gene 1,894 words KG: NPC2 2026-03-28
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Contents

NPC2 — NPC Intracellular Cholesterol Transporter 2

🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolNPC2
Full NameNPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 2
Chromosome14q11.2
FunctionNPC2 encodes a small lysosomal cholesterol transport protein (Niemann-Pick disease, type C2).
Amino Acids151 aa
PathwaysCholesterol
UniProt IDO15148
NCBI Gene ID10577
Ensembl IDENSG00000119655
OMIM607015
GeneCardsNPC2
Human Protein AtlasNPC2
PhenotypeFeatures
Childhood-onsetHepatosplenomegaly, neurological deterioration
Adult-onsetPsychiatric symptoms, ataxia
Associated DiseasesAls, Diabetes, Parkinson's disease, Type 2 Diabetes, disease, frontotemporal dementia
InteractionsTREM2, TFEB, Actin, APOE, PLIN2, SOAT1
KG Connections44 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsHPASTRING

Knowledge Graph

Related Hypotheses (13)

Engineered Apolipoprotein E4-Neutralizing Shuttle Peptides
Score: 0.72
Cholesterol-CRISPR Convergence Therapy for Neurodegeneration
Score: 0.62
Selective Acid Sphingomyelinase Modulation Therapy
Score: 0.86
Selective APOE4 Degradation via Proteolysis Targeting Chimer
Score: 0.79
Competitive APOE4 Domain Stabilization Peptides
Score: 0.78

Related Analyses (2)

Lipid raft composition changes in synaptic neurodegeneration
neurodegeneration · completed
Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurodegeneration
neuroscience · archived

Related Experiments (1)

ER-Golgi Secretory Pathway Dysfunction in PD - Experiment De
clinical · proposed · Score: 0.40

See Also (12)

Actin Cytoskeleton Dynamics in Neurodegeneration
mechanism · KG edge: activates
Packard Center for ALS Research
institution · KG edge: associated_with
APP Gene Dosage Reduction Therapy for Down Syndrome
idea · KG edge: therapeutic_target
APOE contributes to Alzheimer's disease by regulating b
hypothesis · KG edge: activates
SMPD1 Gene - Acid Sphingomyelinase
gene · KG edge: associated_with

Knowledge Graph (12 edges)

NPC2 causes SMPD1
NPC2 causes NPC1
NPC2 causes OVERVIEW
NPC2 therapeutic_target OVERVIEW
NPC2 activates TREM2
NPC2 associated_with SMPD1
NPC2 activates TFEB
NPC2 associated_with Als
NPC2 associated_with Type 2 Diabetes
NPC2 associated_with Diabetes

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