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PARD6A
par-6 family cell polarity regulator alpha
Chromosome 16 · 16q22.1
NCBI Gene: 50855Ensembl: ENSG00000102981.11HGNC: HGNC:15943UniProt: Q9NPB6
86PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
positive regulation of protein localization to centrosomecentriolar satelliteprotein bindingestablishment or maintenance of epithelial cell apical/basal polarityMODYtype 1 diabetes mellitusgliomaprostate cancer
✦AI Summary

PARD6A encodes Par6α, an adapter protein essential for cell polarity and asymmetrical cell division 1. It functions as a key component of the Par-aPKC polarity complex, linking GTP-bound Rho small GTPases to atypical protein kinase C proteins and regulating centrosome organization through recruitment of proteins controlling microtubule organization [UniProt]. In normal epithelial cells, PARD6A associates with PARD3 to regulate apicobasal polarity and podocyte morphology 2, while also promoting macropinocytosis in response to metabolic stress through Par3 relocation to microtubules 3. Clinically, PARD6A is frequently upregulated in multiple cancer types with significant disease relevance. In lung adenocarcinoma, PARD6A promotes cell proliferation, migration, and invasion through Serpina3 induction and correlates with poor prognosis 4. In ovarian cancer, PARD6A drives epithelial-mesenchymal transition via the integrin β1-ILK-SNAIL1 pathway, promoting metastasis and correlating with advanced tumor stages 5. In gastric cancer, PARD6A modulates TGFβ receptor signaling through interaction with FOXN2, facilitating cancer progression 6. These findings establish PARD6A as an oncogenic factor and potential therapeutic target across multiple malignancies.

Sources cited
1
PARD6A is highly expressed in lung adenocarcinoma, promotes cell proliferation/migration/invasion through Serpina3, and is associated with poor prognosis
PMID: 39300216
2
Par6 is essential for normal podocyte morphology and differentiation as part of the polarity protein complex
PMID: 19542980
3
PARD6A associates with Par3 and aPKCs to promote macropinocytosis in response to metabolic stress
PMID: 39627191
4
PARD6A is involved in asymmetrical cell division and evolutionary conservation with polarity regulatory genes
PMID: 12469229
5
PARD6A promotes EMT in ovarian cancer through integrin β1-ILK-SNAIL1 pathway and correlates with advanced tumor stages
PMID: 35379775
6
PARD6A interacts with FOXN2 to modulate TGFβ signaling pathway in gastric cancer
PMID: 38954805
Disease Associationsⓘ20
MODYOpen Targets
0.11Weak
type 1 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
gliomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
ovarian cancerOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 2Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 4Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 6Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
diabetes mellitus, transient neonatal, 2Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 3Open Targets
0.06Suggestive
diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 10Open Targets
0.05Suggestive
type 2 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
hyperinsulinism due to glucokinase deficiencyOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
cystOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
migraine disorderOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
refractive errorOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
hypothyroidismOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
PRKCZProtein interaction100%PRKCIProtein interaction100%CDC42Protein interaction100%GSK3BProtein interaction98%DVL2Protein interaction96%WNT5AProtein interaction96%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Brain
100%
Liver
40%
Bone Marrow
28%
Ovary
24%
Lung
21%
Heart
18%
Gene Interaction Network
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PARD6APRKCZPRKCICDC42GSK3BDVL2WNT5A
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB1WMH · 1.50 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.52LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF1.05 [0.74–1.52]
RankingsWhere PARD6A stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #5,559of 20,598
    Most Researched86
  • #15,285of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.52
Genes detectedPARD6A
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
PARD6A promotes lung adenocarcinoma cell proliferation and invasion through Serpina3.
PMID: 39300216
Cancer Gene Ther · 2024
1.00
2
Non-Smad signaling pathways.
PMID: 21701805
Cell Tissue Res · 2012
0.90
3
Podocyte polarity signalling.
PMID: 19542980
Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens · 2009
0.80
4
Cell polarity proteins promote macropinocytosis in response to metabolic stress.
PMID: 39627191
Nat Commun · 2024
0.70
5
Identification and characterization of human Inscuteable gene in silico.
PMID: 12469229
Int J Mol Med · 2003
0.60