Iconoplasm - gene character cards and browser extension
Iconoplasm turns human gene symbols into memorable character cards called blots. Search by gene symbol or name, browse published human gene cards, and use the browser extension to recognize genes while reading papers, databases, and other biology pages.
Character profile for NPC1
Accessible text equivalent of the visual Iconoplasm character card.
- Gene identity
- NPC1 — NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1
- Card color mapping
- Hex color: #425351 → Card color name: Amazon Green
- Letter-to-hue mapping
- Letter: N → Hue: azure
- HPA tau-to-vibrance mapping
- HPA tau: 0.32 → Character vibrance: low vibrance
- gnomAD LOEUF-to-shade mapping
- gnomAD LOEUF: 0.676 → Character shade: mid shade
- Emulsion number
- A1-4262
- Molecular category-to-character sex mapping
- Molecular category: transmembrane → Character sex: male
- First-noted-to-character-age mapping
- First noted: 1993 → Character age: 27 y.o.
- Molecular-mass-to-character-mass mapping
- Molecular mass: 142 kDa → Character mass: 142 kg
- PFAM-clan-to-character-aesthetic mapping
- PFAM clan: RND permease → Character aesthetic: Greaser
- PFAM-clan-to-character-aesthetic mapping
- PFAM clan: Frizzled → Character aesthetic: Majismo
full name
NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1gene name
NPC1
NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1
ICONOPLASM HUMAN GENE REGISTRY / ACCESSION SHEET 03
family trait
qc
pending review
field notes
category
male
first noted
1993
27 y.o.
mass
142kDakg
pfam clans
RND permease
Greaser
Frizzled
Majismo
alignment
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