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Summary

PCNA (proliferating cell nuclear antigen, HGNC:8729) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 20p12.3, encoding DNA sliding clamp PCNA (P12004). Confers DNA tethering and processivity to DNA polymerases and other proteins. It is a common-essential gene (DepMap: required in 100.0% of cancer cell lines).

The protein encoded by this gene is found in the nucleus and is a cofactor of DNA polymerase delta. The encoded protein acts as a homotrimer and helps increase the processivity of leading strand synthesis during DNA replication. In response to DNA damage, this protein is ubiquitinated and is involved in the RAD6-dependent DNA repair pathway. Two transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene. Pseudogenes of this gene have been described on chromosome 4 and on the X chromosome.

Source: NCBI Gene 5111 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • Gene–disease (curated): ataxia-telangiectasia-like disorder 2 (Supportive, GenCC) — +1 more curated relationship
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 32 total — 1 likely-pathogenic
  • GTEx eGene: eQTL in 27 tissues, sQTL in 1 (q < 0.05)
  • Phenotypes (HPO): 31
  • ChEMBL bioactivity: 5 clinical-phase molecules tested; no curated mechanism-of-action drug
  • Cancer dependency (DepMap): dependent in 100.0% of screened cell lines (common-essential)
  • Constraint (gnomAD): pLI 0.99 (loss-of-function intolerant), LOEUF 0.42 (moderately constrained)
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_182649
  • Interaction hub: 7,484 STRING partners (top 1% of genes corpus-wide)

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:8729
Approved symbolPCNA
Nameproliferating cell nuclear antigen
Location20p12.3
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
Ensembl geneENSG00000132646
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM176740
Entrez5111

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 16 — 11 protein_coding, 5 nonsense_mediated_decay

MANE Select: ENST00000379143

Transcript support level (Ensembl TSL; 1 = fully mRNA-supported): TSL 1: 1, TSL 5: 1

ENST00000379143, ENST00000379160, ENST00000875656, ENST00000875657, ENST00000875658, ENST00000875659, ENST00000930445, ENST00000968046, ENST00000968047, ENST00001002227, ENST00001002228, ENST00001085269, ENST00001085270, ENST00001085271, ENST00001095575, ENST00001133698

RefSeq mRNA: 2 — MANE Select: NM_182649 NM_002592, NM_182649

CCDS: CCDS13087

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000379143 — 6 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE0000090671951149535115362
ENSE0000090672051154495115572
ENSE0000090672151174705117664
ENSE0000147989851195785119958
ENSE0000169328351186105118677
ENSE0000174746551187695118866

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 287 present calls, max score 99.91.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 104.7405 / max 1904.5388, expressed in 1816 samples.

Highest expression (Bgee): oocyte, secondary oocyte, ganglionic eminence, ventricular zone, embryo.

Genetic regulation across tissues (GTEx eQTL / sQTL)

PCNA is an eGene in GTEx v10 — its expression is genetically regulated (eQTL) in 27 tissues and its splicing (sQTL) in 1 (q < 0.05). Strongest associations first; slope = normalized effect of the lead variant’s alternative allele.

showing 20 of 28 significant tissue × QTL associations:

TissueQTLq-valueSlopeLead variant
Nerve Tibialeqtl9.9e-19-0.3120:5130926:C:G
Artery Tibialeqtl4.3e-17-0.3120:5130722:C:G
Adipose Subcutaneouseqtl1.1e-11-0.3120:5078323:G:A
Breast Mammary Tissueeqtl3.0e-09-0.3120:5126986:C:CGGGCG
Skin Not Sun Exposed Suprapubiceqtl8.3e-08-0.1720:5130423:G:C
Thyroideqtl3.1e-07-0.2120:5066339:A:G
Artery Aortaeqtl5.1e-07-0.2120:5106293:A:T
Skin Sun Exposed Lower legeqtl6.1e-06-0.1520:5110979:C:T
Whole Bloodeqtl2.4e-04-0.1320:5081806:G:A
Esophagus Mucosaeqtl3.0e-04-0.1020:5119539:G:T
Brain Nucleus accumbens basal gangliaeqtl1.6e-03-0.2920:5131759:G:T
Brain Cerebellar Hemisphereeqtl2.0e-03+0.8420:4598662:G:A
Brain Cerebellumeqtl2.3e-03-0.4020:5104242:T:C
Heart Atrial Appendageeqtl2.7e-03-0.2020:5106293:A:T
Adipose Visceral Omentumeqtl3.1e-03-0.1820:5103951:C:G
Brain Anterior cingulate cortex BA24eqtl7.8e-03-0.3420:5106293:A:T
Cells Cultured fibroblastseqtl1.1e-02-0.1420:5830186:G:A
Adrenal Glandsqtl1.2e-02-1.4020:4939590:C:T
Ovaryeqtl1.4e-02-0.2720:5078323:G:A
Brain Caudate basal gangliaeqtl1.9e-02-0.3120:5104242:T:C

FANTOM5 promoters

5 alternative TSS:

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
18629086.61051815
18628913.16311516
1862913.46201472
1862881.2174630
1862870.2874134

Top tissues by expression

showing 100 of 294 tissues by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
oocyteCL:000002399.91gold quality
secondary oocyteCL:000065599.86gold quality
ganglionic eminenceUBERON:000402398.91gold quality
ventricular zoneUBERON:000305398.87gold quality
embryoUBERON:000092298.76gold quality
trabecular bone tissueUBERON:000248398.21gold quality
primordial germ cell in gonadCL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:000099198.02gold quality
endometrium epitheliumUBERON:000481197.90gold quality
mucosa of sigmoid colonUBERON:000499397.58gold quality
rectumUBERON:000105297.54gold quality
mucosa of transverse colonUBERON:000499197.48gold quality
vermiform appendixUBERON:000115497.42gold quality
colonic mucosaUBERON:000031797.34gold quality
epithelium of nasopharynxUBERON:000195197.23gold quality
tongue squamous epitheliumUBERON:000691997.19gold quality
bone marrowUBERON:000237197.00gold quality
caecumUBERON:000115396.97gold quality
oral cavityUBERON:000016796.48gold quality
spermCL:000001996.39gold quality
adult organismUBERON:000702396.35gold quality
gingival epitheliumUBERON:000194996.32gold quality
gingivaUBERON:000182896.24gold quality
right testisUBERON:000453496.20gold quality
pigmented layer of retinaUBERON:000178296.17gold quality
esophagus mucosaUBERON:000246996.06gold quality
left testisUBERON:000453395.84gold quality
lymph nodeUBERON:000002995.79gold quality
palpebral conjunctivaUBERON:000181295.79gold quality
penisUBERON:000098995.56gold quality
testisUBERON:000047395.43gold quality
stromal cell of endometriumCL:000225595.40gold quality
mammalian vulvaUBERON:000099795.22gold quality
right adrenal gland cortexUBERON:003582794.99gold quality
right adrenal glandUBERON:000123394.97gold quality
endometriumUBERON:000129594.93gold quality
thymusUBERON:000237094.90gold quality
pharyngeal mucosaUBERON:000035594.88gold quality
placentaUBERON:000198794.74gold quality
left adrenal glandUBERON:000123494.69gold quality
islet of LangerhansUBERON:000000694.65gold quality
duodenumUBERON:000211494.64gold quality
left adrenal gland cortexUBERON:003582594.60gold quality
jejunal mucosaUBERON:000039994.59gold quality
squamous epitheliumUBERON:000691494.59gold quality
male germ cellCL:000001594.53gold quality
cervix squamous epitheliumUBERON:000692294.43gold quality
transverse colonUBERON:000115794.38gold quality
adrenal cortexUBERON:000123594.34gold quality
spleenUBERON:000210694.33gold quality
cervix epitheliumUBERON:000480194.31gold quality
hair follicleUBERON:000207394.12gold quality
nasal cavity mucosaUBERON:000182694.10gold quality
small intestine Peyer’s patchUBERON:000345494.05gold quality
adrenal tissueUBERON:001830393.89gold quality
esophagus squamous epitheliumUBERON:000692093.83gold quality
mouth mucosaUBERON:000372993.82gold quality
olfactory segment of nasal mucosaUBERON:000538693.82gold quality
gall bladderUBERON:000211093.78gold quality
epithelium of esophagusUBERON:000197693.70gold quality
adrenal glandUBERON:000236993.70gold quality
esophagusUBERON:000104393.69gold quality
pylorusUBERON:000116693.69gold quality
large intestineUBERON:000005993.57gold quality
minor salivary glandUBERON:000183093.57gold quality
intestineUBERON:000016093.51gold quality
calcaneal tendonUBERON:000370193.49gold quality
amniotic fluidUBERON:000017393.41gold quality
colonUBERON:000115593.40gold quality
male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testisCL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:000047393.36gold quality
bone marrow cellCL:000209293.35gold quality
metanephros cortexUBERON:001053393.20gold quality
C1 segment of cervical spinal cordUBERON:000646993.09gold quality
granulocyteCL:000009493.06gold quality
small intestineUBERON:000210893.03gold quality
superior surface of tongueUBERON:000737192.98gold quality
seminal vesicleUBERON:000099892.95gold quality
descending thoracic aortaUBERON:000234592.89gold quality
germinal epithelium of ovaryUBERON:000130492.83gold quality
jejunumUBERON:000211592.82gold quality
right ovaryUBERON:000211892.77gold quality
skin of abdomenUBERON:000141692.74gold quality
tongueUBERON:000172392.70gold quality
uterusUBERON:000099592.48gold quality
body of stomachUBERON:000116192.47gold quality
upper leg skinUBERON:000426292.46gold quality
tibiaUBERON:000097992.43gold quality
zone of skinUBERON:000001492.39gold quality
saliva-secreting glandUBERON:000104492.34gold quality
female reproductive systemUBERON:000047492.30gold quality
right uterine tubeUBERON:000130292.29gold quality
smooth muscle tissueUBERON:000113592.26gold quality
ectocervixUBERON:001224992.26gold quality
spinal cordUBERON:000224092.25gold quality
sigmoid colonUBERON:000115992.19gold quality
superficial temporal arteryUBERON:000161492.19gold quality
parietal pleuraUBERON:000240092.11gold quality
vaginaUBERON:000099692.08gold quality
pancreasUBERON:000126492.06gold quality
left coronary arteryUBERON:000162692.05gold quality
lower esophagus mucosaUBERON:003583492.03gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 31 experiment(s), a significant marker in 27.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-MTAB-6505yes796.51
E-GEOD-114530yes732.22
E-MTAB-9435yes720.88
E-ENAD-20yes688.70
E-MTAB-10485yes617.20
E-MTAB-6075yes608.49
E-HCAD-24yes573.67
E-CURD-114yes542.39
E-GEOD-149689yes488.65
E-MTAB-9906yes479.91
E-MTAB-10287yes475.61
E-HCAD-10yes473.60
E-HCAD-32yes417.02
E-MTAB-11121yes414.43
E-MTAB-10662yes395.12

HPA expression

RNA tissue specificity: Tissue enhanced

showing 60 of 79 HPA tissues / cells by nTPM:

Tissue / cellAxisnTPMProtein (IHC)
Bone marrowtissue361.5high
Thymustissue204.8
Lymph nodetissue157.4high
Tonsiltissue128.6high
Rectumtissue88.0medium
Retinatissue87.1
Colontissue83.4high
Appendixtissue80.4high
Small intestinetissue68.6high
Duodenumtissue66.5medium
Placentatissue65.7medium
Esophagustissue64.3medium
Frontal cortextissue61.8
Skin 1tissue59.4medium
Caudate putamentissue58.5
Testistissue58.3high
Livertissue51.7not detected
Stomach 1tissue50.9low
Urinary bladdertissue47.8not detected
Breasttissue47.7medium
Smooth muscletissue44.7low
Spleentissue42.0low
Adrenal glandtissue42.0low
Vaginatissue41.8medium
Ovarytissue40.9not detected
Kidneytissue40.8medium
Parathyroid glandtissue39.8low
Thyroid glandtissue39.3medium
Cervixtissue39.0medium
Fallopian tubetissue36.8medium
Seminal vesicletissue36.1medium
Endometrium 1tissue35.7not detected
Lungtissue35.3low
Salivary glandtissue33.5not detected
Gallbladdertissue32.7medium
Pancreastissue30.6low
Prostatetissue30.2medium
Adipose tissuetissue29.3not detected
Epididymistissue29.2medium
Heart muscletissue28.6low
Choroid plexustissue25.5
Skeletal muscletissue25.1low
Tonguetissue24.9
Pituitary glandtissue24.7
Corpus callosumtissue18.3
Nucleus accumbenstissue16.4
Cerebellumtissue15.9low
Spinal cordtissue15.3
Ponstissue14.8
Postcentral gyrustissue14.8
Hippocampustissue14.4not detected
Medulla oblongatatissue14.2
Locus coeruleustissue14.2
Midbraintissue14.0
Substantia nigratissue13.5
Superior colliculitissue13.3
Thalamustissue13.1
Periaqueductal graytissue12.6
Hypothalamustissue12.2
Hippocampal formationtissue12.0

Brain sub-regions (HPA Brain Atlas): detected in 191; highest nTPM — Lateral funiculus (white matter) (32.4), Blood vessel (30.1), Corpus callosum, genu (white matter) (30.1), Corpus callosum, splenium (white matter) (29.7), Dorsal funiculus (white matter) (29.2).

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): AHR, AP1, ATF1, ATM, CDX1, CDX2, CEBPA, CREB1, CRX, DNMT1, E2F1, E2F2, E2F4, EMX2, EP300, EZH2, FOSL1, FOXC1, GJA1, GLI2, HDAC1, HMGA1, HMGN1, HOXA1, HOXC8, ING1, JUN, KLF6, KMT2A, KMT2B, MBD2, MEF2A, MYB, MYC, NCOA3, NFE2L2, NFKB, NR4A1, PARP1, PPARG

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

Targeting PCNA by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific).

showing 30 of 41 miRNAs:

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-548C-3P99.9974.017587
HSA-MIR-513B-5P99.9969.962150
HSA-MIR-3682-5P99.9367.971163
HSA-MIR-129799.9173.413162
HSA-MIR-808799.9069.551351
HSA-MIR-548AR-3P99.8571.263889
HSA-MIR-576-5P99.8470.462582
HSA-MIR-548AZ-3P99.8270.563549
HSA-MIR-548BC99.8270.613524
HSA-MIR-548E-3P99.8270.593514
HSA-MIR-548F-3P99.8270.593540
HSA-MIR-26A-5P99.7873.522303
HSA-MIR-26B-5P99.7873.512305
HSA-MIR-548A-3P99.7670.583524
HSA-MIR-1212999.7267.451311
HSA-MIR-4699-3P99.7170.153142
HSA-MIR-446599.7172.562096
HSA-MIR-5580-3P99.7069.412052
HSA-MIR-513C-5P99.5068.421730
HSA-MIR-514B-5P99.5068.191766
HSA-MIR-302B-5P99.5069.491857
HSA-MIR-302D-5P99.5069.341863
HSA-MIR-217-5P99.4969.931419
HSA-MIR-312399.4767.152693
HSA-MIR-57899.4668.361787
HSA-MIR-20A-3P99.4469.101575
HSA-MIR-548AV-3P99.4368.501721
HSA-MIR-3678-3P99.3167.101432
HSA-MIR-1273H-3P99.2967.55980
HSA-MIR-426399.1869.252236

Functional genomics

gnomAD constraint: pLI 0.995, LOEUF 0.42, missense Z 3.23 — population loss-of-function intolerance (pLI ≥ 0.9 = LoF-intolerant; lower LOEUF = more constrained). gnomAD

Regional missense constraint (gnomAD RMC): no regional variation along ENST00000379143 — one region, missense o/e 0.50. DepMap (CRISPR cell-line fitness): dependent in 100.0% of screened cell lines, common-essential.

Most-dependent cell lines (DepMap gene-effect, lower = stronger; ≤ −0.5 shown): SCC-4 (-4.371), BICR 31 (-4.176), NCI-H1299 (-4.155), C2BBe1 (-4.059), SK-N-FI (-4.004), SNU-1077 (-3.995), TE-8 (-3.974), NCI-H2170 (-3.964), Detroit 562 (-3.954), NCI-H522 (-3.944), TF-1 (-3.929), CAL-33 (-3.913), GCIY (-3.909), Daoy (-3.904), KLE (-3.88).

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 40)

  • PCNA physically interacts with and directly binds AP endonuclease 1 (APE1) in whole cell extracts, thus demonstrating involvement of multiprotein reactions during long-patch base excision repair. (PMID:11601988)
  • It is hypothesized from these observations that pol epsilon and PCNA have separate but associated functions early in S phase and that pol epsilon participates with PCNA in DNA replication late in S phase. (PMID:11741962)
  • Functional interaction of MutY homolog with proliferating cell nuclear antigen in fission yeast (and in human) (PMID:11805113)
  • The over-expression of PCNA in the lens epithelium of fetus and children suggests that PCNA might be related to the development of cataract. (PMID:11864421)
  • The promoter of the human proliferating cell nuclear antigen gene is not sufficient for cell cycle-dependent regulation in organotypic cultures of keratinocytes (PMID:11877408)
  • association with histone deacetylase activity, integrating DNA replication and chromatin modification (PMID:11929879)
  • Human cell DNA replication is mediated by a discrete multiprotein complex. The eluted complex contains DNA polymerase delta, proliferating cell nuclear antigen, and replication protein A. (PMID:11968016)
  • the interaction of PCNA with DNA polymerase delta is mediated through the small subunit of the enzyme (PMID:11986310)
  • Expression of c-erbB-2 in node negative breast cancer does not correlate with estrogen receptor status, predictors of hormone responsiveness, or PCNA expression. (PMID:12088102)
  • presence in CNS tumors correlates with histological type and grade (PMID:12125971)
  • RAD6-dependent DNA repair is linked to modification of PCNA by ubiquitin and SUMO. (PMID:12226657)
  • expressive quantity of PCNA was more in hypertrophic scars and less in chronic skin ulcers (PMID:12382578)
  • PCNA protein expression may help evaluate the malignancy of hypopharyngeal carcinoma and make prognostic judgement of the patients. (PMID:12390713)
  • relationship between the mast cell density and the context of clinicopathological parameters and expression of p185, estrogen receptor, and proliferating cell nuclear antigen in gastric carcinoma (PMID:12439914)
  • clinical significance of E-cadherin and proliferating cell nuclear antigen expression in adenoid cystic carcinoma (PMID:12452045)
  • abnormal expressions of COX-2, p53, PCNA, and nm23 associate with malignant potential, lymph node metastasis and clinical stage, and they might therefore play a role in development of gastric cancer (PMID:12452062)
  • The content variation of Zn, Se, Mo, Cu, Ni could be possessed of certain effect on p53 mutation and PCNA overexpression of esophageal epithelium in the high risk area. (PMID:12479101)
  • beta-catenin, p53 and PCNA may play important roles in the carcinogenesis of colorectal adenoma. (PMID:12515622)
  • Expression of p57kip2, Rb protein and PCNA and their relationships with clinicopathology in human pancreatic cancer. (PMID:12532471)
  • HBV infection may increase expression of PCNA and GST-pi. (PMID:12632497)
  • PCNA binds to two distinct functional sites on WRN (PMID:12633936)
  • the E2F site in the human PCNA 5’ promoter is a serum-responsive element (PMID:12782299)
  • PCNA expression was significantly higher in recurrent aphthous ulcers than in normal oral mucosal tissue. (PMID:12857440)
  • Upergulation of PCNA by overexpression of tuberous sclerosis gene products. (PMID:12893285)
  • PARP-1 and p21 could cooperate in regulating the functions of PCNA during DNA replication/repair. (PMID:12930846)
  • results demonstrate for the first time a novel role for human proliferating cell nuclear antigen(PCNA)in transcriptional repression and in modulating chromatin modification with reciprocal modulation of p300 acetyltransferase and PCNA by each other (PMID:12937166)
  • combination of protein p53 induction and ionizing radiation activate the proliferating cell nuclear antigen gene (PMID:12947108)
  • The expression of PCNA is associated with the increased malignancy. (PMID:14558955)
  • Expression of PCNA was significantly higher than in normal pancreatic tissue. Correlated with the histological grade. Expression rate consistent with exacerbation of cancer. Also correlated significantly with prognosis and p53 expression. (PMID:14612290)
  • in hepatocellular carcinoma, PCNA participates both in DNA synthesis and repair and that highly proliferating cancers may display a sustained DNA-repair. (PMID:14642618)
  • Detection of PCNA and CD44mRNA expression in colorectal cancer may be useful for evaluating liver metastasis of cancer cells. (PMID:14669354)
  • These results suggest that PCNA trimers bound to DNA during the S phase are organized as distinct pools able to bind selectively different partners. Among them, p125-pol delta and DNA ligase I interact with PCNA in a mutually exclusive manner (PMID:14729473)
  • The overall expression of PCNA in all stages of fetal testis development was higher than pRb1 expression. (PMID:14871261)
  • proliferating cell nuclear antigen is required in different ways in 5’ and 3’ nick-directed excision in human mismatch repair (PMID:14871894)
  • PCNA expression in bone marrow plasma cells constitutes a good prognostic indicator of disease activity in patients with multiple myeloma. (PMID:15000866)
  • Expression of this apoptosis-related protein may be a useful marker in cervix cancer development. (PMID:15033825)
  • XRCC1 co-localizes with proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) at DNA replication foci, observed exclusively in the S phase of undamaged HeLa cells (PMID:15107487)
  • Monoubiquitinated but not unmodified PCNA interacts with polymerase eta, and we found two motifs in poleta involved in this interaction. Our findings provide a mechanism by which monoubiquitination of PCNA might mediate the polymerase switch (PMID:15149598)
  • In aids encephalopathy, although virtually all cells positive for HIV-1 p24 were PCNA+, there were many PCNA+ cells where HIV-1 p24 expression was not detected. (PMID:15161643)
  • A marker of human esophageal neoplastic progression (PMID:15221970)

Cross-species orthologs

6 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_reriopcnaENSDARG00000054155
mus_musculusPcnaENSMUSG00000027342
rattus_norvegicusPcnaENSRNOG00000021264
drosophila_melanogasterPCNAFBGN0005655
drosophila_melanogasterPCNA2FBGN0032813
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00003955

Mouse-model phenotypes

Observed phenotypes of the mouse ortholog (MGI:97503) from MGI (Alliance of Genome Resources) — knockout/mutant phenotypes, ranked by annotation count. 15 distinct phenotype terms.

Mouse phenotype (MP)Records
abnormal somatic hypermutation frequency4
infertility2
small testis1
arrest of spermatogenesis1
decreased body weight1
abnormal meiosis1
increased lean body mass1
absent germ cells1
abnormal class switch recombination1
decreased percent body fat/body weight1
decreased white fat cell number1
decreased susceptibility to weight gain1
embryonic lethality before implantation, complete penetrance1
embryonic lethality during organogenesis, incomplete penetrance1
abnormal adipose tissue development1

Additional cross-species homologs

Sequence homologs in species beyond Ensembl Compara’s model organisms, by Diamond local protein alignment (% sequence identity; best hit per species). Lower-identity rows are more distant homologs. The matched accessions’ gene symbols aren’t in biobtree yet, so each row shows the UniProt accession.

OrganismUniProtIdentityMethod
Plasmodium falciparum K1P31008100.0%Diamond
Plasmodium falciparum 3D7P61074100.0%Diamond
Macaca fascicularisP61258100.0%Diamond
Coturnix japonicaQ9DDF199.6%Diamond
Gallus gallusQ9DEA399.6%Diamond
Bos taurusQ3ZBW499.2%Diamond
Cricetulus griseusP5776198.5%Diamond
Haplochromis burtoniQ6B6N498.5%Diamond
Brassica napusQ4312497.7%Diamond
Arabidopsis thalianaQ9M7Q797.7%Diamond
Anguilla japonicaQ9W64496.2%Diamond
Nicotiana tabacumO8279795.8%Diamond
Catharanthus roseusP2431495.8%Diamond
Daucus carotaQ0026895.5%Diamond
Oryza sativa Japonica GroupP1707095.0%Diamond
Zea maysQ4326695.0%Diamond
Lathyrus oleraceusO8213494.9%Diamond
Glycine maxP2217794.9%Diamond
Populus nigraQ9MAY391.7%Diamond
Sarcophaga crassipalpisO1685290.4%Diamond
Xenopus laevisP1824889.3%Diamond
Bombyx moriO0137780.4%Diamond
Styela clavaP5335872.3%Diamond
Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288CP1587370.5%Diamond
Kluyveromyces lactis NRRL Y-1140Q6CVH270.5%Diamond
Thermochaetoides thermophila DSM 1495G0SF7068.0%Diamond
Schizosaccharomyces pombe 972h-Q0339268.0%Diamond
Dictyostelium discoideumQ54K4760.1%Diamond
Autographa californica nucleopolyhedrovirusP1103846.3%Diamond
Orgyia pseudotsugata multiple nucleopolyhedrovirusO1030831.5%Diamond

Genomic neighbors (locus context)

Genes flanking this one on the chromosome (NCBI/Entrez gene neighborhood). Positional context only — some neighbors share regulatory elements (bidirectional promoters, antisense/overlapping transcripts), but chromosomal adjacency is not itself a functional relationship (see Interactions for that).

SymbolTypeEntrez
PROKR2protein-coding128674
CDS2protein-coding8760
PCNA-AS1ncRNA100302739
TMEM230protein-coding29058
RASSF2protein-coding9770
SLC23A2protein-coding9962

Protein

Protein identifiers

DNA sliding clamp PCNA — P12004 (reviewed: P12004)

Alternative names: Cyclin, Proliferating cell nuclear antigen

All UniProt accessions (1): P12004

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Confers DNA tethering and processivity to DNA polymerases and other proteins. Auxiliary protein of DNA polymerase delta and epsilon, is involved in the control of DNA replication by increasing the polymerases’ processivity during elongation of the leading strand. Induces a robust stimulatory effect on the 3’-5’ exonuclease and 3’-phosphodiesterase, but not apurinic-apyrimidinic (AP) endonuclease, APEX2 activities. Has to be loaded onto DNA in order to be able to stimulate APEX2. Plays a key role in DNA damage response (DDR) by being conveniently positioned at the replication fork to coordinate DNA replication with DNA repair and DNA damage tolerance pathways. Acts as a loading platform to recruit DDR proteins that allow completion of DNA replication after DNA damage and promote postreplication repair: monoubiquitinated PCNA leads to recruitment of translesion (TLS) polymerases, while ‘Lys-63’-linked polyubiquitination of PCNA is involved in error-free pathway and employs recombination mechanisms to synthesize across the lesion.

Subunit / interactions. Homotrimer. Interacts with p300/EP300; the interaction occurs on chromatin in UV-irradiated damaged cells. Interacts with CREBBP (via transactivation domain and C-terminus); the interaction occurs on chromatin in UV-irradiated damaged cells. Directly interacts with POLD1, POLD3 and POLD4 subunits of the DNA polymerase delta complex, POLD3 being the major interacting partner; the interaction with POLD3 is inhibited by CDKN1A/p21(CIP1). Forms a complex with the replication factor C complex in the presence of ATP. Interacts with EXO1, POLH, POLK, DNMT1, ERCC5, FEN1, CDC6 and POLDIP2. Interacts with POLB. Interacts with APEX2; this interaction is triggered by reactive oxygen species and increased by misincorporation of uracil in nuclear DNA. Forms a ternary complex with DNTTIP2 and core histone. Interacts with KCTD10 and PPP1R15A. Interacts with SMARCA5/SNF2H. Interacts with BAZ1B/WSTF; the interaction is direct and is required for BAZ1B/WSTF binding to replication foci during S phase. Interacts with HLTF and SHPRH. Interacts with NUDT15; this interaction is disrupted in response to UV irradiation and acetylation. Interacts with CDKN1A/p21(CIP1) and CDT1; interacts via their PIP-box which also recruits the DCX(DTL) complex. The interaction with CDKN1A inhibits POLD3 binding. Interacts with DDX11. Interacts with EGFR; positively regulates PCNA. Interacts with PARPBP. Interacts (when ubiquitinated) with SPRTN; leading to enhance RAD18-mediated PCNA ubiquitination. Interacts (when polyubiquitinated) with ZRANB3; the interaction stimulates ZRANB3 endonuclease activity and is required for ZRANB3 recruitment to DNA replication sites. Interacts with SMARCAD1. Interacts with CDKN1C. Interacts with PCLAF (via PIP-box). Interacts with RTEL1 (via PIP-box); the interaction is direct and essential for the suppression of telomere fragility. Interacts with FAM111A (via PIP-box); the interaction is direct and required for PCNA loading on chromatin binding. Interacts with LIG1. Interacts with SETMAR. Interacts with ANKRD17. Interacts with FBXO18/FBH1 (via PIP-box); the interaction recruits the DCX(DTL) complex and promotes ubiquitination and degradation of FBXO18/FBH1. Interacts with POLN. Interacts with SDE2 (via PIP-box); the interaction is direct and prevents ultraviolet light induced monoubiquitination. Component of the replisome complex composed of at least DONSON, MCM2, MCM7, PCNA and TICRR; interaction at least with PCNA occurs during DNA replication. Interacts with MAPK15; the interaction is chromatin binding dependent and prevents MDM2-mediated PCNA destruction by inhibiting the association of PCNA with MDM2. Interacts with PARP10 (via PIP-box). Interacts with DDI2. Interacts with HMCES (via PIP-box). Interacts with TRAIP (via PIP-box). Interacts with UHRF2. Interacts with ALKBH2; this interaction is enhanced during the S-phase of the cell cycle. Interacts with ATAD5; the interaction promotes USP1-mediated PCNA deubiquitination. Interacts with DNA damage up-regulated protein DDUP. Interacts (when phosphorylated) with GRB2. Interacts with ANG. Interacts with nuclear UNG (isoform 2); this interaction mediates UNG recruitment to S-phase replication foci. Interacts with ERCC6L2 (via an atypical PIP-box); this interaction facilitates cenrtomeric localization of ERCC6L2. Interacts with REV1 (via BRCT domain); this interaction is enhanced with a monoubiquitinated form of PCNA and mediates REV1 recruitment to stalled DNA replication. (Microbial infection) Interacts with herpes virus 8 protein LANA1.

Subcellular location. Nucleus.

Post-translational modifications. Phosphorylated. Phosphorylation at Tyr-211 by EGFR stabilizes chromatin-associated PCNA. Acetylated by CREBBP and p300/EP300; preferentially acetylated by CREBBP on Lys-80, Lys-13 and Lys-14 and on Lys-77 by p300/EP300 upon loading on chromatin in response to UV irradiation. Lysine acetylation disrupts association with chromatin, hence promoting PCNA ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation in response to UV damage in a CREBBP- and EP300-dependent manner. Acetylation disrupts interaction with NUDT15 and promotes degradation. Ubiquitinated. Following DNA damage, can be either monoubiquitinated to stimulate direct bypass of DNA lesions by specialized DNA polymerases or polyubiquitinated to promote recombination-dependent DNA synthesis across DNA lesions by template switching mechanisms. Following induction of replication stress, monoubiquitinated by the UBE2B-RAD18 complex on Lys-164, leading to recruit translesion (TLS) polymerases, which are able to synthesize across DNA lesions in a potentially error-prone manner. An error-free pathway also exists and requires non-canonical polyubiquitination on Lys-164 through ‘Lys-63’ linkage of ubiquitin moieties by the E2 complex UBE2N-UBE2V2 and the E3 ligases, HLTF, RNF8 and SHPRH. This error-free pathway, also known as template switching, employs recombination mechanisms to synthesize across the lesion, using as a template the undamaged, newly synthesized strand of the sister chromatid. Monoubiquitination at Lys-164 also takes place in undamaged proliferating cells, and is mediated by the DCX(DTL) complex, leading to enhance PCNA-dependent translesion DNA synthesis. Sumoylated during S phase. Methylated on glutamate residues by DCPH1/C6orf211.

Disease relevance. Ataxia-telangiectasia-like disorder 2 (ATLD2) [MIM:615919] A neurodegenerative disorder due to defects in DNA excision repair. ATLD2 is characterized by developmental delay, ataxia, sensorineural hearing loss, short stature, cutaneous and ocular telangiectasia, and photosensitivity. The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.

Miscellaneous. Antibodies against PCNA are present in sera from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Similarity. Belongs to the PCNA family.

RefSeq proteins (2): NP_002583, NP_872590* (*=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR000730Pr_cel_nuc_antigFamily
IPR022648Pr_cel_nuc_antig_NDomain
IPR022649Pr_cel_nuc_antig_CDomain
IPR022659Pr_cel_nuc_antig_CSConserved_site
IPR046938DNA_clamp_sfHomologous_superfamily

Pfam: PF00705, PF02747

UniProt features (66 total): strand 23, mutagenesis site 17, helix 12, modified residue 5, cross-link 3, chain 1, DNA-binding region 1, sequence variant 1, region of interest 1, turn 1, disulfide bond 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

showing 30 of 103 structures by resolution:

PDBTitleMethodResolution (Å)
1U7BCrystal structure of hPCNA bound to residues 331-350 of the flap endonuclease-1 (FEN1)X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.88
8F5QCrystal structure of human PCNA in complex with the PIP box of FBH1X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.9
9N3LCo-crystal structure of PCNA bound to HSP90alpha inhibitor, SNX2112X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.9
5E0UHuman PCNA variant (S228I) complexed with p21 at 1.9 AngstromsX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.93
5MLOCrystal structure of human PCNA in complex with ZRANB3 PIP box peptideX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.96
4RJFCrystal structure of the human sliding clamp at 2.0 angstrom resolutionX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.01
5E0VHuman PCNA variant (S228I) complexed with FEN1 at 2.1 AngstromsX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.07
3VKXStructure of PCNAX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.1
6HVOCrystal structure of human PCNA in complex with three peptides of p12 subunit of human …X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.1
4ZTDCrystal Structure of Human PCNA in complex with a TRAIP peptideX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.2
5YCOComplex structure of PCNA with UHRF2X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.2
5MOMCrystal Structure of PCNA encoding the hypomorphic mutation S228IX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.27
1VYMNATIVE HUMAN PCNAX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.3
2ZVMCrystal structure of PCNA in complex with DNA polymerase iota fragmentX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.3
5YD8Crystal structure of human PCNA in complex with APIM of human ZRANB3X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.3
6K3ACrystal structure of human PCNA in complex with DNMT1 PIP box motif.X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.3
7KQ0PCNA bound to peptide mimeticX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.4
5MLWCrystal structure of human PCNA in complex with ZRANB3 APIM motif peptideX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.45
2ZVLCrystal structure of PCNA in complex with DNA polymerase kappa fragmentX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.5
5MAVCrystal structure of human PCNA in complex with PARG (poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase) …X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.58
1AXCHUMAN PCNAX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.6
1U76Crystal structure of hPCNA bound to residues 452-466 of the DNA polymerase-delta-p66 …X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.6
4D2GCrystal structure of human PCNA in complex with p15 peptideX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.65
5E0THuman PCNA mutant - S228IX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.67
2ZVKCrystal structure of PCNA in complex with DNA polymerase eta fragmentX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.7
7EFACrystal structure of the complex between the C-terminal domain of mouse MUTYH and human …X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.7
9VGWCrystal structure of human PCNA in complex with REV1 PIP-boxX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.7
8COBCrystal structure of human PCNA in complex with ERCC6L2 PIP box peptideX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.73
6CBIPCNA in complex with inhibitorX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.75
8UMVAtomic model of the human CTF18-RFC-PCNA-DNA ternary complex with narrow PCNA opening …ELECTRON MICROSCOPY2.75

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-P12004-F194.380.89

Human Protein Atlas

Protein class: Predicted intracellular proteins, Plasma proteins, Cancer-related genes, Candidate cancer biomarkers, Disease related genes, Human disease related genes, Essential proteins

Protein evidence: Evidence at protein level

Subcellular location (HPA, imaging): nucleoplasm

Antibody reliability (HPA): IH enhanced · IF enhanced

Functional residue map

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

Post-translational modifications (8)

TypePositions
Glycyl lysine isopeptide (lys-gly) (interchain with g-cter in ubiquitin)164
Glycyl lysine isopeptide (lys-gly) (interchain with g-cter in sumo2)254, 164
N6-acetyllysine14, 77, 80, 248
Phosphotyrosine211

Disulfide bonds (1)

TypePositions
Disulfide bond135–162

Mutagenesis-validated functional residues (17)

PositionPhenotype
13inhibits acetylation, recruitment to dna damage sites, inducible ubiquitination and protein degradation, dna replication and repair …
14inhibits acetylation, recruitment to dna damage sites, inducible ubiquitination and protein degradation, dna replication and repair …
20inhibits acetylation, recruitment to dna damage sites, inducible ubiquitination and protein degradation, dna replication and repair …
40complete loss of interaction with uhrf2.
43–45no effect on pold3-binding. impairs binding to alkbh2.
77inhibits recruitment to dna damage sites, but nuclear localization is similar as the wild-type; in association with a-80.
77inhibits acetylation, recruitment to dna damage sites, inducible ubiquitination and protein degradation, dna replication and repair …
80inhibits recruitment to dna damage sites, but nuclear localization is similar as the wild-type; in association with a-77.
80inhibits acetylation, recruitment to dna damage sites, inducible ubiquitination and protein degradation, dna replication and repair …
125–128strong decrease in pold3-binding. impairs binding to alkbh2.
128complete loss of interaction with uhrf2.
164abolishes ubiquitination. no effect on interaction with shprh.
188–190no effect on pold3-binding. no effect on alkbh2-binding.
211alters chromatin-associated pcna stability and its function in dna replication and repair.
250complete loss of interaction with uhrf2.
251–254decrease in pold3-binding.
252complete loss of interaction with uhrf2.

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

26 curated (TAS) of 65; 0 disease pathways. Curated-first; evidence = TAS (manually curated) vs IEA (electronic inference).

showing 60 of 65 pathways:

IDPathwayEvidence
R-HSA-5696400Dual Incision in GG-NERcurated
R-HSA-6782135Dual incision in TC-NERcurated
R-HSA-8866654E3 ubiquitin ligases ubiquitinate target proteinscurated
R-HSA-69205G1/S-Specific Transcriptioncurated
R-HSA-5696397Gap-filling DNA repair synthesis and ligation in GG-NERcurated
R-HSA-6782210Gap-filling DNA repair synthesis and ligation in TC-NERcurated
R-HSA-5685942HDR through Homologous Recombination (HRR)curated
R-HSA-5358565Mismatch repair (MMR) directed by MSH2:MSH6 (MutSalpha)curated
R-HSA-5651801PCNA-Dependent Long Patch Base Excision Repaircurated
R-HSA-69091Polymerase switchingcurated
R-HSA-174411Polymerase switching on the C-strand of the telomerecurated
R-HSA-174414Processive synthesis on the C-strand of the telomerecurated
R-HSA-69183Processive synthesis on the lagging strandcurated
R-HSA-110314Recognition of DNA damage by PCNA-containing replication complexcurated
R-HSA-69166Removal of the Flap Intermediatecurated
R-HSA-174437Removal of the Flap Intermediate from the C-strandcurated
R-HSA-4615885SUMOylation of DNA replication proteinscurated
R-HSA-9968295Somatic hypermutation of immunoglobulin genes by error-prone mismatch repair (MMR)curated
R-HSA-6804114TP53 Regulates Transcription of Genes Involved in G2 Cell Cycle Arrestcurated
R-HSA-174417Telomere C-strand (Lagging Strand) Synthesiscurated
R-HSA-5656169Termination of translesion DNA synthesiscurated
R-HSA-1362277Transcription of E2F targets under negative control by DREAM complexcurated
R-HSA-110320Translesion Synthesis by POLHcurated
R-HSA-5656121Translesion synthesis by POLIcurated
R-HSA-5655862Translesion synthesis by POLKcurated
R-HSA-110312Translesion synthesis by REV1curated
R-HSA-73884Base Excision Repair—
R-HSA-1640170Cell Cycle—
R-HSA-69278Cell Cycle, Mitotic—
R-HSA-73886Chromosome Maintenance—
R-HSA-73893DNA Damage Bypass—
R-HSA-5693532DNA Double-Strand Break Repair—
R-HSA-73894DNA Repair—
R-HSA-69306DNA Replication—
R-HSA-69190DNA strand elongation—
R-HSA-180786Extension of Telomeres—
R-HSA-1538133G0 and Early G1—
R-HSA-69206G1/S Transition—
R-HSA-74160Gene expression (Transcription)—
R-HSA-212436Generic Transcription Pathway—
R-HSA-5696399Global Genome Nucleotide Excision Repair (GG-NER)—
R-HSA-5693567HDR through Homologous Recombination (HRR) or Single Strand Annealing (SSA)—
R-HSA-5693538Homology Directed Repair—
R-HSA-69186Lagging Strand Synthesis—
R-HSA-69109Leading Strand Synthesis—
R-HSA-392499Metabolism of proteins—
R-HSA-5358508Mismatch Repair—
R-HSA-5358606Mismatch repair (MMR) directed by MSH2:MSH3 (MutSbeta)electronic
R-HSA-453279Mitotic G1 phase and G1/S transition—
R-HSA-5696398Nucleotide Excision Repair—
R-HSA-597592Post-translational protein modification—
R-HSA-8852135Protein ubiquitination—
R-HSA-73857RNA Polymerase II Transcription—
R-HSA-110373Resolution of AP sites via the multiple-nucleotide patch replacement pathway—
R-HSA-73933Resolution of Abasic Sites (AP sites)—
R-HSA-69242S Phase—
R-HSA-3108232SUMO E3 ligases SUMOylate target proteins—
R-HSA-2990846SUMOylation—
R-HSA-9968297Somatic hypermutation of immunoglobulin genes by error-prone base excision repair (BER)electronic
R-HSA-69239Synthesis of DNA—

MSigDB gene sets: 691 (showing top): GSE45365_NK_CELL_VS_BCELL_UP, GOBP_DNA_TEMPLATED_DNA_REPLICATION_MAINTENANCE_OF_FIDELITY, E2F_Q4, GOBP_CHROMOSOME_ORGANIZATION, KALMA_E2F1_TARGETS, REACTOME_DNA_REPLICATION, MODULE_52, E2F_Q4_01, GOBP_RESPONSE_TO_NITROGEN_COMPOUND, GOBP_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_DNA_REPLICATION, BORCZUK_MALIGNANT_MESOTHELIOMA_UP, GNF2_MSH2, GOBP_HEPATICOBILIARY_SYSTEM_DEVELOPMENT, GOBP_EPITHELIUM_DEVELOPMENT, MODULE_451

GO Biological Process (26): leading strand elongation (GO:0006272), mismatch repair (GO:0006298), chromatin organization (GO:0006325), heart development (GO:0007507), translesion synthesis (GO:0019985), epithelial cell differentiation (GO:0030855), replication fork processing (GO:0031297), response to estradiol (GO:0032355), cellular response to UV (GO:0034644), estrous cycle (GO:0044849), positive regulation of DNA repair (GO:0045739), positive regulation of DNA replication (GO:0045740), response to cadmium ion (GO:0046686), cellular response to hydrogen peroxide (GO:0070301), response to dexamethasone (GO:0071548), liver regeneration (GO:0097421), DNA repair-dependent chromatin remodeling (GO:0140861), response to L-glutamate (GO:1902065), mitotic DNA replication (GO:1902969), mitotic telomere maintenance via semi-conservative replication (GO:1902990), DNA replication (GO:0006260), regulation of DNA replication (GO:0006275), DNA repair (GO:0006281), DNA damage response (GO:0006974), response to oxidative stress (GO:0006979), response to lipid (GO:0033993)

GO Molecular Function (15): purine-specific mismatch base pair DNA N-glycosylase activity (GO:0000701), chromatin binding (GO:0003682), damaged DNA binding (GO:0003684), enzyme binding (GO:0019899), nuclear estrogen receptor binding (GO:0030331), DNA polymerase processivity factor activity (GO:0030337), receptor tyrosine kinase binding (GO:0030971), dinucleotide insertion or deletion binding (GO:0032139), MutLalpha complex binding (GO:0032405), histone acetyltransferase binding (GO:0035035), identical protein binding (GO:0042802), protein-containing complex binding (GO:0044877), DNA polymerase binding (GO:0070182), DNA binding (GO:0003677), protein binding (GO:0005515)

GO Cellular Component (13): cyclin-dependent protein kinase holoenzyme complex (GO:0000307), chromosome, telomeric region (GO:0000781), chromatin (GO:0000785), nucleus (GO:0005634), nuclear lamina (GO:0005652), nucleoplasm (GO:0005654), replication fork (GO:0005657), centrosome (GO:0005813), replisome (GO:0030894), nuclear replication fork (GO:0043596), PCNA complex (GO:0043626), extracellular exosome (GO:0070062), PCNA-p21 complex (GO:0070557)

Reactome top-level categories

12 top-level categories:

CategoryPathways
Translesion synthesis by Y family DNA polymerases bypasses lesions on DNA template5
Telomere C-strand (Lagging Strand) Synthesis2
Mismatch Repair2
Global Genome Nucleotide Excision Repair (GG-NER)2
Transcription-Coupled Nucleotide Excision Repair (TC-NER)2
DNA Damage Bypass1
G0 and Early G11
Extension of Telomeres1
Processive synthesis on the C-strand of the telomere1
SUMO E3 ligases SUMOylate target proteins1
Resolution of AP sites via the multiple-nucleotide patch replacement pathway1
HDR through Homologous Recombination (HRR) or Single Strand Annealing (SSA)1

GO top-level categories

showing 60 of 70 GO namespaces:

CategoryTerms
cellular anatomical structure4
binding3
DNA repair2
response to oxygen-containing compound2
positive regulation of DNA metabolic process2
mitotic cell cycle2
mitotic cell cycle process2
protein binding2
enzyme binding2
chromosome2
replication fork2
nuclear protein-containing complex2
DNA replication, synthesis of primer1
DNA strand elongation involved in DNA replication1
DNA replication, removal of RNA primer1
cellular component organization1
animal organ development1
circulatory system development1
DNA damage tolerance1
DNA synthesis involved in DNA replication1
cell differentiation1
epithelium development1
DNA-templated DNA replication maintenance of fidelity1
response to lipid1
response to UV1
cellular response to light stimulus1
ovulation cycle1
regulation of DNA repair1
positive regulation of response to stimulus1
DNA replication1
regulation of DNA replication1
response to metal ion1
cellular response to reactive oxygen species1
response to hydrogen peroxide1
response to glucocorticoid1
response to ketone1
liver development1
animal organ regeneration1
chromatin remodeling1
DNA damage response1
response to amino acid1
response to nitrogen compound1
nuclear DNA replication1
telomere maintenance via semi-conservative replication1
mismatch base pair DNA N-glycosylase activity1
DNA binding1
nuclear receptor binding1
enzyme activator activity1
DNA polymerase activity1
signaling receptor binding1
protein tyrosine kinase binding1
DNA insertion or deletion binding1
mismatch repair complex binding1
nucleic acid binding1
serine/threonine protein kinase complex1
chromosomal region1
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle1
nuclear envelope1
nuclear periphery1
nuclear lumen1

Experimentally-supported GO annotations

GO terms backed by direct experimental evidence (ECO experimental codes) — 29 of 54 annotations. The rest are phylogenetic / computational / electronic (IEA).

29 experimentally-supported GO terms:

GO termNSEvidence
DNA repair-dependent chromatin remodelingBPmutant phenotype
chromatin organizationBPdirect assay
epithelial cell differentiationBPexpression pattern
mismatch repairBPdirect assay
mitotic DNA replicationBPdirect assay
positive regulation of DNA repairBPmutant phenotype
positive regulation of DNA replicationBPmutant phenotype
translesion synthesisBPdirect assay
PCNA complexCCdirect assay
PCNA-p21 complexCCdirect assay
centrosomeCCdirect assay
chromatinCCdirect assay
chromosome, telomeric regionCChigh-throughput assay
extracellular exosomeCChigh-throughput assay
nuclear replication forkCCdirect assay
nucleoplasmCCdirect assay
nucleusCCdirect assay
replication forkCCdirect assay
DNA polymerase bindingMFphysical interaction
MutLalpha complex bindingMFdirect assay
chromatin bindingMFdirect assay
damaged DNA bindingMFdirect assay
dinucleotide insertion or deletion bindingMFdirect assay
enzyme bindingMFphysical interaction
histone acetyltransferase bindingMFphysical interaction
identical protein bindingMFphysical interaction
protein-containing complex bindingMFdirect assay
purine-specific mismatch base pair DNA N-glycosylase activityMFdirect assay
receptor tyrosine kinase bindingMFphysical interaction

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

showing 15 of 7,484 interactions by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
PCNARAD18Q9NS91977
PCNAUBE2V2Q15819958
PCNAUBE2NP61088934
PCNAUBE2IP50550912
PCNACDC45O75419911
PCNAESCO1Q5FWF5902
PCNAPOLD2P49005900
PCNALIG1P18858899
PCNAREV3LO60673892
PCNAESCO2Q56NI9890
PCNAFEN1P39748883
PCNACCNA2P20248883
PCNARFC3P40938876
PCNACDK2P24941873
PCNARFC5P40937873

IntAct

Human interaction partners of PCNA in IntAct, one row per partner (best MIscore; records = supporting IntAct interaction records).

showing 30 of 331 partners by confidence:

PartnerInteraction typeMIscoreRecords
CDKN1Aphysical association0.98033
FEN1direct interaction0.96018
POLD3direct interaction0.8706
PCLAFphysical association0.8003
CHAF1Aphysical association0.7302
MSH3physical association0.7206
POLD2physical association0.6802
NCR2direct interaction0.6707
TMEM218physical association0.6704
POLD1association0.6702
CDKN2Aassociation0.6107
ZRANB3association0.6008
GADD45Aphysical association0.5903
MAF1physical association0.5804
ALDOAphysical association0.5704
B2Mphysical association0.5703
ENO1physical association0.5703
GAPDHphysical association0.5703
ANXA2physical association0.5702
EEF1A1physical association0.5702
PGK1physical association0.5702
PRDX6physical association0.5702
CMTM5physical association0.5603
NUTF2physical association0.5603
SLC30A8physical association0.5603
SPG21physical association0.5603
HLTFassociation0.5602
E7physical association0.55010
POM121Cassociation0.5502
HSCBphysical association0.5501

BioGRID (1,326 interactions; top human partners by supporting records in a sample of 600 records): CDKN1A (Two-hybrid; 32 records), FEN1 (Affinity Capture-MS; 23 records), DTL (Affinity Capture-Western; 15 records), GADD45A (Affinity Capture-Western; 14 records), RAD18 (Biochemical Activity; 14 records), POLH (Affinity Capture-Western; 12 records), RFC1 (Co-fractionation; 10 records), CDT1 (Reconstituted Complex; 8 records), CDK2 (Affinity Capture-MS; 7 records), HLTF (Biochemical Activity; 7 records), IGF1R (Affinity Capture-Western; 7 records), KIAA0101 (Affinity Capture-MS; 7 records), MSH3 (Two-hybrid; 7 records), TRAIP (Affinity Capture-Western; 7 records), TRIM28 (Affinity Capture-MS; 7 records)

SIGNOR signaling

showing 16 of 19 signaling interactions:

AEffectBMechanism
EGFRup-regulatesPCNAphosphorylation
RAD18up-regulatesPCNAubiquitination
SHPRHup-regulatesPCNAubiquitination
UBE2Aup-regulatesPCNAubiquitination
CDKN1Adown-regulatesPCNAbinding
E2F1“up-regulates quantity by expression”PCNA“transcriptional regulation”
TFDP1“up-regulates quantity by expression”PCNA“transcriptional regulation”
PCNA“down-regulates activity”NCR2binding
HLTF“up-regulates activity”PCNAubiquitination
RAD18“up-regulates activity”PCNAubiquitination
ABL1“up-regulates activity”PCNAphosphorylation
PCNA“up-regulates activity”“RNase H2 complex”binding
“RF-C complex”“up-regulates activity”PCNAbinding
PCNA“up-regulates activity”“DNA polymerase delta”binding
PCNA“up-regulates activity”“DNA polymerase epsilon”binding
IGF1R“up-regulates activity”PCNAphosphorylation

Protein complexes (CORUM) (32)

Experimentally-characterized complexes this protein is a subunit of (★ = the complex contains a known drug target).

32 complexes by size:

ComplexSubunitsMembers
★ DNA synthesome complex, breast cancer MCF7 cells23POLA2, POLD3, POLE4, PRIM1, RFC1, RPA1, PCNA, POLD4, POLE2, POLE3, RFC4, TOP1, POLA1, RFC2, RFC3, RFC5, RPA2, RPA3, TOP2A, POLD1, POLD2, POLE, PRIM2
★ DNA synthesome complex, breast cancer cells20POLD3, POLE4, RFC2, RFC3, POLA2, POLE3, LIG1, PARP1, PCNA, POLD2, PRIM1, PRIM2, RFC1, RFC4, POLD4, POLE, POLE2, RFC5, POLA1, POLD1
★ DNA synthesome complex, leukemia cells19PCNA, POLD1, RFC5, TOP2A, POLD4, PRIM1, PRIM2, RFC2, RPA2, TOP1, POLD2, POLD3, RPA1, POLA1, POLA2, RFC1, RFC3, RFC4, RPA3
★ DNA synthesome core complex14PCNA, POLA2, POLD1, POLD2, POLD3, POLD4, PRIM2, RFC1, POLA1, PRIM1, RFC2, RFC3, RFC4, RFC5
Repairosome complex, XPA-specific10ERCC2, ERCC5, GTF2H1, PCNA, ERCC1, ERCC3, LIG1, RFC1, RPA2, XPA
PCNA-CHL12-RFC2-5 complex6CHTF18, PCNA, RFC2, RFC3, RFC4, RFC5
Cell cycle kinase complex CDC26CDK1, CDKN1A, PCNA, CCNB1, CCNB2, CCND1
DDX11-Ctf18-RFC complex6CHTF18, DDX11, DSCC1, ESCO1, PCNA, WDHD1
Repairosome sub-complex, XPA-specific6XPA, ERCC5, GTF2H1, PCNA, RFC1, RPA1
★ DNMT1-associated protein complex6USP7, DNMT1, HDAC1, KAT5, PCNA, UHRF1
PCNA-RFC2-5 complex5RFC4, RFC5, PCNA, RFC2, RFC3
Cell cycle kinase complex CDK55CCND1, CCND3, CDK5, CDKN1A, PCNA
PCNA-MutS-alpha-MutL-alpha-DNA complex5MSH2, MSH6, PCNA, PMS2, MLH1
DONSON-MCM2-MCM7-PCNA-TICRR complex5PCNA, TICRR, DONSON, MCM2, MCM7
MSH2-MLH1-PMS2-PCNA DNA-repair initiation complex4MLH1, MSH2, PCNA, PMS2
Cell cycle kinase complex CDK24CCND1, CDK2, CDKN1A, PCNA
★ Cell cycle kinase complex CDK44CCND1, CDK4, CDKN1A, PCNA
CCNB1-CDK1-GADD45A-PCNA complex4CCNB1, CDK1, GADD45A, PCNA
CCNB1-CDK1-GADD45B-PCNA complex4CCNB1, CDK1, GADD45B, PCNA
CCNB1-CDK1-GADD45G-PCNA complex4CCNB1, CDK1, GADD45G, PCNA
H2A-H2B-TDIF2-PCNA complex4PCNA, DNTTIP2, H2AC20, H2BC21
PCNA-KU antigen complex3XRCC5, XRCC6, PCNA
ING1-p300-PCNA complex3EP300, ING1, PCNA
PCNA-MLH1-PMS1 complex3MLH1, PCNA, PMS1
PCNA-MSH2-MSH6 complex3MSH2, MSH6, PCNA
EXO1-MLH1-PCNA complex3EXO1, MLH1, PCNA
★ DNMT1-EHMT2-PCNA complex3DNMT1, EHMT2, PCNA
KIN17-PCNA-RPA70 complex3RPA1, KIN, PCNA
PCNA-PAF complex2PCNA, PCLAF
ING1-PCNA complex2ING1, PCNA
PCNA-p21 complex2CDKN1A, PCNA
PCNA homotrimer complex1PCNA

Enriched among interaction partners

Reactome pathways and GO biological processes over-represented among this gene’s 331 IntAct physical interaction partners (hypergeometric vs the genome-wide background, BH-FDR, gene-set size 15–500, ranked by fold). A functional readout of the neighbourhood — distinct from this gene’s own memberships above, and biased toward well-studied / hub proteins, so read it as themes rather than proof.

Reactome pathways:

PathwayPartnersFoldFDR
Removal of the Flap Intermediate from the C-strand513.4×9e-04
PCNA-Dependent Long Patch Base Excision Repair613.2×2e-04
Gluconeogenesis713.0×5e-05
Complex III assembly611.2×5e-04
TRAF6 mediated NF-kB activation59.7×4e-03
Gap-filling DNA repair synthesis and ligation in GG-NER59.3×4e-03
Striated Muscle Contraction79.2×4e-04
Turbulent (oscillatory, disturbed) flow shear stress activates signaling by PIEZO1 and integrins in endothelial cells69.1×1e-03

GO biological processes:

GO termPartnersFoldFDR
canonical glycolysis613.4×2e-03
cytoplasmic translation1710.0×2e-09
sarcomere organization89.8×6e-04
glycolytic process78.5×4e-03
gluconeogenesis88.3×2e-03
translation165.2×7e-05
DNA repair204.1×8e-05
DNA damage response183.1×6e-03

Disease & clinical

Genetic variants

Variant evidence for PCNA: 32 ClinVar records (1 pathogenic / likely pathogenic). Per-variant detail is on Sugi Variant.

ClinVar

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

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic0
Likely pathogenic1
Uncertain significance11
Likely benign8
Benign2

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (1)

Showing all 1 pathogenic / likely-pathogenic ClinVar records, ranked by ClinVar review status (expert panel → multiple submitters → single submitter), then by number of submitting labs.

Variant IDHGVSClassificationReviewSubmitters
803596NM_182649.2(PCNA):c.443G>C (p.Cys148Ser)Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts3

Per-variant reference — Sugi Variant

Explore PCNA’s pathogenic and likely-pathogenic variants individually — each with its ClinVar classification and conditions, applied ACMG criteria (ClinGen expert panel, where curated), the calibrated in-silico predictors (AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt, conservation), gnomAD frequency, and the predictor-disagreement QC signal — on Sugi Variant.

SpliceAI

Top 10 splice-impact sites by Δscore (adjacent positions with the same effect merged into one range; 37 predictions of 346):

Position(s)EffectΔscoreSites
20:5115447–5115448donor_loss1.00005
20:5115573–5115574acceptor_loss1.00005
20:5115577acceptor_gain1.0000
20:5117468–5117469donor_loss1.00005
20:5117616acceptor_gain1.0000
20:5117665–5117666acceptor_loss1.00006
20:5117667–5117668acceptor_gain1.00002
20:5117676acceptor_gain1.0000
20:5118767–5118768donor_loss1.00005
20:5118867–5118868acceptor_loss1.00006

AlphaMissense

1,078 missense substitutions predicted likely pathogenic (of 1,727 scored), across 243 residues. Top 20 hotspot residues, ranked by the number of likely-pathogenic substitutions (of those reachable by a single-nucleotide change), then by mean score:

ResidueLikely-pathogenic substitutionsMean am_pathogenicityMax am_pathogenicity
M4090.9770.998
D4180.9991.000
D6380.9940.999
H4480.9931.000
F5780.9910.999
D8680.9870.998
F16980.9871.000
D15080.9860.997
F21580.9840.999
F20780.9721.000
F10380.9680.997
F14480.9621.000
F280.9550.997
D12280.9010.979
D9480.8860.991
D12080.8810.966
D2980.8680.977
D9780.8340.976
C6270.9740.999
E370.9720.992

HPA cancer prognostics

RNA cancer specificity: Low cancer specificity

Human Protein Atlas survival analysis — favorable = higher expression predicts better survival.

6 prognostic cancer types:

CancerPrognosticp-value
Liver Hepatocellular Carcinoma (validation)unfavorable4.24e-06
Kidney Chromophobe (TCGA)unfavorable0.00015
Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Endocervical Adenocarcinoma (TCGA)favorable0.000389
Kidney Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma (TCGA)favorable0.000461
Lung Adenocarcinoma (TCGA)unfavorable0.000743
Kidney Renal Papillary Cell Carcinoma (TCGA)unfavorable0.000746

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:176740 | disease phenotypes: MIM:615919

GenCC curated gene-disease

2 curated gene-disease records:

DiseaseClassificationInheritanceRecords
ataxia-telangiectasia-like disorder 2SupportiveAutosomal recessive3
hereditary ataxiaLimitedAutosomal recessive

ClinGen Gene-Disease Validity

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

1 validity classifications:

DiseaseClassificationInheritance
hereditary ataxiaLimitedAR

Mondo (2): ataxia-telangiectasia-like disorder 2 (MONDO:0014399), hereditary ataxia (MONDO:0100309)

Orphanet (1): PCNA-related progressive neurodegenerative photosensitivity syndrome (Orphanet:438134)

HPO phenotypes

31 phenotypes (HPO-id order):

HPOTerm
HP:0000007Autosomal recessive inheritance
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0000365Hearing impairment
HP:0000407Sensorineural hearing impairment
HP:0000524Conjunctival telangiectasia
HP:0000613Photophobia
HP:0000776Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
HP:0000992Cutaneous photosensitivity
HP:0001251Ataxia
HP:0001256Mild intellectual disability
HP:0001260Dysarthria
HP:0001263Global developmental delay
HP:0001272Cerebellar atrophy
HP:0001324Muscle weakness
HP:0001761Pes cavus
HP:0002015Dysphagia
HP:0002066Gait ataxia
HP:0002180Neurodegeneration
HP:0002317Unsteady gait
HP:0002664Neoplasm
HP:0003323Progressive muscle weakness
HP:0003593Infantile onset
HP:0003676Progressive
HP:0004322Short stature
HP:0005328Progeroid facial appearance
HP:0007763Retinal telangiectasia
HP:0010864Severe intellectual disability
HP:0031087Absent pubertal growth spurt
HP:0034392Joint contracture
HP:0034697Cutaneous telangiectasia
HP:0100585Telangiectasia of the skin

MeSH disease descriptors

1 disease descriptors:

DescriptorNameTree numbers
C531684Hereditary spinal ataxia *(supp.)*

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: yes

ChEMBL targets (1): CHEMBL2346488 (SINGLE PROTEIN)

Molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity

Phase ≥1, by development phase (incl. off-target/promiscuous compounds). Patent mentions across the top 20 by phase: 73,532 (via chembl_molecule»patent_compound — counts attach to the compound, not the gene–compound relationship, so off-target/promiscuous molecules can dominate).

5 molecules by phase:

MoleculeNamePhasePatents
CHEMBL1544LIOTHYRONINE423,991
CHEMBL41632TIRATRICOL346,639
CHEMBL23482923,5-DIIODOTHYROPROPIONIC ACID2567
CHEMBL1232461MOLIBRESIB21,601
CHEMBL291053THYROPROPIC ACID2734

PharmGKB: 1 entry (CPIC guideline: no)

Binding affinities (BindingDB)

55 measured of 63 human assays (65 total across all organisms); most potent 50 below. Values come from heterogeneous assays and are not directly comparable.

LigandMeasureValue
CHEMBL6167750IC50480 nM
CHEMBL6146344IC50600 nM
CHEMBL6167362IC50800 nM
CHEMBL2348291IC501000 nM
CHEMBL2348305IC501000 nM
CHEMBL6176775IC501000 nM
CHEMBL6172421IC501170 nM
CHEMBL6169595IC501180 nM
CHEMBL2348290IC501200 nM
CHEMBL2348285IC501200 nM
CHEMBL6165136IC501200 nM
CHEMBL2348288IC501300 nM
CHEMBL6177399IC501300 nM
CHEMBL2348289IC501400 nM
CHEMBL6149965IC501400 nM
CHEMBL5653589KD1440 nM
CHEMBL2348287IC501500 nM
CHEMBL6151510IC501800 nM
CHEMBL6169034IC501820 nM
CHEMBL2348293IC501900 nM
CHEMBL6164608IC502400 nM
CHEMBL6170243IC502500 nM
CHEMBL2348299IC502700 nM
CHEMBL2348304IC502900 nM
CHEMBL2348284IC502900 nM
CHEMBL2348294IC503000 nM
CHEMBL2348306IC503700 nM
CHEMBL6161371IC505560 nM
CHEMBL6175576IC505700 nM
CHEMBL2348282IC506000 nM
CHEMBL2348286IC506000 nM
CHEMBL6170864IC506000 nM
CHEMBL1877304IC506300 nM
CHEMBL6167800IC506300 nM
CHEMBL2348283IC506500 nM
CHEMBL6170325IC506600 nM
CHEMBL6144723IC507500 nM
L-thyroxineIC507860 nM
CHEMBL6163034IC508300 nM
CHEMBL2348301IC508600 nM
CHEMBL6167164IC509100 nM
CHEMBL6174767IC509100 nM
CHEMBL6166953IC509500 nM
CHEMBL2348303IC509700 nM
CHEMBL6151458IC509700 nM
CHEMBL2348302IC5011000 nM
3-[4-(4-hydroxy-3-iodophenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propanoic acidEC5011100 nM
CHEMBL2348300IC5014000 nM
CHEMBL6144445IC5016000 nM
CHEMBL6176545IC5016200 nM

ChEMBL bioactivities

107 potent at pChembl≥5 of 119 total, top 50 by pChembl (potency: 10 = 0.1 nM, 6 = 1 µM).

pChemblTypeValueUnitMolecule
8.00Ki10nMCHEMBL6176775
7.72Kd19nMMOLIBRESIB
7.40Ki40nMCHEMBL6167750
7.22Ki60nMCHEMBL6146344
7.16Ki70nMCHEMBL2348305
7.10Ki80nMCHEMBL6167362
7.05Ki90nMCHEMBL2348291
6.96Ki110nMCHEMBL6165136
6.96Ki110nMCHEMBL2348285
6.95Ki113nMCHEMBL6172421
6.94Ki114nMCHEMBL6169595
6.92Ki120nMCHEMBL2348288
6.92Ki120nMCHEMBL6177399
6.89Ki130nMCHEMBL6149965
6.89Ki130nMCHEMBL2348289
6.84Ki144nMCHEMBL2348287
6.82Ki150nMCHEMBL6144445
6.79Ki163nMLIOTHYRONINE
6.77Ki170nMCHEMBL6169034
6.76Ki173nMCHEMBL6151510
6.74Ki183nMCHEMBL2348293
6.64Ki231nMCHEMBL6164608
6.62Ki240nMCHEMBL6170243
6.58Ki260nMCHEMBL2348299
6.57Ki270nMCHEMBL2348284
6.46Ki350nMCHEMBL2348306
6.32IC50480nMCHEMBL6167750
6.30Kd502.2nMCHEMBL5653589
6.30ED50502.2nMCHEMBL5653589
6.27Ki540nMCHEMBL6175576
6.27Ki540nMCHEMBL6161371
6.24Ki570nMCHEMBL2348286
6.24Ki570nMCHEMBL6170864
6.22IC50600nMCHEMBL6146344
6.22Ki600nMCHEMBL6167800
6.20Ki630nMCHEMBL6170325
6.14Ki720nMCHEMBL6144723
6.11Ki780nMCHEMBL6163034
6.10IC50800nMCHEMBL2348305
6.10IC50800nMCHEMBL6167362
6.06Ki870nMCHEMBL6167164
6.06Ki870nMCHEMBL6174767
6.04Ki910nMCHEMBL6166953
6.03Ki930nMCHEMBL6151458
6.03Ki930nMCHEMBL2348303
6.00IC501000nMCHEMBL2348291
6.00IC501000nMCHEMBL2348305
6.00IC501000nMCHEMBL6176775
5.97Ki1060nMCHEMBL2348302
5.93IC501170nMCHEMBL6172421

PubChem BioAssay actives

105 with measured affinity, of 184 total; 50 most potent distinct compounds. Largely complementary to BindingDB; screening values are coarse (µM, 4 dp), so sub-nM hits tie at the floor.

CompoundAssayTypeValueUnit
1-[(2S)-2-amino-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propyl]-3-benzylurea2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.0100uM
2-[(4S)-6-(4-chlorophenyl)-8-methoxy-1-methyl-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepin-4-yl]-N-ethylacetamide2179100: Binding affinity against PCNA (unknown origin) assessed as apparent dissociation constant incubated for 1 hr by colloidal coomassie staining based LC-MS/MS analysiskd0.0190uM
N-[2-[(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]amino]-2-oxoethyl]-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-[[(2S)-1-hydroxy-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propan-2-yl]amino]acetamide2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.0400uM
4-[4-[(2S)-2-amino-3-hydroxypropyl]-2,6-diiodophenoxy]-2-iodophenol2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.0600uM
4-[4-[(2S)-2-amino-3-hydroxypropyl]-2,6-diiodophenoxy]phenol2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.0700uM
4-[4-[(2R)-2-amino-3-hydroxypropyl]-2,6-diiodophenoxy]phenol2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.0800uM
N-[(2S)-2-amino-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propyl]methanesulfonamide2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.0900uM
N-[[(2S)-2-amino-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propyl]carbamoyl]-3-morpholin-4-ylpropanamide2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.1100uM
1-[(2S)-1-hydroxy-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propan-2-yl]-3-propan-2-ylurea2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.1100uM
2-[[2-[2-hydroxyethyl-[2-[[(2S)-1-hydroxy-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propan-2-yl]amino]acetyl]amino]acetyl]amino]acetamide2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.1130uM
N-[2-[[4-(aminomethyl)phenyl]methyl-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)amino]-2-oxoethyl]-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-[[(2S)-1-hydroxy-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propan-2-yl]amino]acetamide2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.1140uM
1-[(2S)-2-amino-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propyl]-3-hexylurea2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.1200uM
1-[(2S)-2-amino-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propyl]-3-propan-2-ylurea2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.1200uM
N-[(2S)-2-amino-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propyl]-2-hydroxyacetamide2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.1300uM
N-[(2S)-2-amino-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propyl]morpholine-4-carboxamide2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.1300uM
N-[(2S)-2-amino-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propyl]acetamide2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.1440uM
N-[(2S)-1-hydroxy-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propan-2-yl]-3,5-dimethyl-1,2-oxazole-4-sulfonamide2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.1500uM
Liothyronine2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.1630uM
N-[2-[(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-ylmethyl)amino]-2-oxoethyl]-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-[[(2S)-1-hydroxy-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propan-2-yl]amino]acetamide2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.1700uM
4-[4-[(2S)-2-amino-3-hydroxypropyl]-2,6-diiodophenoxy]-2-methylphenol2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.1730uM
2-[4-(4-hydroxy-3-iodophenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]-N-methylacetamide2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.1830uM
3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]-1-piperidin-1-ylpropan-1-one2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.2310uM
4-[4-[(2S)-2,3-diaminopropyl]-2,6-diiodophenoxy]phenol2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.2400uM
2-[4-(4-hydroxy-3-iodophenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]-1-morpholin-4-ylethanone2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.2600uM
methyl N-[(2S)-1-hydroxy-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propan-2-yl]carbamate2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.2700uM
N-[(2S)-1-hydroxy-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propan-2-yl]acetamide2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.3500uM
4-methyl-3-[(2-methyl-6-pyridin-3-ylpyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino]-N-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]benzamide2148948: Binding affinity to human PCNA incubated for 45 mins by Kinobead based pull down assaykd0.5022uM
N-[2-[(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-[[4-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl]methyl]amino]-2-oxoethyl]-2-[[(2S)-1-hydroxy-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propan-2-yl]amino]acetamide2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.5400uM
(4S)-4-[[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]methyl]imidazolidin-2-one2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.5400uM
N-[(2S)-1-hydroxy-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propan-2-yl]benzenesulfonamide2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.5700uM
N-[(2S)-1-hydroxy-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propan-2-yl]methanesulfonamide2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.5700uM
2-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]-1-morpholin-4-ylethanone2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.6000uM
N-ethyl-2-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]acetamide2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.6300uM
2-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]-N,N-dimethylacetamide2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.7200uM
2-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]-N-methylacetamide2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.7800uM
4-[2-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]acetyl]piperazin-2-one2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.8700uM
2-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]-N-methylsulfonylacetamide2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.8700uM
3-[3,5-diiodo-4-(4-methoxyphenoxy)phenyl]-1-piperidin-1-ylpropan-1-one2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.9100uM
N-[(2S)-1-hydroxy-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propan-2-yl]-4-methoxybenzenesulfonamide2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.9300uM
3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]-1-morpholin-4-ylpropan-1-one2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki0.9300uM
3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]-N-methylpropanamide2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki1.0600uM
N-[(2S)-2-amino-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propyl]-3-morpholin-4-ylpropanamide739861: Inhibition of human recombinant PCNA interaction with PIP box protein N-5-carboxyfluorescein-SAVLQKKITDYFHPKK after 30 mins by fluorescence polarization assayic501.2000uM
N-[2-[(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-ylmethyl)amino]-2-oxoethyl]-2-[[(2S)-1-hydroxy-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propan-2-yl]amino]acetamide2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki1.5600uM
3-[3,5-diiodo-4-(4-methoxyphenoxy)phenyl]-N-methylpropanamide2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki1.6300uM
3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]-N-methylsulfonylpropanamide2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki1.9200uM
3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]-N-(oxolan-2-ylmethyl)propanamide739861: Inhibition of human recombinant PCNA interaction with PIP box protein N-5-carboxyfluorescein-SAVLQKKITDYFHPKK after 30 mins by fluorescence polarization assayic502.9000uM
2-[4-(4-hydroxy-3-iodophenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]-N,N-dimethylacetamide2252875: Inhibition of N-terminal 6His-tagged recombinant PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence based analysisic503.0000uM
4-hydroxy-N-[(2S)-1-hydroxy-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propan-2-yl]benzenesulfonamide2252876: Binding affinity to N-terminal recombinant 6His-tagged PCNA (unknown origin) extracted from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) by fluorescence polarization assayki3.0800uM
4-methyl-3-[(1-methyl-6-pyridin-3-ylpyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino]-N-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]benzamide2148948: Binding affinity to human PCNA incubated for 45 mins by Kinobead based pull down assaykd3.5119uM
N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-[4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propanamide739861: Inhibition of human recombinant PCNA interaction with PIP box protein N-5-carboxyfluorescein-SAVLQKKITDYFHPKK after 30 mins by fluorescence polarization assayic506.0000uM

CTD chemical–gene interactions

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

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
bisphenol Aincreases reaction, affects expression, affects cotreatment, decreases methylation, decreases expression (+2 more)22
sodium arseniteaffects cotreatment, decreases expression, decreases ubiquitination, decreases activity, increases reaction (+6 more)20
Estradioldecreases response to substance, affects cotreatment, decreases reaction, increases expression, increases reaction (+1 more)12
Benzo(a)pyreneaffects cotreatment, affects expression, decreases expression, increases expression6
Cisplatinaffects reaction, affects response to substance, affects cotreatment, increases expression, decreases expression6
arseniteaffects binding, increases reaction, increases expression, increases methylation, affects reaction5
Fulvestrantincreases reaction, affects cotreatment, decreases methylation, decreases expression, decreases reaction (+1 more)5
Troglitazonedecreases expression5
Cadmiumdecreases reaction, increases abundance, increases expression, increases palmitoylation, affects expression (+2 more)5
Curcuminincreases expression, decreases expression, affects cotreatment, decreases reaction5
Tobacco Smoke Pollutionaffects expression, decreases expression, increases expression, increases metabolic processing5
Aflatoxin B1affects expression, decreases methylation, increases expression5
Cadmium Chloridedecreases expression, affects expression, decreases reaction, increases abundance, increases expression (+1 more)5
Genisteinaffects reaction, increases abundance, affects cotreatment, decreases expression, increases expression (+1 more)5
mono-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalateaffects reaction, increases expression, decreases reaction, decreases expression4
cobaltous chloridedecreases expression, decreases reaction, affects cotreatment, increases expression4
Resveratrolincreases expression, decreases expression, affects cotreatment4
Arsenic Trioxidedecreases expression, increases expression4
Acetaminophenaffects expression, increases expression4
Doxorubicinincreases response to substance, affects expression, affects response to substance, affects binding, increases reaction (+2 more)4
Fluorouracildecreases expression, increases expression4
Tretinoinaffects binding, affects response to substance, increases reaction, decreases expression4
Asbestos, Crocidolitedecreases expression, increases expression, decreases reaction4
methylselenic acidaffects expression, decreases expression3
4-(N-methyl-N-nitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanonedecreases expression, increases expression, decreases reaction, increases reaction3
perfluorooctanoic aciddecreases expression3
butylbenzyl phthalateincreases expression, affects reaction, decreases reaction3
2-(2-amino-3-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-onedecreases reaction, increases abundance, increases expression, decreases expression3
U 0126affects reaction, increases abundance, decreases reaction, increases expression, decreases expression (+2 more)3
Calcitrioldecreases expression, affects cotreatment3

ChEMBL screening assays

21 unique, capped per target: 21 binding

Representative assays (with source publication via chembl_document):

Assay IDTypeDescriptionSource paper
CHEMBL2352787BindingInhibition of PCNA in human U2OS cells assessed as cisplatin-induced DNA damage at 25 uM after 22 hrs by comet assaySmall molecule inhibitors of PCNA/PIP-box interaction suppress translesion DNA synthesis. — *Bioorg Med Chem*

Cellosaurus cell lines

1 cell lines: 1 cancer cell line

First 10 cell lines (id-ordered, not curated):

CellosaurusNameCategorySex
CVCL_KT91HeLa SilenciX PCNACancer cell lineFemale

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

Via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

12 trials:

NCTPhaseStatusTitle
NCT00202397Phase 2COMPLETEDEffect of Riluzole as a Symptomatic Approach in Patients With Chronic Cerebellar Ataxia
NCT01360164Phase 1/2UNKNOWNSafety and Efficacy of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Patients With Hereditary Ataxia
NCT00004306Not specifiedCOMPLETEDClinical and Molecular Correlations in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 10 (SCA10)
NCT01793168Not specifiedRECRUITINGRare Disease Patient Registry & Natural History Study - Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford
NCT04750850Not specifiedCOMPLETEDCore Stability Exercises and Hereditary Ataxia
NCT05160870Not specifiedUNKNOWNGenotype-phenotype Correlation and Pathogenic Mechanism in Hereditary Ataxia
NCT05160883Not specifiedUNKNOWNNeuroimaging Changes in Hereditary Ataxia
NCT06034886Not specifiedAVAILABLEExpanded Access Protocol of Troriluzole in Patients With Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA)
NCT06152133Not specifiedCOMPLETEDTelerehabilitation, Core Stability Exercises and Hereditary Ataxia (TRCore-ataxia)
NCT06267222Not specifiedUNKNOWNTrans-spinal Electrical Stimulation in Individuals With Spinocerebellar Ataxia
NCT07092358Not specifiedRECRUITINGHereditary Ataxia Research on Multi-Omics and Neuroclinical Insights in the Yangtze Delta
NCT07200505Not specifiedNOT_YET_RECRUITINGTelerehabilitation for Core Stability and Strength in Hereditary Ataxia

Predicted chemistry — Sugi Predict

The predicted patent-compound landscape for PCNA across ~30M SureChEMBL compounds — explore on Sugi Predict.