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PITPNC1
phosphatidylinositol transfer protein cytoplasmic 1
Chromosome 17 · 17q24.2
NCBI Gene: 26207Ensembl: ENSG00000154217.16HGNC: HGNC:21045UniProt: A0A0C4DGP0
27PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Transporter
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
phosphatidylcholine intramembrane carrier activityprotein bindingphosphatidylinositol transfer activityphosphatidylinositol bindingresponse to statinmetabolic diseasehyperlipidemiaaneurysm
✦AI Summary

PITPNC1 (phosphatidylinositol transfer protein cytoplasmic 1) is a phospholipid transporter that catalyzes phosphatidylinositol transfer between intracellular membranes 1. As a member of the PITP protein family, PITPNC1 extracts and delivers phosphatidylinositol to specific membrane compartments, enabling phosphoinositide synthesis critical for signal transduction and membrane trafficking 2. Mechanistically, PITPNC1 binds Golgi-resident PI4P and recruits RAB1B to the Golgi network, facilitating GOLPH3-mediated Golgi extension and enhanced vesicular secretion 3. In KRAS-driven cancers, PITPNC1 is regulated by MEK1/2 and JNK1/2 signaling, controlling mTOR localization via MYC stabilization to suppress autophagy 4. Clinically, PITPNC1 is highly relevant to multiple malignancies. In rectal cancer, PITPNC1 suppresses CD8+ T cell immunity through a FASN/CD155 pathway, promoting radioresistance 5. In gastric cancer, elevated PITPNC1 expression promotes anoikis resistance via fatty acid oxidation, facilitating omental metastasis 6. PITPNC1 amplification occurs in breast cancer and is overexpressed in metastatic melanoma and colon cancers, increasing secretion of pro-invasive factors 3. High PITPNC1 serum levels in acute myeloid leukemia independently predict poor overall survival 7. PITPNC1 represents a promising therapeutic target across multiple cancer types 8.

Sources cited
1
PITPNC1 regulates CD155 expression through FASN, suppresses CD8+ T cell function, and promotes radioresistance in rectal cancer
PMID: 38291470
2
High PITPNC1 serum levels in AML patients correlate with poor overall survival and serve as a prognostic biomarker
PMID: 36919644
3
PITPNC1 has diverse physiological functions including neuronal and metabolic roles, and plays significant roles in cancer and type 2 diabetes
PMID: 39406587
4
PITPNC1 promotes anoikis resistance in gastric cancer through fatty acid oxidation pathway and facilitates omental metastasis
PMID: 30555557
5
PITPNC1 is regulated by KRAS through MEK1/2 and JNK1/2, controls mTOR localization via MYC stability to prevent autophagy in lung and pancreatic cancer
PMID: 37210549
6
PITPNC1 is amplified in breast cancer and promotes malignant secretion by binding PI4P and recruiting RAB1B to the Golgi
PMID: 26977884
7
PITPs including PITPNC1 deliver phosphatidylinositol from ER to other organelles for phosphorylation in signaling and membrane trafficking
PMID: 34111527
8
PITPNC1 extracts and sequesters phosphatidylinositol molecules and deposits them to membranes, regulating phosphoinositide synthesis
PMID: 23086419
Disease Associationsⓘ20
response to statinOpen Targets
0.33Weak
metabolic diseaseOpen Targets
0.33Weak
hyperlipidemiaOpen Targets
0.33Weak
aneurysmOpen Targets
0.32Weak
esophageal ulcerOpen Targets
0.31Weak
DNA methylationOpen Targets
0.30Weak
atrial fibrillationOpen Targets
0.29Weak
thyroid cancerOpen Targets
0.25Weak
type 2 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.23Weak
diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.22Weak
frozen shoulderOpen Targets
0.12Weak
systemic inflammatory response syndromeOpen Targets
0.11Weak
alopecia areataOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
gastric cancerOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
hypertriglyceridemia 2Open Targets
0.05Suggestive
familial hypercholesterolemiaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
diabetes mellitus, permanent neonatal 4Open Targets
0.05Suggestive
Combined hyperlipidemiaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
RAB1BProtein interaction91%AGTRAPProtein interaction84%PITPNM3Protein interaction70%PRELID3AShared pathway50%PRELID2Shared pathway50%PRELID3BShared pathway50%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Brain
100%
Ovary
45%
Heart
35%
Lung
30%
Bone Marrow
29%
Liver
24%
Gene Interaction Network
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PITPNC1RAB1BAGTRAPPITPNM3PRELID3APRELID2PRELID3B
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q9UKF7
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.66LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.76Intermediate
Observed/Expected LoF0.31 [0.16–0.66]
RankingsWhere PITPNC1 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #12,642of 20,598
    Most Researched27
  • #4,826of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.66
Genes detectedPITPNC1
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
PITPNC1 Suppress CD8
PMID: 38291470
J Transl Med · 2024
1.00
2
Golgi signalling proteins GOLPH3, MYO18A, PITPNC1 and RAB1B: implications in prognosis and survival outcomes of AML patients.
PMID: 36919644
Biomarkers · 2023
0.90
3
Expanding functions of the phosphatidylinositol/phosphatidate lipid transporter, PITPNC1 in physiology and in pathology.
PMID: 39406587
Adv Biol Regul · 2025
0.80
4
Adipocytes fuel gastric cancer omental metastasis
PMID: 30555557
Theranostics · 2018
0.70
5
The phospholipid transporter PITPNC1 links KRAS to MYC to prevent autophagy in lung and pancreatic cancer.
PMID: 37210549
Mol Cancer · 2023
0.60