NPIPA1
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Also known as morpheus
Summary
NPIPA1 (nuclear pore complex interacting protein family member A1, HGNC:7909) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 16p13.11, encoding Nuclear pore complex-interacting protein family member A1 (Q9UND3).
Predicted to be involved in mRNA transport and protein transport. Predicted to be located in nuclear membrane. Predicted to be part of nuclear pore.
Source: NCBI Gene 9284 — RefSeq curated summary.
At a glance
- GWAS associations: 2
- Clinical variants (ClinVar): 51 total — 1 likely-pathogenic
- MANE Select transcript:
NM_006985
Identifiers
Gene identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HGNC ID | HGNC:7909 |
| Approved symbol | NPIPA1 |
| Name | nuclear pore complex interacting protein family member A1 |
| Location | 16p13.11 |
| Locus type | gene with protein product |
| Status | Approved |
| Aliases | morpheus |
| Ensembl gene | ENSG00000183426 |
| Ensembl biotype | protein_coding |
| OMIM | 606406 |
| Entrez | 9284 |
Gene structure
Transcript identifiers
Ensembl transcripts: 10 — 4 protein_coding, 4 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined, 2 retained_intron
ENST00000328085, ENST00000424549, ENST00000472413, ENST00000534720, ENST00000537062, ENST00000541836, ENST00000545479, ENST00000545831, ENST00000663682, ENST00000967088
RefSeq mRNA: 1 — MANE Select: NM_006985
NM_006985
CCDS: CCDS10557
Canonical transcript exons
ENST00000328085 — 8 exons
| Exon | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| ENSE00001683943 | 14937443 | 14937505 |
| ENSE00001893648 | 14951615 | 14952056 |
| ENSE00003485216 | 14948930 | 14949037 |
| ENSE00003584157 | 14945574 | 14945673 |
| ENSE00003616089 | 14941812 | 14941940 |
| ENSE00003636291 | 14945837 | 14945981 |
| ENSE00003640684 | 14950050 | 14950110 |
| ENSE00003659908 | 14950220 | 14950255 |
Expression profiles
Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 134 present calls, max score 99.86.
Top tissues by expression
134 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):
| Tissue | Anatomy ID | Expression score | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| right hemisphere of cerebellum | UBERON:0014890 | 99.86 | gold quality |
| cerebellar cortex | UBERON:0002129 | 99.85 | gold quality |
| cerebellar hemisphere | UBERON:0002245 | 99.85 | gold quality |
| cerebellum | UBERON:0002037 | 99.84 | gold quality |
| pituitary gland | UBERON:0000007 | 99.52 | gold quality |
| adenohypophysis | UBERON:0002196 | 99.51 | gold quality |
| right testis | UBERON:0004534 | 99.34 | gold quality |
| primary visual cortex | UBERON:0002436 | 99.33 | gold quality |
| left testis | UBERON:0004533 | 99.31 | gold quality |
| right frontal lobe | UBERON:0002810 | 99.28 | gold quality |
| right uterine tube | UBERON:0001302 | 99.22 | gold quality |
| right ovary | UBERON:0002118 | 99.13 | gold quality |
| left ovary | UBERON:0002119 | 99.08 | gold quality |
| lower esophagus muscularis layer | UBERON:0035833 | 98.95 | gold quality |
| esophagogastric junction muscularis propria | UBERON:0035841 | 98.95 | gold quality |
| lower esophagus | UBERON:0013473 | 98.94 | gold quality |
| muscle layer of sigmoid colon | UBERON:0035805 | 98.94 | gold quality |
| Ammon’s horn | UBERON:0001954 | 98.92 | gold quality |
| superior frontal gyrus | UBERON:0002661 | 98.92 | gold quality |
| tibial nerve | UBERON:0001323 | 98.90 | gold quality |
| ovary | UBERON:0000992 | 98.88 | gold quality |
| body of uterus | UBERON:0009853 | 98.87 | gold quality |
| mucosa of stomach | UBERON:0001199 | 98.82 | gold quality |
| amygdala | UBERON:0001876 | 98.80 | gold quality |
| hypothalamus | UBERON:0001898 | 98.76 | gold quality |
| temporal lobe | UBERON:0001871 | 98.75 | gold quality |
| endocervix | UBERON:0000458 | 98.74 | gold quality |
| left uterine tube | UBERON:0001303 | 98.71 | gold quality |
| anterior cingulate cortex | UBERON:0009835 | 98.68 | gold quality |
| right lobe of thyroid gland | UBERON:0001119 | 98.60 | gold quality |
Single-cell (SCXA)
Detected in 1 experiment(s), a significant marker in 1.
| Experiment | Marker? | Max mean expression |
|---|---|---|
| E-ANND-3 | yes | 5.86 |
Regulation
Is transcription factor: no
Cross-species orthologs
0 orthologs
Paralogs (19): NPIPB12 (ENSG00000169203), NPIPB3 (ENSG00000169246), NPIPA5 (ENSG00000183793), NPIPA6 (ENSG00000183889), NPIPB4 (ENSG00000185864), NPIPB15 (ENSG00000196436), NPIPB9 (ENSG00000196993), NPIPB13 (ENSG00000198064), NPIPB6 (ENSG00000198156), NPIPA8 (ENSG00000214940), NPIPA7 (ENSG00000214967), NPIPA3 (ENSG00000224712), NPIPA9 (ENSG00000233024), NPIPB7 (ENSG00000233232), NPIPB2 (ENSG00000234719), NPIPB5 (ENSG00000243716), NPIPB11 (ENSG00000254206), NPIPA2 (ENSG00000254852), NPIPB8 (ENSG00000255524)
Protein
Protein identifiers
Nuclear pore complex-interacting protein family member A1 — Q9UND3 (reviewed: Q9UND3)
Alternative names: Nuclear pore complex-interacting protein
All UniProt accessions (3): Q9UND3, F8WB45, H0YH09
UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →
Subunit / interactions. May associate with the nuclear pore complex.
Subcellular location. Nucleus. Nuclear pore complex. Nucleus membrane.
Tissue specificity. Widely expressed.
Similarity. Belongs to the NPIP family.
RefSeq proteins (1): NP_008916* (*=MANE)
Domains & families (InterPro)
| ID | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| IPR009443 | NPIP | Family |
| IPR054697 | NPIP_N | Domain |
Pfam: PF06409
UniProt features (9 total): sequence conflict 6, chain 1, region of interest 1, sequence variant 1
Structure
Experimental structures (PDB)
0 structures.
Predicted structure (AlphaFold)
| Model | pLDDT | Fraction very-high |
|---|---|---|
| AF-Q9UND3-F1 | 51.61 | 0.00 |
Function
Pathways and Gene Ontology
Reactome pathways
0 pathways
MSigDB gene sets: 80 (showing top):
KANG_DOXORUBICIN_RESISTANCE_UP, PEREZ_TP63_TARGETS, HSIAO_HOUSEKEEPING_GENES, ONKEN_UVEAL_MELANOMA_UP, GOBP_NUCLEOBASE_CONTAINING_COMPOUND_TRANSPORT, AMIT_EGF_RESPONSE_20_HELA, PEREZ_TP53_AND_TP63_TARGETS, SCHLOSSER_SERUM_RESPONSE_AUGMENTED_BY_MYC, GOBP_RNA_LOCALIZATION, GOCC_NUCLEAR_ENVELOPE, LAIHO_COLORECTAL_CANCER_SERRATED_DN, GOCC_NUCLEAR_PORE, GOCC_NUCLEAR_MEMBRANE, KRIGE_RESPONSE_TO_TOSEDOSTAT_24HR_UP, POMEROY_MEDULLOBLASTOMA_PROGNOSIS_UP
GO Biological Process (2): protein transport (GO:0015031), mRNA transport (GO:0051028)
GO Molecular Function (0):
GO Cellular Component (4): nuclear pore (GO:0005643), nuclear membrane (GO:0031965), nucleus (GO:0005634), membrane (GO:0016020)
GO top-level categories
Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:
| Category | Terms |
|---|---|
| nuclear envelope | 2 |
| transport | 1 |
| intracellular protein localization | 1 |
| establishment of protein localization | 1 |
| RNA transport | 1 |
| nuclear protein-containing complex | 1 |
| nucleus | 1 |
| organelle membrane | 1 |
| intracellular membrane-bounded organelle | 1 |
| cellular anatomical structure | 1 |
Protein interactions and networks
STRING
1039 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):
| Protein A | Protein B | Partner UniProt | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| NPIPA1 | NUP62 | P37198 | 886 |
| NPIPA1 | PPP3R1 | P06705 | 391 |
| NPIPA1 | PDXDC1 | Q6P996 | 369 |
| NPIPA1 | GOLGA6B | A6NDN3 | 355 |
| NPIPA1 | LGR5 | O75473 | 307 |
| NPIPA1 | LRRC37A | A6NMS7 | 287 |
| NPIPA1 | GAPDH | P00354 | 287 |
| NPIPA1 | NBPF11 | Q86T75 | 287 |
| NPIPA1 | LRRC37A3 | O60309 | 273 |
| NPIPA1 | PTPRC | P08575 | 247 |
| NPIPA1 | MPV17L | Q2QL34 | 244 |
| NPIPA1 | GOLGA6A | Q9NYA3 | 231 |
| NPIPA1 | TBL1X | O60907 | 226 |
| NPIPA1 | CD4 | P01730 | 223 |
| NPIPA1 | H3BMD7 | H3BMD7 | 222 |
| NPIPA1 | ACTB | P02570 | 222 |
IntAct
2 interactions, top by confidence:
| A | B | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOS | NPIPA1 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.000 |
BioGRID (9): NPIPA1 (Affinity Capture-RNA), NPIPA1 (Affinity Capture-MS), NPIPA1 (Negative Genetic), NPIPA2 (Negative Genetic), NPIPA1 (Negative Genetic), NPIPA2 (Negative Genetic), NPIPA3 (Affinity Capture-MS), NPIPA1 (Affinity Capture-RNA), NPIPA1 (Affinity Capture-RNA)
ESM2 similar proteins: A0A0B4J1W7, A0A7H0DN35, A4QN01, A6NHN6, A6NJ64, A8MQ11, E9PIF3, E9PJ23, E9PJI5, E9PKD4, E9PQR5, F5HGC2, F8W1W9, F8WFD2, O75200, O83374, P05913, P06486, P07396, P0C7Q2, P0CK47, P0CK48, P0DM63, P0DXC3, P15489, P16765, P16802, P20969, P36443, P38900, P47003, P68341, P68454, P68455, P87191, P92537, P92561, Q03418, Q32M92, Q4ZGE2
Diamond homologs: A0A0B4J1W7, A6NHN6, A6NJ64, A6NJU9, A8MRT5, C9JG80, E5RHQ5, E9PIF3, E9PJ23, E9PJI5, E9PKD4, E9PQR5, F8W0I5, F8W1W9, F8WFD2, O75200, P0DM63, P0DXC3, Q92617, Q9UND3, O70490, Q08AH1, Q08AH3, Q3UNX5, Q53FZ2, Q5REV5, Q68CK6, Q6AYT9, Q6NUN0, Q6SKG1, Q8BGA8, Q8K0L3, Q91VA0, Q9BEA2
SIGNOR signaling
0 interactions.
Disease & clinical
Clinical variants and AI predictions
ClinVar
51 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):
| Classification | Count (floor) |
|---|---|
| Pathogenic | 0 |
| Likely pathogenic | 1 |
| Uncertain significance | 43 |
| Likely benign | 5 |
| Benign | 0 |
Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (1)
| Variant ID | HGVS | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| 503580 | GRCh37/hg19 16p13.11(chr16:14968859-16291983)x3 | Likely pathogenic |
SpliceAI
997 predictions. Top by Δscore:
| Variant | Effect | Δscore |
|---|---|---|
| 16:14941859:TGG:T | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 16:14941861:G:GT | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 16:14941936:TTTGT:T | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 16:14941937:TTGT:T | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 16:14941938:TGTG:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 16:14941939:GT:G | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 16:14941940:TG:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 16:14941941:G:GG | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 16:14941943:G:GT | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 16:14941944:AGTAT:A | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 16:14945571:TAGGT:T | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 16:14945572:A:G | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 16:14945573:G:A | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 16:14945573:GGT:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 16:14945648:G:GT | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 16:14945669:GGAAG:G | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 16:14945670:G:GT | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 16:14945671:A:T | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 16:14945964:G:GT | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 16:14945977:GAACA:G | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 16:14945982:G:GG | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 16:14948928:A:AG | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 16:14948929:G:GG | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 16:14948929:GTCT:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 16:14949038:G:GG | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 16:14950111:G:GG | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 16:14937592:G:GT | donor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 16:14937596:G:GT | donor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 16:14941806:TTCCA:T | acceptor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 16:14941807:TCCA:T | acceptor_loss | 0.9900 |
AlphaMissense
2278 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:
| Variant | Protein change | am_pathogenicity |
|---|---|---|
| 16:14950057:T:C | F185L | 0.971 |
| 16:14950059:T:A | F185L | 0.971 |
| 16:14950059:T:G | F185L | 0.971 |
| 16:14941890:T:C | F48L | 0.939 |
| 16:14941892:T:A | F48L | 0.939 |
| 16:14941892:T:G | F48L | 0.939 |
| 16:14941854:T:C | F36L | 0.936 |
| 16:14941856:T:A | F36L | 0.936 |
| 16:14941856:T:G | F36L | 0.936 |
| 16:14941869:T:A | W41R | 0.917 |
| 16:14941869:T:C | W41R | 0.917 |
| 16:14945580:T:C | F67L | 0.914 |
| 16:14945582:C:A | F67L | 0.914 |
| 16:14945582:C:G | F67L | 0.914 |
| 16:14949025:T:C | I178T | 0.914 |
| 16:14945863:T:C | F107L | 0.909 |
| 16:14945865:T:A | F107L | 0.909 |
| 16:14945865:T:G | F107L | 0.909 |
| 16:14950087:G:C | A195P | 0.889 |
| 16:14950221:T:C | I203T | 0.888 |
| 16:14950110:A:C | K202N | 0.885 |
| 16:14950110:A:T | K202N | 0.885 |
| 16:14951623:G:A | M217I | 0.882 |
| 16:14951623:G:C | M217I | 0.882 |
| 16:14951623:G:T | M217I | 0.882 |
| 16:14949025:T:A | I178K | 0.872 |
| 16:14948991:G:C | A167P | 0.871 |
| 16:14950058:T:C | F185S | 0.866 |
| 16:14945588:G:C | K69N | 0.865 |
| 16:14945588:G:T | K69N | 0.865 |
dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000383504 (16:14936557 A>G), RS1000581246 (16:14936886 T>C), RS1006163452 (16:14939777 C>T), RS1006195987 (16:14943963 A>T), RS1007193736 (16:14935581 G>A,C), RS1007391776 (16:14936046 A>G), RS1009285969 (16:14935637 C>A,T), RS1009628108 (16:14936338 A>G), RS1012064652 (16:14950094 A>C), RS1013100755 (16:14938939 T>C), RS1013484966 (16:14936943 C>T), RS1017656116 (16:14939859 A>C,G), RS1017983699 (16:14944111 T>C), RS1018589495 (16:14935590 C>G,T), RS1020729679 (16:14936508 A>G)
Disease associations
OMIM: gene MIM:606406 | disease phenotypes:
GenCC curated gene-disease
Mondo (0):
Orphanet (0):
HPO phenotypes
0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):
GWAS associations
2 associations (top):
| Study | Trait | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| GCST009391_2072 | Metabolite levels | 3.000000e-08 |
| GCST012051_6 | Systolic blood pressure | 6.000000e-07 |
EFO canonical traits (2, from GWAS)
| EFO ID | Trait name |
|---|---|
| EFO:0010347 | cholesteryl ester 20:3 measurement |
| EFO:0006335 | systolic blood pressure |
Drugs & pharmacology
Drug and pharmacology data
Is drug target: no
PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)
CTD chemical–gene interactions
37 total (human), top 30 by PubMed support.
| Chemical | Actions (top 5) | PubMed papers |
|---|---|---|
| Tretinoin | decreases expression | 2 |
| Particulate Matter | increases abundance, increases expression, affects cotreatment | 2 |
| aristolochic acid I | increases expression | 1 |
| bisphenol F | affects cotreatment, decreases expression | 1 |
| dicrotophos | increases expression | 1 |
| bufotalin | decreases expression | 1 |
| bisphenol A | affects cotreatment, decreases expression | 1 |
| 2-butenal | decreases expression | 1 |
| manganese chloride | decreases expression, increases abundance | 1 |
| tamibarotene | decreases expression | 1 |
| chromium hexavalent ion | increases expression | 1 |
| ICG 001 | increases expression | 1 |
| bisphenol S | affects cotreatment, decreases expression | 1 |
| Leflunomide | decreases expression | 1 |
| Acetaminophen | increases expression | 1 |
| Air Pollutants | increases abundance, increases expression | 1 |
| Ethanol | affects cotreatment, increases abundance, increases expression | 1 |
| Cadmium | decreases expression | 1 |
| Cisplatin | affects reaction, decreases expression | 1 |
| Dexamethasone | affects cotreatment, decreases expression | 1 |
| Diethylhexyl Phthalate | decreases expression | 1 |
| Doxorubicin | decreases expression | 1 |
| Gasoline | affects cotreatment, increases abundance, increases expression | 1 |
| Indomethacin | affects cotreatment, decreases expression | 1 |
| Lead | affects expression | 1 |
| Manganese | increases abundance, decreases expression | 1 |
| Methyl Methanesulfonate | increases expression | 1 |
| Piroxicam | affects reaction, decreases expression | 1 |
| Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons | increases expression, affects cotreatment, increases abundance | 1 |
| Tobacco Smoke Pollution | decreases expression | 1 |
Clinical trials (associated diseases)
0 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.
Related Atlas pages
No linked Atlas pages yet — the cross-entity mesh grows as the corpus expands.