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Character profile for PCSK9
Accessible text equivalent of the visual Iconoplasm character card.
- Gene identity
- PCSK9 — proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9
- Card color mapping
- Hex color: #46A4B2 → Card color name: Fischer Blue
- Letter-to-hue mapping
- Letter: P → Hue: blue
- HPA tau-to-vibrance mapping
- HPA tau: 0.87 → Character vibrance: high vibrance
- gnomAD LOEUF-to-shade mapping
- gnomAD LOEUF: 1.25 → Character shade: mid shade
- Emulsion number
- A1-13046-e
- Molecular category-to-character sex mapping
- Molecular category: soluble → Character sex: female
- First-noted-to-character-age mapping
- First noted: 1999 → Character age: 21 y.o.
- Molecular-mass-to-character-mass mapping
- Molecular mass: 74 kDa → Character mass: 74 kg
- PFAM-clan-to-character-aesthetic mapping
- PFAM clan: Proprotein convertase → Character aesthetic: La Sape
- PFAM-clan-to-character-aesthetic mapping
- PFAM clan: Resistin → Character aesthetic: Mob Wife
full name
proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9gene name
PCSK9
proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9
ICONOPLASM HUMAN GENE REGISTRY / ACCESSION SHEET 03
family trait
qc
pending review
field notes
category
female
first noted
1999
21 y.o.
mass
74kDakg
pfam clans
Proprotein convertase
La Sape
Resistin
Mob Wife
alignment
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