PLG

ENSG00000122194
Target class
Enzyme
Chromosome
6
Approved drugs
5
Clinical candidates (approved and in development)
9

Approved drugs
5
ClinGen gene-disease validity
Definitive
Clinical candidates (approved and in development)
9

Chemical probe available
No

Target name
PLG
Gene name
Plasminogen
Gene symbol
PLG
Protein name
Plasminogen (EC 3.4.21.7) [Cleaved into: Plasmin heavy chain A; Activation peptide; Angiostatin; Plasmin heavy chain A, short form; Plasmin light chain B]

Gene biotype
Protein coding
Gene family
Kringle domain containing
Target class
Enzyme
Target type
Human gene

Tissues expressed in
3
Protein localisation evidence grade
Approved
Highest tissue expression
323.04
Tissue specificity (Gini)
0.976
Tissue specificity (tau)
0.999

KEGG gene identifiers
  • hsa:5340
Protein interaction confidence
0.86567
Protein interaction partners
106

  • R-HSA-114608
  • R-HSA-1474228
  • R-HSA-1592389
  • R-HSA-186797
  • R-HSA-381426
  • R-HSA-75205

End position
160754097
Start position
160702105
Chromosome
6
Strand
Forward

Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000122194
HGNC ID
NCBI Gene ID
5340
UniProt ID
P00747

  • Secreted . Note=Locates to the cell surface where it is proteolytically cleaved to produce the active plasmin. Interaction with HRG tethers it to the cell surface.
  • Vesicles

Tissue specificity (tau)
0.998574
Expression inequality (Gini)
0.976072

Expression in transcripts per million

Liver
323.04
Kidney - Cortex
19.15
Kidney - Medulla
3.64
Testis
0.19
Cervix - Endocervix
0.13

Expression in transcripts per million

  • Liver323.04
  • Kidney - Cortex19.15
  • Kidney - Medulla3.64
  • Testis0.19
  • Cervix - Endocervix0.13
  • Brain - Nucleus accumbens (basal ganglia)0.1
  • Fallopian Tube0.1
  • Ovary0.07
  • Prostate0.07
  • Brain - Cortex0.06
  • Uterus0.06
  • Lung0.05
  • Brain - Caudate (basal ganglia)0.05
  • Cervix - Ectocervix0.05
  • Brain - Frontal Cortex (BA9)0.05
  • Brain - Hypothalamus0.04
  • Brain - Anterior cingulate cortex (BA24)0.04
  • Pituitary0.04
  • Brain - Putamen (basal ganglia)0.03
  • Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes0.03
  • Brain - Hippocampus0.03
  • Vagina0.03
  • Small Intestine - Terminal Ileum0.03
  • Brain - Amygdala0.02
  • Pancreas0.02

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

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