PORCN

PORCN
Identifiers
Aliases	PORCN, DHOF, FODH, MG61, PORC, PPN, porcupine homolog (Drosophila), porcupine O-acyltransferase
External IDs	OMIM: 300651; MGI: 1890212; HomoloGene: 41529; GeneCards: PORCN; OMA:PORCN - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	X chromosome (human)
End	48,520,814 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	X chromosome (mouse)
End	8,072,764 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	right adrenal cortex; ; left adrenal cortex; ; right hemisphere of cerebellum; ; right frontal lobe; ; stromal cell of endometrium; ; anterior cingulate cortex; ; right auricle of heart; ; prefrontal cortex; ; granulocyte; ; apex of heart;
	Top expressed in
	primary visual cortex; ; dentate gyrus of hippocampal formation granule cell; ; esophagus; ; superior frontal gyrus; ; cerebellar cortex; ; neural layer of retina; ; morula; ; lip; ; urethra; ; muscle of thigh;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	transferase activity; Wnt-protein binding; acyltransferase activity; palmitoleoyltransferase activity;
Cellular component	integral component of membrane; integral component of endoplasmic reticulum membrane; AMPA glutamate receptor complex; endoplasmic reticulum membrane; endoplasmic reticulum; membrane; glutamatergic synapse;
Biological process	canonical Wnt signaling pathway; protein lipidation; glycoprotein metabolic process; Wnt signaling pathway; protein palmitoleylation; regulation of postsynaptic membrane neurotransmitter receptor levels;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	64840
	53627
	ENSG00000102312
	ENSMUSG00000031169
	Q9H237
	Q9JJJ7
NM_001282167; NM_022825; NM_203473; NM_203474; NM_203475;
	NM_203476
	NM_016913; NM_023638; NM_145907; NM_145908; NM_001308474
	NP_001269096; NP_073736; NP_982299; NP_982300; NP_982301
	NP_001295403; NP_058609; NP_076127; NP_665914; NP_665915
	Wikidata
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PORCN (porcupine homolog – Drosophila) is a human gene. The protein is homologous to other membrane-bound O-acyltransferases.