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HPGDS
hematopoietic prostaglandin D synthase
Chromosome 4 · 4q22.3
NCBI Gene: 27306Ensembl: ENSG00000163106.12HGNC: HGNC:17890UniProt: A0A384P5J0
40PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Hub Gene
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
magnesium ion bindingcytosolprostaglandin-D synthase activitycalcium ion bindingglaucomaopen-angle glaucomaProptosistesticular carcinoma
✦AI Summary

HPGDS (hematopoietic prostaglandin D synthase) is a bifunctional cytosolic enzyme that primarily catalyzes the glutathione-dependent conversion of prostaglandin H2 (PGH2) to prostaglandin D2 (PGD2), while also possessing glutathione S-transferase activity 1. The enzyme is expressed predominantly in immune cells including mast cells, antigen-presenting cells, Th2 cells, and macrophages 12. HPGDS plays critical roles in inflammatory regulation through PGD2 production, which mediates vasodilatation, bronchoconstriction, and platelet aggregation inhibition 1. In macrophages, HPGDS maintains protumoral phenotypes through PGD2 autocrine signaling via DP1/DP2 receptors and inhibits CD8+ T-cell function, contributing to immunotherapy resistance 3. The enzyme demonstrates protective effects in pulmonary arterial hypertension by reducing vascular remodeling 2 and promotes wound healing in diabetes by enhancing anti-inflammatory responses 4. However, HPGDS also contributes to pathological processes, including diabetic nephropathy progression through pyroptosis activation 5. Altered HPGDS levels serve as biomarkers in multiple diseases, including decreased levels in childhood asthma 6, lupus nephritis 7, and as early predictors of Parkinson's disease 8, highlighting its clinical significance across diverse pathological conditions.

Sources cited
1
HPGDS is a cytosolic enzyme that converts PGH2 to PGD2 in a glutathione-dependent manner and is expressed in mast cells, antigen-presenting cells, and Th2 cells
PMID: 12895599
2
HPGDS maintains protumoral macrophage phenotypes through PGD2 autocrine signaling and inhibits CD8+ T-cell function
PMID: 40094380
3
HPGDS is expressed in infiltrated macrophages and provides protective effects against pulmonary arterial hypertension
PMID: 32912104
4
HPGDS promotes wound healing in diabetes by enhancing anti-inflammatory responses and M2 macrophage polarization
PMID: 35922870
5
HPGDS promotes diabetic nephropathy progression through pyroptosis activation via NLRP3/Caspase1 pathway
PMID: 41275834
6
HPGDS levels are significantly lower in children with persistent asthma and the protein is highly expressed in mast cells
PMID: 27145233
7
HPGDS serves as a urinary biomarker for active lupus nephritis
PMID: 39370040
8
HPGDS levels continuously decrease before Parkinson's disease diagnosis and serve as early biomarker
PMID: 39979637
Disease Associationsⓘ20
glaucomaOpen Targets
0.39Weak
open-angle glaucomaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
ProptosisOpen Targets
0.33Weak
testicular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.32Weak
atrial fibrillationOpen Targets
0.31Weak
spinal stenosisOpen Targets
0.31Weak
Abnormality of the skeletal systemOpen Targets
0.23Weak
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.12Weak
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.11Weak
systemic lupus erythematosusOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
diffuse large B-cell lymphomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiencyOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
rheumatoid arthritisOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
Duchenne muscular dystrophyOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
chronic kidney diseaseOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
silicosisOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
glioblastoma multiformeOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
renal cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
GGT7Protein interaction96%GLRXProtein interaction96%ADH4Protein interaction96%PTGES2Protein interaction96%COX3Protein interaction94%PTGDSProtein interaction94%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Heart
55%
Lung
54%
Brain
20%
Liver
7%
Ovary
7%
Gene Interaction Network
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HPGDSGGT7GLRXADH4PTGES2COX3PTGDS
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB7JR8 · 1.13 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.93LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF1.52 [1.03–1.93]
RankingsWhere HPGDS stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #10,182of 20,598
    Most Researched40
  • #17,443of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.93
Genes detectedHPGDS
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Large-scale proteomic analyses of incident Parkinson's disease reveal new pathophysiological insights and potential biomarkers.
PMID: 39979637
Nat Aging · 2025
1.00
2
Activated T Cells Break Tumor Immunosuppression by Macrophage Reeducation.
PMID: 40094380
Cancer Discov · 2025
0.90
3
Niacin Attenuates Pulmonary Hypertension Through H-PGDS in Macrophages.
PMID: 32912104
Circ Res · 2020
0.80
4
HPGDS promotes tubular injury and interstitial inflammation in diabetic nephropathy by activating canonical pyroptosis pathway.
PMID: 41275834
Int Immunopharmacol · 2026
0.70
5
Overexpressing HPGDS in adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells reduces inflammatory state and improves wound healing in type 2 diabetic mice.
PMID: 35922870
Stem Cell Res Ther · 2022
0.60