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GUCY1A2
guanylate cyclase 1 soluble subunit alpha 2
Chromosome 11 · 11q22.3
NCBI Gene: 2977Ensembl: ENSG00000152402.11HGNC: HGNC:4684UniProt: P33402
37PubMed Papers
20Diseases
15Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
CLINICAL
FDA Approved Target
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
guanylate cyclase activityprotein bindingcytosolguanylate cyclase complex, solublecoronary artery diseasehypertensioncardiovascular diseaseangina pectoris
✦AI Summary

GUCY1A2 encodes the alpha-2 subunit of soluble guanylate cyclase, which plays a critical role in the nitric oxide (NO)-cGMP signaling pathway 12. The protein functions as part of the guanylate cyclase complex that converts GTP to cyclic GMP in response to NO stimulation 2. In chr11 rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, GUCY1A2 is upregulated and associated with increased recurrence risk, suggesting dysfunction in NO-mediated signaling contributes to disease pathology 2. A gain-of-function variant (E486D) in GUCY1A2 causes increased NO affinity and elevated cGMP levels, leading to autonomous ovarian hyperfunction and precocious puberty resembling McCune-Albright syndrome 3. The gene has been implicated in various disease contexts including rheumatoid arthritis 4, gastric cancer metabolism 5, and gestational diabetes 6. In pulmonary arterial hypertension, GUCY1A2 is regulated by BMPR2 and serves as the main target of the FDA-approved drug riociguat 1. Additionally, a circular RNA derived from GUCY1A2 (circGUCY1A2) acts as a tumor suppressor in non-small cell lung cancer by sponging miR-200c-3p and promoting PTEN expression 7.

Sources cited
1
GUCY1A2 is upregulated in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and associated with NO-mediated signaling dysfunction and recurrence risk
PMID: 39473384
2
Gain-of-function variant E486D in GUCY1A2 causes increased NO affinity, elevated cGMP, and autonomous ovarian hyperfunction
PMID: 38578777
3
GUCY1A2 is regulated by BMPR2 in pulmonary arterial hypertension and is the target of riociguat
PMID: 36712057
4
circGUCY1A2 acts as tumor suppressor in non-small cell lung cancer through miR-200c-3p/PTEN signaling
PMID: 37667322
5
GUCY1A2 identified as key gene associated with rheumatoid arthritis
PMID: 28767591
6
GUCY1A2 included in NF-κB-related metabolic gene signature for gastric cancer prognosis
PMID: 35036435
7
GUCY1A2 variants associated with gestational diabetes in genome-wide association study
PMID: 38714721
Disease Associationsⓘ20
coronary artery diseaseOpen Targets
0.69Moderate
hypertensionOpen Targets
0.68Moderate
cardiovascular diseaseOpen Targets
0.64Moderate
angina pectorisOpen Targets
0.60Moderate
heart failureOpen Targets
0.58Moderate
pulmonary arterial hypertensionOpen Targets
0.58Moderate
pulmonary hypertensionOpen Targets
0.55Moderate
myocardial infarctionOpen Targets
0.53Moderate
PainOpen Targets
0.51Moderate
congestive heart failureOpen Targets
0.50Moderate
chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertensionOpen Targets
0.50Moderate
respiratory failureOpen Targets
0.49Moderate
diabetic footOpen Targets
0.47Moderate
hemorrhoidOpen Targets
0.46Moderate
hemorrhageOpen Targets
0.46Moderate
Respiratory insufficiencyOpen Targets
0.43Moderate
respiratory system diseaseOpen Targets
0.42Moderate
Anal fissureOpen Targets
0.38Weak
preeclampsiaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
Raynaud diseaseOpen Targets
0.37Weak
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Drug Targets15
ATACIGUATPhase III
Soluble guanylate cyclase activator
CINACIGUATPhase II
Soluble guanylate cyclase activator
ISOSORBIDE DINITRATEApproved
Soluble guanylate cyclase activator
coronary artery disease
ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATEApproved
Soluble guanylate cyclase activator
coronary artery disease
METHYLENE BLUE ANHYDROUSApproved
Soluble guanylate cyclase inhibitor
methemoglobinemia
NITRIC OXIDEApproved
Soluble guanylate cyclase activator
pulmonary arterial hypertension
NITROGLYCERINApproved
Soluble guanylate cyclase activator
angina pectoris
NITROPRUSSIDEApproved
Soluble guanylate cyclase activator
hypertension
OLINCIGUATPhase II
Soluble guanylate cyclase positive allosteric modulator
PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATEApproved
Soluble guanylate cyclase activator
cardiovascular disease
PRALICIGUATPhase II
Soluble guanylate cyclase activator
heart failure
RIOCIGUATApproved
Soluble guanylate cyclase positive allosteric modulator
chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
RUNCACIGUATPhase II
Soluble guanylate cyclase activator
chronic kidney disease
SODIUM NITROPRUSSIDEApproved
Soluble guanylate cyclase activator
hemorrhage
VERICIGUATApproved
Soluble guanylate cyclase activator
heart failure
Related Genes
PDE6GProtein interaction100%PDE6BProtein interaction98%PDE1CProtein interaction96%PRKG2Protein interaction95%ENPP3Protein interaction93%ENPP1Protein interaction93%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Heart
100%
Brain
76%
Lung
52%
Ovary
17%
Liver
14%
Bone Marrow
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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GUCY1A2PDE6GPDE6BPDE1CPRKG2ENPP3ENPP1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt P33402
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.70LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.02Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.47 [0.33–0.70]
RankingsWhere GUCY1A2 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #10,630of 20,598
    Most Researched37
  • #164of 1,025
    FDA-Approved Drug Targets10 · top quartile
  • #5,377of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.70
Genes detectedGUCY1A2
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Prognostic and clinicopathological insights of phosphodiesterase 9A gene as novel biomarker in human colorectal cancer.
PMID: 34016083
BMC Cancer · 2021
1.00
2
Genetic polymorphisms associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes in nulliparas.
PMID: 38714721
Sci Rep · 2024
0.90
3
Circadian gene ARNTL initiates circGUCY1A2 transcription to suppress non-small cell lung cancer progression via miR-200c-3p/PTEN signaling.
PMID: 37667322
J Exp Clin Cancer Res · 2023
0.80
4
Identification of key genes associated with rheumatoid arthritis with bioinformatics approach.
PMID: 28767591
Medicine (Baltimore) · 2017
0.70
5
NF-
PMID: 35036435
Biomed Res Int · 2022
0.60