PITPNA

protein-coding

phosphatidylinositol transfer protein alpha, the group of Phosphatidylinositol transfer proteins

Gene summary

This gene encodes a member of a family of lipid-binding proteins that transfer molecules of phosphatidylinositol or phosphatidylcholine between membrane surfaces. The protein is implicated in phospholipase C signaling and in the production of phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate (PIP3) by phosphoinositide-3-kinase.[provided by RefSeq, Sep 2009]

Previous symbols:
  • PITPN

MANE transcript

NM_006224.4

Inheritance

—

ClinVar variants

U:26B:1

Top phenotype

—

gnomAD constraint

pLI —, LoF o/e 0.13

Max pathogenic AF

—

Genomic locus

chr17:1,517,718-1,562,792

External References & Databases

Transcript & Mutation Effects

hg38 • Region Span ~45.1 kb
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GenCC Phenotypes & Disease Associations

Curated gene-disease validity assertions and inheritance patterns

No GenCC data available for this gene.

ClinVar Associated Diseases & Phenotypes

Reported disease conditions connected to PITPNA variants in ClinVar

1 Conditions Cataloged
not specifiedTotal: 19

ClinVar Variants & Pathogenicity by Type

Statistics based on transcript NM_006224.4. Only rare variants are included.

We include only reliable ClinVar variants with their consequences to MANE Select, MANE Plus Clinical transcripts, or transcripts with TSL equal to 1. Click a count to filter the variants table below.

Slight differences between displayed counts and ClinVar may occur due to a different transcript/consequence chosen by our variant effect predictor, or because we classify Benign/Likely benign as Likely benign and Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic as Likely pathogenic.

EffectPLPVUSLBBSum
synonymous
1
clinvar
1
missense
20
clinvar
1
clinvar
21
nonsense
0
start loss
0
frameshift
0
splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp)
5
clinvar
5
Total00261027
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Transcript Catalog

Annotated transcript isoforms across RefSeq and Ensembl databases

Showing 4 of 15 transcripts
Transcript IDSourceProtein IDCoding ExonsMANE Status
NM_006224.4RefSeqNP_006215.111MANE Select
ENST00000313486.12EnsemblENSP00000316809.711MANE Select
ENST00000573056.1EnsemblENSP00000461539.15Standard
ENST00000573231.1EnsemblENSP00000460771.13Standard

Model Organisms & Knockout Phenotypes

Observed phenotypic effects in mouse and zebrafish models

Gene / ModelOrganismObserved Phenotype
pitpnaaDanio rerio

Structure: CaP motoneuron

Quality: decreased amount

abnormal

Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations & Pathways

Biological processes, molecular functions, cellular components and pathways

Pathways ConsensusPathDB

  • Gene and protein expression by JAK-STAT signaling after Interleukin-12 stimulation
  • Developmental Biology
  • Role of second messengers in netrin-1 signaling
  • EGFR1
  • Netrin-1 signaling

Biological Process

  • lipid metabolic process
  • axonogenesis
  • visual perception
  • phospholipid transport
  • interleukin-12-mediated signaling pathway

Molecular Function

  • phosphatidylcholine transporter activity
  • phosphatidylinositol transporter activity
  • phosphatidylcholine binding
  • phosphatidylinositol binding
  • phosphatidylglycerol binding

Cellular Component

  • cytoplasm
  • cytosol
  • myelin sheath
  • extracellular exosome

gnomAD Constraint

Source: gnomAD

Gene type
protein_coding
Transcript type
protein_coding
Transcript
ENST00000313486
Coding exons
11
Length
45099
Individuals with no LoFs
124631
Homozygous LoFs
0
Heterozygous LoFs
7
Defined
124638
p
0.0000281
Z-ScoreObservedExpectedObserved/ExpectedMutation RateTotal Possible
Missense2.44671520.4420.000008311791
Missense (PolyPhen)2561.9660.40345757
Synonymous-0.1806159.21.030.00000395466
Loss of Function3.94323.70.1270.00000136244

Population LoF Frequency

PopulationCAFp-valueStatus
African00.0absent
Latino/Admixed American0.0000870.000087rare
Ashkenazi Jewish00.0absent
East Asian00.0absent
Finnish00.0absent
European (Non-Finnish)0.0000180.000018rare
South Asian0.0000650.000065rare
Other00.0absent

dbNSFP Gene Annotations

Source: dbNSFP

Function
FUNCTION: Catalyzes the transfer of PtdIns and phosphatidylcholine between membranes.;

Recessive Scores

pRec
0.149

Intolerance Scores

RVIS EVS
-0.3
RVIS percentile EVS
32.62

Essentials

Essential (CRISPR)
N
Essential (CRISPR2)
N
Essential (gene trap)
N
Indispensability pred.
E
Indispensability score
0.718

Gene Damage Prediction

AllRecessiveDominant
MendelianMediumLowLow
Primary ImmunodeficiencyMediumLowMedium
CancerMediumMediumMedium
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