HMGCR 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase [Homo sapiens (human)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: HMGCRprovided by HGNC
Official Full Name: 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductaseprovided by HGNC
Primary source: HGNC:HGNC:5006
See related: Ensembl:ENSG00000113161 MIM:142910
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: REVIEWED
Organism: Homo sapiens
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as: LDLCQ3
Summary: HMG-CoA reductase is the rate-limiting enzyme for cholesterol synthesis and is regulated via a negative feedback mechanism mediated by sterols and non-sterol metabolites derived from mevalonate, the product of the reaction catalyzed by reductase. Normally in mammalian cells this enzyme is suppressed by cholesterol derived from the internalization and degradation of low density lipoprotein (LDL) via the LDL receptor. Competitive inhibitors of the reductase induce the expression of LDL receptors in the liver, which in turn increases the catabolism of plasma LDL and lowers the plasma concentration of cholesterol, an important determinant of atherosclerosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2008]
Expression: Ubiquitous expression in brain (RPKM 31.2), colon (RPKM 23.2) and 25 other tissues See more
Orthologs: mouse all
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Genomic context

Location:: 5q13.3

Exon count:: 23

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
109.20210514	current	GRCh38.p13 (GCF_000001405.39)	5	NC_000005.10 (75336334..75362116)
105.20201022	previous assembly	GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25)	5	NC_000005.9 (74632993..74657941)

Chromosome 5 - NC_000005.10 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Expression

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Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
BioProject: PRJEB4337
Publication: PMID 24309898
Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

A-family anti-inflammatory cyclopentenone prostaglandins: A novel class of non-statin inhibitors of HMG-CoA reductase.
Title: A-family anti-inflammatory cyclopentenone prostaglandins: A novel class of non-statin inhibitors of HMG-CoA reductase.
Mesenchymal subtype neuroblastomas are addicted to TGF-betaR2/HMGCR-driven protein geranylgeranylation.
Title: Mesenchymal subtype neuroblastomas are addicted to TGF-βR2/HMGCR-driven protein geranylgeranylation.
The Polymorphism rs2968 of LSS Gene Confers Susceptibility to Age-Related Cataract.
Title: The Polymorphism rs2968 of <i>LSS</i> Gene Confers Susceptibility to Age-Related Cataract.
Anti-HMGCR Antibody-Positive Myopathy Shows Bcl-2-Positive Inflammation and Lymphocytic Accumulations.
Title: Anti-HMGCR Antibody-Positive Myopathy Shows Bcl-2-Positive Inflammation and Lymphocytic Accumulations.
In this study, it's demonstrated that doxorubicin exerts its anti-cancer effect via modulation of cholesterol synthesis through downregulation of HMG-CoA reductase (HMG-CR) expression, which is mediated by the epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR)-Src pathway.
Title: Anti-cancer effect of doxorubicin is mediated by downregulation of HMG-Co A reductase via inhibition of EGFR/Src pathway.
lanosterol is a bona fide endogenous regulator that specifically promotes HMGCR degradation, and that other C4-dimethylated sterol intermediates may regulate both HMGCR degradation and SREBP-2 cleavage
Title: Endogenous sterol intermediates of the mevalonate pathway regulate HMGCR degradation and SREBP-2 processing.
rs3846662:C>A HMGCR affect the blood apoB levels which might be predictive of cardiovascular disease risk. [Meta- analysis]
Title: A meta-analysis of Italian and Estonian individuals shows an effect of common variants in <i>HMGCR</i> on blood apoB levels.
Statin treatment led to an upregulation of HMGCR mRNA and protein expression by up to sixfolds in the statin-resistant cells lines (p < 0.001), but no alterations of HMGCR were observed in the statin-sensitive MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468 cells. The knockdown of HMGCR prior to statin treatment sensitized the resistant cell lines.
Title: Induction of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase mediates statin resistance in breast cancer cells.
Genetically proxied inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase was significantly associated with lower odds of epithelial ovarian cancer.
Title: Association Between Genetically Proxied Inhibition of HMG-CoA Reductase and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer.
Anti-HMGCR myopathy can resemble limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD). Diagnosis of patients with a LGMD-like presentation of anti-HMGCR myopathy is critical because these patients may respond favorably to immunotherapy, especially those with shorter disease duration.
Title: Anti-HMGCR myopathy may resemble limb-girdle muscular dystrophy.

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Phenotypes

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Associated conditions

Description	Tests
A genome wide association study identifies common variants associated with lipid levels in the Chinese population. GeneReviews: Not available
Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index. GeneReviews: Not available
Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids. GeneReviews: Not available
Common SNPs in HMGCR in micronesians and whites associated with LDL-cholesterol levels affect alternative splicing of exon13. GeneReviews: Not available
Common variants at 30 loci contribute to polygenic dyslipidemia. GeneReviews: Not available
Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels. GeneReviews: Not available
Genetic variants influencing circulating lipid levels and risk of coronary artery disease. GeneReviews: Not available
Genome-wide association studies in an isolated founder population from the Pacific Island of Kosrae. GeneReviews: Not available
Large-scale genome-wide association studies in East Asians identify new genetic loci influencing metabolic traits. GeneReviews: Not available
Loci influencing lipid levels and coronary heart disease risk in 16 European population cohorts. GeneReviews: Not available
Six new loci associated with blood low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol or triglycerides in humans. GeneReviews: Not available

Variation

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HIV-1 interactions

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Protein interactions

Protein	Gene	Interaction	Pubs
Nef	nef	HIV-1 Nef modulates expression of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A reductase (HMGCR) in Jurkat cells	PubMed

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Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Markers

RH47294 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:36389

GDB:177804 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:154965

GDB:181537 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:155263

D5S2670 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:67513

D5S2478 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:8158

EST7D6 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:263414

Homology

Homologs of the HMGCR gene: The HMGCR gene is conserved in chimpanzee, Rhesus monkey, dog, cow, mouse, rat, chicken, zebrafish, fruit fly, mosquito, C.elegans, S.cerevisiae, K.lactis, E.gossypii, S.pombe, M.oryzae, N.crassa, A.thaliana, rice, and frog.
Orthologs from Annotation Pipeline: 361 organisms have orthologs with human gene HMGCR
Orthologs

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables NADPH binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables coenzyme A binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase (NADPH) activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info	PubMed
enables hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase (NADPH) activity	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables identical protein binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables protein phosphatase 2A binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in aging	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in bile acid signaling pathway	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in cholesterol biosynthetic process	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in cholesterol homeostasis	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in coenzyme A metabolic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in isoprenoid biosynthetic process	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info	PubMed
involved_in myoblast differentiation	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in negative regulation of MAP kinase activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in negative regulation of amyloid-beta clearance	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in negative regulation of insulin secretion involved in cellular response to glucose stimulus	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in negative regulation of protein catabolic process	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in negative regulation of protein secretion	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in negative regulation of striated muscle cell apoptotic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in negative regulation of wound healing	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in positive regulation of cardiac muscle cell apoptotic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in positive regulation of skeletal muscle tissue development	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in positive regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in positive regulation of stress-activated MAPK cascade	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in positive regulation of vasoconstriction	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in response to cholesterol	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in response to ethanol	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in response to nutrient	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in sterol biosynthetic process	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info	PubMed
involved_in triglyceride homeostasis	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in ubiquinone metabolic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in visual learning	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in endoplasmic reticulum	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
is_active_in endoplasmic reticulum membrane	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info	PubMed
located_in endoplasmic reticulum membrane	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
located_in integral component of membrane	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
is_active_in peroxisomal membrane	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info	PubMed
located_in peroxisomal membrane	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed

General protein information

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Preferred Names: 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A reductase

Names: 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase (NADPH); HMG-CoA reductase; hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase

NP_000850.1

EC 1.1.1.34

NP_001124468.1

EC 1.1.1.34

NP_001351116.1

EC 1.1.1.34

XP_011541659.1

EC 1.1.1.34

XP_011541660.1

EC 1.1.1.34

XP_011541661.1

EC 1.1.1.34

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

Genomic

NG_011449.1 RefSeqGene

Range

5053..29934

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mRNA and Protein(s)

NM_000859.3 → NP_000850.1 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A reductase isoform 1

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Status: REVIEWED

Description

Transcript Variant: This variant (1) represents the longest transcript and encodes the longer isoform (1). Variants 1 and 3 both encode the same isoform (1).

Source sequence(s)

AA648735, BC033692, CN278665, M11058, M62627

Consensus CDS

CCDS4027.1

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

P04035

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

A0A024RAP2

Related

ENSP00000287936.4, ENST00000287936.9

Conserved Domains (1) summary

TIGR00920
Location:1 → 888

2A060605; 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase
NM_001130996.2 → NP_001124468.1 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A reductase isoform 2

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Status: REVIEWED

Description

Transcript Variant: This variant (2) lacks an in-frame coding exon in the middle region, as compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform (2) is shorter than isoform 1.

Source sequence(s)

AA648735, BC033692, CN278665, M62627

Consensus CDS

CCDS47234.1

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

P04035

Related

ENSP00000340816.5, ENST00000343975.9

Conserved Domains (1) summary

TIGR00920
Location:1 → 835

2A060605; 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase
NM_001364187.1 → NP_001351116.1 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A reductase isoform 1

Status: REVIEWED

Description

Transcript Variant: This variant (3) differs in the 5' UTR compared to variant 1. Variants 1 and 3 both encode the same isoform (1).

Source sequence(s)

AC008897

Related

ENSP00000426745.1, ENST00000511206.5

Conserved Domains (1) summary

TIGR00920
Location:1 → 888

2A060605; 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: Homo sapiens Updated Annotation Release 109.20210514

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Reference GRCh38.p13 Primary Assembly

Genomic

NC_000005.10 Reference GRCh38.p13 Primary Assembly

Range

75336334..75362116

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mRNA and Protein(s)

XM_011543357.1 → XP_011541659.1 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A reductase isoform X1

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

P04035

Conserved Domains (3) summary

cd00643
Location:485 → 891

HMG-CoA_reductase_classI; Class I hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase (HMGR)

TIGR00920
Location:21 → 908

2A060605; 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase

cl21543
Location:108 → 238

MMPL; MMPL family
XM_011543359.1 → XP_011541661.1 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A reductase isoform X3

Conserved Domains (1) summary

TIGR00920
Location:21 → 855

2A060605; 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase
XM_011543358.1 → XP_011541660.1 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A reductase isoform X2

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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

P04035

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

A0A024RAP2

Related

ENSP00000506232.1, ENST00000681410.1

Conserved Domains (1) summary

TIGR00920
Location:1 → 888

2A060605; 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase