSK9 inhibitors [extracellular region] (Homo sapiens)
PCSK9 [extracellular region] (Homo sapiens)
PCSK9:LDLR bind to Clathrin (Homo sapiens)
PCSK9:LDLR [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
PCSK9 [extracellular region] (Homo sapiens)
PCSK9:LDLR:Clathrin:AP2 [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
PCSK9:LDLR [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
PCSK9 [extracellular region] (Homo sapiens)
PCSK9:LDLR:Clathrin-coated vesicle transport from plasma membrane to endolysosome (Homo sapiens)
PCSK9:LDLR:Clathrin:AP2 [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
PCSK9:LDLR [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
PCSK9 [extracellular region] (Homo sapiens)
VLDLR internalisation and degradation (Homo sapiens)
VLDLR binds PCSK9 (Homo sapiens)
PCSK9 [extracellular region] (Homo sapiens)
VLDL:PCSK9 [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
PCSK9 [extracellular region] (Homo sapiens)
VLDLR:PCSK9 binds Clathrin-coated vesicles (Homo sapiens)
VLDL:PCSK9 [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
PCSK9 [extracellular region] (Homo sapiens)
VLDL:PCSK9:Clathrin:AP2 [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
VLDL:PCSK9 [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
PCSK9 [extracellular region] (Homo sapiens)
VLDLR:PCSK9:Clathrin-coated vesicle translocates from the plasma membrane to lysosomal membrane (Homo sapiens)
VLDL:PCSK9:Clathrin:AP2 [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
VLDL:PCSK9 [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
PCSK9 [extracellular region] (Homo sapiens)
External Reference Information
External Reference
UniProt:Q8NBP7 PCSK9
Gene Names
PCSK9, NARC1, PSEC0052
Chain
signal peptide:1-30, propeptide:31-152, chain:153-692
Reference Genes
COSMIC (genes):PCSK9 PCSK9
dbSNP Gene:255738 PCSK9
ENSEMBL:ENSG00000169174 PCSK9
Participates
as a component of
PCSK9:PCSK9 inhibitors [extracellular region] (Homo sapiens)
PCSK9:LDLR [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
VLDL:PCSK9 [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
as an input of
PCSK9 binds PCSK9 inhibitors (Homo sapiens)
PCSK9 binds LDLR (Homo sapiens)
VLDLR binds PCSK9 (Homo sapiens)
Other forms of this molecule
PCSK9 [endolysosome membrane]
PCSK9 [lysosomal membrane]
p-PCSK9 [endoplasmic reticulum lumen]
PCSK9 [endoplasmic reticulum lumen]
Inferred To
Homologues of PCSK9 [extracellular region]
(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
Homologues of PCSK9 [extracellular region]
(Schizosaccharomyces pombe)
isp6 [extracellular region]
(Schizosaccharomyces pombe)
Pcsk9 [extracellular region]
(Mus musculus)
Pcsk9 [extracellular region]
(Rattus norvegicus)
pcsk9 [extracellular region]
(Xenopus tropicalis)
YSP3 [extracellular region]
(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
PCSK9 [extracellular region]
(Gallus gallus)
PCSK9 [extracellular region]
(Sus scrofa)
RRT12 [extracellular region]
(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
psp3 [extracellular region]
(Schizosaccharomyces pombe)
PRB1 [extracellular region]
(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
Ghost homologue of PCSK9 [extracellular region]
(Bos taurus)
Ghost homologue of PCSK9 [extracellular region]
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
Ghost homologue of PCSK9 [extracellular region]
(Canis familiaris)
Ghost homologue of PCSK9 [extracellular region]
(Dictyostelium discoideum)
Ghost homologue of PCSK9 [extracellular region]
(Drosophila melanogaster)
Interactors (4)
Accession
#Entities
Entities
Confidence Score
Evidence (IntAct)
UniProt:P01130 LDLR
4
LDLR [plasma membrane]
(R-HSA-171053)
LDLR [clathrin-coated endocytic vesicle membrane]
(R-HSA-171105)
LDLR [endosome membrane]
(R-HSA-171127)
LDLR [endolysosome membrane]
(R-HSA-6784818)
0.676
10
UniProt:P08253 MMP2
5
MMP2(110-660) [extracellular region]
(R-HSA-381456)
MMP2(30-660) [extracellular region]
(R-HSA-1604364)
MMP2(67-660) [extracellular region]
(R-HSA-1604345)
MMP2(30-66) [extracellular region]
(R-HSA-1604347)
MMP2(67-109) [extracellular region]
(R-HSA-1604371)
0.618
4
UniProt:P07355 ANXA2
6
ANXA2 [azurophil granule lumen]
(R-HSA-6798766)
ANXA2 [extracellular region]
(R-HSA-6806242)
p-S26-ANXA2 [cytosol]
(R-HSA-9865163)
p-Y24,S26-ANXA2 [cytosol]
(R-HSA-9865224)
ANXA2 [cytosol]
(R-HSA-5263667)
ANXA2 [external side of plasma membrane]
(R-HSA-5336164)
0.61
7
IntAct:EBI-8785901 ANXA2
0.524
2
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