NPPA

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Summary

NPPA (natriuretic peptide A, HGNC:7939) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 1p36.22, encoding Natriuretic peptides A (P01160). Hormone that plays a key role in mediating cardio-renal homeostasis, and is involved in vascular remodeling and regulating energy metabolism.

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the natriuretic peptide family. Natriuretic peptides are implicated in the control of extracellular fluid volume and electrolyte homeostasis. This protein is synthesized as a large precursor (containing a signal peptide), which is processed to release a peptide from the N-terminus with similarity to vasoactive peptide, cardiodilatin, and another peptide from the C-terminus with natriuretic-diuretic activity. Mutations in this gene have been associated with atrial fibrillation familial type 6. This gene is located adjacent to another member of the natriuretic family of peptides on chromosome 1.

Source: NCBI Gene 4878 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • Gene–disease (curated): atrial fibrillation, familial, 6 (Moderate, GenCC) — +4 more curated relationships
  • GWAS associations: 39
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 28 total — 1 pathogenic
  • Phenotypes (HPO): 52
  • Druggable target: yes — 1 molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_006172

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:7939
Approved symbolNPPA
Namenatriuretic peptide A
Location1p36.22
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
Ensembl geneENSG00000175206
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM108780
Entrez4878

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 3 — 3 protein_coding

ENST00000376476, ENST00000376480, ENST00000953330

RefSeq mRNA: 1 — MANE Select: NM_006172 NM_006172

CCDS: CCDS139

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000376480 — 3 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE000014706681184570911846014
ENSE000014706851184756211847783
ENSE000034915041184711311847439

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 218 present calls, max score 99.99.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth tissue_specific, TPM avg 28.2154 / max 34863.9163, expressed in 89 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (11 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
1033727.592980
103380.305011
103350.145415
103330.05713
103390.02539
103320.02463
103310.02054
103360.01521
103400.01326
103410.01086

Top tissues by expression

268 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
cardiac muscle of right atriumUBERON:000337999.99gold quality
cardiac atriumUBERON:000208199.98gold quality
right atrium auricular regionUBERON:000663199.98gold quality
vena cavaUBERON:000408798.77gold quality
apex of heartUBERON:000209896.51gold quality
myocardiumUBERON:000234996.50gold quality
pancreatic ductal cellCL:000207995.45gold quality
heart left ventricleUBERON:000208494.38gold quality
cardiac ventricleUBERON:000208294.19gold quality
left ventricle myocardiumUBERON:000656693.55gold quality
heartUBERON:000094893.39gold quality
heart right ventricleUBERON:000208092.71gold quality
parotid glandUBERON:000183187.32silver quality
triceps brachiiUBERON:000150986.27silver quality
gluteal muscleUBERON:000200086.26silver quality
mucosa of stomachUBERON:000119982.34gold quality
primordial germ cell in gonadCL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:000099180.18gold quality
right frontal lobeUBERON:000281079.30gold quality
adenohypophysisUBERON:000219678.60gold quality
buccal mucosa cellCL:000233677.40gold quality
esophagogastric junction muscularis propriaUBERON:003584177.08gold quality
omental fat padUBERON:001041476.96gold quality
skin of abdomenUBERON:000141676.95gold quality
peritoneumUBERON:000235876.93gold quality
gastrocnemiusUBERON:000138876.51gold quality
muscle layer of sigmoid colonUBERON:003580576.50gold quality
adipose tissue of abdominal regionUBERON:000780876.27gold quality
right testisUBERON:000453476.15gold quality
cingulate cortexUBERON:000302775.98gold quality
biceps brachiiUBERON:000150775.92silver quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 2 experiment(s), a significant marker in 1.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-GEOD-109979yes618.16
E-ANND-3no1.58

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): ANKRD1, AP1, ATF6, BMPR1A, CAMTA1, CEBPE, DLX3, DLX5, EDN1, EGR1, FOS, FOSL1, GATA4, GATA5, GATA6, HAND1, HAND2, HESX1, HEY2, HIF1A, HNF4A, HOPX, HOXB7, JARID2, JUN, JUNB, JUND, KAT5, KLF4, LEF1, MEF2A, MEF2C, MYOG, NFATC4, NFKB2, NFKB, NKX2-2, NKX2-5, NR2F2, NR2F6

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

24 targeting NPPA, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-428299.9975.366408
HSA-MIR-118499.9968.191458
HSA-MIR-6715A-3P99.8368.051473
HSA-MIR-139-5P99.8069.501399
HSA-MIR-570099.6469.882280
HSA-MIR-425-5P99.5967.67900
HSA-MIR-6740-3P99.4868.491392
HSA-MIR-582-5P99.4770.792635
HSA-MIR-318299.4068.152454
HSA-MIR-6731-5P99.2867.422375
HSA-MIR-808599.2867.562362
HSA-MIR-196A-3P99.1967.341204
HSA-MIR-442699.1766.741949
HSA-MIR-6715B-3P98.8068.071204
HSA-MIR-1301-3P98.6468.271071
HSA-MIR-471098.6165.961048
HSA-MIR-5187-5P98.5467.94952
HSA-MIR-1233-5P98.1966.711201
HSA-MIR-6778-5P98.1966.591239
HSA-MIR-1255B-2-3P97.8067.04880
HSA-MIR-125A-3P97.0466.92902
HSA-MIR-390796.7665.04662
HSA-MIR-552-3P96.6864.121026
HSA-MIR-576-3P96.1465.63773

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 40)

  • Processing of pro-atrial natriuretic peptide by corin in cardiac myocytes. (PMID:11884416)
  • examination of hormones and diseases that upregulate its expression (review) (PMID:12102171)
  • Induction of IkappaB: atrial natriuretic peptide as a regulator of the NF-kappaB pathway (PMID:12135603)
  • expression of heart failure marker gene(ANF) are upregulated in the failing heart (PMID:12145475)
  • intrapericardial ANP may reflect the peptide concentration in the myocardial interstitium and may represent a paracrine regulatory mechanism, which seems independent of ANP-induced putative antiischemic influences (PMID:12270761)
  • plasma levels of adrenomedullin, ANP and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP)increased with aging; ANP and BNP increased in association with pulse pressure; possible relation between levels and age-related changes in cardiovascular system (PMID:12484513)
  • results suggest that atrial natriuretic peptide can potentiate endothelial regeneration by cGMP-dependent protein kinase stimulation and subsequent Akt protein and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 activations (PMID:12505872)
  • The ScaI ANP polymorphism may be associated with nonfatal myocardial infarction and the extent of CAD. (PMID:12514664)
  • ANP may play a role in dendritic cell (DC)-mediated immune regulation: treatment of DCs with ANP plus lipopolysaccharide promotes differentiation of naive CD4+ T cells into a Th2 phenotype. (PMID:12794112)
  • Pro-ANP plasma levels are independently and inversely related to anxiety. This might be part of a negative feedback loop limiting psychological distress and its adverse autonomic consequences in severe heart failure. (PMID:12883099)
  • Plasma ANP concentrations were significantly higher in marathon runners than in controls and judo groups, and positively correlated with the left atrial dimension index, but negatively correlated with ejection fraction. (PMID:12890912)
  • ANF mediates the inhibition of TNF-alpha-induced expression of MCP-1. (PMID:12960255)
  • CRH administration induced sympathotonic effects which were antagonized by ANP (PMID:14698679)
  • Atrial natriuretic peptide gene polymorphisms increase susceptibility for ischemic stroke. (PMID:15017020)
  • In humans, in addition to catecholamines, ANP plays a noticeable role in the control of lipid mobilization. This pathway becomes of major importance when subjects are submitted to chronic treatment with a beta-blocker. (PMID:15033935)
  • The 2238C allele of atrial natriuretic peptide may affect the course of nephropathy in inadequately controlled type 1 diabetic patients. (PMID:15111511)
  • In hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, plasma BNP may reflect intraventricular pressure gradient and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. Plasma ANP reflects left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. (PMID:15118286)
  • Does not decrease ADH, aldosterone and corticosterone response to dehydration. Apparently modulates ADH, aldosterone and corticosterone responses to other stimuli in the dehydrated state. (PMID:15648549)
  • Ligand- and retinoid X receptor-dependent, Vitamin D receptor-mediated suppression of human ANP gene promoter activity. (PMID:15837528)
  • Polyhydramnios in fetuses with heart conditions might be explained by increased fetal diuresis secondary to increased ANP production (PMID:16113566)
  • Plasma concentrations of ANF were higher in children with congenital heart defects with left ventricular volume overload compared with right ventricular volume overload or pressure overload. (PMID:16117728)
  • Results suggest that atrial natriuretic factor is involved in the control of lipolysis during exercise and that it contributes to stimulation of lipolysis during repeated bouts of exercise. (PMID:16291573)
  • The 664A allele of the Atrial Natriuretic Peptide(ANP) polymorphism is associated with lower levels of ApoA1 and HDL-C in Familial Hypercholesterolemia patients, but not with Coronary Artery Disease risk. (PMID:16721833)
  • ANP/NPRA system significantly contributes to ventricular remodeling in human essential hypertension. (PMID:16875975)
  • Both ANP and BNP expression were higher in heart failure than in control samples. (PMID:16962475)
  • NPPA in patients with myocardial infarction may be a useful parameter to guide prescription of cardiac rehabilitation. (PMID:17292492)
  • Nppa and Npr1 gene polymorphisms are not associated with normal-tension glaucoma, suggesting that this gene does not have an important role in the pathogenesis of optic neuropathy in this disease. (PMID:17460430)
  • The ANP gene variant was associated with early blood pressure increase and predisposition to develop hypertension. (PMID:17525707)
  • irculating ANF was strongly associated with glucose tolerance status in diabetic and nondiabetic patients in heart transplantation. (PMID:17580193)
  • Tbx18 interacts with Gata4 and Nkx2-5 and competes Tbx5-mediated activation of the cardiac Natriuretic peptide precursor type a-promoter. Tbx18 down-regulates Tbx6-activated Delta-like 1 expression in the somitic mesoderm in vivo (PMID:17584735)
  • the -A2843G polymorphism in the ANP gene promoter might be a genetic risk factor for the development of left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with hypertension (PMID:17672826)
  • Atrial natriuretic hormone in the hypertensive subjects were lower in the Jordan Valley and lower in Irbid City than normotensives. (PMID:17693975)
  • The ScaI polymorphism of the ANP gene might be an important additive genetic factor influencing neurohormonal activation and disease progression in severe HF. (PMID:17890443)
  • ANP and corin are expressed at the mRNA level in human adipose tissue and preadipocytes (PMID:17890485)
  • elevated ANP (atrial natriuretic peptide ) plasma levels are closely related to cardiac abnormalities in elderly subjects (PMID:17900714)
  • Increased ANP in patients with idiopathic hypertension may indicate the coexistence of complications with types of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). High concentrations of BNP may specifically suggest concentric LVH. (PMID:17901852)
  • human heart LIM promotes the specific expression of the ANF gene by co-operating with Nkx2.5 (PMID:17927564)
  • Determined plasma NT-proANP levels in relation to severity of mitral valve regurgitation. (PMID:17943627)
  • natriuretic peptide precursor A gene plays a significant role in blood pressure regulation and development of hypertension. (PMID:17984371)
  • Increase in CD34-positive cells may be functionally correlated with the increase in ANP production in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathies. (PMID:18092954)

Cross-species orthologs

3 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_rerionppaENSDARG00000052960
mus_musculusNppaENSMUSG00000041616
rattus_norvegicusNppaENSRNOG00000008176

Paralogs (1): NPPB (ENSG00000120937)

Protein

Protein identifiers

Natriuretic peptides AP01160 (reviewed: P01160)

Alternative names: Atrial natriuretic factor prohormone, Atrial natriuretic peptide prohormone, Atriopeptigen, Cardiodilatin, preproCDD-ANF

All UniProt accessions (2): B0ZBE8, P01160

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Hormone that plays a key role in mediating cardio-renal homeostasis, and is involved in vascular remodeling and regulating energy metabolism. Acts by specifically binding and stimulating NPR1 to produce cGMP, which in turn activates effector proteins, such as PRKG1, that drive various biological responses. Regulates vasodilation, natriuresis, diuresis and aldosterone synthesis and is therefore essential for regulating blood pressure, controlling the extracellular fluid volume and maintaining the fluid-electrolyte balance. Also involved in inhibiting cardiac remodeling and cardiac hypertrophy by inducing cardiomyocyte apoptosis and attenuating the growth of cardiomyocytes and fibroblasts. Plays a role in female pregnancy by promoting trophoblast invasion and spiral artery remodeling in uterus, and thus prevents pregnancy-induced hypertension. In adipose tissue, acts in various cGMP- and PKG-dependent pathways to regulate lipid metabolism and energy homeostasis. This includes up-regulating lipid metabolism and mitochondrial oxygen utilization by activating the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), and increasing energy expenditure by acting via MAPK11 to promote the UCP1-dependent thermogenesis of brown adipose tissue. Binds the clearance receptor NPR3 which removes the hormone from circulation. May have a role in cardio-renal homeostasis through regulation of natriuresis, diuresis, vasodilation, and inhibiting aldosterone synthesis. In vitro, promotes the production of cGMP and induces vasodilation. May promote natriuresis, at least in part, by enhancing prostaglandin E2 synthesis resulting in the inhibition of renal Na+-K+-ATPase. However reports on the involvement of this peptide in mammal blood volume and blood pressure homeostasis are conflicting; according to a report, in vivo it is not sufficient to activate cGMP and does not inhibit collecting duct transport nor effect diuresis and natriuresis. Appears to bind to specific receptors that are distinct from the receptors bound by atrial natriuretic peptide and vessel dilator. Possibly enhances protein excretion in urine by decreasing proximal tubular protein reabsorption. May have a role in cardio-renal homeostasis through regulation of natriuresis, diuresis, and vasodilation. In vitro, promotes the production of cGMP and induces vasodilation. May promote natriuresis, at least in part, by enhancing prostaglandin E2 synthesis resulting in the inhibition of renal Na+-K+-ATPase. However reports on the involvement of this peptide in mammal blood volume and blood pressure homeostasis are conflicting; according to a report it is not sufficient to activate cGMP and does not inhibit collecting duct transport nor effect diuresis and natriuresis. Appears to bind to specific receptors that are distinct from the receptors bound by the atrial natriuretic and long-acting natriuretic peptides. Possibly functions in protein excretion in urine by maintaining the integrity of the proximal tubules and enhancing protein excretion by decreasing proximal tubular protein reabsorption. May have a role in cardio-renal homeostasis through regulation of diuresis and inhibiting aldosterone synthesis. In vitro, promotes the production of cGMP and induces vasodilation. May promote natriuresis, at least in part, by enhancing prostaglandin E2 synthesis resulting in the inhibition of renal Na+-K+-ATPase. May have a role in potassium excretion but not sodium excretion (natriuresis). Possibly enhances protein excretion in urine by decreasing proximal tubular protein reabsorption. Hormone produced in the kidneys that appears to be important for maintaining cardio-renal homeostasis. Mediates vasodilation, natriuresis and diuresis primarily in the renal system, in order to maintain the extracellular fluid volume and control the fluid-electrolyte balance. Specifically binds and stimulates cGMP production by renal transmembrane receptors, likely NPR1. Urodilatin not ANP, may be the natriuretic peptide responsible for the regulation of sodium and water homeostasis in the kidney. May have a role in cardio-renal homeostasis through regulation of natriuresis and vasodilation. In vivo promotes natriuresis and in vitro, vasodilates renal artery strips. May have a role in cardio-renal homeostasis through regulation of natriuresis and vasodilation. In vivo promotes natriuresis and in vitro, vasodilates renal artery strips. May have a role in cardio-renal homeostasis through regulation of regulation of natriuresis and vasodilation. In vivo promotes natriuresis. In vitro, vasodilates intestinal smooth muscle but not smooth muscle strips. May have a role in cardio-renal homeostasis through regulation of natriuresis and vasodilation. In vivo promotes natriuresis. In vitro, selectively vasodilates intestinal and vascular smooth muscle strips. May have a role in cardio-renal homeostasis through regulation of natriuresis and vasodilation. In vivo promotes natriuresis. In vitro, selectively vasodilates intestinal smooth muscle but not vascular smooth muscle strips.

Subunit / interactions. Homodimer; disulfide-linked antiparallel dimer.

Subcellular location. Secreted Secreted Secreted Secreted Secreted. Perikaryon. Cell projection Secreted.

Tissue specificity. Detected in the kidney distal tubular cells (at protein level). Present in urine (at protein level). Detected in atrial and ventricular plasma samples, and in adipocytes (at protein level). Detected in urine in one study. However, was not detected in urine in another study. In the brain, predominantly expressed in the gray matter with very weak expression in the white matter (at protein level). Localizes to astrocyte-like structures throughout the white matter, and in the cerebral vessels detected in the leptomeningeal and parenchymal vessels, and endothelium and smooth muscle layers (at protein level). Relatively low levels of expression in the kidneys compared to urodilatin (at protein level).

Post-translational modifications. The precursor molecule is proteolytically cleaved by CORIN at Arg-123 to produce atrial natriuretic peptide. Undergoes further proteolytic cleavage by unknown proteases to give rise to long-acting natriuretic peptide, vessel dilator and kaliuretic peptide. Additional processing gives rise to the auriculin and atriopeptin peptides. In the kidneys, alternative processing by an unknown protease results in the peptide urodilatin. Cleavage by MME initiates degradation of the factor and thereby regulates its activity. Degraded by IDE (in vitro). During IDE degradation, the resulting products can temporarily stimulate NPR2 to produce cGMP, before the fragments are completely degraded and inactivated by IDE (in vitro). Degraded by IDE. Phosphorylation on Ser-129 decreases vasorelaxant activity.

Disease relevance. Atrial standstill 2 (ATRST2) [MIM:615745] A rare arrhythmia characterized by the absence of electrical and mechanical activity in the atria. Electrocardiographically, it is characterized by bradycardia, the absence of P waves, and a junctional narrow complex escape rhythm. The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry. Atrial fibrillation, familial, 6 (ATFB6) [MIM:612201] A familial form of atrial fibrillation, a common sustained cardiac rhythm disturbance. Atrial fibrillation is characterized by disorganized atrial electrical activity and ineffective atrial contraction promoting blood stasis in the atria and reduces ventricular filling. It can result in palpitations, syncope, thromboembolic stroke, and congestive heart failure. The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.

Similarity. Belongs to the natriuretic peptide family.

RefSeq proteins (1): NP_006163* (*=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR000663Natr_peptideFamily
IPR002407Natriuretic_peptide_atrialFamily
IPR030480Natr_peptide_CSConserved_site
IPR050787Natriuretic_peptideFamily

Pfam: PF00212

UniProt features (32 total): peptide 12, mutagenesis site 4, sequence variant 3, strand 3, region of interest 2, site 2, signal peptide 1, chain 1, modified residue 1, disulfide bond 1, sequence conflict 1, propeptide 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

13 structures.

PDBMethodResolution (Å)
1YK0X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.4
7BRHX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.45
7BRJX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.7
9DZFELECTRON MICROSCOPY2.7
9DZJELECTRON MICROSCOPY2.7
7BRKX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.85
9RBDELECTRON MICROSCOPY2.96
9DZHELECTRON MICROSCOPY3
3N57X-RAY DIFFRACTION3.03
8TG9ELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.08
9BCQELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.1
9RBWELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.3
1ANPSOLUTION NMR

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-P01160-F164.110.12

Antibody-complex structures (SAbDab): 18TG9

Functional residue map

Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.

Catalytic / active sites (2): 123–124 (cleavage; by corin); 130–131 (cleavage; by mme)

Post-translational modifications (1): 129

Disulfide bonds (1): 130–146

Mutagenesis-validated functional residues (4):

PositionPhenotype
123loss of cleavage by corin.
124–129no effect on degradation of atrial natriuretic peptide by ide.
124–126reduced degradation of atrial natriuretic peptide by ide; when associated with n-147–151-y del.
147–151reduced degradation of atrial natriuretic peptide by ide; when associated with s-124–126-r del.

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

9 pathways

IDPathway
R-HSA-2032785YAP1- and WWTR1 (TAZ)-stimulated gene expression
R-HSA-5578768Physiological factors
R-HSA-977225Amyloid fiber formation
R-HSA-212436Generic Transcription Pathway
R-HSA-392499Metabolism of proteins
R-HSA-397014Muscle contraction
R-HSA-5576891Cardiac conduction
R-HSA-73857RNA Polymerase II Transcription
R-HSA-74160Gene expression (Transcription)

MSigDB gene sets: 398 (showing top): GOBP_POTASSIUM_ION_TRANSPORT, BIOCARTA_GCR_PATHWAY, GOBP_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_MAP_KINASE_ACTIVITY, GOBP_RESPONSE_TO_NITROGEN_COMPOUND, CAR_TNFRSF25, GOBP_MUSCLE_TISSUE_DEVELOPMENT, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_BLOOD_PRESSURE, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_ERBB_SIGNALING_PATHWAY, GOBP_RESPONSE_TO_MUSCLE_STRETCH, GOBP_CIRCULATORY_SYSTEM_PROCESS, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_PHOSPHORYLATION, GOBP_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_KINASE_ACTIVITY, GOBP_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_EXTERNAL_STIMULUS, GOBP_SODIUM_ION_TRANSMEMBRANE_TRANSPORT, GOBP_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_ERBB_SIGNALING_PATHWAY

GO Biological Process (37): response to hypoxia (GO:0001666), negative regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure (GO:0003085), cardiac conduction system development (GO:0003161), aortic valve morphogenesis (GO:0003180), cGMP biosynthetic process (GO:0006182), protein folding (GO:0006457), receptor guanylyl cyclase signaling pathway (GO:0007168), neuropeptide signaling pathway (GO:0007218), female pregnancy (GO:0007565), regulation of blood pressure (GO:0008217), positive regulation of heart rate (GO:0010460), obsolete positive regulation of cGMP-mediated signaling (GO:0010753), cardiac muscle hypertrophy in response to stress (GO:0014898), obsolete cGMP-mediated signaling (GO:0019934), negative regulation of cell growth (GO:0030308), response to insulin (GO:0032868), response to muscle stretch (GO:0035994), sodium ion export across plasma membrane (GO:0036376), vasodilation (GO:0042311), negative regulation of JUN kinase activity (GO:0043508), regulation of atrial cardiac muscle cell membrane repolarization (GO:0060372), positive regulation of cardiac muscle contraction (GO:0060452), cell growth involved in cardiac muscle cell development (GO:0061049), cellular response to hydrogen peroxide (GO:0070301), cellular response to mechanical stimulus (GO:0071260), cellular response to glucose stimulus (GO:0071333), synaptic signaling via neuropeptide (GO:0099538), regulation of calcium ion transmembrane transport via high voltage-gated calcium channel (GO:1902514), positive regulation of potassium ion export across plasma membrane (GO:1903766), negative regulation of collecting lymphatic vessel constriction (GO:1903815), cellular response to angiotensin (GO:1904385), response to 3-methylcholanthrene (GO:1904681), system process (GO:0003008), signal transduction (GO:0007165), regulation of vascular permeability (GO:0043114), negative regulation of blood pressure (GO:0045776), blood vessel diameter maintenance (GO:0097746)

GO Molecular Function (7): signaling receptor binding (GO:0005102), hormone activity (GO:0005179), neuropeptide hormone activity (GO:0005184), hormone receptor binding (GO:0051427), neuropeptide receptor binding (GO:0071855), protein binding (GO:0005515), guanylate cyclase activator activity (GO:0030250)

GO Cellular Component (10): extracellular region (GO:0005576), obsolete extracellular space (GO:0005615), cytoplasm (GO:0005737), brush border (GO:0005903), protein-containing complex (GO:0032991), mast cell granule (GO:0042629), cell projection (GO:0042995), perikaryon (GO:0043204), perinuclear region of cytoplasm (GO:0048471), glycinergic synapse (GO:0098690)

Reactome top-level categories

Rollup of top-6 pathways:

CategoryPathways
Generic Transcription Pathway1
Cardiac conduction1
Metabolism of proteins1
RNA Polymerase II Transcription1
Muscle contraction1
Gene expression (Transcription)1

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
cellular anatomical structure5
response to stress1
response to decreased oxygen levels1
regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure1
negative regulation of blood pressure1
cardiac muscle tissue development1
aortic valve development1
heart valve morphogenesis1
purine ribonucleotide biosynthetic process1
cyclic nucleotide biosynthetic process1
cGMP metabolic process1
cellular process1
protein maturation1
enzyme-linked receptor protein signaling pathway1
G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway1
multi-organism reproductive process1
multi-multicellular organism process1
blood circulation1
regulation of biological quality1
regulation of heart rate1
positive regulation of heart contraction1
muscle hypertrophy in response to stress1
cardiac muscle hypertrophy1
cardiac muscle adaptation1
regulation of cell growth1
cell growth1
negative regulation of growth1
negative regulation of cellular process1
response to peptide hormone1
response to mechanical stimulus1
sodium ion transmembrane transport1
export across plasma membrane1
blood vessel diameter maintenance1
JUN kinase activity1
negative regulation of MAP kinase activity1
regulation of JUN kinase activity1
negative regulation of JNK cascade1
protein binding1
receptor ligand activity1
hormone activity1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

2593 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
NPPANPR3P17342999
NPPANPR1P16066999
NPPANPR2P20594995
NPPANPPCP23582984
NPPANPPBP16860969
NPPAAGTP01019948
NPPARENP00797941
NPPANKX2-5P52952934
NPPAGATA4P43694895
NPPACORINQ9Y5Q5871
NPPAADMP35318858
NPPAMYH6P13533838
NPPAACEP12821836
NPPAMYH7P12883834
NPPATBX5Q99593828

IntAct

21 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
MAGEA12NPPApsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.720
NPPAMAGEA12psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.720
NPPAUBQLN1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
UBQLN1NPPApsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
HSF2BPNPPApsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
NPPAUBQLN2psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
NPPAA2ML1psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530
NPPAVGFpsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530
NPPAHSF2BPpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.000
NPPAMAGEA12psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.000
NPPAUBQLN2psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.000
NPPAUBQLN4psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.000

BioGRID (87): NPPA (Two-hybrid), UBQLN1 (Two-hybrid), PM20D1 (Affinity Capture-MS), A2ML1 (Affinity Capture-MS), NUDT8 (Affinity Capture-MS), LCN2 (Affinity Capture-MS), OBSCN (Affinity Capture-MS), GDPD3 (Affinity Capture-MS), SMYD2 (Affinity Capture-MS), NDUFAF7 (Affinity Capture-MS), SDR9C7 (Affinity Capture-MS), NDUFAF5 (Affinity Capture-MS), ALOX15B (Affinity Capture-MS), PMPCA (Affinity Capture-MS), METAP1 (Affinity Capture-MS)

ESM2 similar proteins: B0VXV8, B8K1V9, D1MZV3, D5J9S0, D9IX97, O46540, O77559, P01021, P01142, P01143, P01160, P05125, P06296, P07499, P0C7P5, P0C7P6, P12272, P13085, P16860, P18104, P22858, P23582, P27596, P52211, P55206, P55207, P56283, P56469, P61312, P68515, P79799, P83228, P84715, P97297, Q09GK2, Q27J49, Q2PE51, Q2XXL8, Q61839, Q62949

Diamond homologs: O46540, O46541, P01160, P01161, P05125, P07499, P07500, P07501, P07634, P09196, P13204, P16859, P18144, P18908, P18909, P22642, P24259, P27104, P27596, P83962, P83964, Q805D7, Q805D8, Q805E9, Q9GLD0, Q9GLK4, B0VXV8, B3EWY2, B3EWY3, D1MZV3, P0CV87, P0DMD6, P13205, P16860, P18104, P23582, P40753, P55206, P55207, P56283

SIGNOR signaling

5 interactions.

AEffectBMechanism
NPPAup-regulatesNPR1binding
ANKRD1“down-regulates quantity by repression”NPPA“transcriptional regulation”
TBX5“up-regulates quantity by expression”NPPA“transcriptional regulation”
CAMTA1“up-regulates quantity by expression”NPPA“transcriptional regulation”
JARID2“down-regulates quantity by repression”NPPA“transcriptional regulation”

Disease & clinical

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

28 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic1
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance8
Likely benign10
Benign6

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (1)

Variant IDHGVSClassification
17788NM_006172.4(NPPA):c.456_*1del (p.Ter152TrpextTer?)Pathogenic

SpliceAI

169 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
1:11847442:T:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
1:11846015:C:CCacceptor_gain0.9900
1:11847107:TCTTA:Tdonor_loss0.9900
1:11847109:TTA:Tdonor_loss0.9900
1:11847110:TA:Tdonor_loss0.9900
1:11847111:A:ACdonor_gain0.9900
1:11847111:A:ATdonor_loss0.9900
1:11847111:AC:Adonor_gain0.9900
1:11847112:C:CCdonor_gain0.9900
1:11847112:CC:Cdonor_gain0.9900
1:11847440:C:CCacceptor_gain0.9900
1:11847441:T:Cacceptor_gain0.9900
1:11847442:T:TCacceptor_gain0.9900
1:11847106:CTCTT:Cdonor_loss0.9800
1:11847438:TT:Tacceptor_gain0.9800
1:11847550:T:Adonor_gain0.9800
1:11847556:CCCTA:Cdonor_loss0.9800
1:11847557:CCTA:Cdonor_loss0.9800
1:11847558:CTAC:Cdonor_loss0.9800
1:11847559:TACCT:Tdonor_loss0.9800
1:11847560:A:AGdonor_loss0.9800
1:11847561:C:Adonor_loss0.9800
1:11846012:GTA:Gacceptor_gain0.9700
1:11846013:TA:Tacceptor_gain0.9700
1:11847436:AATT:Aacceptor_gain0.9700
1:11847437:ATT:Aacceptor_gain0.9700
1:11847439:TC:Tacceptor_loss0.9700
1:11847440:C:Aacceptor_loss0.9700
1:11846010:CAGTA:Cacceptor_gain0.9600
1:11846014:AC:Aacceptor_loss0.9600

AlphaMissense

980 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

VariantProtein changeam_pathogenicity
1:11847170:G:CF131L0.994
1:11847170:G:TF131L0.994
1:11847172:A:GF131L0.994
1:11847126:C:GC146S0.993
1:11847127:A:TC146S0.993
1:11847171:A:CF131C0.993
1:11847175:A:GC130R0.992
1:11847126:C:TC146Y0.989
1:11847127:A:GC146R0.989
1:11847174:C:TC130Y0.989
1:11847174:C:GC130S0.988
1:11847175:A:TC130S0.988
1:11847137:G:CS142R0.987
1:11847137:G:TS142R0.987
1:11847139:T:GS142R0.987
1:11847173:G:CC130W0.986
1:11847174:C:AC130F0.986
1:11847126:C:AC146F0.985
1:11847168:C:TG132E0.984
1:11847161:C:AR134S0.983
1:11847161:C:GR134S0.983
1:11847150:A:TI138N0.982
1:11847156:T:AD136V0.982
1:11847157:C:GD136H0.981
1:11847125:A:CC146W0.979
1:11847162:C:GR134T0.979
1:11847152:C:AR137S0.978
1:11847152:C:GR137S0.978
1:11847162:C:AR134M0.978
1:11847150:A:CI138S0.977

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000287820 (1:11849287 T>A,C), RS1000613938 (1:11848301 C>T), RS1000643538 (1:11848560 A>G), RS1001728343 (1:11848593 C>T), RS1002898170 (1:11848261 G>A,C), RS1003357016 (1:11847930 G>A,T), RS1003632 (1:11849352 C>T), RS1003736245 (1:11846460 A>G), RS1004143376 (1:11847776 C>G,T), RS1004223776 (1:11849413 A>C), RS1004475971 (1:11848806 C>T), RS1004508860 (1:11849053 C>G), RS1005191711 (1:11847108 C>G), RS1005449974 (1:11846139 C>G,T), RS1005677533 (1:11848540 A>G)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:108780 | disease phenotypes: MIM:612201, MIM:615745

GenCC curated gene-disease

DiseaseClassificationInheritance
atrial fibrillation, familial, 6ModerateAutosomal dominant
atrial standstillSupportiveAutosomal dominant
familial atrial fibrillationSupportiveAutosomal dominant
atrial standstill 2LimitedAutosomal recessive

ClinGen Gene-Disease Validity (1)

Expert-panel classifications — Definitive > Strong > Moderate > Limited > Disputed > Refuted.

DiseaseClassificationInheritance
dilated cardiomyopathyNo Known Disease RelationshipAR

Mondo (4): atrial fibrillation, familial, 6 (MONDO:0012816), atrial standstill 2 (MONDO:0014329), atrial standstill (MONDO:0015281), familial atrial fibrillation (MONDO:0018054)

Orphanet (1): Isolated atrial standstill (Orphanet:1344)

HPO phenotypes

52 total (30 of 52 shown, HPO-id order):

HPOTerm
HP:0000006Autosomal dominant inheritance
HP:0000007Autosomal recessive inheritance
HP:0001260Dysarthria
HP:0001279Syncope
HP:0001297Stroke
HP:0001371Flexion contracture
HP:0001627Abnormal heart morphology
HP:0001635Congestive heart failure
HP:0001638Cardiomyopathy
HP:0001658Myocardial infarction
HP:0001662Bradycardia
HP:0001692Atrial arrhythmia
HP:0001712Left ventricular hypertrophy
HP:0001727Thromboembolic stroke
HP:0001907Thromboembolism
HP:0001962Palpitations
HP:0002018Nausea
HP:0002094Dyspnea
HP:0002140Ischemic stroke
HP:0002301Hemiplegia
HP:0002315Headache
HP:0002321Vertigo
HP:0002381Aphasia
HP:0002617Vascular dilatation
HP:0003202Skeletal muscle atrophy
HP:0003238Hyperpepsinogenemia I
HP:0003546Exercise intolerance
HP:0003560Muscular dystrophy
HP:0003596Middle age onset
HP:0004756Ventricular tachycardia

GWAS associations

39 associations (top):

StudyTraitp-value
GCST000395_2Systolic blood pressure2.000000e-13
GCST000445_2Atrial fibrillation6.000000e-07
GCST004923_1Tuberculosis1.000000e-11
GCST005207_1Midregional pro atrial natriuretic peptide levels4.000000e-13
GCST005207_2Midregional pro atrial natriuretic peptide levels3.000000e-09
GCST006190_19Diastolic blood pressure x smoking status (ever vs never) interaction (2df test)6.000000e-16
GCST006190_20Diastolic blood pressure x smoking status (ever vs never) interaction (2df test)1.000000e-18
GCST006190_21Diastolic blood pressure x smoking status (ever vs never) interaction (2df test)7.000000e-19
GCST006190_26Diastolic blood pressure x smoking status (ever vs never) interaction (2df test)2.000000e-17
GCST006190_27Diastolic blood pressure x smoking status (ever vs never) interaction (2df test)5.000000e-21
GCST006190_28Diastolic blood pressure x smoking status (ever vs never) interaction (2df test)2.000000e-18
GCST006190_41Diastolic blood pressure x smoking status (ever vs never) interaction (2df test)6.000000e-13
GCST006190_67Diastolic blood pressure x smoking status (ever vs never) interaction (2df test)3.000000e-11
GCST006192_1Systolic blood pressure x smoking status (ever vs never) interaction (2df test)9.000000e-20
GCST006192_14Systolic blood pressure x smoking status (ever vs never) interaction (2df test)3.000000e-14
GCST006192_16Systolic blood pressure x smoking status (ever vs never) interaction (2df test)2.000000e-29
GCST006192_17Systolic blood pressure x smoking status (ever vs never) interaction (2df test)3.000000e-21
GCST006192_2Systolic blood pressure x smoking status (ever vs never) interaction (2df test)1.000000e-32
GCST006192_28Systolic blood pressure x smoking status (ever vs never) interaction (2df test)5.000000e-13
GCST006192_3Systolic blood pressure x smoking status (ever vs never) interaction (2df test)2.000000e-20
GCST006192_88Systolic blood pressure x smoking status (ever vs never) interaction (2df test)6.000000e-18
GCST006193_11Diastolic blood pressure x smoking status (current vs non-current) interaction (2df test)5.000000e-16
GCST006193_12Diastolic blood pressure x smoking status (current vs non-current) interaction (2df test)1.000000e-22
GCST006193_24Diastolic blood pressure x smoking status (current vs non-current) interaction (2df test)1.000000e-12
GCST006193_50Diastolic blood pressure x smoking status (current vs non-current) interaction (2df test)6.000000e-16
GCST006193_51Diastolic blood pressure x smoking status (current vs non-current) interaction (2df test)3.000000e-20
GCST006193_52Diastolic blood pressure x smoking status (current vs non-current) interaction (2df test)7.000000e-19
GCST006193_65Diastolic blood pressure x smoking status (current vs non-current) interaction (2df test)2.000000e-11
GCST006193_9Diastolic blood pressure x smoking status (current vs non-current) interaction (2df test)4.000000e-19
GCST006195_22Systolic blood pressure x smoking status (current vs non-current) interaction (2df test)4.000000e-31

EFO canonical traits (5, from GWAS)

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0006335systolic blood pressure
EFO:0008468midregional pro atrial natriuretic peptide measurement
EFO:0006336diastolic blood pressure
EFO:0006527smoking status measurement
EFO:0005763pulse pressure measurement

MeSH disease descriptors (2)

DescriptorNameTree numbers
C567400Atrial Fibrillation, Familial, 6 (supp.)
C563984Atrial Standstill (supp.)

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: yes

ChEMBL targets (1): CHEMBL1293193 (SINGLE PROTEIN)

Molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity

1 molecules (phase ≥1), by development phase (incl. off-target/promiscuous compounds). Patent mentions across the top 20 by phase: 3,529 (via chembl_molecule»patent_compound — counts attach to the compound, not the gene–compound relationship, so off-target/promiscuous molecules can dominate).

MoleculeNamePhasePatents
CHEMBL42583SAMPATRILAT23,529

PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)

PharmGKB clinical annotations

1 annotations.

VariantTypeLevelDrugsPhenotypes
rs5065Efficacy3amlodipine;chlorthalidoneCardiovascular Disease;Coronary Disease;Stroke

PharmGKB variants

2 variants.

VariantGenesLevelScore#Clin annotsDrugs
rs5063NPPA, NPPA-AS131.751bumetanide;furosemide;torasemide
rs5065CLCN6, NPPA, NPPA-AS132.001amlodipine;chlorthalidone

ChEMBL bioactivities

11 potent at pChembl≥5 of 11 total, top 11 by pChembl (potency: 10 = 0.1 nM, 6 = 1 µM).

pChemblTypeValueUnitMolecule
8.82IC501.5nMCHEMBL1778526
8.47IC503.4nMSAMPATRILAT
7.60IC5025nMCHEMBL1778529
7.24IC5058nMCHEMBL1778536
7.12IC5075nMCHEMBL1778528
7.09IC5082nMCHEMBL1778530
6.89IC50130nMCHEMBL1778527
6.89IC50130nMCHEMBL1778531
6.71IC50195nMCHEMBL1778534
6.68IC50210nMCHEMBL1778533
6.57IC50270nMCHEMBL1778532

PubChem BioAssay actives

11 with measured affinity, of 15 total; 11 most potent distinct compounds. Largely complementary to BindingDB; screening values are coarse (µM, 4 dp), so sub-nM hits tie at the floor.

CompoundAssayTypeValueUnit
(2S)-2-[[(2S)-1-[[(1S)-1-carboxy-2-(4-phenylphenyl)ethyl]amino]-5-methyl-1-oxohexan-2-yl]amino]-4-phenylbutanoic acid598053: Inhibition of atrial natriuretic peptideic500.0015uM
(2S)-2-[[[(2S)-6-amino-2-(methanesulfonamido)hexanoyl]amino]methyl]-3-[1-[[(1S)-1-carboxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]carbamoyl]cyclopentyl]propanoic acid598053: Inhibition of atrial natriuretic peptideic500.0034uM
(2S)-2-[[1-[[(1S)-1-carboxy-2-(4-phenyl-1,3-oxazol-2-yl)ethyl]carbamoyl]cyclopentyl]amino]pentanoic acid598053: Inhibition of atrial natriuretic peptideic500.0250uM
(2S)-2-[[1-[[(1S)-1-carboxy-2-(3-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)ethyl]carbamoyl]cyclopentyl]amino]-4-methoxybutanoic acid598053: Inhibition of atrial natriuretic peptideic500.0580uM
(2S)-2-[[1-[[(1S)-1-carboxy-2-[4-(2-methylpropyl)-1,3-oxazol-2-yl]ethyl]carbamoyl]cyclopentyl]amino]pentanoic acid598053: Inhibition of atrial natriuretic peptideic500.0750uM
(2S)-2-[[1-[[(1S)-1-carboxy-2-(5-phenyl-1,3-oxazol-2-yl)ethyl]carbamoyl]cyclopentyl]amino]pentanoic acid598053: Inhibition of atrial natriuretic peptideic500.0820uM
(2S)-2-[[1-[[(1S)-1-carboxy-2-(4-ethyl-1,3-oxazol-2-yl)ethyl]carbamoyl]cyclopentyl]amino]pentanoic acid598053: Inhibition of atrial natriuretic peptideic500.1300uM
(2S)-2-[[1-[[(1S)-1-carboxy-2-(4-phenyl-1,3-oxazol-2-yl)ethyl]carbamoyl]cyclopentyl]amino]-4-methoxybutanoic acid598053: Inhibition of atrial natriuretic peptideic500.1300uM
(2S)-2-[[1-[[(1S)-1-carboxy-2-[5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1,3-oxazol-2-yl]ethyl]carbamoyl]cyclopentyl]amino]-4-methoxybutanoic acid598053: Inhibition of atrial natriuretic peptideic500.1950uM
(2S)-2-[[1-[[(1S)-1-carboxy-2-(4-methyl-5-phenyl-1,3-oxazol-2-yl)ethyl]carbamoyl]cyclopentyl]amino]-4-methoxybutanoic acid598053: Inhibition of atrial natriuretic peptideic500.2100uM
(2S)-2-[[1-[[(1S)-1-carboxy-2-(5-phenyl-1,3-oxazol-2-yl)ethyl]carbamoyl]cyclopentyl]amino]-4-methoxybutanoic acid598053: Inhibition of atrial natriuretic peptideic500.2700uM

CTD chemical–gene interactions

57 total (human), top 30 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
Doxorubicinincreases expression4
Hydrocortisoneincreases expression, decreases secretion3
Resveratrolaffects cotreatment, decreases expression2
Aldosteronedecreases secretion2
Spironolactonedecreases expression2
Verapamilaffects cotreatment, affects secretion, increases expression2
MYK-461increases expression, decreases reaction1
bisphenol Fincreases expression1
aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA)decreases expression1
bisphenol Aincreases expression1
manganese chloridedecreases expression1
15-hydroxy-5,8,11,13-eicosatetraenoic acidincreases expression1
dan-shen root extractincreases expression, decreases reaction1
aflatoxin B2decreases methylation1
CHOP protocolincreases expression1
BAEC protocolaffects expression1
CGP 52608affects binding, increases reaction1
1,25-dihydroxyvitamin Ddecreases expression1
omapatrilatincreases expression1
tricarbonyldichlororuthenium (II) dimerdecreases reaction, increases expression1
jinfukangincreases expression1
Carvediloldecreases expression1
Fulvestrantdecreases reaction, increases expression1
Irbesartanincreases expression1
Alprostadildecreases expression1
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitorsdecreases expression1
Atenololdecreases expression1
Atrazinedecreases expression1
Benzo(a)pyreneincreases methylation1
Cocaineincreases expression1

ChEMBL screening assays

5 unique, capped per target: 5 binding

Representative assays (with source publication via chembl_document):

Assay IDTypeDescriptionSource paper
CHEMBL1291041BindingDisplacement of [125I]-ANF from atrial natriuretic factor receptor at 1 to 3 uMConformationally constrained NR2B selective NMDA receptor antagonists derived from ifenprodil: Synthesis and biological evaluation of tetrahydro-3-benzazepine-1,7-diols. — Bioorg Med Chem

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

2 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

TrialPhaseStatusTitle
NCT04075994Not specifiedCOMPLETEDAtrial Fibrillation Health Literacy and Information Technology Trial
NCT04076020Not specifiedCOMPLETEDAtrial Fibrillation Health Literacy and Information Technology Trial in Rural Pennsylvania Counties