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PRKCA

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Class type of: protein-coding gene Q14912643

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene[2]
Chromosome
human chromosome 17[13]
Cytogenetic location
17q24.2[17]
Encodes
Protein kinase C alpha[11]
Expressed in
Region I of hippocampus proper, external globus pallidus, trigeminal ganglion, dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve, pars reticulata, entorhinal cortex, postcentral gyrus, Brodmann area 23, pars compacta, inferior olivary nucleus[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[12]
Genetic association
coronary artery disease, post-traumatic stress disorder[14][15]
Genomic end
66810743, 64806861[6][7]
Genomic start
64298754, 66302613[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
55679[3]
Ortholog
Prkca, Prkca, Pkc53E, prkca, pkc-2[8][9][10]
Strand orientation
forward strand[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en AAG6 en PKCA en PKC-alpha en PKCalpha en PKCI+/- en PRKACA en PRKCA en protein kinase C alpha fa پروتئین کیناز سی آلفا
🔖 Identifiers · 12
OpenAlex ID
C115302286
Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000154229
Ensembl transcript ID
ENST00000583775, ENST00000284384, ENST00000413366, ENST00000578063, ENST00000583361
Entrez Gene ID
5578
Exact match
identifiers.org
Freebase ID
/m/02qntkv
HGNC ID
9393
HGNC gene symbol
PRKCA
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
115302286
OMIM ID
176960
RefSeq RNA ID
NM_002737, XM_017024836, XM_017024837, XR_001752558, XM_024450829, XM_024450830, XM_047436388, XM_047436389, XR_007065315, XR_007065316, XR_007065317
UMLS CUI
C1335261

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Summary

PRKCA is a gene[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Phenocarta. Retrieved . gemma.msl.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Phenocarta. Retrieved . gemma.msl.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HGNC gene symbol → PRKCA
    Genetic association → coronary artery disease, post-traumatic stress disorder
    RefSeq RNA ID → NM_002737, XM_017024836, XM_017024837 +8
    Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued) → 115302286
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed [gsw] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32527: human gene name and description in Alemannic"
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