PIK3CA

ENSG00000121879
Target class
Enzyme
Chromosome
3
Approved drugs
4
Clinical candidates (approved and in development)
35

Approved drugs
4
ClinGen gene-disease validity
Definitive
Clinical candidates (approved and in development)
35

Chemical probe available
Yes

Other names
  • PI3K
Target name
PIK3CA
Gene name
Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha
Gene symbol
PIK3CA
Protein name
Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha isoform (PI3-kinase subunit alpha) (PI3K-alpha) (PI3Kalpha) (PtdIns-3-kinase subunit alpha) (EC 2.7.1.137) (EC 2.7.1.153) (Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase 110 kDa catalytic subunit alpha) (PtdIns-3-kinase subunit p110-alpha) (p110alpha) (Phosphoinositide 3-kinase alpha) (Phosphoinositide-3-kinase catalytic alpha polypeptide) (Serine/threonine protein kinase PIK3CA) (EC 2.7.11.1)

Gene biotype
Protein coding
Gene family
Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase family
Target class
Enzyme
Target type
Human gene

Tissues expressed in
54
Protein localisation evidence grade
Approved
Highest tissue expression
23.19
Tissue specificity (Gini)
0.328
Tissue specificity (tau)
0.555

KEGG gene identifiers
  • hsa:5290
Protein interaction confidence
0.876325
Protein interaction partners
191

  • R-HSA-109704
  • R-HSA-112399
  • R-HSA-114604
  • R-HSA-1236382
  • R-HSA-1250342
  • R-HSA-1257604
  • R-HSA-1433557
  • R-HSA-1660499
  • R-HSA-180292
  • R-HSA-1839117
  • R-HSA-186763
  • R-HSA-1963642
  • R-HSA-198203
  • R-HSA-201556
  • R-HSA-202424
  • R-HSA-2029485
  • R-HSA-210993
  • R-HSA-2219530
  • R-HSA-2424491
  • R-HSA-2730905
  • R-HSA-373753
  • R-HSA-389357
  • R-HSA-416476
  • R-HSA-4420097
  • R-HSA-512988

And 35 more, listed on the interactive page.

End position
179240093
Start position
179148114
Chromosome
3
Strand
Forward

Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000121879
HGNC ID
NCBI Gene ID
5290
UniProt ID
P42336

  • Cytosol
  • Microtubules
  • Mitochondria
  • Primary cilium

Tissue specificity (tau)
0.555461
Expression inequality (Gini)
0.327823

Expression in transcripts per million

Artery - Tibial
23.19
Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes
22.39
Nerve - Tibial
21.42
Adipose - Subcutaneous
20.51
Cells - Cultured fibroblasts
20.48

Expression in transcripts per million

  • Artery - Tibial23.19
  • Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes22.39
  • Nerve - Tibial21.42
  • Adipose - Subcutaneous20.51
  • Cells - Cultured fibroblasts20.48
  • Uterus19.12
  • Artery - Coronary18.44
  • Adipose - Visceral (Omentum)18.19
  • Artery - Aorta17.98
  • Breast - Mammary Tissue17.86
  • Lung15.64
  • Ovary15.51
  • Fallopian Tube15.21
  • Cervix - Endocervix15.08
  • Vagina14.94
  • Cervix - Ectocervix14.92
  • Esophagus - Muscularis14.88
  • Bladder14.86
  • Colon - Sigmoid14.34
  • Esophagus - Gastroesophageal Junction13.73
  • Skin - Sun Exposed (Lower leg)12.53
  • Thyroid12.29
  • Skin - Not Sun Exposed (Suprapubic)12.26
  • Brain - Cerebellum10.43
  • Spleen10.4

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

  • heart disease

    Studies

    • preclinical: Highly important for the heart and vasculature based on findings in genetically modified or kinase-inhibitor-treated mice. Role of kinase in heart/vasculature: Physiological heart growth; cardiomyocyte survival

    Biological samples

    • cardiovascular system

  • regulation of catalytic activity

    Studies

    • biochemical: NVS_ENZ_hPI3Ka, is one of one assay component(s) measured or calculated from the NVS_ENZ_hPI3Ka assay. It is designed to make measurements of enzyme activity, a form of enzyme reporter, as detected with fluorescence intensity signals by Fluorescence and electrophoretic mobility shift technology.

    Biological samples

    • cell-free
    Evidence source

Related records

Trials (562)

Drugs (37)