G6PC1 Gene

Name glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit 1
Description Glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) is a multi-subunit integral membrane protein of the endoplasmic reticulum that is composed of a catalytic subunit and transporters for G6P, inorganic phosphate, and glucose. This gene (G6PC) is one of the three glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic-subunit-encoding genes in human: G6PC, G6PC2 and G6PC3. Glucose-6-phosphatase catalyzes the hydrolysis of D-glucose 6-phosphate to D-glucose and orthophosphate and is a key enzyme in glucose homeostasis, functioning in gluconeogenesis and glycogenolysis. Mutations in this gene cause glycogen storage disease type I (GSD1). This disease, also known as von Gierke disease, is a metabolic disorder characterized by severe hypoglycemia associated with the accumulation of glycogen and fat in the liver and kidneys.[provided by RefSeq, Feb 2011]
Summary
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NCBI Gene ID 2538
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Functional Associations

G6PC1 has 1,722 functional associations with biological entities spanning 5 categories (chemical, disease, phenotype or trait, functional term, phrase or reference, cell line, cell type or tissue, gene, protein or microRNA) extracted from 27 datasets.

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Dataset Summary
Allen Brain Atlas Aging Dementia and Traumatic Brain Injury Tissue Sample Gene Expression Profiles tissue samples with high or low expression of G6PC1 gene relative to other tissue samples from the Allen Brain Atlas Aging Dementia and Traumatic Brain Injury Tissue Sample Gene Expression Profiles dataset.
Carcinogenome Chemical Perturbation Carcinogenicity Signatures small molecule perturbations changing expression of G6PC1 gene from the Carcinogenome Chemical Perturbation Carcinogenicity Signatures dataset.
CellMarker Gene-Cell Type Associations cell types associated with G6PC1 gene from the CellMarker Gene-Cell Type Associations dataset.
ClinVar Gene-Phenotype Associations 2025 phenotypes associated with G6PC1 gene from the curated ClinVar Gene-Phenotype Associations 2025 dataset.
CM4AI KOLF21J CRISPRi Gene Perturbation Atlas gene perturbations changing expression of G6PC1 gene from the CM4AI KOLF21J CRISPRi Gene Perturbation Atlas dataset.
COMPARTMENTS Curated Protein Localization Evidence Scores 2025 cellular components containing G6PC1 protein from the COMPARTMENTS Curated Protein Localization Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
COMPARTMENTS Text-mining Protein Localization Evidence Scores 2025 cellular components co-occuring with G6PC1 protein in abstracts of biomedical publications from the COMPARTMENTS Text-mining Protein Localization Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
GlyGen Glycosylated Proteins ligands (chemical) binding G6PC1 protein from the GlyGen Glycosylated Proteins dataset.
GO Biological Process Annotations 2025 biological processes involving G6PC1 gene from the curated GO Biological Process Annotations2025 dataset.
GO Cellular Component Annotations 2025 cellular components containing G6PC1 protein from the curated GO Cellular Component Annotations 2025 dataset.
GO Molecular Function Annotations 2025 molecular functions performed by G6PC1 gene from the curated GO Molecular Function Annotations 2025 dataset.
GTEx Tissue Gene Expression Profiles 2023 tissues with high or low expression of G6PC1 gene relative to other tissues from the GTEx Tissue Gene Expression Profiles 2023 dataset.
GWAS Catalog SNP-Phenotype Associations 2025 phenotypes associated with G6PC1 gene in GWAS datasets from the GWAS Catalog SNP-Phenotype Associations 2025 dataset.
JASPAR Predicted Human Transcription Factor Targets 2025 transcription factors regulating expression of G6PC1 gene predicted using known transcription factor binding site motifs from the JASPAR Predicted Human Transcription Factor Targets dataset.
JASPAR Predicted Mouse Transcription Factor Targets 2025 transcription factors regulating expression of G6PC1 gene predicted using known transcription factor binding site motifs from the JASPAR Predicted Mouse Transcription Factor Targets 2025 dataset.
KEGG Pathways 2026 pathways involving G6PC1 protein from the KEGG Pathways 2026 dataset.
LINCS L1000 CMAP Chemical Perturbation Consensus Signatures small molecule perturbations changing expression of G6PC1 gene from the LINCS L1000 CMAP Chemical Perturbations Consensus Signatures dataset.
MW Enzyme Metabolite Associations interacting metabolites for G6PC1 protein from the MW Gene Metabolite Associations dataset.
PFOCR Pathway Figure Associations 2024 pathways involving G6PC1 protein from the Wikipathways PFOCR 2024 dataset.
Reactome Pathways 2024 pathways involving G6PC1 protein from the Reactome Pathways 2024 dataset.
Rummagene Transcription Factor Associations 2026 transcription factors regulating expression of G6PC1 gene from the Rummagene Transcription Factor Associations 2026 dataset.
RummaGEO Drug Perturbation Signatures drug perturbations changing expression of G6PC1 gene from the RummaGEO Drug Perturbation Signatures dataset.
RummaGEO Gene Perturbation Signatures gene perturbations changing expression of G6PC1 gene from the RummaGEO Gene Perturbation Signatures dataset.
TISSUES Curated Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 tissues with high expression of G6PC1 protein from the TISSUES Curated Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
TISSUES Experimental Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 tissues with high expression of G6PC1 protein in proteomics datasets from the TISSUES Experimental Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
TISSUES Text-mining Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 tissues co-occuring with G6PC1 protein in abstracts of biomedical publications from the TISSUES Text-mining Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
WikiPathways Pathways 2024 pathways involving G6PC1 protein from the WikiPathways Pathways 2024 dataset.