PRNP

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q14881255
PRNP
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PRNP

Summary

PRNP is a gene[1]. PRNP ranks in the top 0.16% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,203 views/month, #9 of 5,469).[2]

Key Facts

  • PRNP's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • PRNP is a type of protein-coding gene[4].
  • PRNP's Commons category is recorded as Major prion protein[5].
  • PRNP's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 7904[6].
  • PRNP's genomic start is recorded as 4666882[7].
  • PRNP's genomic start is recorded as 4686350[8].
  • PRNP's genomic end is recorded as 4701590[9].
  • PRNP's genomic end is recorded as 4682236[10].
  • PRNP's ortholog is recorded as Prnp[11].
  • PRNP's ortholog is recorded as Prnp[12].
  • PRNP's encodes is recorded as Prion protein[13].
  • PRNP's encodes is recorded as Major prion protein[14].
  • PRNP's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[15].
  • PRNP's chromosome is recorded as human chromosome 20[16].
  • PRNP's genetic association is recorded as transmissible spongiform encephalopathy[17].
  • PRNP's genetic association is recorded as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease[18].
  • PRNP's genetic association is recorded as fatal familial insomnia[19].
  • PRNP's genetic association is recorded as Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome[20].
  • PRNP's genetic association is recorded as Huntington disease-like 1[21].
  • PRNP's genetic association is recorded as spongiform encephalopathy with neuropsychiatric features[22].
  • PRNP's genetic association is recorded as inherited Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease[23].
  • PRNP's strand orientation is recorded as forward strand[24].
  • PRNP's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/5621[25].
  • PRNP's cytogenetic location is recorded as 20p13[26].
  • PRNP's expressed in is recorded as Brodmann area 23[27].

Why It Matters

PRNP ranks in the top 0.16% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,203 views/month, #9 of 5,469).[2] PRNP has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] PRNP is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Phenocarta. Retrieved . gemma.msl.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Phenocarta. Retrieved . gemma.msl.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Q905695. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Q905695. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Identifiers.org. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genetic association transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, fatal familial insomnia +4
    Subclass of
    Chromosome human chromosome 20
    Strand orientation forward strand
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