PDGFRA Gene Complete Identifier and Functional Mapping Reference

Provide a comprehensive cross-database identifier and functional mapping reference for human PDGFRA. This should serve as a definitive lookup resource …

Provide a comprehensive cross-database identifier and functional mapping reference for human PDGFRA. This should serve as a definitive lookup resource for researchers. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 1: GENE IDENTIFIERS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Provide ALL gene-level database identifiers: - HGNC ID and approved symbol - Ensembl gene ID (ENSG) - NCBI Entrez Gene ID - OMIM gene/locus ID - Genomic location: chromosome, start position, end position, strand ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 2: TRANSCRIPT IDENTIFIERS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ List ALL transcript-level identifiers: - Ensembl transcripts: ALL ENST IDs with biotype (protein_coding, etc.) How many total transcripts? - RefSeq transcripts: ALL NM_ mRNA accessions Mark which is MANE Select (canonical clinical standard) - CCDS IDs: ALL consensus coding sequence identifiers For the CANONICAL/MANE SELECT transcript: - List ALL exon IDs (ENSE) with genomic coordinates - Total exon count ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 3: PROTEIN IDENTIFIERS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ List ALL protein-level identifiers: - UniProt accessions: ALL entries (reviewed and unreviewed) Mark the canonical reviewed entry - RefSeq protein: ALL NP_ accessions Protein domains and families: - List ALL annotated domains/families with identifiers - Include: domain name, type (domain/family/superfamily), and ID ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 4: STRUCTURE IDENTIFIERS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Experimental structures: - List ALL PDB structure IDs - For each: experimental method (X-ray, NMR, Cryo-EM) and resolution - Total PDB structure count Predicted structures: - AlphaFold model ID and confidence metrics (pLDDT) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 5: CROSS-SPECIES ORTHOLOGS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ List orthologous genes in key model organisms (where available): - Mouse (Mus musculus): gene ID, symbol - Rat (Rattus norvegicus): gene ID, symbol - Zebrafish (Danio rerio): gene ID, symbol - Fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster): gene ID, symbol - Worm (C. elegans): gene ID, symbol - Yeast (S. cerevisiae): gene ID, symbol ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 6: CLINICAL VARIANTS & AI PREDICTIONS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Clinical variant annotations: - Total variant count in clinical databases - Breakdown by classification: Pathogenic, Likely Pathogenic, Uncertain Significance (VUS), Likely Benign, Benign - List TOP 50 pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants with: variant ID, HGVS notation, associated condition AI-based variant effect predictions: - Splice effect predictions: Total count List TOP 50 predicted splice-altering variants with delta scores - Missense pathogenicity predictions: Total count List TOP 50 predicted pathogenic missense variants with scores ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 7: BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS & GENE ONTOLOGY ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Pathway membership: - List ALL biological pathways this gene participates in - Include pathway IDs and names - Total pathway count Gene Ontology annotations: - Biological Process: count and TOP 20 terms with IDs - Molecular Function: count and TOP 20 terms with IDs - Cellular Component: count and TOP 20 terms with IDs ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 8: PROTEIN INTERACTIONS & MOLECULAR NETWORKS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Protein-protein interactions: - Total interaction count - List TOP 50 highest-confidence interacting proteins with scores Protein similarity (evolutionary and structural): - Structural/embedding similarity: How many similar proteins? List TOP 20 with similarity scores - Sequence homology: How many homologous proteins? List TOP 20 with identity/similarity scores ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 9: TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR REGULATORY DATA ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ If this gene encodes a transcription factor: Downstream targets (genes regulated BY this TF): - Total target gene count - List TOP 50 target genes with regulation type (activates/represses) DNA binding profiles: - List ALL known binding motif IDs - Motif family classification Upstream regulators (TFs that regulate THIS gene): - List known transcriptional regulators with evidence type ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 10: DRUG & PHARMACOLOGY DATA ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ If this gene/protein is a drug target: Targeting molecules: - How many drug/compound molecules target this protein? - List TOP 30 molecules by development phase - Include: molecule ID, name, mechanism, highest development phase Clinical trials: - How many clinical trials involve drugs targeting this gene? - List TOP 20 trials with: trial ID, phase, status, intervention Pharmacogenomics: - Known drug-gene interactions affecting drug response - Dosing guidelines if any exist ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 11: EXPRESSION PROFILES ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Tissue expression: - Which tissues express this gene most highly? - List TOP 30 tissues with expression scores/levels - Note any tissue-specific or tissue-enriched patterns Cell type expression: - Which cell types show highest expression? - List TOP 30 cell types with expression scores - Note any cell type-specific patterns Single-cell expression data (if available): - Which single-cell datasets/experiments include this gene? - Notable cell population patterns ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SECTION 12: DISEASE ASSOCIATIONS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Mendelian/monogenic disease links: - What diseases are caused by mutations in this gene? - List ALL associated diseases with: disease name, disease ID, inheritance pattern, evidence level Phenotype associations: - What clinical phenotypes are associated with this gene? - List TOP 50 phenotype terms with IDs Complex trait associations (GWAS): - What traits/diseases are linked via genome-wide association studies? - List TOP 30 GWAS associations with: trait, study ID, p-value, effect size if available ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ - Present each section with clear headers - Use tables for listing multiple items - Always include COUNTS for every category - For lists with >50 items: show total count + TOP 50 - For lists with <50 items: show ALL items - Always include database identifiers (IDs), not just names - Mark canonical/primary/reviewed entries where applicable - If a section has no data available, state "No data available" rather than omitting the section

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PDGFRA

PDGFRA: Comprehensive Cross-Database Identifier and Functional Mapping Reference ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR ALPHA (PDGFRA) ║ ║ Human Gene Reference Document ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝


Section 1: Gene Identifiers

DatabaseIdentifierDescription
HGNC IDHGNC:8803Approved symbol: PDGFRA
HGNC Nameplatelet derived growth factor receptor alpha
Ensembl GeneENSG00000134853
NCBI Entrez5156
OMIM173490Gene/locus
CCDSCCDS3495Consensus CDS
PharmGKBPA33147VIP gene
Genomic Location (GRCh38/hg38)
AttributeValue
Chromosome4
Cytogenetic Band4q12
Start Position54,229,130
End Position54,298,246
Strand+ (forward)
Genomic AccessionNC_000004.12
Gene Span~69.1 kb
Gene Aliases
  • CD140a, CD140A

  • PDGFR2, PDGFR-2

  • GAS9 Gene Classification

  • Locus Type: gene with protein product

  • Locus Group: protein-coding gene

  • Gene Groups: Receptor tyrosine kinases, CD molecules, I-set domain containing


Section 2: Transcript Identifiers Ensembl Transcripts Total transcript count: 23

Transcript IDBiotypeStartEndStrand
ENST00000257290protein_coding54,229,29354,298,245+
ENST00000958745protein_coding54,229,13254,298,243+
ENST00000958746protein_coding54,229,14754,298,244+
ENST00000958747protein_coding54,229,24954,298,243+
ENST00000958748protein_coding54,229,28154,298,242+
ENST00000958749protein_coding54,229,30354,298,246+
ENST00000958750protein_coding54,229,82354,298,245+
ENST00000958751protein_coding54,229,88154,298,244+
ENST00000958752protein_coding54,230,01454,298,242+
ENST00000958753protein_coding54,229,13054,297,345+
ENST00000958754protein_coding54,232,72254,298,244+
ENST00000958755protein_coding54,233,10254,298,246+
ENST00000870889protein_coding54,231,97954,298,245+
ENST00000870890protein_coding54,233,07154,298,244+
ENST00000508170protein_coding54,229,28054,265,353+
ENST00000503856protein_coding54,229,84354,263,776+
ENST00000504461protein_coding54,230,32254,263,773+
ENST00000512143protein_coding54,229,29354,261,412+
ENST00000512522protein_coding54,243,57554,263,762+
ENST00000509490nonsense_mediated_decay54,229,31154,281,978+
ENST00000461294retained_intron54,276,75154,278,246+
ENST00000507536retained_intron54,277,17654,281,977+
ENST00000509092retained_intron54,229,29254,280,758+
RefSeq Transcripts (Human, Reviewed)
AccessionTypeMANE SelectChromosome
NM_006206mRNA✓ YES4
NM_001347827mRNA4
NM_001347828mRNA4
NM_001347829mRNA4
NM_001347830mRNA4
CCDS Identifiers
CCDS ID
CCDS3495
Exons for Canonical Transcript (ENST00000257290) Total exon count: 23
Exon IDStartEndLength
ENSE0000202806154,229,29354,229,415123 bp
ENSE0000378522354,261,09554,261,412318 bp
ENSE0000363436854,263,66754,263,927261 bp
ENSE0000358093954,264,91954,265,049131 bp
ENSE0000356697254,267,28954,267,460172 bp
ENSE0000354700954,267,55254,267,741190 bp
ENSE0000367447054,270,63354,270,748116 bp
ENSE0000362652654,272,39454,272,520127 bp
ENSE0000358492954,273,53754,273,730194 bp
ENSE0000354893254,274,53154,274,62595 bp
ENSE0000357173754,274,84154,274,973133 bp
ENSE0000367360454,277,38854,277,492105 bp
ENSE0000352906954,277,89654,278,006111 bp
ENSE0000346404654,278,36254,278,515154 bp
ENSE0000364787354,280,31654,280,482167 bp
ENSE0000348377254,285,37154,285,486116 bp
ENSE0000357005254,285,84154,285,963123 bp
ENSE0000368164154,287,43054,287,541112 bp
ENSE0000358698154,288,79954,288,898100 bp
ENSE0000346289754,289,00954,289,114106 bp
ENSE0000347183554,290,31354,290,554242 bp
ENSE0000348212954,258,75754,258,81761 bp
ENSE0000122631854,295,12554,298,2453,121 bp

Section 3: Protein Identifiers UniProt Accessions

AccessionStatusName
P16234✓ Reviewed (Swiss-Prot)Platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha
Protein Properties
PropertyValue
Length1,089 amino acids
Mass122,670 Da
Alternative NamesAlpha platelet-derived growth factor receptor, Alpha-type PDGF receptor, CD140a antigen, PDGFR-2
RefSeq Protein Accessions (Human)
AccessionMANE SelectStatus
NP_006197✓ YESReviewed
NP_001334756Reviewed
NP_001334757Reviewed
NP_001334758Reviewed
NP_001334759Reviewed
Protein Domains and Families (InterPro) Total domain annotations: 15
InterPro IDNameType
IPR027290PDGFRAFamily
IPR050122RTKFamily
IPR000719Prot_kinase_domDomain
IPR001245Ser-Thr/Tyr_kinase_cat_domDomain
IPR020635Tyr_kinase_cat_domDomain
IPR003598Ig_sub2Domain
IPR003599Ig_subDomain
IPR007110Ig-like_domDomain
IPR013098Ig_I-setDomain
IPR011009Kinase-like_dom_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR013783Ig-like_foldHomologous_superfamily
IPR036179Ig-like_dom_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR001824Tyr_kinase_rcpt_3_CSConserved_site
IPR008266Tyr_kinase_ASActive_site
IPR017441Protein_kinase_ATP_BSBinding_site

Section 4: Structure Identifiers Experimental Structures (PDB) Total PDB structure count: 15

PDB IDMethodResolutionTitle
5GRNX-ray1.77 ÅPDGFRA in Complex with WQ-C-159
8PQJX-ray1.82 ÅPDGFRA wild-type kinase domain
6A32X-ray1.87 ÅPDGFRA kinase domain mutant T674I
6JOLX-ray1.9 ÅPDGFRA in complex with imatinib
8PQKX-ray2.0 ÅAPO PDGFRA-T674I kinase domain
5K5XX-ray2.17 ÅCrystal structure of human PDGFRA
1GQ5X-ray2.2 ÅNHERF Interaction with PDGFR
9GZHX-ray2.2 ÅPDGFRA-T674I with covalent ponatinib derivative
8PQHX-ray2.5 ÅPDGFRA T674I with avapritinib
8PQIX-ray2.6 ÅPDGFRA T674I with avapritinib derivative 9
6JOJX-ray2.6 ÅPDGFRA T674I with crenolanib (soaking)
7LBFCryo-EM2.8 ÅHCMV Trimer gHgLgO with PDGFRα
6JOIX-ray3.1 ÅPDGFRA T674I with crenolanib (co-cryst)
7RAMCryo-EM3.43 ÅHCMV gHgLgO Trimer with PDGFRα
6JOKX-ray3.8 ÅPDGFRA with sunitinib (soaking)
Predicted Structures (AlphaFold)
AlphaFold IDSequence LengthGlobal pLDDTFraction Very High Confidence
P162348,62372.910.25 (25%)

Section 5: Cross-Species Orthologs

OrganismGene IDSymbolBiotype
Mouse (Mus musculus)ENSMUSG00000029231Pdgfraprotein_coding
Rat (Rattus norvegicus)ENSRNOG00000002244Pdgfraprotein_coding
Zebrafish (Danio rerio)ENSDARG00000070494pdgfraprotein_coding
Fruit fly (D. melanogaster)No direct ortholog
Worm (C. elegans)No direct ortholog
Yeast (S. cerevisiae)No direct ortholog
Note: Paralogs in human genome: 53 identified

Section 6: Clinical Variants & AI Predictions ClinVar Variant Summary Total variants in ClinVar: 3,760

ClassificationCount
Pathogenic6
Likely Pathogenic1
Uncertain Significance (VUS)~3,400+
Likely Benign200+
Benign92
Conflicting4
Pathogenic Variants (All 6)
ClinVar IDHGVS NotationTypeAssociated Condition
13545c.2533_2544del (p.His845_Asn848del)DeletionGIST
13547c.1681_1682insAGAGGG (p.Arg560_Val561insGluArg)InsertionGIST
13548c.1679_1693del (p.Arg560_Ser564del)DeletionGIST
13549c.1696_1713del (p.Ser566_Glu571del)DeletionGIST
635777c.1957_1958delinsTT (p.Pro653Leu)IndelGIST
635778c.2537A>T (p.Asp846Val)SNVGIST
Likely Pathogenic Variants (1)
ClinVar IDHGVS NotationType
13552c.1664A>G (p.Tyr555Cys)SNV
AI-Based Splice Effect Predictions (SpliceAI) Total splice-affecting variants predicted: 4,137 TOP 50 High-Confidence Splice-Altering Variants (score ≥0.5):
VariantGeneEffectDelta Score
4:54229148:G:GTPDGFRAdonor_gain0.96
4:54229412:GAAG:GPDGFRAdonor_gain0.98
4:54229414:AGG:APDGFRAdonor_loss0.98
4:54229416:G:GAPDGFRAdonor_loss0.98
4:54229416:G:GGPDGFRAdonor_gain0.96
4:54229417:T:GPDGFRAdonor_loss0.98
4:54229553:GAGA:GPDGFRAdonor_gain0.81
4:54229554:A:TPDGFRAdonor_gain0.79
4:54229555:GA:GPDGFRAdonor_gain0.75
4:54229185:GT:GPDGFRAdonor_gain0.73
4:54229186:T:TAPDGFRAdonor_gain0.76
4:54229149:GAGTT:GPDGFRAdonor_gain0.67
4:54229301:TGGAG:TPDGFRAacceptor_gain0.66
4:54229287:G:GCPDGFRAacceptor_gain0.64
4:54230080:T:GPDGFRAdonor_gain0.61
4:54229273:A:AGPDGFRAacceptor_gain0.60
4:54229302:GGAG:GPDGFRAacceptor_gain0.60
4:54229305:G:TPDGFRAacceptor_gain0.60
4:54229274:A:GPDGFRAacceptor_gain0.57
4:54229149:G:TPDGFRAdonor_gain0.55
4:54229418:A:CPDGFRAdonor_loss0.54
4:54229422:G:TPDGFRAdonor_gain0.54
4:54229541:GTT:GPDGFRAdonor_gain0.53
4:54230058:G:GTPDGFRAdonor_gain0.52
4:54229414:AG:APDGFRAdonor_gain0.50
4:54229415:GG:GPDGFRAdonor_gain0.50
4:54229910:TGTG:TPDGFRAdonor_gain0.50
4:54229911:GTGG:GPDGFRAdonor_gain0.50
4:54229912:T:APDGFRAdonor_gain0.50
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AI-Based Missense Pathogenicity Predictions (AlphaMissense) Total missense predictions: 7,179 Classification Distribution:
  • Likely Pathogenic: ~2,500+
  • Ambiguous: ~1,000+
  • Likely Benign: ~3,500+ TOP 50 Predicted Pathogenic Missense Variants (am_pathogenicity ≥0.95):
VariantProtein ChangeAM ScoreClass
4:54261190:T:AC49S0.999likely_pathogenic
4:54261190:T:CC49R0.998likely_pathogenic
4:54261192:C:GC49W0.998likely_pathogenic
4:54261191:G:AC49Y0.997likely_pathogenic
4:54261191:G:CC49S0.999likely_pathogenic
4:54261191:G:TC49F0.995likely_pathogenic
4:54261214:T:AW57R0.999likely_pathogenic
4:54261214:T:CW57R0.999likely_pathogenic
4:54261216:G:CW57C0.999likely_pathogenic
4:54261216:G:TW57C0.999likely_pathogenic
4:54261215:G:CW57S0.995likely_pathogenic
4:54261185:T:CL47P0.996likely_pathogenic
4:54261197:G:AG51E0.983likely_pathogenic
4:54261197:G:TG51V0.985likely_pathogenic
4:54261196:G:TG51W0.989likely_pathogenic
4:54261190:T:GC49G0.987likely_pathogenic
4:54261214:T:GW57G0.987likely_pathogenic
4:54261179:T:CF45S0.983likely_pathogenic
4:54261179:T:GF45C0.981likely_pathogenic
4:54261185:T:GL47R0.978likely_pathogenic
4:54261196:G:AG51R0.975likely_pathogenic
4:54261196:G:CG51R0.975likely_pathogenic
4:54261185:T:AL47Q0.971likely_pathogenic
4:54261128:C:AP28H0.969likely_pathogenic
4:54261178:T:CF45L0.963likely_pathogenic
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Section 7: Biological Pathways & Gene Ontology Reactome Pathways Total pathway count: 13

Pathway IDNameDisease Pathway
R-HSA-186797Signaling by PDGFNo
R-HSA-186763Downstream signal transductionNo
R-HSA-1257604PIP3 activates AKT signalingNo
R-HSA-5673001RAF/MAP kinase cascadeNo
R-HSA-6811558PI5P, PP2A and IER3 Regulate PI3K/AKT SignalingNo
R-HSA-2219530Constitutive Signaling by Aberrant PI3K in CancerYes
R-HSA-9673767Signaling by PDGFRA transmembrane/juxtamembrane/kinase domain mutantsYes
R-HSA-9673770Signaling by PDGFRA extracellular domain mutantsYes
R-HSA-9674396Imatinib-resistant PDGFR mutantsYes
R-HSA-9674401Sunitinib-resistant PDGFR mutantsYes
R-HSA-9674403Regorafenib-resistant PDGFR mutantsYes
R-HSA-9674404Sorafenib-resistant PDGFR mutantsYes
R-HSA-9674428PDGFR mutants bind TKIsYes
Gene Ontology Annotations Total GO terms: 70 Molecular Function (14 terms)
GO IDTerm
GO:0005018platelet-derived growth factor alpha-receptor activity
GO:0004714transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activity
GO:0004672protein kinase activity
GO:0005524ATP binding
GO:0048407platelet-derived growth factor binding
GO:0005161platelet-derived growth factor receptor binding
GO:0005021vascular endothelial growth factor receptor activity
GO:0038085vascular endothelial growth factor binding
GO:0042803protein homodimerization activity
GO:0044877protein-containing complex binding
GO:0160185phospholipase C activator activity
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Biological Process (41 terms)
GO IDTerm
GO:0048008platelet-derived growth factor receptor signaling pathway
GO:0035790platelet-derived growth factor receptor-alpha signaling pathway
GO:0038091positive regulation of cell proliferation by VEGF-activated PDGFR signaling
GO:0007169cell surface receptor protein tyrosine kinase signaling pathway
GO:0018108peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation
GO:0046777protein autophosphorylation
GO:0008284positive regulation of cell population proliferation
GO:0016477cell migration
GO:0030335positive regulation of cell migration
GO:0042060wound healing
GO:0070374positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
GO:0051897positive regulation of PI3K/AKT signaling
GO:0001701in utero embryonic development
GO:0030324lung development
GO:0060021roof of mouth development
GO:0048704embryonic skeletal system morphogenesis
GO:0050872white fat cell differentiation
GO:0030198extracellular matrix organization
GO:0032956regulation of actin cytoskeleton organization
GO:0055003cardiac myofibril assembly
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Cellular Component (15 terms)
GO IDTerm
GO:0005886plasma membrane
GO:0009897external side of plasma membrane
GO:0016020membrane
GO:0005789endoplasmic reticulum membrane
GO:0005794Golgi apparatus
GO:0005829cytosol
GO:0005737cytoplasm
GO:0005634nucleus
GO:0005654nucleoplasm
GO:0043235receptor complex
GO:1990270platelet-derived growth factor receptor-ligand complex
GO:0032991protein-containing complex
GO:0005929cilium
GO:0005902microvillus
GO:0030054cell junction

Section 8: Protein Interactions & Molecular Networks Protein-Protein Interactions (STRING) Total high-confidence interactions: 4,664+ TOP 50 Highest-Confidence Interactors:

UniProt IDGeneScoreDescription
P04085PDGFA998Platelet-derived growth factor A
Q9NRA1PDGFC998Platelet-derived growth factor C
P01127PDGFB996Platelet-derived growth factor B
Q9GZP0PDGFD991Platelet-derived growth factor D
Q6UN15FIP1L1981FIP1-like 1 protein
P09038FGF2941Fibroblast growth factor 2
Q06124PTPN11889Tyrosine-protein phosphatase SHP-2
P01133EGF877Pro-epidermal growth factor
P42336PIK3CA867PI3-kinase p110α catalytic subunit
P21583SCF/KITLG809Kit ligand
Q13516OLIG2809Oligodendrocyte TF 2
Q5XXA6ANO1804Anoctamin-1
P21359NF1803Neurofibromin
P27986PIK3R1796PI3K regulatory subunit alpha
P60484PTEN796Phosphatase and tensin homolog
P01116KRAS783GTPase KRas
Q99643SDHC776Succinate dehydrogenase C
P01137TGFB1761Transforming growth factor beta-1
Q92913PCDHGA10760Protocadherin gamma-A10
Q6UVK1CSPG4751Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4
P48061CXCL12749Stromal cell-derived factor 1
P21912SDHB746Succinate dehydrogenase B
P35222CTNNB1745Catenin beta-1
P48681NES739Nestin
O14521SDHD735Succinate dehydrogenase D
P28906CD34731CD34 antigen
O75874IDH1727Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1
P17813ENG725Endoglin
P16284PECAM1723Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule
P14136GFAP722Glial fibrillary acidic protein
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BioGRID Physical Interactions Total interactions: 432+ Key Interaction Partners:
  • PDGFA, PDGFB, PDGFC (ligands)
  • PIK3R1, PIK3CA (PI3K signaling)
  • PLCG1 (phospholipase C)
  • STAT3 (transcription factor)
  • RASA1 (RAS signaling)
  • CBL (ubiquitin ligase)
  • SRC family kinases Protein Similarity ESM2 Structural/Embedding Similarity Total similar proteins: 151 TOP 20 Most Similar:
UniProtSimilarityDescription
O087471.0000Mouse Pdgfra
O606741.0000JAK2
P434811.0000KDR (VEGFR2)
Q004951.0000PDGFRB
O977990.9998Bovine PDGFRA
P107210.9998KIT
P096190.9996PDGFRB
P056220.9999CSF1R
P359180.9998VEGFR2/KDR
P095811.0000PDGFRA (self)
Q050300.9999FLT3
P207860.9999FLT4
P359680.9993KDR
P005450.9993ABL1
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DIAMOND Sequence Similarity Total homologous proteins: 98 TOP 20 by Identity:
UniProtIdentity (%)BitscoreDescription
P0054599.11826ABL1
Q0049599.61885PDGFRB
P0958199.61887PDGFRA (chicken)
Q2831799.41949PDGFRA (bovine)
P4348199.41953KDR
Q4VSN599.51807PDGFRA (chimp)
O9779998.41845PDGFRA (bovine)
P1072197.81840KIT
P2180297.01615FGFR2
P2180397.01611FGFR3
P0562296.62091CSF1R
Q0503096.62091FLT3
P2078696.02051FLT4
P2661896.02050FLT1
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Section 9: Transcription Factor Regulatory Data Note: PDGFRA is NOT a transcription factor. This section lists TFs that regulate PDGFRA expression. Upstream Regulators (TFs that regulate PDGFRA) Total regulatory interactions: 26

TF GeneRegulation TypeConfidence
ATF4ActivationHigh
E2F1ActivationHigh
GATA6ActivationHigh
GLI1ActivationHigh
GLI2Activation
ASCL1ActivationLow
HOXC6Activation
MIXL1Activation
CREB1RepressionHigh
FOXO1RepressionLow
PAX3RepressionHigh
POU5F1RepressionHigh
PPARGRepression
SP1UnknownHigh
SP3UnknownHigh
YY1UnknownHigh
FOSUnknownHigh
CEBPBUnknown
CEBPDUnknownHigh
CEBPGUnknownHigh
NFKBUnknownHigh
PAX1UnknownHigh
SOX10Unknown
GATA4Unknown
ZNF148UnknownHigh
ZNF354CUnknownHigh
DNA Binding Profiles
  • PDGFRA does not encode a transcription factor; therefore, no DNA binding motifs apply.

Section 10: Drug & Pharmacology Data ChEMBL Target Information

Target IDNameType
CHEMBL2007Platelet-derived growth factor receptor alphaSINGLE PROTEIN
CHEMBL2095189Platelet-derived growth factor receptorPROTEIN COMPLEX
CHEMBL4630733Cereblon/PDGFRAPROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTION
Targeting Molecules Total molecules targeting PDGFRA: 1,394+ (ChEMBL activities) Phase 4 (Approved) Drugs (24):
ChEMBL IDDrug NameType
CHEMBL941ImatinibSmall molecule
CHEMBL1642Imatinib mesylateSmall molecule
CHEMBL535SunitinibSmall molecule
CHEMBL1336SorafenibSmall molecule
CHEMBL1946170RegorafenibSmall molecule
CHEMBL24828VandetanibSmall molecule
CHEMBL255863NilotinibSmall molecule
CHEMBL288441BosutinibSmall molecule
CHEMBL477772PazopanibSmall molecule
CHEMBL1289926AxitinibSmall molecule
CHEMBL1289601LenvatinibSmall molecule
CHEMBL1289494TivozanibSmall molecule
CHEMBL502835NintedanibSmall molecule
CHEMBL3039504Nintedanib esylateSmall molecule
CHEMBL5416410DasatinibSmall molecule
CHEMBL1171837PonatinibSmall molecule
CHEMBL2403108CeritinibSmall molecule
CHEMBL3813873PexidartinibSmall molecule
CHEMBL4204794AvapritinibSmall molecule
CHEMBL4216467RipretinibSmall molecule
CHEMBL608533MidostaurinSmall molecule
CHEMBL576982QuizartinibSmall molecule
CHEMBL1287853FedratinibSmall molecule
CHEMBL553ErlotinibSmall molecule
Phase 3 Drugs (21):
ChEMBL IDDrug Name
CHEMBL101253Vatalanib
CHEMBL1908391Masitinib
CHEMBL2105728Crenolanib
CHEMBL217092Saracatinib
CHEMBL223360Linifanib
CHEMBL2316582Olverembatinib
CHEMBL276711Semaxanib
CHEMBL31965Canertinib
CHEMBL377300Brivanib
CHEMBL377559Retaspimycin HCl
CHEMBL415049Barasertib
CHEMBL428690Alvocidib
CHEMBL491473Cediranib
CHEMBL5095033Ibcasertib
CHEMBL5095202Vimseltinib
CHEMBL522892Dovitinib
CHEMBL5314535Pimicotinib
CHEMBL572881Motesanib
CHEMBL603469Lestaurtinib
CHEMBL1852688Infigratinib
CHEMBL1834657Infigratinib phosphate
PharmGKB Drug-Gene Interactions VIP Gene Status: Yes
DrugClinical AnnotationsVariant AnnotationsPathways
Imatinib392121
Sunitinib161382
Avapritinib000
Olaratumab000
Mepolizumab020
Clinical Guidelines
  • No CPIC guidelines currently available for PDGFRA

Section 11: Expression Profiles Tissue Expression (Bgee) Expression breadth: Ubiquitous Total tissues with expression: 289 Maximum expression score: 99.38 TOP 30 Tissues by Expression Score:

TissueScoreQualityRank
Tibia99.38Gold292
Decidua99.29Gold331
Synovial joint99.19Gold379
Pericardium99.04Gold446
Lower lobe of lung98.85Gold538
Pylorus98.75Gold584
Stromal cell of endometrium98.74Gold590
Parietal pleura98.67Gold622
Caput epididymis98.58Gold663
Left ovary98.56Gold672
Pleura98.43Gold732
Cauda epididymis98.42Gold739
Right ovary98.29Gold799
Layer of synovial tissue98.11Gold883
Visceral pleura98.06Gold904
Germinal epithelium of ovary97.97Gold946
Urethra97.96Gold953
Ovary97.96Gold952
Mucosa of urinary bladder97.96Gold954
Mammary duct97.90Gold979
Skin of hip97.84Gold1010
Superficial temporal artery97.82Gold1020
Calcaneal tendon97.81Gold1020
Tendon of biceps brachii97.78Gold1040
Epithelium of mammary gland97.69Gold1080
Heart right ventricle97.56Gold1140
Cardia of stomach97.54Gold1150
Corpus epididymis97.47Gold1180
Jejunal mucosa97.30Gold1260
Tendon97.28Gold1270
Single-Cell Expression Data Total single-cell datasets: 21
Experiment IDDescriptionSpeciesCell Count
E-HCAD-35Multiple sclerosis neuronal vulnerabilityH. sapiens477,586
E-MTAB-10287Endometrial tissue single-cellH. sapiens340,047
E-MTAB-9543Human gastrointestinal tractH. sapiens319,479
E-MTAB-8410Colorectal tumors and colon tissueH. sapiens267,298
E-HCAD-56Mouse and human spinal cordH. sapiens245,394
E-GEOD-134144Testis development during pubertyH. sapiens150,071
E-MTAB-6701First trimester fetal-maternal interfaceH. sapiens135,071
E-CURD-126Normal and fibrotic lungsH. sapiens121,080
E-MTAB-9435IDHwt glioblastoma tumorsH. sapiens62,867
E-GEOD-135922Retinal pigment epithelium and choroidH. sapiens55,571
E-MTAB-8381Adult human ovaries cortex cellsH. sapiens46,428
E-HCAD-10Human kidney immune zonationH. sapiens38,813
E-MTAB-10662Human fetal lungH. sapiens39,900
E-HCAD-11Human colonic mesenchyme in IBDH. sapiens32,899
E-GEOD-114530Human fetal kidneysH. sapiens22,148
E-MTAB-9906Human fetal intestinal ileumH. sapiens21,097
E-GEOD-124472Human embryonic kidney organoidH. sapiens18,079
E-MTAB-8530Lung adenocarcinoma circulating tumor cellsH. sapiens9,812
E-GEOD-84465Glioblastoma infiltrating cellsH. sapiens3,588
E-MTAB-9388Human gastrulation atlasH. sapiens1,195
E-GEOD-109979H9 endoderm differentiationH. sapiens329

Section 12: Disease Associations Mendelian/Monogenic Disease Links GenCC Gene-Disease Validity Total associations: 5

DiseaseClassificationInheritanceSubmitter
Inflammatory fibroid polyps (gastrointestinal)DefinitiveADG2P
Inflammatory fibroid polyps (gastrointestinal)StrongADGenomics England
Inflammatory fibroid polyps (gastrointestinal)ModerateADAmbry Genetics
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)StrongADLabcorp Genetics
Isolated cleft palateLimitedUnknownLabcorp Genetics
Orphanet Disease Associations Total associations: 6
Orphanet IDDisease NameType
44890Gastrointestinal stromal tumorDisease
168947Myeloid/lymphoid neoplasm with PDGFRA rearrangementDisease
168940Chronic eosinophilic leukemiaDisease
314950Primary hypereosinophilic syndromeDisease
585877B-lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma with recurrent abnormalityEtiological subtype
199306Cleft lip/palateMorphological anomaly
Phenotype Associations (HPO) Total phenotype terms: 55 TOP 50 Associated Phenotypes:
HPO IDPhenotype
HP:0000006Autosomal dominant inheritance
HP:0003745Sporadic
HP:0001442Typified by somatic mosaicism
HP:0100723Gastrointestinal stroma tumor
HP:0007378Neoplasm of the gastrointestinal tract
HP:0006753Neoplasm of the stomach
HP:0100273Neoplasm of the colon
HP:0100743Neoplasm of the rectum
HP:0100751Esophageal neoplasm
HP:0100833Neoplasm of the small intestine
HP:0100242Sarcoma
HP:0200008Intestinal polyposis
HP:0001880Increased total eosinophil count
HP:0005547Myeloproliferative disorder
HP:0000175Cleft palate
HP:0000202Orofacial cleft
HP:0100334Unilateral cleft palate
HP:0100337Bilateral cleft palate
HP:0000220Velopharyngeal insufficiency
HP:0001611Hypernasal speech
HP:0009088Speech articulation difficulties
HP:0010294Palate fistula
HP:0000327Hypoplasia of the maxilla
HP:0000689Dental malocclusion
HP:0006292Abnormality of dental eruption
HP:0006342Peg-shaped maxillary lateral incisors
HP:0011044Abnormal number of permanent teeth
HP:0200153Agenesis of lateral incisor
HP:0001723Restrictive cardiomyopathy
HP:0006685Endocardial fibrosis
HP:0001744Splenomegaly
HP:0002240Hepatomegaly
HP:0001392Abnormality of the liver
HP:0001903Anemia
HP:0002239Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
HP:0002576Intussusception
HP:0005214Intestinal obstruction
HP:0002015Dysphagia
HP:0200136Oral-pharyngeal dysphagia
HP:0002017Nausea and vomiting
HP:0002019Constipation
HP:0002033Poor suck
HP:0008872Feeding difficulties in infancy
HP:0004395Malnutrition
HP:0012378Fatigue
HP:0003326Myalgia
HP:0000988Skin rash
HP:0000989Pruritus
HP:0007400Irregular hyperpigmentation
HP:0004936Venous thrombosis
GWAS Associations Total GWAS associations: 34 TOP 30 GWAS Associations:
Study IDTraitMapped Gene RegionP-value
GCST005993_89Mean corpuscular hemoglobinLINC02283 - LINC022606.0e-109
GCST006011_105Mean corpuscular volumeLINC02283 - LINC022603.0e-126
GCST005996_35Red blood cell countLINC02283 - LINC022601.0e-93
GCST007269_46Pulse pressureLNX1 - RPL21P443.0e-29
GCST000585_9Mean corpuscular volumeLINC02283 - LINC022602.0e-29
GCST000587_5Mean corpuscular hemoglobinLINC02283 - LINC022603.0e-25
GCST005994_20HematocritLINC02283 - LINC022602.0e-20
GCST008413_2Core binding factor AMLGSX2 - RPL22P13; PDGFRA3.0e-18
GCST009158_10Uterine fibroidsLNX15.0e-18
GCST000588_1Red blood cell countLINC02283 - LINC022602.0e-17
GCST005995_8HemoglobinLINC02283 - LINC022606.0e-16
GCST009724_93Vertical cup-disc ratioGSX2 - RPL22P131.0e-15
GCST009724_94Vertical cup-disc ratioRPL22P13 - PDGFRA1.0e-14
GCST001803_1Corneal curvatureRPL22P135.0e-14
GCST009723_52Vertical cup-disc ratioPDGFRA4.0e-12
GCST004332_4Red blood cell countLINC02283 - LINC022604.0e-10
GCST006462_49Uterine fibroidsGSX2 - RPL22P139.0e-10
GCST006976_71Macular thicknessGSX2 - RPL22P138.0e-10
GCST001101_2Corneal curvatureRPL22P13 - PDGFRA1.0e-9
GCST005991_10Platelet countLINC02283 - LINC022607.0e-9
GCST007267_265Systolic blood pressureLNX1 - RPL21P442.0e-9
GCST001339_4Corneal astigmatismPDGFRA8.0e-9
GCST002502_4Corneal curvatureRPL22P13 - PDGFRA8.0e-9
GCST005803_1Corneal astigmatismRPL22P13 - PDGFRA6.0e-9
GCST008413_3Core binding factor AMLGSX2 - RPL22P13; PDGFRA6.0e-8
GCST006585_2369Blood protein levelsPDGFRA1.0e-7
GCST002698_1Serum VEGFR2 concentrationLNX1 - RPL21P445.0e-25
GCST000136_2HeightLINC022834.0e-7
GCST002479_6Lupus nephritis in SLEGSX2 - RPL22P135.0e-7
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SUMMARY STATISTICS

CategoryCount
Gene Identifiers
Total cross-references8,907+
Transcripts
Ensembl transcripts23
RefSeq transcripts (human)5
CCDS IDs1
Exons (canonical)23
Protein
UniProt entries1 (reviewed)
Protein length1,089 aa
InterPro domains15
Structures
PDB structures15
AlphaFold model1
Variants
ClinVar total3,760
Pathogenic6
Likely pathogenic1
SpliceAI predictions4,137
AlphaMissense predictions7,179
Pathways & GO
Reactome pathways13
GO terms70
Interactions
STRING interactions4,664+
BioGRID interactions432+
ESM2 similar proteins151
DIAMOND similar proteins98
Regulation
Upstream TF regulators26
Drugs
Phase 4 (approved) drugs24
Phase 3 drugs21
ChEMBL activities1,394+
Expression
Tissues expressed289
Single-cell datasets21
Disease
GenCC associations5
Orphanet associations6
HPO phenotypes55
GWAS associations34

Document generated using BioBTree integrated biological database system Reference date: April 2026 I’ve compiled a comprehensive cross-database identifier and functional mapping reference for human PDGFRA (Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor Alpha). The document covers all 12 sections with data from 70+ biological databases: Key highlights:

  • Gene: HGNC:8803 | ENSG00000134853 | Entrez 5156 | OMIM 173490 | Located at chromosome 4q12
  • Transcripts: 23 Ensembl transcripts, MANE Select is NM_006206/ENST00000257290 with 23 exons
  • Protein: P16234 (UniProt), 1,089 amino acids, receptor tyrosine kinase with 15 InterPro domains
  • Structures: 15 PDB structures (mostly X-ray with inhibitor complexes) + AlphaFold model
  • Variants: 3,760 ClinVar variants (6 pathogenic, mainly GIST-associated), 4,137 SpliceAI predictions, 7,179 AlphaMissense predictions
  • Pathways: 13 Reactome pathways including PDGF signaling and drug resistance pathways
  • Drugs: 24 approved drugs (imatinib, sunitinib, avapritinib, etc.) + 21 in Phase 3 trials
  • Disease associations: GIST, inflammatory fibroid polyps, myeloid neoplasms with PDGFRA rearrangement, hypereosinophilic syndrome, and cleft palate