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The major prion protein (PrP) is encoded in the human body by the PRNP gene also known as CD230 (cluster of differentiation 230). Expression of the protein is most prominent in the nervous system but occurs in many other tissues throughout the body.
Applications, Structure & Diseases caused by PrP misfolding
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major prion protein | Aliases | PRNP, ASCR, AltPrP, CD230, CJD, GSS, KURU, PRIP, PrP, PrP27-30, PrP33-35C, PrPc, p27-30, prion protein | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | Available structures | Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1E1G, 1E1J, 1E1P, 1E1S, 1E1U, 1E1W, 1FKC, 1FO7, 1H0L, 1HJM, 1HJN, 1I4M, 1OEH, 1OEI, 1QLX, 1QLZ, 1QM0, 1QM1,… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | Band | 20p13 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | Band | 2 F2|2 64.07 cM | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | Bgee | Brodmann area 23 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | Bgee | Region I of hippocampus proper | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | Bgee | retinal pigment epithelium | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | Bgee | orbitofrontal cortex | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | Bgee | endothelial cell | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | Bgee | spinal ganglia | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | Bgee | trigeminal ganglion | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | Bgee | pons | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | Bgee | Epithelium of choroid plexus | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | Bgee | pars compacta | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | Bgee | nucleus of stria terminalis | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | Bgee | CA3 field | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | Bgee | entorhinal cortex | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | Bgee | perirhinal cortex | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | Bgee | amygdala | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | Bgee | decidua | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | Bgee | cingulate gyrus | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | Bgee | subiculum | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | Bgee | anterior amygdaloid area | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | BioGPS | More reference expression data | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | Chr. | Chromosome 20 (human) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | Chr. | Chromosome 2 (mouse) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | Databases | NCBI: entry; OMA: entry | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | End | 4,701,590 bp | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | End | 131,780,349 bp | 1.00 | infobox |
| Major prion protein | Ensembl | ENSG00000171867 | 1.00 | infobox |
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