PCAT1, Official Symbol PCAT1provided by HGNC Official Full Name prostate cancer associated transcript 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:43022 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000253438 MIM:616043; AllianceGenome:HGNC:43022 Gene type ncRNA RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as PCA1; PiHL; PCAT-1 Summary This gene produces a long non-coding RNA that promotes cell proliferation and is upregulated in prostate, colorectal, and other cancers. This RNA negatively regulates the BRCA2 tumor suppressor protein and positively regulates Myc oncoprotein. It contains binding sites for microRNAs, and may act as a sponge for microRNAs that regulate cell growth pathways. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2017] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more