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PPP1R12C
protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 12C
Chromosome 19 · 19q13.42
NCBI Gene: 54776Ensembl: ENSG00000125503.14HGNC: HGNC:14947UniProt: Q9BZL4
46PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingenzyme inhibitor activityneuron projection morphogenesiscytoplasmneurodegenerative diseasescarlet feverspondylolisthesisalcohol drinking
✦AI Summary

PPP1R12C encodes a regulatory subunit of protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) that controls myosin phosphatase activity through targeted dephosphorylation of myosin light chains. The protein functions by forming a holoenzyme with PP1 catalytic subunit (PP1c) and directing it to specific substrates, particularly atrial myosin light chain 2 (MLC2a) in cardiac tissue 1. In innate immunity, PPP1R12C normally associates with filamentous actin but relocates to cytoplasmic RIG-I-like receptors (RLRs) during actin cytoskeleton disturbance, enabling dephosphorylation-mediated RLR priming for antiviral responses 2. PPP1R12C is also regulated by AMPK, which phosphorylates it to promote 14-3-3 binding and enhance myosin regulatory light chain phosphorylation, playing a role in mitosis completion 3. Disease relevance is most established in atrial fibrillation (AF), where PPP1R12C expression is increased 2-fold compared to controls, leading to MLC2a hypophosphorylation and reduced atrial contractility 1. This mechanism contributes to atrial hypocontractility and increased AF susceptibility. The PPP1R12C locus (AAVS1) is commonly used as a safe harbor site for targeted gene integration in stem cell research due to its location within an active gene that permits robust transgene expression 4.

Sources cited
1
PPP1R12C forms holoenzyme with PP1c, targets MLC2a dephosphorylation, and is upregulated 2-fold in atrial fibrillation
PMID: 37737016
2
PPP1R12C relocates from filamentous actin to RLRs during cytoskeleton disturbance, enabling antiviral responses
PMID: 36113429
3
AMPK phosphorylates PPP1R12C promoting 14-3-3 binding and myosin light chain regulation in mitosis
PMID: 22137581
4
AAVS1 locus within PPP1R12C serves as safe harbor site for transgene integration in stem cells
PMID: 26707206
⚠Limited data available — This gene has 4 indexed publications. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsⓘ20
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.35Weak
scarlet feverOpen Targets
0.14Weak
spondylolisthesisOpen Targets
0.11Weak
alcohol drinkingOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
nasopharyngeal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
glioblastoma multiformeOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
atrial fibrillationOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Friedreich ataxiaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
Huntington diseaseOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
glioblastomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
gliomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
acute myeloid leukemiaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
multiple myelomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
lung cancerOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
PIK3CGProtein interaction99%PPP1R14AProtein interaction95%PRKG1Protein interaction94%MYL12BProtein interaction91%IMMTProtein interaction85%MYL6Protein interaction84%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Heart
100%
Ovary
86%
Lung
84%
Liver
67%
Bone Marrow
65%
Brain
23%
Gene Interaction Network
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PPP1R12CPIK3CGPPP1R14APRKG1MYL12BIMMTMYL6
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q9BZL4
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.77LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.61 [0.48–0.77]
RankingsWhere PPP1R12C stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #9,366of 20,598
    Most Researched46
  • #6,294of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.77
Genes detectedPPP1R12C
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Actin cytoskeleton remodeling primes RIG-I-like receptor activation.
PMID: 36113429
Cell · 2022
1.00
2
Engineering the AAVS1 locus for consistent and scalable transgene expression in human iPSCs and their differentiated derivatives.
PMID: 26707206
Methods · 2016
0.90
3
PPP1R12C Promotes Atrial Hypocontractility in Atrial Fibrillation.
PMID: 37737016
Circ Res · 2023
0.80
4
Myosin Light Chain Dephosphorylation by PPP1R12C Promotes Atrial Hypocontractility in Atrial Fibrillation.
PMID: 37131731
bioRxiv · 2023
0.70
5
Transfection, selection, and colony-picking of human induced pluripotent stem cells TALEN-targeted with a GFP gene into the AAVS1 safe harbor.
PMID: 25741760
J Vis Exp · 2015
0.60