PIGN (gene)

PIGN
Identifiers
Aliases	PIGN, MCAHS, MCAHS1, MCD4, MDC4, PIG-N, phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class N
External IDs	OMIM: 606097; MGI: 1351629; HomoloGene: 6330; GeneCards: PIGN; OMA:PIGN - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 18 (human)
End	62,187,118 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 1 (mouse)
End	105,591,402 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	buccal mucosa cell; ; Achilles tendon; ; epithelium of colon; ; testicle; ; islet of Langerhans; ; rectum; ; Epithelium of choroid plexus; ; ventricular zone; ; skin of abdomen; ; gonad;
	Top expressed in
	yolk sac; ; conjunctival fornix; ; vestibular sensory epithelium; ; spermatid; ; spermatocyte; ; ciliary body; ; urothelium; ; medullary collecting duct; ; lumbar subsegment of spinal cord; ; retinal pigment epithelium;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	catalytic activity; transferase activity; mannose-ethanolamine phosphotransferase activity;
Cellular component	membrane; integral component of membrane; endoplasmic reticulum; endoplasmic reticulum membrane; cytosol; plasma membrane;
Biological process	preassembly of GPI anchor in ER membrane; metabolism; GPI anchor biosynthetic process;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	23556
	27392
	ENSG00000197563
	ENSMUSG00000056536
	O95427
	Q9R1S3
	NM_012327; NM_176787
	NM_013784
	NP_036459; NP_789744
	n/a
	Wikidata
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Phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis, class N is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PIGN gene.