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NPC1L1 NPC1 like intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 29881, updated on 2-Nov-2024

Summary

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Official Symbol
NPC1L1provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
NPC1 like intracellular cholesterol transporter 1provided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:7898
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000015520 MIM:608010; AllianceGenome:HGNC:7898
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as
LDLCQ7; NPC11L1; SLC65A2
Summary
The protein encoded by this gene is a multi-pass membrane protein. It contains a conserved N-terminal Niemann-Pick C1 (NPC1) domain and a putative sterol-sensing domain (SSD) which includes a YQRL motif functioning as a plasma membrane to trans-Golgi network transport signal in other proteins. This protein takes up free cholesterol into cells through vesicular endocytosis and plays a critical role in the absorption of intestinal cholesterol. It also has the ability to transport alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E). The drug ezetimibe targets this protein and inhibits the absorption of intestinal cholesterol and alpha-tocopherol. In addition, this protein may play a critical role in regulating lipid metabolism. Polymorphic variations in this gene are associated with plasma total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2009]
Expression
Biased expression in duodenum (RPKM 24.2), small intestine (RPKM 22.9) and 2 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Genomic context

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Location:
7p13
Exon count:
20
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2024_08 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 7 NC_000007.14 (44512535..44541330, complement)
RS_2024_08 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 7 NC_060931.1 (44672255..44701030, complement)
RS_2024_09 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 7 NC_000007.13 (44552134..44580929, complement)

Chromosome 7 - NC_000007.14Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene RNA, U6 small nuclear 1097, pseudogene Neighboring gene ribosomal protein L36a pseudogene 27 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 25941 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:44579601-44580222 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:44600956-44601850 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:44605263-44605762 Neighboring gene DEAD-box helicase 56 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 25942 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 18145 Neighboring gene transmembrane p24 trafficking protein 4

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Expression

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  • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
  • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
  • BioProject: PRJEB4337
  • Publication: PMID 24309898
  • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. NPC1L1 inhibitor ezetimibe is a reliable therapeutic agent for non-obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Enjoji M, et al. Lipids Health Dis, 2010 Mar 12. PMID 20222991, Free PMC Article
  2. Analysis of Niemann-Pick C1-like 1 (NPC1L1) genetic polymorphisms and haplotypes in Chinese Han population. Lou XY, et al. Pharmazie, 2015 Sep. PMID 26492642
  3. Common single nucleotide polymorphisms at the NPC1L1 gene locus significantly predict cardiovascular risk in coronary patients. Muendlein A, et al. Atherosclerosis, 2015 Sep. PMID 26253792
  4. Genetic variation in the cholesterol transporter NPC1L1, ischaemic vascular disease, and gallstone disease. Lauridsen BK, et al. Eur Heart J, 2015 Jul 1. PMID 25841872
  5. Transcriptional regulation of Niemann-Pick C1-like 1 gene by liver receptor homolog-1. Lee ES, et al. BMB Rep, 2015 Sep. PMID 25739390, Free PMC Article

See all (111) citations in PubMed

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. NPC1L1 rs217434 A > G as a Novel Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Related to Dyslipidemia in a Korean Population.
    Title: NPC1L1 rs217434 A > G as a Novel Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Related to Dyslipidemia in a Korean Population.
  2. Cholesterol uptake in the intestine is regulated by the LASP1-AKT-NPC1L1 signaling pathway.
    Title: Cholesterol uptake in the intestine is regulated by the LASP1-AKT-NPC1L1 signaling pathway.
  3. Association of NPC1L1 and HMGCR gene polymorphisms with coronary artery calcification in patients with premature triple-vessel coronary disease.
    Title: Association of NPC1L1 and HMGCR gene polymorphisms with coronary artery calcification in patients with premature triple-vessel coronary disease.
  4. HMGCR gene polymorphism is associated with residual cholesterol risk in premature triple-vessel disease patients treated with moderate-intensity statins.
    Title: HMGCR gene polymorphism is associated with residual cholesterol risk in premature triple-vessel disease patients treated with moderate-intensity statins.
  5. m6A-related bioinformatics analysis and functional characterization reveals that METTL3-mediated NPC1L1 mRNA hypermethylation facilitates progression of atherosclerosis via inactivation of the MAPK pathway.
    Title: m6A-related bioinformatics analysis and functional characterization reveals that METTL3-mediated NPC1L1 mRNA hypermethylation facilitates progression of atherosclerosis via inactivation of the MAPK pathway.
  6. Structures of dimeric human NPC1L1 provide insight into mechanisms for cholesterol absorption.
    Title: Structures of dimeric human NPC1L1 provide insight into mechanisms for cholesterol absorption.
  7. Association of NPC1L1 and HMGCR Gene Polymorphisms with Major Adverse Cardiac and Cerebrovascular Events in Patients with Three-Vessel Disease.
    Title: Association of NPC1L1 and HMGCR Gene Polymorphisms with Major Adverse Cardiac and Cerebrovascular Events in Patients with Three-Vessel Disease.
  8. Expression and prognostic significance of Niemann-Pick C1-Like 1 in colorectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study.
    Title: Expression and prognostic significance of Niemann-Pick C1-Like 1 in colorectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study.
  9. NPC1L1-dependent transport of 27-alkyne cholesterol in intestinal epithelial cells.
    Title: NPC1L1-dependent transport of 27-alkyne cholesterol in intestinal epithelial cells.
  10. The Propensity of the Human Liver to Form Large Lipid Droplets Is Associated with PNPLA3 Polymorphism, Reduced INSIG1 and NPC1L1 Expression and Increased Fibrogenetic Capacity.
    Title: The Propensity of the Human Liver to Form Large Lipid Droplets Is Associated with PNPLA3 Polymorphism, Reduced INSIG1 and NPC1L1 Expression and Increased Fibrogenetic Capacity.
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Phenotypes

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EBI GWAS Catalog

Description
Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels.
EBI GWAS Catalog

Variation

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See studies and variants in dbVar

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Genotypes

Pathways from PubChem

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Interactions

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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

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Markers

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables cholesterol binding IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables cholesterol binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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enables myosin V binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
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enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
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enables protein homodimerization activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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enables small GTPase binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
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enables vitamin E binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in cellular response to sterol depletion IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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involved_in cholesterol biosynthetic process IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in cholesterol homeostasis IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in cholesterol transport IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in intestinal cholesterol absorption IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in intestinal cholesterol absorption IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in lipoprotein metabolic process IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in sterol transport IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in vitamin E metabolic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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involved_in vitamin transport IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in apical plasma membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in cytoplasmic vesicle membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
is_active_in plasma membrane IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
located_in plasma membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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located_in plasma membrane TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
  

General protein information

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Preferred Names
NPC1-like intracellular cholesterol transporter 1
Names
NPC1 (Niemann-Pick disease, type C1, gene)-like 1
NPC1 like 1
niemann-Pick C1-like protein 1

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

Genomic

  1. NG_013088.1 RefSeqGene

    Range
    4986..33781
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001101648.2 → NP_001095118.1  NPC1-like intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 isoform 2 precursor

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001095118.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (2) lacks an alternate in-frame exon in the 3' coding region, compared to variant 1, resulting in a shorter protein (isoform 2), compared to isoform 1.
    Source sequence(s)
    AC004938, AF192522, AY515256
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS43575.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A0C4DFX6, A0A0C4DGG6
    Related
    ENSP00000370552.3, ENST00000381160.8
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    TIGR00917
    Location:33 → 1266
    2A060601; Niemann-Pick C type protein family
    pfam12349
    Location:661 → 814
    Sterol-sensing; Sterol-sensing domain of SREBP cleavage-activation
    pfam16414
    Location:31 → 283
    NPC1_N; Niemann-Pick C1 N terminus

  2. NM_001300967.2 → NP_001287896.1  NPC1-like intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 isoform 3 precursor

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001287896.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (3) lacks several exons and its 3'-terminal exon extends past a splice site that is used in variant 1. The encoded isoform (3) has a shorter and distinct C-terminus, compared to isoform 1.
    Source sequence(s)
    AC004938, AF192523
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS75587.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q9UHC9
    Related
    ENSP00000404670.1, ENST00000423141.1
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    TIGR00917
    Location:33 → 722
    2A060601; Niemann-Pick C type protein family
    pfam16414
    Location:31 → 283
    NPC1_N; Niemann-Pick C1 N terminus
    cl21543
    Location:661 → 722
    MMPL; MMPL family

  3. NM_013389.3 → NP_037521.2  NPC1-like intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 isoform 1 precursor

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_037521.2

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) represents the longest transcript and encodes the longest isoform (1).
    Source sequence(s)
    AC004938, AF192522
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS5491.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    A4D2J7, B7ZLE6, D3DVK9, Q17RV5, Q6R3Q4, Q9UHC8, Q9UHC9
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A0C4DGG6
    Related
    ENSP00000289547.4, ENST00000289547.8
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    TIGR00917
    Location:33 → 1293
    2A060601; Niemann-Pick C type protein family
    pfam12349
    Location:661 → 814
    Sterol-sensing; Sterol-sensing domain of SREBP cleavage-activation
    pfam16414
    Location:31 → 283
    NPC1_N; Niemann-Pick C1 N terminus

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2024_08

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Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000007.14 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    44512535..44541330 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_011515326.4 → XP_011513628.1  NPC1-like intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 isoform X1

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A0C4DGG6
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    TIGR00917
    Location:33 → 1201
    2A060601; Niemann-Pick C type protein family
    pfam16414
    Location:31 → 283
    NPC1_N; Niemann-Pick C1 N terminus
    cl21543
    Location:661 → 749
    MMPL; MMPL family

  2. XM_011515328.3 → XP_011513630.1  NPC1-like intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 isoform X3

    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    TIGR00917
    Location:71 → 719
    2A060601; Niemann-Pick C type protein family
    pfam12349
    Location:114 → 267
    Sterol-sensing; Sterol-sensing domain of SREBP cleavage-activation

  3. XM_047420280.1 → XP_047276236.1  NPC1-like intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 isoform X2

Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060931.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    44672255..44701030 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_054358018.1 → XP_054213993.1  NPC1-like intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 isoform X1

  2. XM_054358020.1 → XP_054213995.1  NPC1-like intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 isoform X3

  3. XM_054358019.1 → XP_054213994.1  NPC1-like intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 isoform X2

Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
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Q9UHC9.2 GenPept UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:Q9UHC9

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