PRORP Gene

Name protein only RNase P catalytic subunit
Description Enables ribonuclease P activity. Involved in mitochondrial tRNA 5'-end processing. Located in mitochondrion and nucleoplasm. Part of mitochondrial ribonuclease P complex. Implicated in combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency 54. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Mar 2025]
Summary
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Notably, genetic variation, including a missense mutation in the gene encoding PRORP, has been shown to influence posttranscriptional tRNA modifications and may impact mitochondrial energy production."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "1", "end_ref": "4"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": ""}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n\n"}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\nBiochemical and structural investigations have further demonstrated that human PRORP requires association with additional subunits to achieve a catalytically active state; in contrast to its homologs in plants and trypanosomes that function as single proteins, human PRORP is maintained in a tripartite complex. Mutations in PRORP have been linked to combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency type 54 (COXPD54), manifesting as sensorineural hearing loss, primary ovarian insufficiency, developmental delay, and leukodystrophy. 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NCBI Gene ID 9692
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Predicted Functions View PRORP's ARCHS4 Predicted Functions.
Co-expressed Genes View PRORP's ARCHS4 Predicted Functions.
Expression in Tissues and Cell Lines View PRORP's ARCHS4 Predicted Functions.

Functional Associations

PRORP has 1,452 functional associations with biological entities spanning 6 categories (chemical, disease, phenotype or trait, functional term, phrase or reference, cell line, cell type or tissue, gene, protein or microRNA, sequence feature) extracted from 38 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 PRORP 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 PRORP gene from the Carcinogenome Chemical Perturbation Carcinogenicity Signatures dataset.
CCLE Cell Line Proteomics Cell lines associated with PRORP protein from the CCLE Cell Line Proteomics dataset.
ClinVar Gene-Phenotype Associations 2025 phenotypes associated with PRORP gene from the curated ClinVar Gene-Phenotype Associations 2025 dataset.
CM4AI KOLF21J CRISPRi Gene Perturbation Atlas gene perturbations changing expression of PRORP gene from the CM4AI KOLF21J CRISPRi Gene Perturbation Atlas dataset.
CM4AI U2OS Cell Map Protein Localization Assemblies assemblies containing PRORP protein from integrated AP-MS and IF data from the CM4AI U2OS Cell Map Protein Localization Assemblies dataset.
COMPARTMENTS Curated Protein Localization Evidence Scores 2025 cellular components containing PRORP protein from the COMPARTMENTS Curated Protein Localization Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
COMPARTMENTS Text-mining Protein Localization Evidence Scores 2025 cellular components co-occuring with PRORP protein in abstracts of biomedical publications from the COMPARTMENTS Text-mining Protein Localization Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
DeepCoverMOA Drug Mechanisms of Action small molecule perturbations with high or low expression of PRORP protein relative to other small molecule perturbations from the DeepCoverMOA Drug Mechanisms of Action dataset.
DGIdb Drug Targets 2026 interacting drugs for PRORP protein from the DGIdb Drug Targets 2026 dataset.
DISEASES Experimental Gene-Disease Association Evidence Scores 2025 diseases associated with PRORP gene in GWAS datasets from the DISEASES Experimental Gene-Disease Assocation Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
DISEASES Text-mining Gene-Disease Association Evidence Scores 2025 diseases co-occuring with PRORP gene in abstracts of biomedical publications from the DISEASES Text-mining Gene-Disease Assocation Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
DisGeNET Gene-Disease Associations diseases associated with PRORP gene in GWAS and other genetic association datasets from the DisGeNET Gene-Disease Associations dataset.
DisGeNET Gene-Phenotype Associations phenotypes associated with PRORP gene in GWAS and other genetic association datasets from the DisGeNET Gene-Phenoptype Associations dataset.
GO Biological Process Annotations 2023 biological processes involving PRORP gene from the curated GO Biological Process Annotations 2023 dataset.
GO Biological Process Annotations 2025 biological processes involving PRORP gene from the curated GO Biological Process Annotations2025 dataset.
GO Cellular Component Annotations 2023 cellular components containing PRORP protein from the curated GO Cellular Component Annotations 2023 dataset.
GO Cellular Component Annotations 2025 cellular components containing PRORP protein from the curated GO Cellular Component Annotations 2025 dataset.
GO Molecular Function Annotations 2023 molecular functions performed by PRORP gene from the curated GO Molecular Function Annotations 2023 dataset.
GO Molecular Function Annotations 2025 molecular functions performed by PRORP gene from the curated GO Molecular Function Annotations 2025 dataset.
GTEx eQTL 2025 SNPs regulating expression of PRORP gene from the GTEx eQTL 2025 dataset.
GTEx Tissue Gene Expression Profiles 2023 tissues with high or low expression of PRORP gene relative to other tissues from the GTEx Tissue Gene Expression Profiles 2023 dataset.
GTEx Tissue-Specific Aging Signatures tissue samples with high or low expression of PRORP gene relative to other tissue samples from the GTEx Tissue-Specific Aging Signatures dataset.
GWAS Catalog SNP-Phenotype Associations 2025 phenotypes associated with PRORP 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 PRORP 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 PRORP gene predicted using known transcription factor binding site motifs from the JASPAR Predicted Mouse Transcription Factor Targets 2025 dataset.
LINCS L1000 CMAP Chemical Perturbation Consensus Signatures small molecule perturbations changing expression of PRORP gene from the LINCS L1000 CMAP Chemical Perturbations Consensus Signatures dataset.
MGI Mouse Phenotype Associations 2023 phenotypes of transgenic mice caused by PRORP gene mutations from the MGI Mouse Phenotype Associations 2023 dataset.
Reactome Pathways 2024 pathways involving PRORP protein from the Reactome Pathways 2024 dataset.
Replogle et al., Cell, 2022 K562 Essential Perturb-seq Gene Perturbation Signatures gene perturbations changing expression of PRORP gene from the Replogle et al., Cell, 2022 K562 Essential Perturb-seq Gene Perturbation Signatures dataset.
Replogle et al., Cell, 2022 K562 Genome-wide Perturb-seq Gene Perturbation Signatures gene perturbations changing expression of PRORP gene from the Replogle et al., Cell, 2022 K562 Genome-wide Perturb-seq Gene Perturbation Signatures dataset.
Rummagene Transcription Factor Associations 2026 transcription factors regulating expression of PRORP gene from the Rummagene Transcription Factor Associations 2026 dataset.
RummaGEO Drug Perturbation Signatures drug perturbations changing expression of PRORP gene from the RummaGEO Drug Perturbation Signatures dataset.
RummaGEO Gene Perturbation Signatures gene perturbations changing expression of PRORP gene from the RummaGEO Gene Perturbation Signatures dataset.
Tahoe Therapeutics Tahoe 100M Perturbation Atlas drug perturbations changing expression of PRORP gene from the Tahoe Therapeutics Tahoe 100M Perturbation Atlas dataset.
TISSUES Curated Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 tissues with high expression of PRORP protein from the TISSUES Curated Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
TISSUES Text-mining Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 tissues co-occuring with PRORP protein in abstracts of biomedical publications from the TISSUES Text-mining Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
WikiPathways Pathways 2024 pathways involving PRORP protein from the WikiPathways Pathways 2024 dataset.