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PGC-1α

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (PGC-1α) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PPARGC1A gene. PPARGC1A is also known as human accelerated region 20 (HAR20). It may, therefore, have played a key role in differentiating humans from apes.

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Aliases
PPARGC1A, LEM6, PGC-1(alpha), PGC-1v, PGC1, PGC1A, PPARGC1, PGC-1alpha, PPARG coactivator 1 alpha, PGC-1α
Band
4p15.2 · 5|5 C1
Chr.
Chromosome 4 (human) · Chromosome 5 (mouse)
Databases
NCBI: entry; OMA: entry
End
23,904,089 bp · 51,725,068 bp
Ensembl
ENSG00000109819

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PGC-1α

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Edges76
Triples45
Avg. degree1.97
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PGC-1α

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related to Regulation · 12
PGC-1α → Akt, CREB, Fasting, It, NRF1, NRF2, PI3K, PIP3, Protein, Reactive, SIRT1, The Akt
related to Function · 7
PGC-1α → CREB, Endurance, Exercise-induced PGC-1α, It, NRFs, PPAR-γ, This
Band · 2
PGC-1α → 4p15.2, 5|5 C1
Chr. · 2
PGC-1α → Chromosome 4 (human), Chromosome 5 (mouse)
End · 2
PGC-1α → 23,904,089 bp, 51,725,068 bp
is a · 2
PGC-1α → master regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis, transcriptional coactivator that regulates the genes involved in energy metabolism
Aliases · 1
PGC-1α → PPARGC1A, LEM6, PGC-1(alpha), PGC-1v, PGC1, PGC1A, PPARGC1, PGC-1alpha, PPARG coactivator 1 alpha, PGC-1α
Databases · 1
PGC-1α → NCBI: entry; OMA: entry
Ensembl · 1
PGC-1α → ENSG00000109819
Entrez · 1
PGC-1α → 10891

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gene protein human ppargc1a also bp mitochondrial chr band receptor akt coactivator external muscle shown gamma expression chromosome alpha nf-kappa-b

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PGC-1αAliasesPPARGC1A, LEM6, PGC-1(alpha), PGC-1v, PGC1, PGC1A, PPARGC1, PGC-1alpha, PPARG coactivator 1 alpha, PGC-1α1.00infobox
PGC-1αBand4p15.21.00infobox
PGC-1αBand5|5 C11.00infobox
PGC-1αChr.Chromosome 4 (human)1.00infobox
PGC-1αChr.Chromosome 5 (mouse)1.00infobox
PGC-1αDatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
PGC-1αEnd23,904,089 bp1.00infobox
PGC-1αEnd51,725,068 bp1.00infobox
PGC-1αEnsemblENSG000001098191.00infobox
PGC-1αEntrez108911.00infobox
PGC-1αExternal IDsOMIM: 604517; MGI: 1342774; GeneCards: PPARGC1A1.00infobox
PGC-1αGene location (Human)Gene location (Human)Chr.Chromosome 4 (human)Band4p15.2Start23,755,041 bpEnd23,904,089 bp1.00infobox
PGC-1αGene location (Mouse)Gene location (Mouse)Chr.Chromosome 5 (mouse)Band5|5 C1Start51,611,592 bpEnd51,725,068 bp1.00infobox
PGC-1αLocation (UCSC)Chr 4: 23.76 – 23.9 Mb1.00infobox
PGC-1αOrthologsOrthologsDatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entrySpeciesHumanMouseEntrez1089119017EnsemblENSG00000109819ENSMUSG00000029167UniProtn aO70343RefSeq (mRNA)NM_013261NM_008904RefSeq (protein)…1.00infobox
PGC-1αRefSeq (mRNA)NM_0132611.00infobox
PGC-1αRefSeq (protein)n/a1.00infobox
PGC-1αSpeciesHuman1.00infobox
PGC-1αUniProtn a1.00infobox
PGC-1αis amaster regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis0.90text
PGC-1αis atranscriptional coactivator that regulates the genes involved in energy metabolism0.90text

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