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PCOLCE procollagen C-endopeptidase enhancer [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 5118, updated on 3-May-2025
Official Symbol
PCOLCEprovided by HGNC
Official Full Name
procollagen C-endopeptidase enhancerprovided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:8738
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000106333 MIM:600270; AllianceGenome:HGNC:8738
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
PCPE; PCPE1; PCPE-1
Summary
Fibrillar collagen types I-III are synthesized as precursor molecules known as procollagens. These precursors contain amino- and carboxyl-terminal peptide extensions known as N- and C-propeptides, respectively, which are cleaved, upon secretion of procollagen from the cell, to yield the mature triple helical, highly structured fibrils. This gene encodes a glycoprotein which binds and drives the enzymatic cleavage of type I procollagen and heightens C-proteinase activity. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Expression
Ubiquitous expression in gall bladder (RPKM 64.6), endometrium (RPKM 44.2) and 21 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Location:
7q22.1
Exon count:
9
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2024_08 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 7 NC_000007.14 (100602363..100608175)
RS_2024_08 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 7 NC_060931.1 (101842444..101848256)
RS_2024_09 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 7 NC_000007.13 (100199986..100205798)

Chromosome 7 - NC_000007.14Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:100172387-100172941 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:100172942-100173495 Neighboring gene leucine rich repeats and calponin homology domain containing 4 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:100181227-100181915 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:100182061-100182574 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:100182575-100183088 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 18445 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 18446 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 18447 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:100187581-100188381 Neighboring gene PCOLCE antisense RNA 1 Neighboring gene F-box protein 24 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:100201095-100201887 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 18448 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 18449 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 26375 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 26376 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 26377 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 18450 Neighboring gene motile sperm domain containing 3 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC124901709 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC124901710 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:100224056-100224820 Neighboring gene transferrin receptor 2

Go to nucleotide: Graphics FASTA GenBank

  • Project title: Tissue-specific circular RNA induction during human fetal development
  • Description: 35 human fetal samples from 6 tissues (3 - 7 replicates per tissue) collected between 10 and 20 weeks gestational time were sequenced using Illumina TruSeq Stranded Total RNA
  • BioProject: PRJNA270632
  • Publication: PMID 26076956
  • Analysis date: Mon Apr 2 22:54:59 2018

Related articles in PubMed

  1. High expression of PCOLCE gene indicate poor prognosis in patients and are associated with immune infiltration in glioma. Guo Q, et al. Sci Rep, 2023 Mar 7. PMID 36882457, Free PMC Article
  2. PCOLCE deletion and expression analyses in uterine leiomyomata. Ligon AH, et al. Cancer Genet Cytogenet, 2002 Sep. PMID 12393284
  3. Low resolution structure determination shows procollagen C-proteinase enhancer to be an elongated multidomain glycoprotein. Bernocco S, et al. J Biol Chem, 2003 Feb 28. PMID 12486138
  4. NMR structure of the netrin-like domain (NTR) of human type I procollagen C-proteinase enhancer defines structural consensus of NTR domains and assesses potential proteinase inhibitory activity and ligand binding. Liepinsh E, et al. J Biol Chem, 2003 Jul 11. PMID 12670942
  5. Insights into how CUB domains can exert specific functions while sharing a common fold: conserved and specific features of the CUB1 domain contribute to the molecular basis of procollagen C-proteinase enhancer-1 activity. Blanc G, et al. J Biol Chem, 2007 Jun 8. PMID 17446170

See all (52) citations in PubMed

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. SOX9 Promotes Collagen VI Secretion by Upregulating PCOLCE in Neurofibroma.
    Title: SOX9 Promotes Collagen VI Secretion by Upregulating PCOLCE in Neurofibroma.
  2. High expression of PCOLCE gene indicate poor prognosis in patients and are associated with immune infiltration in glioma.
    Title: High expression of PCOLCE gene indicate poor prognosis in patients and are associated with immune infiltration in glioma.
  3. A pan-cancer analysis of the oncogenic role of procollagen C-endopeptidase enhancer (PCOLCE) in human.
    Title: A pan-cancer analysis of the oncogenic role of procollagen C-endopeptidase enhancer (PCOLCE) in human.
  4. Expression of procollagen C-proteinase enhancer 1 in human trabecular meshwork tissues and cells.
    Title: Expression of procollagen C-proteinase enhancer 1 in human trabecular meshwork tissues and cells.
  5. Procollagen C-proteinase enhancer-1 and renal failure in multiple myeloma.
    Title: Procollagen C-proteinase enhancer-1 and renal failure in multiple myeloma.
  6. Procollagen C-Proteinase Enhancer-1 (PCPE-1) deficiency in mice reduces liver fibrosis but not NASH progression.
    Title: Procollagen C-Proteinase Enhancer-1 (PCPE-1) deficiency in mice reduces liver fibrosis but not NASH progression.
  7. Up-regulation of PCOLCE by TWIST1 promotes metastasis in Osteosarcoma.
    Title: Up-regulation of PCOLCE by TWIST1 promotes metastasis in Osteosarcoma.
  8. PCPE-1 levels are elevated in chronic kidney disease patients and that this elevation associated with declining glomerular filtration rate.
    Title: Elevated serum levels of procollagen C-proteinase enhancer-1 in patients with chronic kidney disease is associated with a declining glomerular filtration rate.
  9. Study shows that the two CUB domains bind to two different chains of C-propeptide trimer of procollagen III (CPIII) and that the N-terminal region of one CPIII chain, close to the proteolytic cleavage site, lies in the cleft between CUB1 and CUB2. This suggests that enhancing activity involves unraveling of this chain from the rest of the trimer, thus facilitating the action of the proteinase involved.
    Title: Structural Basis for the Acceleration of Procollagen Processing by Procollagen C-Proteinase Enhancer-1.
  10. Serum PCPE-1 might be used as a noninvasive marker of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B.
    Title: Evaluation of serum procollagen C-proteinase enhancer 1 level as a fibrosis marker in patients with chronic hepatitis B.
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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Markers

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables collagen binding IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables collagen binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables extracellular matrix structural constituent RCA
inferred from Reviewed Computational Analysis
more info
 PubMed 
enables heparin binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables peptidase activator activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables peptidase activator activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
 PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in collagen biosynthetic process TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in proteolysis IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
Component Evidence Code Pubs
colocalizes_with collagen-containing extracellular matrix HDA PubMed 
located_in extracellular exosome HDA PubMed 
located_in extracellular region HDA PubMed 
located_in extracellular region IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in extracellular space HDA PubMed 
Preferred Names
procollagen C-endopeptidase enhancer 1
Names
procollagen C-proteinase enhancer 1
procollagen COOH-terminal proteinase enhancer 1
procollagen, type 1, COOH-terminal proteinase enhancer
type 1 procollagen C-proteinase enhancer protein
type I procollagen COOH-terminal proteinase enhancer

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

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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.

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_002593.4 → NP_002584.2  procollagen C-endopeptidase enhancer 1 precursor

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_002584.2

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    BC000574, BC033205, BI837971
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS5700.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    B2R9E1, O14550, Q15113
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A4D2D2
    Related
    ENSP00000223061.5, ENST00000223061.6
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd00041
    Location:37 → 147
    CUB; CUB domain; extracellular domain; present in proteins mostly known to be involved in development; not found in prokaryotes, plants and yeast.
    cd03576
    Location:313 → 437
    NTR_PCOLCE; NTR domain, PCOLCE subfamily; Procollagen C-endopeptidase enhancers (PCOLCEs) are extracellular matrix proteins that enhance the activity of procollagen C-proteases, by binding to the procollagen I C-peptide. They contain a C-terminal NTR domain, which ...

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2024_08

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Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000007.14 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    100602363..100608175
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Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060931.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    101842444..101848256
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Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
Q15113.2 GenPept UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:Q15113

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