PPEF1

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Also known as PPP7CA

Summary

PPEF1 (protein phosphatase with EF-hand domain 1, HGNC:9243) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome Xp22.13, encoding Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase with EF-hands 1 (O14829). May have a role in the recovery or adaptation response of photoreceptors.

This gene encodes a member of the serine/threonine protein phosphatase with EF-hand motif family. The protein contains a protein phosphatase catalytic domain, and at least two EF-hand calcium-binding motifs in its C terminus. Although its substrate(s) is unknown, the encoded protein has been suggested to play a role in specific sensory neuron function and/or development. This gene shares high sequence similarity with the Drosophila retinal degeneration C (rdgC) gene. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants, each encoding a distinct isoform, have been described.

Source: NCBI Gene 5475 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 149 total — 1 pathogenic
  • Druggable target: yes
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_001377996

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:9243
Approved symbolPPEF1
Nameprotein phosphatase with EF-hand domain 1
LocationXp22.13
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesPPP7CA
Ensembl geneENSG00000086717
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM300109
Entrez5475

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 12 — 11 protein_coding, 1 nonsense_mediated_decay

ENST00000349874, ENST00000361511, ENST00000379962, ENST00000470157, ENST00000471570, ENST00000472826, ENST00000496075, ENST00000496616, ENST00000689646, ENST00000692488, ENST00000908182, ENST00000908183

RefSeq mRNA: 14 — MANE Select: NM_001377996 NM_001377986, NM_001377993, NM_001377994, NM_001377995, NM_001377996, NM_001378381, NM_001378382, NM_001389620, NM_001389621, NM_001389623, NM_001389624, NM_006240, NM_152224, NM_152226

CCDS: CCDS14188, CCDS43920, CCDS94563

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000470157 — 16 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE000018321701870764518707826
ENSE000034858701873018118730308
ENSE000035054471881803918818145
ENSE000035579001882727618827917
ENSE000035641371875762718757741
ENSE000035642981878389918784048
ENSE000035651651880640318806545
ENSE000035695061882575118825835
ENSE000035958621874979218749952
ENSE000035976091873374818733808
ENSE000036036571882392318824086
ENSE000036420351878236618782402
ENSE000036591261878912118789273
ENSE000036625101880389218804077
ENSE000036840311877901018779176
ENSE000037901841876153018761576

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 180 present calls, max score 93.11.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth tissue_specific, TPM avg 0.4196 / max 69.9440, expressed in 136 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (5 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
1956920.253281
1956890.101741
1956930.038418
1956900.01657
1956910.00975

Top tissues by expression

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

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
spermCL:000001993.11gold quality
male germ cellCL:000001591.47gold quality
cortical plateUBERON:000534385.41gold quality
secondary oocyteCL:000065582.86gold quality
endothelial cellCL:000011582.63silver quality
dorsal root ganglionUBERON:000004482.17gold quality
oocyteCL:000002381.76gold quality
male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testisCL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:000047381.64gold quality
left testisUBERON:000453381.63gold quality
right testisUBERON:000453481.22gold quality
C1 segment of cervical spinal cordUBERON:000646980.34gold quality
testisUBERON:000047379.60gold quality
spinal cordUBERON:000224078.86gold quality
prefrontal cortexUBERON:000045175.97gold quality
orbitofrontal cortexUBERON:000416775.90gold quality
trigeminal ganglionUBERON:000167573.97gold quality
Brodmann (1909) area 10UBERON:001354173.94gold quality
primordial germ cell in gonadCL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:000099173.45gold quality
frontal cortexUBERON:000187072.05gold quality
Brodmann (1909) area 46UBERON:000648371.82gold quality
dorsolateral prefrontal cortexUBERON:000983471.76gold quality
Brodmann (1909) area 9UBERON:001354071.49gold quality
neocortexUBERON:000195071.18gold quality
cingulate cortexUBERON:000302770.04gold quality
anterior cingulate cortexUBERON:000983569.80gold quality
frontal poleUBERON:000279569.61silver quality
right frontal lobeUBERON:000281069.27gold quality
diaphragmUBERON:000110368.88gold quality
cerebral cortexUBERON:000095668.48gold quality
superior frontal gyrusUBERON:000266167.96gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

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

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-ANND-3yes5.38

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

28 targeting PPEF1, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-552-5P99.9368.561583
HSA-MIR-6809-3P99.9171.453814
HSA-MIR-888-3P99.5369.771057
HSA-MIR-444199.4966.563216
HSA-MIR-1213299.4768.901341
HSA-MIR-124499.3368.38832
HSA-MIR-3922-3P99.2564.961136
HSA-MIR-317699.2564.35954
HSA-MIR-397899.2468.392201
HSA-MIR-442699.1766.741949
HSA-MIR-427099.0266.261987
HSA-MIR-6728-3P98.6367.631534
HSA-MIR-5187-5P98.5467.94952
HSA-MIR-4662B98.3366.371163
HSA-MIR-653-3P98.3167.711542
HSA-MIR-464798.3066.411139
HSA-MIR-1304-3P98.2966.441207
HSA-MIR-6728-5P97.7966.33891
HSA-MIR-490-3P97.7965.54606
HSA-MIR-1212896.6766.981471
HSA-MIR-6782-5P96.4564.42612
HSA-MIR-316996.4067.58698
HSA-MIR-10525-3P96.3268.04699
HSA-MIR-668-3P96.1865.80673
HSA-MIR-6815-5P96.0565.55662
HSA-MIR-6865-5P96.0565.58675
HSA-MIR-465495.8665.72751
HSA-MIR-4769-5P95.3766.09570

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 3)

  • PPEF-1V is a 350bp deletion in the nucleotide sequence of PPEF-1 from 128-477bp and a 152-amino-acid N-terminal deletion in the amino acid sequence of PPEF-1. (PMID:22292511)
  • Collectively, these data demonstrate that PPEF-1 plays a pivotal role in tumorigenesis of lung cancer cells by reducing PDCD5-mediated genotoxic stress responses. (PMID:28051100)
  • The protein phosphatase with EF-hand domain 1 is a calmodulin-binding protein that interacts with proteins involved in sperm capacitation, binding to the zona pellucida, and motility. (PMID:33783058)

Cross-species orthologs

33 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_rerioppef1ENSDARG00000020191
mus_musculusPpef1ENSMUSG00000062168
rattus_norvegicusPpef1ENSRNOG00000027331
drosophila_melanogasterPpD5FBGN0005778
drosophila_melanogasterPp1-Y1FBGN0261399
drosophila_melanogasterrdgCFBGN0265959
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00001748
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00003969
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00007354
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00007699
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00007700
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00007763
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00008124
caenorhabditis_elegansF22D6.9WBGENE00009054
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00009079
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00009101
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00009893
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00010265
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00011133
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00012008
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00012741
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00013476
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00014158
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00016010
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00016081
caenorhabditis_elegansF26B1.5WBGENE00017817
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00018359
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00018410
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00019951
caenorhabditis_elegansW03D8.2WBGENE00020985
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00022617
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00022710
caenorhabditis_elegansY71G12B.30WBGENE00044347

Paralogs (12): PPP5C (ENSG00000011485), PPP2CB (ENSG00000104695), PPP3CB (ENSG00000107758), PPP2CA (ENSG00000113575), PPP6C (ENSG00000119414), PPP3CC (ENSG00000120910), PPP3CA (ENSG00000138814), PPP4C (ENSG00000149923), PPEF2 (ENSG00000156194), PPP1CA (ENSG00000172531), PPP1CC (ENSG00000186298), PPP1CB (ENSG00000213639)

Protein

Protein identifiers

Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase with EF-hands 1O14829 (reviewed: O14829)

Alternative names: Protein phosphatase with EF calcium-binding domain, Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 7

All UniProt accessions (6): O14829, A0A8I5KXD3, A0A8I5QKI8, C9JY08, F8WC69, H7C592

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. May have a role in the recovery or adaptation response of photoreceptors. May have a role in development.

Tissue specificity. Detected in retina and retinal derived Y-79 retinoblastoma cells. Also found in fetal brain.

Activity regulation. Activated by calcium.

Cofactor. Binds 2 manganese ions per subunit.

Miscellaneous. May be produced at very low levels due to a premature stop codon in the mRNA, leading to nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. May have no functional significance.

Similarity. Belongs to the PPP phosphatase family.

Isoforms (5)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
O14829-11yes
O14829-21A
O14829-31B
O14829-42
O14829-53

RefSeq proteins (14): NP_001364915, NP_001364922, NP_001364923, NP_001364924, NP_001364925, NP_001365310, NP_001365311, NP_001376549, NP_001376550, NP_001376552, NP_001376553, NP_006231, NP_689410, NP_689412 (=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR000048IQ_motif_EF-hand-BSBinding_site
IPR002048EF_hand_domDomain
IPR004843Calcineurin-like_PHPDomain
IPR006186Ser/Thr-sp_prot-phosphataseDomain
IPR011992EF-hand-dom_pairHomologous_superfamily
IPR012008Ser/Thr-Pase_EF-hand_containFamily
IPR013235PPP_domDomain
IPR018247EF_Hand_1_Ca_BSBinding_site
IPR029052Metallo-depent_PP-likeHomologous_superfamily
IPR051134PPP_phosphataseFamily

Pfam: PF00149, PF00612, PF08321, PF13499

Catalyzed reactions (Rhea), 2 shown:

  • O-phospho-L-seryl-[protein] + H2O = L-seryl-[protein] + phosphate (RHEA:20629)
  • O-phospho-L-threonyl-[protein] + H2O = L-threonyl-[protein] + phosphate (RHEA:47004)

UniProt features (30 total): binding site 16, splice variant 5, domain 4, sequence variant 2, chain 1, region of interest 1, active site 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

0 structures.

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-O14829-F180.640.51

Functional residue map

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

Catalytic / active sites (1): 234 (proton donor)

Ligand- & substrate-binding residues (16): 201; 233; 285; 403; 579; 581; 583; 590; 619; 621; 623; 625

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

1 pathways

IDPathway
R-HSA-2514859Inactivation, recovery and regulation of the phototransduction cascade

MSigDB gene sets: 72 (showing top): GOBP_DETECTION_OF_STIMULUS, GOBP_SENSORY_PERCEPTION, GOBP_DEPHOSPHORYLATION, GOBP_PROTEIN_DEPHOSPHORYLATION, CONCANNON_APOPTOSIS_BY_EPOXOMICIN_DN, GOMF_MANGANESE_ION_BINDING, GOMF_HYDROLASE_ACTIVITY_ACTING_ON_ESTER_BONDS, GOMF_PROTEIN_SERINE_THREONINE_PHOSPHATASE_ACTIVITY, GOMF_PHOSPHORIC_ESTER_HYDROLASE_ACTIVITY, GOMF_IRON_ION_BINDING, chrXp22, GOBP_DETECTION_OF_STIMULUS_INVOLVED_IN_SENSORY_PERCEPTION, GOMF_PHOSPHOPROTEIN_PHOSPHATASE_ACTIVITY, GOMF_PHOSPHATASE_ACTIVITY, P53_DN.V2_UP

GO Biological Process (2): protein dephosphorylation (GO:0006470), detection of stimulus involved in sensory perception (GO:0050906)

GO Molecular Function (8): protein serine/threonine phosphatase activity (GO:0004722), iron ion binding (GO:0005506), calcium ion binding (GO:0005509), manganese ion binding (GO:0030145), phosphoprotein phosphatase activity (GO:0004721), protein binding (GO:0005515), hydrolase activity (GO:0016787), metal ion binding (GO:0046872)

GO Cellular Component (2): nucleus (GO:0005634), cytosol (GO:0005829)

Reactome top-level categories

Rollup of top-1 pathways:

CategoryPathways
The phototransduction cascade1

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
transition metal ion binding2
dephosphorylation1
protein modification process1
sensory perception1
detection of stimulus1
phosphoprotein phosphatase activity1
metal ion binding1
phosphatase activity1
catalytic activity, acting on a protein1
binding1
catalytic activity1
cation binding1
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle1
cytoplasm1
cellular anatomical structure1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

3193 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
PPEF1GOLPH3Q9H4A6918
PPEF1SCML2Q9UQR0845
PPEF1CDKL5O76039738
PPEF1RHOP08100686
PPEF1ENDOUP21128540
PPEF1STOML2Q9UJZ1527
PPEF1CALML5Q9NZT1526
PPEF1CALML3P27482525
PPEF1CALML4Q96GE6522
PPEF1CALML6Q8TD86516
PPEF1DUSP9Q99956482
PPEF1CALM1P02593469
PPEF1MDN1Q9NU22448
PPEF1PWWP2BQ6NUJ5440
PPEF1ASB12Q8WXK4426

IntAct

21 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
CCM2KRIT1psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.960
CALRPPEF1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
PPEF1DLSTpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
PPEF1AHCYL1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
PPEF1NEK7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
PPEF1CALM1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
PPEF1Calm1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.510
PPEF1HSPA8psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.400
PPEF1PPEF1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.370
PPEF1IRS4psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350
PPEF1ILVBLpsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350

BioGRID (53): PPEF1 (Two-hybrid), CALM2 (Affinity Capture-MS), HSPA8 (Affinity Capture-MS), IRS4 (Affinity Capture-MS), UBR5 (Affinity Capture-MS), ACSL3 (Affinity Capture-MS), BAG2 (Affinity Capture-MS), GLUD1 (Affinity Capture-MS), ATP2A2 (Affinity Capture-MS), DNAJA1 (Affinity Capture-MS), TUBB4B (Affinity Capture-MS), TUBB2A (Affinity Capture-MS), HERC1 (Affinity Capture-MS), NTPCR (Affinity Capture-MS), TUBB2B (Affinity Capture-MS)

ESM2 similar proteins: A0A4X1T4U3, A4IFD0, F1QWA8, O02697, O14829, O14830, O14936, O35099, O35385, O35655, O60308, O70589, O76074, O77746, P26045, P33402, P48736, Q21029, Q28156, Q32M07, Q3SWT6, Q3USB7, Q3UYK3, Q3V3E1, Q4R3W4, Q502L7, Q5M7G4, Q5VRN0, Q62688, Q62915, Q68FP8, Q6AZT7, Q6P618, Q6ZT07, Q8BGG7, Q8BTI9, Q8CG03, Q8TEU7, Q8TF42, Q8VDY4

Diamond homologs: A0CNL9, A0DJ90, G5EBX9, G5EGK8, O04857, O14829, O14830, O15757, O35385, O35655, O43049, O76932, O82733, O82734, P11493, P11611, P11612, P12982, P13681, P20654, P22198, P23594, P23595, P23733, P23734, P23777, P23880, P30366, P32598, P33329, P36873, P36874, P40421, P48461, P48462, P48463, P48480, P48481, P48482, P48483

SIGNOR signaling

1 interactions.

AEffectBMechanism
PPEF1“down-regulates quantity by destabilization”PDCD5dephosphorylation

Disease & clinical

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

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

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic1
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance25
Likely benign8
Benign2

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (1)

Variant IDHGVSClassification
833472NC_000023.10:g.(?18660114)(19377781_?)delPathogenic

SpliceAI

3091 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
X:18727584:C:Gdonor_gain1.0000
X:18730162:A:AGacceptor_gain1.0000
X:18730163:T:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
X:18730164:A:AGacceptor_gain1.0000
X:18730164:ATTCT:Aacceptor_gain1.0000
X:18730168:T:TAacceptor_gain1.0000
X:18730170:T:TAacceptor_gain1.0000
X:18730171:G:Aacceptor_gain1.0000
X:18730180:G:GAacceptor_gain1.0000
X:18730180:GCA:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
X:18730304:TGCAG:Tdonor_loss1.0000
X:18730306:CAGGT:Cdonor_loss1.0000
X:18730307:AGG:Adonor_loss1.0000
X:18730308:GGT:Gdonor_loss1.0000
X:18730309:GT:Gdonor_loss1.0000
X:18730310:T:Adonor_loss1.0000
X:18733746:A:AGacceptor_gain1.0000
X:18733747:G:GAacceptor_gain1.0000
X:18733747:GTT:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
X:18747341:G:GTdonor_gain1.0000
X:18749790:A:AGacceptor_gain1.0000
X:18749791:G:GAacceptor_gain1.0000
X:18749791:GAA:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
X:18749791:GAAT:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
X:18749952:GGTA:Gdonor_loss1.0000
X:18749953:G:GGdonor_gain1.0000
X:18749954:T:Adonor_loss1.0000
X:18779005:CACA:Cacceptor_loss1.0000
X:18779007:CA:Cacceptor_loss1.0000
X:18779008:A:AGacceptor_gain1.0000

AlphaMissense

774 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

VariantProtein changeam_pathogenicity
X:18827308:T:AW595R0.987
X:18827308:T:CW595R0.987
X:18825808:T:CF575L0.986
X:18825810:T:AF575L0.986
X:18825810:T:GF575L0.986
X:18827417:T:CF631S0.984
X:18818107:T:AL488H0.983
X:18818119:T:CF492S0.981
X:18827297:T:CF591S0.979
X:18818107:T:GL488R0.978
X:18825797:T:CL571P0.977
X:18825832:T:CS583P0.977
X:18827414:A:TE630V0.977
X:18827282:T:AI586N0.974
X:18827428:T:CF635L0.968
X:18827430:C:AF635L0.968
X:18827430:C:GF635L0.968
X:18827282:T:GI586S0.967
X:18827382:C:AD619E0.964
X:18827382:C:GD619E0.964
X:18827402:T:AI626N0.963
X:18827282:T:CI586T0.960
X:18827387:A:TN621I0.960
X:18825806:T:AI574K0.958
X:18825809:T:CF575S0.958
X:18827380:G:CD619H0.958
X:18825820:G:CD579H0.956
X:18825822:C:AD579E0.956
X:18825822:C:GD579E0.956
X:18827425:G:CA634P0.953

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000015083 (X:18819184 A>T), RS1000017683 (X:18688292 C>T), RS1000032113 (X:18677638 A>T), RS1000065896 (X:18794767 T>A), RS1000086467 (X:18713589 G>A), RS1000086852 (X:18819643 G>A,C), RS1000095299 (X:18677031 C>A), RS1000115363 (X:18733159 T>G), RS1000130846 (X:18724602 C>T), RS1000143502 (X:18712043 C>T), RS1000146341 (X:18677324 C>G), RS1000175438 (X:18724248 C>G), RS1000214523 (X:18778828 T>G), RS1000241149 (X:18765502 A>G), RS1000269440 (X:18786848 T>A)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:300109 | disease phenotypes: MIM:312170

GenCC curated gene-disease

Mondo (1): pyruvate dehydrogenase E1-alpha deficiency (MONDO:0010717)

Orphanet (1): Pyruvate dehydrogenase E1-alpha deficiency (Orphanet:79243)

HPO phenotypes

0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):

GWAS associations

0 associations (top):

MeSH disease descriptors (1)

DescriptorNameTree numbers
C564071Pyruvate Dehydrogenase E1 Alpha Deficiency (supp.)

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: yes

ChEMBL targets (1): CHEMBL5465274 (SINGLE PROTEIN)

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

CTD chemical–gene interactions

15 total (human), top 15 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
Benzo(a)pyreneaffects methylation, decreases methylation, increases mutagenesis2
Thapsigargindecreases expression, increases expression2
bufotalindecreases expression1
propionaldehydeincreases expression1
bisphenol Adecreases methylation1
ethyl-p-hydroxybenzoatedecreases expression1
entinostatincreases expression1
abrineincreases expression1
licochalcone Bdecreases expression1
(+)-JQ1 compounddecreases expression1
Carbamazepineaffects expression1
Tunicamycindecreases expression1
Cadmium Chloridedecreases expression1
Okadaic Acidincreases expression1
Permethrinincreases expression1

ChEMBL screening assays

1 unique, capped per target: 1 binding

Representative assays (with source publication via chembl_document):

Assay IDTypeDescriptionSource paper
CHEMBL5326483BindingInhibition of PP7 (unknown origin) phosphatase domainDual function of protein phosphatase 5 (PPP5C): An emerging therapeutic target for drug discovery. — Eur J Med Chem

Cellosaurus cell lines

1 cell lines: 1 cancer cell line

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

CellosaurusNameCategorySex
CVCL_TF28HAP1 PPEF1 (-)Cancer cell lineMale

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

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

TrialPhaseStatusTitle
NCT05257005Not specifiedUNKNOWNNatural History Study of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Deficiency