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SELPLG

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Also known as PSGL-1CD162

Summary

SELPLG (selectin P ligand, HGNC:10722) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 12q24.11, encoding P-selectin glycoprotein ligand 1 (Q14242). A SLe(x)-type proteoglycan, which through high affinity, calcium-dependent interactions with E-, P- and L-selectins, mediates rapid rolling of leukocytes over vascular surfaces during the initial steps in inflammation.

This gene encodes a glycoprotein that functions as a high affinity counter-receptor for the cell adhesion molecules P-, E- and L- selectin expressed on myeloid cells and stimulated T lymphocytes. As such, this protein plays a critical role in leukocyte trafficking during inflammation by tethering of leukocytes to activated platelets or endothelia expressing selectins. This protein requires two post-translational modifications, tyrosine sulfation and the addition of the sialyl Lewis x tetrasaccharide (sLex) to its O-linked glycans, for its high-affinity binding activity. Aberrant expression of this gene and polymorphisms in this gene are associated with defects in the innate and adaptive immune response. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants.

Source: NCBI Gene 6404 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • GWAS associations: 4
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 73 total
  • GTEx eGene: eQTL in 5 tissues, sQTL in 2 (q < 0.05)
  • Drug target: yes — 1 curated mechanism-of-action drug; 1 molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity
  • Constraint (gnomAD): pLI 0.01 (LoF-tolerant), LOEUF 1.94 (unconstrained)
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_003006
  • Interaction hub: 1,798 STRING partners (top 9% of genes corpus-wide)
  • Notable: 73 clinical variants but no curated precision-oncology (CIViC) evidence yet

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:10722
Approved symbolSELPLG
Nameselectin P ligand
Location12q24.11
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesPSGL-1, CD162
Ensembl geneENSG00000110876
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM600738
Entrez6404

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 7 — 7 protein_coding

MANE Select: ENST00000550948

Transcript support level (Ensembl TSL; 1 = fully mRNA-supported): TSL 1: 1, TSL 2: 1, TSL 5: 1

ENST00000550948, ENST00000228463, ENST00000388962, ENST00000884614, ENST00000884615, ENST00000942795, ENST00001137659

RefSeq mRNA: 2 — MANE Select: NM_003006 NM_001206609, NM_003006

CCDS: CCDS31895, CCDS55881

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000550948 — 2 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE00002370460108633740108633894
ENSE00002412834108621895108624312

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 255 present calls, max score 99.06.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth broad, TPM avg 27.1349 / max 751.8667, expressed in 629 samples.

Highest expression (Bgee): granulocyte, blood, leukocyte, mononuclear cell, monocyte.

Genetic regulation across tissues (GTEx eQTL / sQTL)

SELPLG is an eGene in GTEx v10 — its expression is genetically regulated (eQTL) in 5 tissues and its splicing (sQTL) in 2 (q < 0.05). Strongest associations first; slope = normalized effect of the lead variant’s alternative allele.

7 significant tissue × QTL associations:

TissueQTLq-valueSlopeLead variant
Cells EBV-transformed lymphocyteseqtl9.4e-06+0.2312:108635557:G:A
Cells Cultured fibroblastseqtl1.2e-04+0.1412:108636953:T:C
Skin Sun Exposed Lower legeqtl7.7e-03+0.0912:108633232:T:C
Spleensqtl8.7e-03-2.8312:108023141:A:G
Minor Salivary Glandeqtl2.4e-02+0.6112:109044445:C:T
Heart Left Ventricleeqtl2.4e-02-0.3712:108483335:G:C
Testissqtl4.4e-02-0.2812:108949061:T:C

FANTOM5 promoters

7 alternative TSS:

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
13314416.8007582
1331468.7738558
1331451.1284309
1331430.201077
1331420.096961
1331380.087149
1331390.046917

Top tissues by expression

showing 100 of 286 tissues by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
granulocyteCL:000009499.06gold quality
bloodUBERON:000017898.45gold quality
leukocyteCL:000073897.25gold quality
mononuclear cellCL:000084297.08gold quality
monocyteCL:000057697.06gold quality
spleenUBERON:000210694.18gold quality
lymph nodeUBERON:000002993.55gold quality
inferior vagus X ganglionUBERON:000536392.26gold quality
type B pancreatic cellCL:000016992.24gold quality
periodontal ligamentUBERON:000826691.77gold quality
vermiform appendixUBERON:000115491.29gold quality
bone marrow cellCL:000209290.40gold quality
caecumUBERON:000115389.80gold quality
vena cavaUBERON:000408789.17gold quality
bone marrowUBERON:000237188.96gold quality
right lungUBERON:000216788.42gold quality
upper lobe of left lungUBERON:000895288.03gold quality
subthalamic nucleusUBERON:000190687.57gold quality
upper lobe of lungUBERON:000894887.32gold quality
olfactory bulbUBERON:000226487.13gold quality
ventral tegmental areaUBERON:000269187.07gold quality
gall bladderUBERON:000211086.49gold quality
C1 segment of cervical spinal cordUBERON:000646986.24gold quality
bone elementUBERON:000147486.23gold quality
male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testisCL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:000047386.04silver quality
spinal cordUBERON:000224085.79gold quality
parotid glandUBERON:000183185.23silver quality
dorsal plus ventral thalamusUBERON:000189784.30gold quality
heart right ventricleUBERON:000208083.90silver quality
lungUBERON:000204883.33gold quality
endothelial cellCL:000011582.99silver quality
lateral nuclear group of thalamusUBERON:000273682.75gold quality
trabecular bone tissueUBERON:000248382.38gold quality
superior vestibular nucleusUBERON:000722782.34gold quality
cranial nerve IIUBERON:000094182.20gold quality
medulla oblongataUBERON:000189682.13gold quality
lateral globus pallidusUBERON:000247681.85silver quality
thymusUBERON:000237081.51gold quality
deciduaUBERON:000245081.29gold quality
midbrainUBERON:000189181.03gold quality
triceps brachiiUBERON:000150981.00silver quality
substantia nigra pars compactaUBERON:000196580.94gold quality
nasal cavity epitheliumUBERON:000538480.68silver quality
body of tongueUBERON:001187680.57silver quality
substantia nigraUBERON:000203880.50gold quality
right coronary arteryUBERON:000162580.46gold quality
amniotic fluidUBERON:000017380.37gold quality
smooth muscle tissueUBERON:000113579.68gold quality
gluteal muscleUBERON:000200079.61silver quality
lower lobe of lungUBERON:000894979.58silver quality
diaphragmUBERON:000110379.28gold quality
small intestine Peyer’s patchUBERON:000345479.26gold quality
layer of synovial tissueUBERON:000761679.20gold quality
peritoneumUBERON:000235879.00gold quality
omental fat padUBERON:001041479.00gold quality
skeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominisUBERON:000451178.86silver quality
adipose tissue of abdominal regionUBERON:000780878.76gold quality
prefrontal cortexUBERON:000045178.68gold quality
skeletal muscle tissue of biceps brachiiUBERON:000450278.43silver quality
ponsUBERON:000098878.24silver quality
small intestineUBERON:000210878.11gold quality
substantia nigra pars reticulataUBERON:000196678.05gold quality
cardia of stomachUBERON:000116277.86silver quality
corpus callosumUBERON:000233677.64gold quality
pericardiumUBERON:000240777.43silver quality
tongue squamous epitheliumUBERON:000691977.21gold quality
rectumUBERON:000105277.11gold quality
left uterine tubeUBERON:000130376.85gold quality
tongueUBERON:000172376.82silver quality
hypothalamusUBERON:000189876.80gold quality
mucosa of transverse colonUBERON:000499176.76gold quality
tonsilUBERON:000237276.63gold quality
male germ cellCL:000001576.53silver quality
pharyngeal mucosaUBERON:000035576.50silver quality
pylorusUBERON:000116676.48gold quality
skeletal muscle tissueUBERON:000113476.40gold quality
pancreatic ductal cellCL:000207976.23silver quality
muscle tissueUBERON:000238576.18gold quality
descending thoracic aortaUBERON:000234576.10gold quality
palpebral conjunctivaUBERON:000181276.00gold quality
epithelium of nasopharynxUBERON:000195175.99gold quality
coronary arteryUBERON:000162175.72gold quality
superficial temporal arteryUBERON:000161475.60gold quality
apex of heartUBERON:000209875.59gold quality
olfactory segment of nasal mucosaUBERON:000538675.46gold quality
amygdalaUBERON:000187675.33gold quality
right adrenal gland cortexUBERON:003582775.32gold quality
left coronary arteryUBERON:000162675.29gold quality
spermCL:000001975.28silver quality
tracheaUBERON:000312675.21gold quality
visceral pleuraUBERON:000240174.82gold quality
left adrenal glandUBERON:000123474.79gold quality
globus pallidusUBERON:000187574.78silver quality
adipose tissueUBERON:000101374.73gold quality
connective tissueUBERON:000238474.66gold quality
eyeUBERON:000097074.61gold quality
adrenal cortexUBERON:000123574.61gold quality
saphenous veinUBERON:000731874.55gold quality
thoracic aortaUBERON:000151574.49gold quality
right uterine tubeUBERON:000130274.42gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 6 experiment(s), a significant marker in 4.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-ANND-3yes20.16
E-MTAB-9801yes6.04
E-CURD-88yes4.71
E-CURD-112yes4.07
E-MTAB-7606no6159.87
E-CURD-120no40.15

HPA expression

RNA tissue specificity: Tissue enhanced

showing 60 of 70 HPA tissues / cells by nTPM:

Tissue / cellAxisnTPMProtein (IHC)
Corpus callosumtissue62.9
Lymph nodetissue58.3high
Spleentissue54.4medium
Thymustissue48.6
Basal gangliatissue47.2high
Caudate putamentissue47.2
Appendixtissue44.8not detected
Cerebral cortextissue42.6medium
Frontal cortextissue42.6
Amygdalatissue42.2
Retrosplenial and cingulate cortextissue40.7
Ventral forebraintissue39.9
Lungtissue38.4medium
Somatosensory cortextissue38.2
Occipital cortextissue35.0
Entorhinal cortextissue33.1
Medulla oblongatatissue32.0
Spinal cordtissue31.1
Hippocampal formationtissue31.1
Septumtissue29.5
Tonsiltissue28.7medium
Thalamustissue25.4
Hypothalamustissue23.5
Substantia nigratissue23.3
Urinary bladdertissue20.2not detected
Bone marrowtissue19.9low
Hippocampustissue19.8high
Olfactory bulbtissue19.7
Locus coeruleustissue19.4
Midbraintissue17.3
Ponstissue17.0
Adipose tissuetissue16.4not detected
Gallbladdertissue15.9not detected
Placentatissue12.2not detected
Choroid plexustissue11.9
Small intestinetissue11.5not detected
Nucleus accumbenstissue11.1
Retrosplenial cortextissue11.0
Stomach 1tissue10.7not detected
Smooth muscletissue10.7not detected
Colontissue9.0not detected
Cervixtissue8.6not detected
Adrenal glandtissue8.6medium
Putamentissue8.2
Esophagustissue8.1not detected
Duodenumtissue8.1not detected
Rectumtissue7.9not detected
Fallopian tubetissue7.4not detected
Cerebellumtissue7.0high
Tonguetissue6.8
Salivary glandtissue6.6not detected
Breasttissue6.5low
Livertissue6.1not detected
Postcentral gyrustissue5.6
Heart muscletissue4.7not detected
Skin 1tissue4.4not detected
Parathyroid glandtissue4.1not detected
Seminal vesicletissue3.7not detected
Endometrium 1tissue3.5not detected
Pancreastissue3.2medium

Brain sub-regions (HPA Brain Atlas): detected in 185; highest nTPM — White matter (62.9), Lateral funiculus (white matter) (46.9), Nucleus gracilis (32.0), Nucleus rhomboideus (31.5), Cervical spinal cord, ventral horn (31.1).

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): GLI2, NFATC1, NR1H3, TXK

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

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

showing 30 of 37 miRNAs:

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-6825-5P99.9669.813431
HSA-MIR-4725-3P99.9669.532520
HSA-MIR-6780B-5P99.9669.602562
HSA-MIR-92A-2-5P99.7567.012164
HSA-MIR-430699.7270.503630
HSA-MIR-7106-5P99.5367.473574
HSA-MIR-186-3P99.5166.241685
HSA-MIR-302B-5P99.5069.491857
HSA-MIR-302D-5P99.5069.341863
HSA-MIR-766-5P99.4767.912225
HSA-MIR-127599.4767.902749
HSA-MIR-133A-3P99.2771.531270
HSA-MIR-133B99.2771.531270
HSA-MIR-429399.2265.461263
HSA-MIR-6734-3P99.1566.271627
HSA-MIR-4796-3P99.0868.381681
HSA-MIR-6814-5P99.0366.681273
HSA-MIR-184398.9766.07838
HSA-MIR-4802-5P98.9766.26833
HSA-MIR-6894-5P98.7063.78809
HSA-MIR-7114-5P98.5167.871349
HSA-MIR-6873-5P98.4566.141417
HSA-MIR-6884-3P98.0565.32750
HSA-MIR-4665-5P97.9167.691536
HSA-MIR-66597.6065.641781
HSA-MIR-453597.2765.17469
HSA-MIR-203B-5P97.2468.54543
HSA-MIR-6718-5P97.2468.15553
HSA-MIR-509-3-5P97.2167.741517
HSA-MIR-509-5P97.2167.901512

Functional genomics

gnomAD constraint: pLI 0.00764, LOEUF 1.94, missense Z 1.04 — population loss-of-function intolerance (pLI ≥ 0.9 = LoF-intolerant; lower LOEUF = more constrained). gnomAD

Regional missense constraint (gnomAD RMC): no regional variation along ENST00000550948 — one region, missense o/e 0.91.

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 40)

  • Comparison of PSGL-1 microbead and neutrophil rolling: microvillus elongation stabilizes P-selectin bond clusters (PMID:11916843)
  • Human mast cell progenitors use alpha4-integrin, VCAM-1, and PSGL-1, E-selectin for adhesive interactions with human vascular endothelium under flow conditions (PMID:11929779)
  • G-CSF down regulates PSGL-1 expression on the surface of neutrophils in humans (PMID:11961238)
  • Attachment of the PSGL-1 cytoplasmic domain to the actin cytoskeleton is essential for leukocyte rolling on P-selectin. (PMID:12036880)
  • Expression of cutaneous lymphocyte-associated antigen by CD8(+) T cells specific for herpes simplex virus type 2(cutaneous lymphocyte-associated antigen) (PMID:12189248)
  • Binding of two anti-human (KPL1 and PL1) and two anti-mouse (4RA10 and 2PH1) PSGL-1 mAbs to synthetic peptides of N-terminus of human and mouse PSGL-1 was found to be independent of tyrosine sulfation. (PMID:12223514)
  • The epitope recognized by the M-DC8 MAb is 6-sulfo LacNAc, a novel carbohydrate modification of the P selectin glycoprotein ligand 1 (PSGL-1) (PMID:12354382)
  • increased PSGL-1 expression on granulocytes from allergic-asthmatic subjects resulted in increased leukocyte recruitment on P-selectin under flow conditions (PMID:12377939)
  • PSGL-1 engagement induces tyrosine phosphorylation of Syk and SRE-dependent transcriptional activity. (PMID:12387735)
  • Inhibitors of glycosylation alter HECA-452 expression on human cutaneous lymphocyte-associated antigen-positive T-cells and prevent T-cell tethering and rolling on selectins under shear stress. (PMID:12393521)
  • Stimulation of eosinophils with eotaxin-2 converts PSGL-1-P-selectin-dependent stationary adhesion to CD18-mediated shear-resistant stable attachment. Blocking eosinophil-platelet interactions may combat thrombotic disorders in hypereosinophilia. (PMID:12529243)
  • Anti-P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1) antibodies dramatically block the recruitment of CD8+ cells in brain vessels of patients with multiple sclerosis (PMID:12595306)
  • L-selectin binds with high affinity to the N-terminal region of PSGL-1 through cooperative interactions with three sulfated tyrosine residues and an appropriately positioned C2-O-sLex O-glycan. (PMID:12736247)
  • atomic force microscopy and flow-chamber experiments show that increasing force first prolonged and then shortened the lifetimes of P-selectin complexes with P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PMID:12736689)
  • Anaplasma phagocytophilum infected neutrophils showed reduced expression of P-selectin glycoprotein ligand 1 (PSGL-1, CD162) and L-selectin (CD62L) (PMID:12874338)
  • results demonstrate that the PSGL-1 variable number of tandem repeat polymorphism is not a genetic risk factor for coronary heart disease (PMID:12879153)
  • determination that PSGL-1 is an additional substrate for BACE1 (PMID:14507929)
  • PSGL1 is not essential for E-selection promotion of growth inhibition and apoptosis of human and murine hematopoietic progenitor cells (PMID:14592840)
  • PSGL-1, by mediating monocyte-platelet interactions, plays a major role in secondary monocyte tethering. (PMID:14615387)
  • platelet-monocyte complex formation is mostly dependent on PSGL-1 (PMID:14678816)
  • PSGL-1 and VLA-4 play an important role for leukocyte recruitment during intestinal inflammation. Therapeutic strategies designed to disrupt interactions mediated by PSGL-1 and/or VLA-4 may prove beneficial in treatment of chronic colitis. (PMID:15001428)
  • core 2 beta1-6-N-glucosaminyltransferase and dimerization of P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 have roles in rolling on P-selectin (PMID:15026421)
  • platelet P-selectin and microparticle PSGL-1 have roles in thrombus formation [review] (PMID:15059608)
  • binding of E-selectin to PMNs in suspension also elicited coclustering of L-selectin and PSGL-1 that was signaled via mitogen-activated protein kinase. (PMID:15187162)
  • The interaction of PSGL-1 with P-selectin (CD62P) mediates tethering, rolling, and weak adhesion of leukocytes (PMID:15217824)
  • PSGL-1 interacts with CCL27 (CTACK/ILC/ESkine), a skin-associated chemokine that attracts skin-homing T lymphocytes (PMID:15466853)
  • CLA and E-selectin are bound by T cells and have roles in skin inflammation [cutaneous lymphocyte-associated antigen, also called BE-2] (PMID:15488708)
  • PG-M/versican binds to P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 and has a role in mediating leukocyte aggregation (PMID:15522894)
  • Induced expression of cutaneous lymphocyte antigen on helper T cells determined a striking increase of rolling efficiency in inflamed brain venules. (PMID:15843584)
  • immune response to alpha-streptococci may enhance expression on tonsillar T-cells in pustulosis palmaris et plantaris (PMID:15925831)
  • A differential functional impact of N-glycosylation on C2GnT-1 and FucT-VII and disclose that a strongly reduced FucT-VII activity retains the ability to fucosylate PSGL-1 on the core2-based binding site(s) for the three selectins. (PMID:15926890)
  • CLA is expressed in circulating mononuclear cells of patients with psoriasis (PMID:16024226)
  • In conclusion, the C allele of the VNTR polymorphism in PSGL-1 is likely to be associated with PP-MS. (PMID:16039046)
  • biophysical analysis of PSGL-1/P-selectin neutrophil adhesion (PMID:16100264)
  • CD43 is a T-cell E-selectin ligand distinct from PSGL-1 which expands the role of CD43 in the regulation of T-cell trafficking. (PMID:16269612)
  • Plasmacytoid dendritic cells are particularly potent inducers of cutaneous lymphocyte-associated antigen on HSV-reactive memeory CD4 T cells (PMID:16501095)
  • 98% of CLA(+) effector memory T cells are resident in normal skin under resting conditions (PMID:16547281)
  • rPSGL-Ig delays the aggregation process and increases the anti-aggregatory potency of GPIIb-IIIa antagonist (PMID:16633357)
  • More than 50% of circulating CD4+CD25(high) regulatory T cells from both patients as well as healthy controls expressed cutaneous lymphocyte-associated antigen. (PMID:17181632)
  • No significant association was found between PSGL-1 VNTR polymorphisms and in-stent restenosis. However, in patients with a family history of early CAD presence of PSGL-1 AB genotype might increase the risk of in-stent restenosis. (PMID:17221329)

Cross-species orthologs

2 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
mus_musculusSelplgENSMUSG00000048163
rattus_norvegicusSelplgENSRNOG00000000699

Mouse-model phenotypes

Observed phenotypes of the mouse ortholog (MGI:106689) from MGI (Alliance of Genome Resources) — knockout/mutant phenotypes, ranked by annotation count. 9 distinct phenotype terms.

Mouse phenotype (MP)Records
impaired leukocyte tethering or rolling3
increased neutrophil cell number2
increased eosinophil cell number2
increased leukocyte cell number1
abnormal leukocyte adhesion1
increased lymphocyte cell number1
increased bleeding time1
impaired neutrophil chemotaxis1
abnormal chemokine secretion1

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
CORO1Cprotein-coding23603
TMEM119protein-coding338773
MIR4496ncRNA100616240
ISCUprotein-coding23479
SSH1protein-coding54434
SART3protein-coding9733
FICDprotein-coding11153

Protein

Protein identifiers

P-selectin glycoprotein ligand 1 — Q14242 (reviewed: Q14242)

Alternative names: Selectin P ligand

All UniProt accessions (2): A0A0C4DFY0, Q14242

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. A SLe(x)-type proteoglycan, which through high affinity, calcium-dependent interactions with E-, P- and L-selectins, mediates rapid rolling of leukocytes over vascular surfaces during the initial steps in inflammation. Critical for the initial leukocyte capture. (Microbial infection) Acts as a receptor for enterovirus 71.

Subunit / interactions. Homodimer; disulfide-linked. Interaction with P-, E- and L-selectins, through their lectin/EGF domains, is required for promoting recruitment and rolling of leukocytes. These interactions require sialyl Lewis X glycan modification but there is a differing dependence for tyrosine sulfations. Sulfation on Tyr-51 of PSGL1 is most important for high affinity L-selectin/SELL binding while P-selectin/SELP requires sulfation on Tyr-48. E-selectin/SELE binds with much lower affinity and requires the sLe(x) epitope, but apparently not tyrosine sulfation. Dimerization appears not to be required for P-selectin/SELP binding. Interacts with SNX20. Interacts with MSN and SYK; mediates the activation of SYK by SELPLG. Interacts with HAVCR1. (Microbial infection) Interacts with enterovirus 71 capsid proteins. (Microbial infection) Interacts with Staphylococcus aureus proteins SSL5 and SSL11; these interactions prevent SELPLG-mediated neutrophil rolling.

Subcellular location. Membrane.

Tissue specificity. Expressed on neutrophils, monocytes and most lymphocytes.

Post-translational modifications. Displays complex, core-2, sialylated and fucosylated O-linked oligosaccharides, at least some of which appear to contain poly-N-acetyllactosamine with varying degrees of substitution. Mainly disialylated or neutral forms of the core-2 tetrasaccharide, Galbeta1–>4GlcNAcbeta1–>6(Galbeta1–>3)GalNAcOH. The GlcN:GalN ratio is approximately 2:1 and the Man:Fuc ratio 3:5. Contains about 14% fucose with alpha-1,3 linkage present in two forms: One species is a disialylated, monofucosylated glycan, and the other, a monosialylated, trifucosylated glycan with a polylactosamine backbone. The fucosylated forms carry the Lewis antigen and are important for interaction with selectins and for functioning in leukocyte rolling. The modification containing the sialyl Lewis X glycan is on Thr-57. No sulfated O-glycans. Some N-glycosylation. Sulfation, in conjunction with the SLe(x)-containing glycan, is necessary for P- and L-selectin binding. High affinity P-selectin binding has a preferred requirement for the isomer sulfated on both Tyr-48 and Tyr-51, whereas L-selectin binding requires predominantly sulfation on Tyr-51 with sulfation on Tyr-48 playing only a minor role. These sulfations play an important role in L- and P-selectin-mediated neutrophil recruitment, and leukocyte rolling.

Isoforms (2)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
Q14242-11yes
Q14242-22

RefSeq proteins (2): NP_001193538, NP_002997* (*=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR026195PSGL-1Family

UniProt features (56 total): repeat 12, mutagenesis site 8, modified residue 6, region of interest 5, sequence conflict 5, glycosylation site 4, sequence variant 4, compositionally biased region 2, topological domain 2, signal peptide 1, propeptide 1, chain 1, disulfide bond 1, splice variant 1, transmembrane region 1, turn 1, helix 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

1 structures by resolution:

PDBTitleMethodResolution (Å)
1G1SP-SELECTIN LECTIN/EGF DOMAINS COMPLEXED WITH PSGL-1 PEPTIDEX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.9

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-Q14242-F150.770.06

Human Protein Atlas

Protein class: CD markers, Predicted membrane proteins, Plasma proteins, Candidate cardiovascular disease genes

Protein evidence: Evidence at protein level

Subcellular location (HPA, imaging): vesicles

Antibody reliability (HPA): IH enhanced · IF approved

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 (6)

TypePositions
Pyrrolidone carboxylic acid42
Sulfotyrosine46, 48, 51
Phosphothreonine406
Phosphoserine409

Disulfide bonds (1)

TypePositions
Interchain320

Glycosylation sites (4)

TypePositions
O-linked (galnac…) threonine57
N-linked (glcnac…) asparagine65, 111, 302

Mutagenesis-validated functional residues (8)

PositionPhenotype
44no effect on l-selectin binding nor neutrophil rolling.
46–52no sulfation. almost complete loss of p-selectin binding. no effect on e-selectin binding.
46–51no sulfation. almost complete loss of p-selectin binding. no effect on e-selectin binding.
46binding l-selectin reduced by 20%, neutrophil recruitment reduced by 30%, and lymphocyte rolling reduced by 32%; when associated with f-48 …
48binding l-selectin reduced by 20%, neutrophil recruitment reduced by 30%, and lymphocyte rolling reduced by 32%; when associated with f-46 …
51binding l-selectin reduced by 86%, neutrophil recruitment reduced by 75% and, lymphocyte rolling reduced by 69%; when associated with f-46 …
57no e- nor p-selectin binding, and very little neutrophil rolling. binding of l-selectin reduced by 91%; when associated with f-46; f-48 and …
320no dimer formation. no effect on p-selectin binding.

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

1 curated (TAS) of 2; 0 disease pathways. Curated-first; evidence = TAS (manually curated) vs IEA (electronic inference).

2 pathways:

IDPathwayEvidence
R-HSA-202733Cell surface interactions at the vascular wallcurated
R-HSA-109582Hemostasis—

MSigDB gene sets: 251 (showing top): GSE45365_NK_CELL_VS_CD11B_DC_DN, FLECHNER_PBL_KIDNEY_TRANSPLANT_REJECTED_VS_OK_UP, ZHAN_LATE_DIFFERENTIATION_GENES_UP, MYOGENIN_Q6, GOBP_RESPONSE_TO_PEPTIDE, ENK_UV_RESPONSE_KERATINOCYTE_UP, GCANCTGNY_MYOD_Q6, MODULE_45, THEILGAARD_NEUTROPHIL_AT_SKIN_WOUND_DN, CAGCTG_AP4_Q5, GOBP_CELL_CELL_ADHESION, GOBP_CELLULAR_EXTRAVASATION, GOBP_LEUKOCYTE_MIGRATION, KLEIN_PRIMARY_EFFUSION_LYMPHOMA_UP, TGIF_01

GO Biological Process (7): cell adhesion (GO:0007155), leukocyte migration (GO:0050900), leukocyte tethering or rolling (GO:0050901), leukocyte adhesive activation (GO:0050902), cellular response to interleukin-6 (GO:0071354), signal transduction (GO:0007165), symbiont entry into host cell (GO:0046718)

GO Molecular Function (4): virus receptor activity (GO:0001618), signaling receptor binding (GO:0005102), receptor ligand activity (GO:0048018), protein binding (GO:0005515)

GO Cellular Component (4): uropod (GO:0001931), plasma membrane (GO:0005886), membrane (GO:0016020), plasma membrane raft (GO:0044853)

Reactome top-level categories

1 top-level categories:

CategoryPathways
Hemostasis1

GO top-level categories

29 GO namespaces:

CategoryTerms
cellular process2
cellular extravasation2
immune system process1
cell migration1
leukocyte adhesion to vascular endothelial cell1
leukocyte activation1
response to interleukin-61
cellular response to cytokine stimulus1
cell communication1
signaling1
regulation of cellular process1
cellular response to stimulus1
viral life cycle1
symbiont entry into host1
symbiont entry into host cell1
exogenous protein binding1
protein binding1
signaling receptor binding1
signal transduction1
signaling receptor activator activity1
binding1
cell trailing edge1
plasma membrane bounded cell projection1
membrane1
cell periphery1
cellular anatomical structure1
plasma membrane1
membrane raft1
plasma membrane region1

Experimentally-supported GO annotations

GO terms backed by direct experimental evidence (ECO experimental codes) — 7 of 15 annotations. The rest are phylogenetic / computational / electronic (IEA).

7 experimentally-supported GO terms:

GO termNSEvidence
cellular response to interleukin-6BPdirect assay
leukocyte migrationBPdirect assay
leukocyte tethering or rollingBPdirect assay
plasma membraneCCdirect assay
plasma membrane raftCCdirect assay
uropodCCdirect assay
receptor ligand activityMFdirect assay

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

showing 15 of 1,798 interactions by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
SELPLGSELPP16109966
SELPLGSELEP16111890
SELPLGSPNP16150821
SELPLGSNX20Q7Z614819
SELPLGHECAQ9UBI9815
SELPLGGP1BAP07359802
SELPLGFUT7Q11130775
SELPLGSELLP14151749
SELPLGF3P13726720
SELPLGSIGLEC1Q9BZZ2699
SELPLGCD40LGP29965693
SELPLGCCR9P51686688
SELPLGITGB2P05107680
SELPLGGLG1Q92896676
SELPLGICAM1P05362666

IntAct

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

5 partners by confidence:

PartnerInteraction typeMIscoreRecords
SELPdirect interaction0.8005
SNX20physical association0.6105
SELEdirect interaction0.4401
SELLdirect interaction0.4401
FLOT2colocalization0.3802

BioGRID (13 interactions; top human partners by supporting records): TNIP1 (Affinity Capture-Western; 3 records), MAGEA1 (Two-hybrid; 2 records), MSN (Reconstituted Complex), PIK3R1 (Affinity Capture-Western), POLI (Reconstituted Complex), SELP (Affinity Capture-Western), SLC13A1 (PCA), TPST1 (Affinity Capture-Western), TPST2 (Affinity Capture-Western)

SIGNOR signaling

showing 2 of 3 signaling interactions:

AEffectBMechanism
SELPLGup-regulatesSELPbinding
SELPLGup-regulatesSELEbinding

Protein complexes (CORUM) (2)

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

2 complexes by size:

ComplexSubunitsMembers
★ MSN-SELPLG-SYK complex3MSN, SELPLG, SYK
★ SELP-SELPLG complex2SELPLG, SELP

Ligand–receptor pairs (CellPhoneDB) (3)

Curated ligand–receptor partners (cell-cell communication), distinct from the protein–protein interactions above.

3 ligand–receptor pairs:

PartnerThis gene’s roleSignaling class
SELPligandSignaling by Selectin
SELEligandSignaling by Selectin
SELLligandSignaling by Selectin

Disease & clinical

Genetic variants

Variant evidence for SELPLG: 73 ClinVar records (0 pathogenic / likely pathogenic); 4 GWAS associations.

ClinVar

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

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic0
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance53
Likely benign15
Benign4

SpliceAI

Top 10 splice-impact sites by Δscore (adjacent positions with the same effect merged into one range; 18 predictions of 51):

Position(s)EffectΔscoreSites
12:108624313–108624314acceptor_loss1.00005
12:108624313acceptor_loss0.9800
12:108633738–108633739donor_loss0.98005
12:108624325acceptor_gain0.8800
12:108633738donor_loss0.8600
12:108633751donor_gain0.8600
12:108625305donor_gain0.8500
12:108624326acceptor_gain0.8200
12:108631870donor_gain0.6000
12:108633735donor_loss0.6000

AlphaMissense

246 missense substitutions predicted likely pathogenic (of 2,616 scored), across 62 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
M36290.8750.979
F41080.9510.995
S40980.8750.991
F33480.8430.962
E36170.9560.989
C36470.9550.986
C32070.8880.985
I36570.8810.994
D40370.8450.923
T40660.8180.910
I32460.8130.962
P41260.7230.800
V34060.7170.969
D40460.6670.715
L34150.8160.976
Y35250.7770.876
K31850.7760.880
V36350.7480.911
V31750.7190.790
C33740.8870.995

HPA cancer prognostics

RNA cancer specificity: Low cancer specificity

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

1 prognostic cancer types:

CancerPrognosticp-value
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (TCGA)favorable0.000912

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:600738 | disease phenotypes:

GWAS associations

4 associations:

StudyTraitp-value
GCST010703_222Brain morphology (MOSTest)6e-13
GCST006585_2990Blood protein levels2e-12
GCST000713_3Conduct disorder (symptom count)3e-6
GCST002481_2Acne (severe)5e-6

EFO canonical traits (from GWAS)

1 canonical traits:

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0004346neuroimaging measurement

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: yes

ChEMBL targets (2): CHEMBL3301394 (PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTION), CHEMBL4183 (SINGLE PROTEIN)

Drugs by curated mechanism of action (ChEMBL)

Drugs whose curated ChEMBL mechanism of action targets the SELPLG protein itself — single-protein targets only (drugs acting on a protein family or complex that merely includes it are excluded). Includes antibodies and oligonucleotides that bioactivity screening does not capture.

1 curated-mechanism drugs:

DrugModalityMax phase
NEIHULIZUMABAntibody2

Molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity

Phase ≥1, by development phase (incl. off-target/promiscuous compounds). Patent mentions across the top 20 by phase: 163 (via chembl_molecule»patent_compound — counts attach to the compound, not the gene–compound relationship, so off-target/promiscuous molecules can dominate).

1 molecules by phase:

MoleculeNamePhasePatents
CHEMBL1215923BIMOSIAMOSE2163

PharmGKB: 1 entry (CPIC guideline: no)

Binding affinities (BindingDB)

46 measured of 47 human assays (47 total across all organisms); most potent 46 below. Values come from heterogeneous assays and are not directly comparable.

LigandMeasureValue
6-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxyquinoline-4-carboxylicacidIC50211 nM
2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-6-(trifluoromethyl)quinoline-4-carboxylic acidIC50270 nM
2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-6-(trifluoromethoxy)quinoline-4-carboxylic acidIC504000 nM
2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-7,8-dimethylquinoline-4-carboxylicacidIC504000 nM
2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-6,8-dimethylquinoline-4-carboxylicacidIC504900 nM
3-hydroxy-2-phenylquinoline-4-carboxylic acidIC5012000 nM
3-hydroxy-7,8-dimethyl-2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)quinoline-4-carboxylic acidIC5032000 nM
6-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-8-methylquinoline-4-carboxylic acidIC5041000 nM
2-(4-bromophenyl)-3-hydroxy-7,8-dimethylquinoline-4-carboxylicacidIC5056000 nM
2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-8-(trifluoromethoxy)quinoline-4-carboxylic acidIC50130000 nM
8-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxyquinoline-4-carboxylicacidIC50132000 nM
5-Acetylamino-2-{2-[5-acetylamino-2-hydroxy-4-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyl-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yloxy)-tetrahydro-pyran-3-yloxy]-3,5-dihydroxy-6-hydroxymethyl-tetrahydro-pyran-4-yloxy}-4-hydroxy-6-(1,2,3-trihydroxy-propyl)-tetrahydro-pyran-2-carboxylic acidIC50134000 nM
2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-8-trifluoromethylquinoline-4-carboxylic acidIC50136000 nM
8-chloro-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxyquinoline-4-carboxylicacidIC50141000 nM
2-(4-chlorobenzyl)-3-hydroxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo[h]quinoline-4-carboxylic acidIC50150000 nM
2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-8-(thien-3-yl)quinoline-4-carboxylicacidIC50175000 nM
3-Hydroxy-2-(1-phenylethyl)-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo[h]quinoline-4-carboxylicIC50175000 nM
3-hydroxy-7,8-dimethyl-2-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)quinoline-4-carboxylic acidIC50200000 nM
2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-8-methylquinoline-4-carboxylicacidIC50212000 nM
2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-8-methyl-6-(trifluoromethoxy)-quinoline-4-carboxylic acidIC50225000 nM
2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-6-phenylquinoline-4-carboxylic acidIC50230000 nM
3-hydroxy-7,8-dimethyl-2-(4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl) quinoline-4-carboxylic acidIC50240000 nM
3-hydroxy-2-(4-isopropylphenyl)-7,8-dimethylquinoline-4-carboxylic acidIC50250000 nM
2-(4-(diethylamino)phenyl)-3-hydroxy-7,8-dimethylquinoline-4-carboxylic acidIC50250000 nM
3-Hydroxy-2-(1-phenylcyclopropyl)-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo-[h]quinoline-4-carboxylic AcidIC50250000 nM
2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-8-isopropylquinoline-4-carboxylicacidIC50283000 nM
2-(4-chlorophenyl)-8-(dimethylaminophenyl)-3-hydroxyquinoline-4-carboxylic acidIC50300000 nM
8-sec-butyl-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxyquinoline-4-carboxylicacidIC50301000 nM
2-(3-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-7,8-dimethylquinoline-4-carboxylicacidIC50400000 nM
2-benzyl-3-hydroxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo[h]quinoline-4-carboxylic acidIC50413000 nM
2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-8-phenylquinoline-4-carboxylicacidIC50500000 nM
2-(4-chlorophenyl)-8-ethyl-3-hydroxyquinoline-4-carboxylicacidIC50525000 nM
3-hydroxy-7,8-dimethyl-2-p-tolylquinoline-4-carboxylic acidIC501e+06 nM
3-hydroxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-7,8-dimethylquinoline-4-carboxylic acidIC501e+06 nM
3-hydroxy-7,8-dimethyl-2-(4-morpholinophenyl)quinoline-4-carboxylic acidIC501e+06 nM
2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-7-isopropylquinoline-4-carboxylicacidIC501.5e+06 nM
3-hydroxy-7,8-dimethyl-2-phenylquinoline-4-carboxylic acidIC501.5e+06 nM
2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3,6-dihydroxyquinoline-4-carboxylic acidIC501.5e+06 nM
8-(4-carboxyphenyl)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxyquinoline-4-carboxylic acidIC501.5e+06 nM
2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-8-(4-hydroxymethylphenyl)-quinoline-4-carboxylic acidIC502e+06 nM
2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-7-phenylquinoline-4-carboxylicacidIC502e+06 nM
6-amino-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxyquinoline-4-carboxylicacidIC503e+06 nM
3-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-7,8-dimethylquinoline-4-carboxylicacidIC503.5e+06 nM
2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxyquinoline-4-carboxylic acidIC504e+06 nM
2-[2-(3,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-{[2-(1-phenyl-ethylcarbamoyl)-benzoylamino]-methyl}-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl)-acetylamino]-pentanedioic acidIC505e+06 nM
(4R,5S)-5-[({[6-({[(1S)-1,3-dicarboxypropyl]carbamoyl}methyl)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl}carbamoyl)amino]-2-{[(3S,4S,5S)-2-{[(2S,3S)-5-acetamido-6-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-{[(2S,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy}oxan-3-yl]oxy}-3,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-4-yl]oxy}-4-hydroxy-6-[(1R,2R)-1,2,3-trihydroxypropyl]oxane-2-carboxylateIC502.5e+08 nM

CTD chemical–gene interactions

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

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
Nickeldecreases expression, increases expression3
(+)-JQ1 compounddecreases expression2
Atrazineaffects cotreatment, increases expression2
Tobacco Smoke Pollutionaffects expression, increases methylation2
Tretinoinaffects cotreatment, increases expression2
Cadmium Chloridedecreases expression, increases abundance, increases expression2
aristolochic acid Iincreases expression1
daidzeinaffects cotreatment, affects expression1
triphenyl phosphateaffects expression1
2,5,2’,5’-tetrachlorobiphenyldecreases expression1
daidzinaffects cotreatment, affects expression1
arseniteincreases methylation1
zinc chlorideincreases expression1
butyraldehydeincreases expression1
ferrous sulfateincreases expression1
zinc chromateincreases abundance, increases expression1
benzo(e)pyrenedecreases methylation1
potassium chromate(VI)affects cotreatment, increases expression1
S-(1,2-dichlorovinyl)cysteineaffects response to substance, increases expression1
genistinaffects cotreatment, affects expression1
epigallocatechin gallateaffects cotreatment, increases expression1
Am 580decreases expression1
chromium hexavalent ionincreases expression, increases abundance1
glyciteinaffects cotreatment, affects expression1
glycitinaffects expression, affects cotreatment1
abrineincreases expression1
jinfukangaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
theaflavin-3,3’-digallateaffects expression1
Rosiglitazonedecreases expression1
Sunitinibdecreases expression1

ChEMBL screening assays

13 unique, capped per target: 13 binding

Representative assays (with source publication via chembl_document):

Assay IDTypeDescriptionSource paper
CHEMBL3293895BindingInhibition of PSEL/PSGL1 (unknown origin) interactionSynthesis and biological evaluation of a unique heparin mimetic hexasaccharide for structure-activity relationship studies. — *J Med Chem*

Cellosaurus cell lines

2 cell lines: 1 cancer cell line, 1 transformed cell line

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

CellosaurusNameCategorySex
CVCL_E1G8Abcam Jurkat SELPLG KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_F4QNHyCyte HEK293T stable cell line for hSELPLG overexpressionTransformed cell lineFemale

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

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

Predicted chemistry — Sugi Predict

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

  • Disease cohort memberships (association, not causation — diseases whose associated-gene cohort lists this gene; a subset are also under Associated diseases): acne, conduct disorder