PABPC1L2A
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Summary
PABPC1L2A (poly(A) binding protein cytoplasmic 1 like 2A, HGNC:27989) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome Xq13.2, encoding Polyadenylate-binding protein 1-like 2 (Q5JQF8).
Predicted to enable mRNA 3’-UTR binding activity; poly(A) binding activity; and poly(U) RNA binding activity. Located in extracellular exosome.
Source: NCBI Gene 340529 — RefSeq curated summary.
At a glance
- GWAS associations: 1
- Clinical variants (ClinVar): 6 total
- MANE Select transcript:
NM_001012977
Identifiers
Gene identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HGNC ID | HGNC:27989 |
| Approved symbol | PABPC1L2A |
| Name | poly(A) binding protein cytoplasmic 1 like 2A |
| Location | Xq13.2 |
| Locus type | gene with protein product |
| Status | Approved |
| Ensembl gene | ENSG00000186288 |
| Ensembl biotype | protein_coding |
| Entrez | 340529 |
Gene structure
Transcript identifiers
Ensembl transcripts: 1 — 1 protein_coding
ENST00000373519
RefSeq mRNA: 1 — MANE Select: NM_001012977
NM_001012977
CCDS: CCDS35334
Canonical transcript exons
ENST00000373519 — 1 exons
| Exon | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| ENSE00001460745 | 73077276 | 73079512 |
Expression profiles
Bgee: expression breadth broad, 51 present calls, max score 82.07.
Top tissues by expression
106 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):
| Tissue | Anatomy ID | Expression score | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| superior frontal gyrus | UBERON:0002661 | 82.07 | gold quality |
| prefrontal cortex | UBERON:0000451 | 80.61 | gold quality |
| hypothalamus | UBERON:0001898 | 79.67 | gold quality |
| frontal cortex | UBERON:0001870 | 78.78 | gold quality |
| dorsolateral prefrontal cortex | UBERON:0009834 | 78.51 | gold quality |
| primary visual cortex | UBERON:0002436 | 78.44 | gold quality |
| Brodmann (1909) area 9 | UBERON:0013540 | 78.34 | gold quality |
| cerebellum | UBERON:0002037 | 77.28 | gold quality |
| cerebellar cortex | UBERON:0002129 | 77.22 | gold quality |
| cerebellar hemisphere | UBERON:0002245 | 77.22 | gold quality |
| right hemisphere of cerebellum | UBERON:0014890 | 76.82 | gold quality |
| cerebral cortex | UBERON:0000956 | 76.55 | gold quality |
| anterior cingulate cortex | UBERON:0009835 | 76.23 | gold quality |
| right frontal lobe | UBERON:0002810 | 75.77 | gold quality |
| male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis | CL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:0000473 | 75.54 | gold quality |
| brain | UBERON:0000955 | 73.30 | gold quality |
| nucleus accumbens | UBERON:0001882 | 72.79 | gold quality |
| Ammon’s horn | UBERON:0001954 | 70.94 | gold quality |
| temporal lobe | UBERON:0001871 | 70.46 | gold quality |
| amygdala | UBERON:0001876 | 70.38 | gold quality |
| C1 segment of cervical spinal cord | UBERON:0006469 | 70.37 | gold quality |
| substantia nigra | UBERON:0002038 | 69.93 | gold quality |
| caudate nucleus | UBERON:0001873 | 68.03 | gold quality |
| putamen | UBERON:0001874 | 68.02 | gold quality |
| pituitary gland | UBERON:0000007 | 62.36 | gold quality |
| prostate gland | UBERON:0002367 | 61.85 | gold quality |
| adenohypophysis | UBERON:0002196 | 61.14 | gold quality |
| primordial germ cell in gonad | CL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:0000991 | 60.47 | gold quality |
| left testis | UBERON:0004533 | 57.77 | gold quality |
| testis | UBERON:0000473 | 57.63 | gold quality |
Single-cell (SCXA)
Detected in 1 experiment(s), a significant marker in 0.
| Experiment | Marker? | Max mean expression |
|---|---|---|
| E-ANND-3 | no | 0.65 |
Regulation
Is transcription factor: no
miRNA regulators (miRDB)
94 targeting PABPC1L2A, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):
| miRNA | Max score | Avg score | miRNA target_count |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSA-MIR-8485 | 100.00 | 77.57 | 4731 |
| HSA-MIR-4510 | 100.00 | 66.60 | 2050 |
| HSA-MIR-6127 | 100.00 | 66.76 | 2188 |
| HSA-MIR-6129 | 100.00 | 66.46 | 2080 |
| HSA-MIR-6130 | 100.00 | 66.69 | 2012 |
| HSA-MIR-6133 | 100.00 | 66.48 | 2064 |
| HSA-MIR-6867-5P | 100.00 | 82.21 | 3464 |
| HSA-MIR-30A-5P | 100.00 | 76.31 | 3233 |
| HSA-MIR-30B-5P | 100.00 | 76.29 | 3248 |
| HSA-MIR-30C-5P | 100.00 | 76.29 | 3248 |
| HSA-MIR-30D-5P | 100.00 | 76.32 | 3233 |
| HSA-MIR-30E-5P | 100.00 | 76.32 | 3242 |
| HSA-MIR-4747-5P | 100.00 | 67.90 | 2681 |
| HSA-MIR-5196-5P | 100.00 | 67.98 | 2761 |
| HSA-MIR-6740-5P | 100.00 | 65.64 | 932 |
| HSA-MIR-1277-5P | 100.00 | 73.95 | 5056 |
| HSA-MIR-4533 | 100.00 | 69.48 | 2758 |
| HSA-MIR-4476 | 100.00 | 68.18 | 2030 |
| HSA-MIR-6876-5P | 100.00 | 67.68 | 2126 |
| HSA-MIR-1-3P | 99.93 | 72.35 | 1914 |
| HSA-MIR-206 | 99.93 | 72.50 | 1893 |
| HSA-MIR-6508-5P | 99.92 | 70.67 | 2465 |
| HSA-MIR-613 | 99.91 | 71.50 | 1710 |
| HSA-MIR-548E-5P | 99.89 | 72.73 | 4486 |
| HSA-MIR-8067 | 99.86 | 69.59 | 2260 |
| HSA-MIR-4447 | 99.85 | 67.81 | 2900 |
| HSA-MIR-5003-3P | 99.85 | 69.29 | 2517 |
| HSA-MIR-7110-5P | 99.80 | 67.84 | 1712 |
| HSA-MIR-6842-5P | 99.80 | 67.54 | 1587 |
| HSA-MIR-6817-3P | 99.79 | 68.35 | 2126 |
Cross-species orthologs
6 orthologs
| Organism | Symbol | Gene ID |
|---|---|---|
| danio_rerio | pabpc1a | ENSDARG00000017219 |
| danio_rerio | pabpc1b | ENSDARG00000021140 |
| mus_musculus | Pabpc1l2b | ENSMUSG00000084842 |
| mus_musculus | Pabpc1l2a | ENSMUSG00000086524 |
| rattus_norvegicus | Pabpc1l2a | ENSRNOG00000022267 |
| rattus_norvegicus | Pabpc1l2a | ENSRNOG00000080500 |
Paralogs (24): ELAVL1 (ENSG00000066044), PABPC1 (ENSG00000070756), RBMS2 (ENSG00000076067), PABPC4 (ENSG00000090621), PABPC1L (ENSG00000101104), ELAVL2 (ENSG00000107105), RBM24 (ENSG00000112183), TARDBP (ENSG00000120948), HNRNPR (ENSG00000125944), RBM38 (ENSG00000132819), SYNCRIP (ENSG00000135316), SF3B4 (ENSG00000143368), RBMS3 (ENSG00000144642), PABPC3 (ENSG00000151846), RBMS1 (ENSG00000153250), RBM45 (ENSG00000155636), ELAVL4 (ENSG00000162374), PABPC5 (ENSG00000174740), PUF60 (ENSG00000179950), PABPC1L2B (ENSG00000184388), RBM34 (ENSG00000188739), ELAVL3 (ENSG00000196361), RBM14 (ENSG00000239306), PABPC4L (ENSG00000254535)
Protein
Protein identifiers
Polyadenylate-binding protein 1-like 2 — Q5JQF8 (reviewed: Q5JQF8)
Alternative names: RNA-binding motif protein 32, RNA-binding protein 32
All UniProt accessions (1): Q5JQF8
UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →
Miscellaneous. May be not functional as it lacks the poly(A)-binding protein C-terminal (PABC) domain implicated in the mRNA stability and translation regulation.
RefSeq proteins (1): NP_001012995* (*=MANE)
Domains & families (InterPro)
| ID | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| IPR000504 | RRM_dom | Domain |
| IPR012677 | Nucleotide-bd_a/b_plait_sf | Homologous_superfamily |
| IPR034364 | PABP_RRM1 | Domain |
| IPR035979 | RBD_domain_sf | Homologous_superfamily |
| IPR045305 | RRM2_I_PABPs | Domain |
Pfam: PF00076
UniProt features (6 total): domain 2, chain 1, region of interest 1, compositionally biased region 1, sequence conflict 1
Structure
Experimental structures (PDB)
0 structures.
Predicted structure (AlphaFold)
| Model | pLDDT | Fraction very-high |
|---|---|---|
| AF-Q5JQF8-F1 | 89.94 | 0.76 |
Function
Pathways and Gene Ontology
Reactome pathways
0 pathways
MSigDB gene sets: 33 (showing top):
BENPORATH_ES_WITH_H3K27ME3, CACCAGC_MIR138, CCCAGAG_MIR326, GOCC_CYTOPLASMIC_STRESS_GRANULE, GOCC_RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN_GRANULE, GOCC_RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN_COMPLEX, GOMF_POLY_A_BINDING, GOMF_POLY_PYRIMIDINE_TRACT_BINDING, GOMF_MRNA_BINDING, GOMF_SINGLE_STRANDED_RNA_BINDING, GOMF_POLY_PURINE_TRACT_BINDING, GOMF_MRNA_3_UTR_BINDING, chrXq13, GOCC_SUPRAMOLECULAR_COMPLEX, MIR8485
GO Biological Process (0):
GO Molecular Function (5): mRNA 3’-UTR binding (GO:0003730), poly(A) binding (GO:0008143), poly(U) RNA binding (GO:0008266), nucleic acid binding (GO:0003676), RNA binding (GO:0003723)
GO Cellular Component (5): nucleus (GO:0005634), cytosol (GO:0005829), cytoplasmic stress granule (GO:0010494), extracellular exosome (GO:0070062), ribonucleoprotein complex (GO:1990904)
GO top-level categories
Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:
| Category | Terms |
|---|---|
| mRNA binding | 1 |
| poly-purine tract binding | 1 |
| poly-pyrimidine tract binding | 1 |
| binding | 1 |
| nucleic acid binding | 1 |
| intracellular membrane-bounded organelle | 1 |
| cytoplasm | 1 |
| cellular anatomical structure | 1 |
| cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein granule | 1 |
| extracellular vesicle | 1 |
| protein-containing complex | 1 |
Protein interactions and networks
STRING
1172 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):
| Protein A | Protein B | Partner UniProt | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| PABPC1L2A | PABPN1 | Q86U42 | 871 |
| PABPC1L2A | EIF4G1 | Q04637 | 766 |
| PABPC1L2A | EIF4E | P06730 | 676 |
| PABPC1L2A | TNRC6A | Q8NDV7 | 608 |
| PABPC1L2A | EIF4A1 | P04765 | 594 |
| PABPC1L2A | EIF4A2 | Q14240 | 594 |
| PABPC1L2A | PAN2 | Q504Q3 | 537 |
| PABPC1L2A | ATXN2 | Q99700 | 482 |
| PABPC1L2A | PAIP2 | Q9BPZ3 | 452 |
| PABPC1L2A | ENDOV | Q8N8Q3 | 430 |
| PABPC1L2A | COMP | P49747 | 428 |
| PABPC1L2A | SNW1 | Q13573 | 424 |
| PABPC1L2A | DCP2 | Q8IU60 | 415 |
| PABPC1L2A | XRN1 | Q8IZH2 | 414 |
| PABPC1L2A | FXR1 | P51114 | 408 |
IntAct
6 interactions, top by confidence:
| A | B | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| L | MYO1C | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| BMI1 | HMGB1P1 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| BMI1 | MEIS3P1 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| RYBP | PIPSL | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| CACNA1C | SNRPGP15 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
BioGRID (18): PABPC1L2A (Affinity Capture-MS), PABPC1L2A (Affinity Capture-MS), PABPC1L2A (Affinity Capture-MS), PABPC1L2A (Affinity Capture-MS), PABPC1L2A (Affinity Capture-MS), PABPC1L2A (Affinity Capture-MS), PABPC1L2A (Affinity Capture-MS), PABPC1L2A (Affinity Capture-MS), PABPC1L2A (Affinity Capture-MS), PTMA (Cross-Linking-MS (XL-MS)), PABPC1L2A (Protein-RNA), PABPC1L2A (Protein-RNA), PABPC1L2A (Affinity Capture-MS), PABPC1L2A (Affinity Capture-MS), PABPC1L2A (Affinity Capture-MS)
ESM2 similar proteins: A2A5N3, A3LXL0, A5DM21, F1QB54, F4HT49, G5EFS2, O04319, O22173, O64380, O74968, P04147, P0CB38, P11940, P20965, P21187, P29341, P31209, P42731, P49960, P60047, P60048, P60049, P60050, P61286, P70318, Q05196, Q08BH5, Q0P4R6, Q13310, Q22708, Q4VXU2, Q503H1, Q54BM2, Q5JQF8, Q5R8F7, Q6BI95, Q6DCB7, Q6DEY7, Q6FKG4, Q6GR16
Diamond homologs: A0A0D1DWZ5, A0JM51, A1CRM1, A1D4K4, A2A5N3, A2Q848, A3LXL0, A4IIM2, A4QUF0, A5DW14, F4HT49, O04319, O14102, O22173, O57406, O64380, O95319, O97018, P04147, P0CB38, P0CP46, P0CP47, P20965, P21187, P28659, P29558, P31209, P32588, P39697, P42731, P60047, P60048, P60049, P60050, Q08E07, Q09442, Q0CR95, Q0U1G2, Q13310, Q15427
SIGNOR signaling
0 interactions.
Disease & clinical
Clinical variants and AI predictions
ClinVar
6 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):
| Classification | Count (floor) |
|---|---|
| Pathogenic | 0 |
| Likely pathogenic | 0 |
| Uncertain significance | 4 |
| Likely benign | 1 |
| Benign | 1 |
Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)
SpliceAI
116 predictions. Top by Δscore:
| Variant | Effect | Δscore |
|---|---|---|
| X:73078771:T:TA | donor_gain | 0.8400 |
| X:73078800:T:TA | donor_gain | 0.8200 |
| X:73078393:C:A | donor_gain | 0.7500 |
| X:73078768:AGCT:A | donor_gain | 0.6300 |
| X:73078815:T:TA | donor_gain | 0.6300 |
| X:73078382:T:A | donor_gain | 0.6200 |
| X:73078379:CTCT:C | donor_gain | 0.6000 |
| X:73078784:T:TA | donor_gain | 0.5800 |
| X:73078996:AGC:A | donor_gain | 0.5200 |
| X:73079409:CAG:C | donor_gain | 0.5100 |
| X:73078964:AGATT:A | donor_gain | 0.5000 |
| X:73078968:T:TA | donor_gain | 0.4900 |
| X:73078989:A:T | donor_gain | 0.4800 |
| X:73078941:A:AC | donor_gain | 0.4700 |
| X:73078157:A:C | acceptor_gain | 0.4500 |
| X:73078375:A:AC | donor_gain | 0.4500 |
| X:73078725:TGTAA:T | donor_gain | 0.4500 |
| X:73078729:A:T | donor_gain | 0.4400 |
| X:73078992:C:CT | donor_gain | 0.4400 |
| X:73078769:G:C | donor_gain | 0.4300 |
| X:73078378:A:AC | donor_gain | 0.4200 |
| X:73078379:C:CC | donor_gain | 0.4200 |
| X:73078379:CT:C | donor_gain | 0.4200 |
| X:73078901:C:CA | donor_gain | 0.4200 |
| X:73078993:C:T | donor_gain | 0.4200 |
| X:73079411:G:C | donor_gain | 0.4000 |
| X:73078142:AAGCC:A | acceptor_loss | 0.3900 |
| X:73078143:AGCCT:A | acceptor_loss | 0.3900 |
| X:73078144:GCCTG:G | acceptor_loss | 0.3900 |
| X:73078145:CCTGT:C | acceptor_loss | 0.3900 |
AlphaMissense
1320 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:
| Variant | Protein change | am_pathogenicity |
|---|---|---|
| X:73078988:G:C | F133L | 0.999 |
| X:73078988:G:T | F133L | 0.999 |
| X:73078990:A:G | F133L | 0.999 |
| X:73079046:C:A | G114V | 0.999 |
| X:73079244:A:T | V48D | 0.999 |
| X:73078895:G:C | F164L | 0.998 |
| X:73078895:G:T | F164L | 0.998 |
| X:73078897:A:G | F164L | 0.998 |
| X:73078980:A:G | F136S | 0.998 |
| X:73078986:A:T | V134E | 0.998 |
| X:73078992:C:T | G132E | 0.998 |
| X:73079250:G:T | A46E | 0.998 |
| X:73078905:A:T | V161D | 0.997 |
| X:73078979:G:C | F136L | 0.997 |
| X:73078979:G:T | F136L | 0.997 |
| X:73078981:A:G | F136L | 0.997 |
| X:73078993:C:A | G132W | 0.997 |
| X:73079106:A:T | I94N | 0.997 |
| X:73079112:A:T | V92D | 0.997 |
| X:73079251:C:G | A46P | 0.997 |
| X:73079310:C:T | G26E | 0.997 |
| X:73079311:C:A | G26W | 0.997 |
| X:73078954:C:G | A145P | 0.996 |
| X:73079047:C:G | G114R | 0.996 |
| X:73079070:A:G | L106P | 0.996 |
| X:73079108:G:C | F93L | 0.996 |
| X:73079108:G:T | F93L | 0.996 |
| X:73079110:A:G | F93L | 0.996 |
| X:73079334:A:G | L18P | 0.996 |
| X:73079334:A:T | L18Q | 0.996 |
dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1003842495 (X:73077385 T>C), RS1010699888 (X:73077333 A>T), RS1020592860 (X:73077334 A>T), RS1020664994 (X:73076786 A>G), RS1039247249 (X:73077248 T>C), RS11093406 (X:73077578 T>A,C), RS11093407 (X:73077702 T>C), RS1157179424 (X:73079505 G>A,C), RS115820229 (X:73076778 A>G), RS1158761618 (X:73078227 C>T), RS1160712980 (X:73079568 T>C,G), RS1162497758 (X:73077243 T>G), RS1162573335 (X:73078359 T>C), RS1163842186 (X:73079775 GCCGCCA>G), RS1166362789 (X:73077384 A>G)
Disease associations
OMIM: gene `` | disease phenotypes:
GenCC curated gene-disease
Mondo (0):
Orphanet (0):
HPO phenotypes
0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):
GWAS associations
1 associations (top):
| Study | Trait | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| GCST008103_139 | Bipolar disorder | 3.000000e-06 |
Drugs & pharmacology
Drug and pharmacology data
Is drug target: no
PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)
CTD chemical–gene interactions
4 total (human), top 4 by PubMed support.
| Chemical | Actions (top 5) | PubMed papers |
|---|---|---|
| ethyl-p-hydroxybenzoate | decreases expression | 1 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | decreases methylation | 1 |
| Valproic Acid | increases methylation | 1 |
| Aflatoxin B1 | decreases methylation | 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.