PROK1

Gene

prokineticin 1

HGNCHGNC:18454 EnsemblENSG00000143125 NCBI Gene84432

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 1p13.3

Also known as

Symbols and names change; identity (the HGNC ID) does not. Previous and alternative forms are kept distinct.

Also known asPK1 · PRK1 · EGVEGF · EG-VEGF

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Alias symbolsPK1, PRK1, EGVEGF, EG-VEGF

Alias namesblack mamba toxin-related protein, mambakine, Endocrine gland-derived vascular endothelial growth factor

Associated diseases

via associated_with

Diseases linked to this gene through the canonical GENE→DISEASE (associated_with) relation, drawn from Open Targets' top-ranked associations by overall score — not the full association set. Disease-level detail lives on each disease's own page.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Drawn from Open Targets’ top 10 associations by overall score for this gene — the subset resolved to a canonical disease. Lower-ranked associations, and diseases not yet canonicalised, are not shown.

Gene family

HGNC gene-group membership.

Receptor ligandsProkineticin family

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-06-15.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.