CLU

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Also known as SGP-2SP-40TRPM-2KUB1CLU1CLU2

Summary

CLU (clusterin, HGNC:2095) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 8p21.1, encoding Clusterin (P10909). Functions as extracellular chaperone that prevents aggregation of non native proteins.

The protein encoded by this gene is a secreted chaperone that can under some stress conditions also be found in the cell cytosol. It has been suggested to be involved in several basic biological events such as cell death, tumor progression, and neurodegenerative disorders. Alternate splicing results in both coding and non-coding variants.

Source: NCBI Gene 1191 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • GWAS associations: 31
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 48 total
  • Phenotypes (HPO): 1
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_001831

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:2095
Approved symbolCLU
Nameclusterin
Location8p21.1
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesSGP-2, SP-40, TRPM-2, KUB1, CLU1, CLU2
Ensembl geneENSG00000120885
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM185430
Entrez1191

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 67 — 64 protein_coding, 3 retained_intron

ENST00000316403, ENST00000405140, ENST00000518050, ENST00000519472, ENST00000519742, ENST00000520491, ENST00000520796, ENST00000521770, ENST00000522098, ENST00000522238, ENST00000522299, ENST00000522413, ENST00000522502, ENST00000523396, ENST00000523500, ENST00000523589, ENST00000560566, ENST00000877514, ENST00000877515, ENST00000877516, ENST00000877517, ENST00000877518, ENST00000877519, ENST00000877520, ENST00000877521, ENST00000877522, ENST00000877523, ENST00000877524, ENST00000877525, ENST00000877526, ENST00000877527, ENST00000877528, ENST00000877529, ENST00000877530, ENST00000877531, ENST00000877532, ENST00000877533, ENST00000877534, ENST00000877535, ENST00000877536, ENST00000877537, ENST00000877538, ENST00000877539, ENST00000877540, ENST00000877541, ENST00000877542, ENST00000877543, ENST00000877544, ENST00000877545, ENST00000877546, ENST00000877547, ENST00000877548, ENST00000877549, ENST00000877550, ENST00000877551, ENST00000877552, ENST00000877553, ENST00000877554, ENST00000877555, ENST00000877556, ENST00000877557, ENST00000877558, ENST00000912677, ENST00000967026, ENST00000967027, ENST00000967028, ENST00000967029

RefSeq mRNA: 1 — MANE Select: NM_001831 NM_001831

CCDS: CCDS47832

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000316403 — 9 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE000008186292759846027598635
ENSE000012361662759978027600009
ENSE000018178462759691727598250
ENSE000021082492761465527614700
ENSE000036387472760893827609086
ENSE000036391542760429127604395
ENSE000036737102761047527610600
ENSE000036789732760492427605335
ENSE000037863572760635427606524

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 294 present calls, max score 99.99.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 432.7437 / max 9758.2031, expressed in 1704 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (39 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
92505397.72671693
925023.7283495
924822.4253491
924932.2432472
924762.2342650
924802.1952474
924842.0901501
924862.0879422
924692.0701548
924741.8534558

Top tissues by expression

295 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
lateral globus pallidusUBERON:000247699.99gold quality
calcaneal tendonUBERON:000370199.99gold quality
paraflocculusUBERON:000535199.99gold quality
cranial nerve IIUBERON:000094199.98gold quality
palpebral conjunctivaUBERON:000181299.98gold quality
prefrontal cortexUBERON:000045199.97gold quality
right uterine tubeUBERON:000130299.97gold quality
Brodmann (1909) area 10UBERON:001354199.97gold quality
olfactory bulbUBERON:000226499.96gold quality
middle frontal gyrusUBERON:000270299.96gold quality
right frontal lobeUBERON:000281099.96gold quality
left testisUBERON:000453399.96gold quality
right testisUBERON:000453499.96gold quality
Brodmann (1909) area 9UBERON:001354099.96gold quality
right hemisphere of cerebellumUBERON:001489099.96gold quality
seminal vesicleUBERON:000099899.95gold quality
nucleus accumbensUBERON:000188299.95gold quality
substantia nigra pars reticulataUBERON:000196699.95gold quality
gall bladderUBERON:000211099.95gold quality
cerebellar hemisphereUBERON:000224599.95gold quality
caput epididymisUBERON:000435899.95gold quality
right adrenal glandUBERON:000123399.94gold quality
right coronary arteryUBERON:000162599.94gold quality
trigeminal ganglionUBERON:000167599.94gold quality
putamenUBERON:000187499.94gold quality
amygdalaUBERON:000187699.94gold quality
cerebellumUBERON:000203799.94gold quality
cerebellar cortexUBERON:000212999.94gold quality
postcentral gyrusUBERON:000258199.94gold quality
frontal poleUBERON:000279599.94gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 62 experiment(s), a significant marker in 55.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-GEOD-84465yes23751.81
E-MTAB-8322yes16288.67
E-MTAB-7316yes13602.31
E-GEOD-81547yes13254.32
E-MTAB-9435yes11605.84
E-CURD-126yes9770.06
E-HCAD-1yes8806.75
E-GEOD-137537yes7997.67
E-MTAB-5061yes7815.51
E-GEOD-180759yes7381.16
E-MTAB-10137yes6833.54
E-GEOD-135922yes6355.54
E-HCAD-36yes6311.79
E-MTAB-7407yes6123.37
E-ENAD-27yes6062.98

Regulation

Is transcription factor: yes

Downstream targets (CollecTRI)

3 targets.

TargetRegulation
CCND1Activation
FOSActivation
KLF10Activation

Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): AP1, APBB1, APP, AR, CEBPA, ESR2, FOS, FOSL1, FOSL2, FOXL2, GDNF, HSF1, HSF2, JUN, JUNB, JUND, MYB, MYBL2, MYCN, NFIC, NKX3-1, PAX6, PDX1, SP1, SPI1, STAT1, STAT3, TP53, TWIST1, YBX1

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

73 targeting CLU, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-7110-3P100.0073.182486
HSA-MIR-548P99.9872.253784
HSA-MIR-499A-5P99.9870.791323
HSA-MIR-1468-3P99.9672.743797
HSA-MIR-497-5P99.9271.832674
HSA-MIR-374A-5P99.9071.342923
HSA-MIR-15A-5P99.9072.802787
HSA-MIR-15B-5P99.9072.782798
HSA-MIR-16-5P99.9072.802780
HSA-MIR-195-5P99.9072.812805
HSA-MIR-374B-5P99.9069.982734
HSA-MIR-430299.8967.941187
HSA-MIR-424-5P99.8971.902641
HSA-MIR-6838-5P99.8971.942690
HSA-MIR-391999.8769.452489
HSA-MIR-548AR-3P99.8571.263889
HSA-MIR-369-3P99.8570.522264
HSA-MIR-469899.8471.414303
HSA-MIR-548AZ-3P99.8270.563549
HSA-MIR-548BC99.8270.613524
HSA-MIR-548E-3P99.8270.593514
HSA-MIR-548F-3P99.8270.593540
HSA-MIR-6817-3P99.7968.352126
HSA-MIR-548AJ-5P99.7871.123085
HSA-MIR-548F-5P99.7871.023093
HSA-MIR-548G-5P99.7871.123085
HSA-MIR-548X-5P99.7871.123085
HSA-MIR-548A-3P99.7670.583524
HSA-MIR-10393-3P99.7266.56961
HSA-MIR-6801-5P99.7266.50981

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 40)

  • Clusterin is a holdase-type extracellular chaperone (PMID:10066740)
  • Clusterin has a chaperone action like that of the small heat shock proteins (PMID:10694874)
  • The chaperone action of clusterin is ATP-independent (PMID:11123922)
  • Introduction of clusterin gene into human renal cell carcinoma cells enhances their resistance to cytotoxic chemotherapy through inhibition of apoptosis both in vitro and in vivo (PMID:11714447)
  • expression increases early after androgen withdrawal in prostate cancer; protects tumor cells from apoptosis induced by medical castration (PMID:11813210)
  • Apo J senescence-related overexpression is proposed to have antiapoptotic rather than antiproliferative effects. (PMID:11892985)
  • The chaperone action of clusterin targets slowly aggregating proteins (PMID:11904161)
  • Clusterin (SGP-2) transient overexpression decreases proliferation rate of SV40-immortalized human prostate epithelial cells by slowing down cell cycle progression. (PMID:12082621)
  • clusterin may modify the formation of alpha-synuclein-positive inclusion bodies such as Lewy bodies and GCIs, through a previously proposed chaperone property of clusterin (PMID:12172907)
  • Low pH activates the chaperone action of clusterin (PMID:12176985)
  • clusterin is activated in reduced pH (PMID:12176985)
  • role during cellular senescence and tumorigenesis [review] (PMID:12200037)
  • The overall pool of clusterin is reduced in glomerular diseases causing nephrotic syndrome, with hypercholesterolemia appearing as the unifying feature (PMID:12427144)
  • Authors conclude that clusterin is a marker of anaplastic large cell lymphoma and that addition of clusterin to antibody panels designed to distinguish systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma from classical Hodgkin’s disease is useful. (PMID:12429802)
  • synthesis and functional analysis (PMID:12551933)
  • Loss of this protein both in serum and tissue correlates with the tumorigenesis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma via proteomics approaches. (PMID:12679903)
  • clusterin may act as a negative regulator of MT6-MMP in vivo (PMID:12860995)
  • apolipoprotein J has a role in inhibiting NF-kappaB signaling through stabilization of IkappaBs; this activity may result in suppression of tumor cell motility (PMID:12882985)
  • Clusterin is downregulated in CaP in comparison with matched benign controls (PMID:14618611)
  • Clusterin is downregulated during prostate cancer onset and progression, and its upregulation has inhibited DNA synthesis and cell cycle progression. (PMID:15033782)
  • Data suggest that the N-terminal deletion of clusterin may be essential for its alterations of biogenesis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. (PMID:15133840)
  • clusterin is involved in 15d-PGJ(2)-induced nodule formation and cell differentiation in vascular smooth muscle cells (PMID:15158456)
  • although CLU is essential for cellular homeostasis, it may become highly cytotoxic in certain cellular contexts when it accumulates in high amounts intracellularly either by direct synthesis or by uptake from the extracellular milieu (PMID:15247015)
  • Clusterin staining supports a diagnosis of follicular dendritic cell tumor and helps classify them. (PMID:15252304)
  • platelet ADP receptor P2Y(12) and clusterin are downregulated in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (PMID:15304052)
  • findings suggest that clusterin may contribute to conferring resistance to oxidative stress-mediated cellular injury on prostate cancer cells, especially in the presence of androgen (PMID:15389725)
  • Nuclear clusterin function is proapoptotic in colon cancer when induced by APC or chemotherapy in the context of p21 expression. (PMID:15492264)
  • Calcium deprivation causes translocation of a 45kDa CLU isoform to the nucleus in human prostate epithelial cells, leading to inhibition of cell proliferation and caspase-cascade-dependent anoikis. (PMID:15499376)
  • The Ectopic overexpression of the secreted form of clusterin/apoliporotein J the sensitivity of HaCaT cells to toxic effects of ropivacaine as demonstrated by DNA fragmentation. (PMID:15538973)
  • The role of clusterin & its isoforms in SMC behavior is complex & chronologically regulated in response to microenvironmental changes. Proliferative arrest reduces s-CLU; apoptosis increases n-CLU. (PMID:15591223)
  • CLU may become highly cytostatic and/or cytotoxic if it accumulates intracellularly in high amounts (PMID:15649646)
  • Data show that ionizing radiation causes stress-induced activation of insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor-Src-Mek-Erk-Egr-1 signaling that regulates the clusterin pro-survival cascade. (PMID:15689620)
  • Clusterin mRNA is increased twofold in early exponential phase of cell proliferation followed by downregulation in the subsequent quiescence phase, whereas it is rapidly increased up to twelvefold upon UV-induced apoptosis. (PMID:15791650)
  • Antisense oligonucleotide treatment may improve the outcome of radiation therapy for patients with bladder cancer. (PMID:15809754)
  • The 866C–>T polymorphism might be associated with preeclampsia and essential hypertension. (PMID:15925890)
  • overexpression of cytoplasmic clusterin might be involved in the tumorigenesis and/or progression of colorctal cancers (PMID:15929184)
  • Clusterin is strongly expressed in melanoma. Downregulation of clusterin reduces drug-resistance, i.e., reduces melanoma cell survival in response to cytotoxic drugs. Reducing clusterin may be novel tool to overcome drug-resistance in melanoma. (PMID:15955107)
  • Taken together, our results suggest that the elevated level of clusterin in human cancers may promote oncogenic transformation and tumour progression by interfering with Bax pro-apoptotic activities. (PMID:16113678)
  • the importance of CLU in various physiological functions including tumour growth–review (PMID:16179938)
  • following exposure to sub-lethal amounts of iron-ascorbate to induce an increase in reactive oxygen species generation and lipid peroxidation, a time-dependent up-regulation of clusterin protein and mRNA levels was observed in neuroblastoma cells (PMID:16464517)

Cross-species orthologs

3 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_reriocluENSDARG00000010434
mus_musculusCluENSMUSG00000022037
rattus_norvegicusCluENSRNOG00000016460

Paralogs (1): CLUL1 (ENSG00000079101)

Protein

Protein identifiers

ClusterinP10909 (reviewed: P10909)

Alternative names: Aging-associated gene 4 protein, Apolipoprotein J, Complement cytolysis inhibitor, Complement-associated protein SP-40,40, Ku70-binding protein 1, NA1/NA2, Sulfated glycoprotein 2, Testosterone-repressed prostate message 2

All UniProt accessions (11): E5RG36, E5RGB0, E5RH61, E5RJD6, E5RJZ5, E7ERK6, E7ETB4, P10909, H0YAS8, H0YC35, H0YLK8

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Functions as extracellular chaperone that prevents aggregation of non native proteins. Prevents stress-induced aggregation of blood plasma proteins. Inhibits formation of amyloid fibrils by APP, APOC2, B2M, CALCA, CSN3, SNCA and aggregation-prone LYZ variants (in vitro). Does not require ATP. Maintains partially unfolded proteins in a state appropriate for subsequent refolding by other chaperones, such as HSPA8/HSC70. Does not refold proteins by itself. Binding to cell surface receptors triggers internalization of the chaperone-client complex and subsequent lysosomal or proteasomal degradation. Protects cells against apoptosis and against cytolysis by complement: inhibits assembly of the complement membrane attack complex (MAC) by preventing polymerization of C9 pore component of the MAC complex. Intracellular forms interact with ubiquitin and SCF (SKP1-CUL1-F-box protein) E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complexes and promote the ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of target proteins. Promotes proteasomal degradation of COMMD1 and IKBKB. Modulates NF-kappa-B transcriptional activity. A mitochondrial form suppresses BAX-dependent release of cytochrome c into the cytoplasm and inhibit apoptosis. Plays a role in the regulation of cell proliferation. An intracellular form suppresses stress-induced apoptosis by stabilizing mitochondrial membrane integrity through interaction with HSPA5. Secreted form does not affect caspase or BAX-mediated intrinsic apoptosis and TNF-induced NF-kappa-B-activity. Secreted form act as an important modulator during neuronal differentiation through interaction with STMN3. Plays a role in the clearance of immune complexes that arise during cell injury. Does not affect caspase or BAX-mediated intrinsic apoptosis and TNF-induced NF-kappa-B-activity. Does not affect caspase or BAX-mediated intrinsic apoptosis and TNF-induced NF-kappa-B-activity. Promotes cell death through interaction with BCL2L1 that releases and activates BAX.

Subunit / interactions. Antiparallel disulfide-linked heterodimer of an alpha chain and a beta chain. Self-associates and forms higher oligomers. Interacts with a broad range of misfolded proteins, including APP, APOC2 and LYZ. Slightly acidic pH promotes interaction with misfolded proteins. Forms high-molecular weight oligomers upon interaction with misfolded proteins. Interacts with APOA1, LRP2, CLUAP1 and PON1. Interacts with the complement membrane attack complex. Interacts (via alpha chain) with XRCC6. Interacts with SYVN1, COMMD1, BTRC, CUL1 and with ubiquitin and SCF (SKP1-CUL1-F-box protein) E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complexes. Interacts (via alpha chain) with BAX in stressed cells, where BAX undergoes a conformation change leading to association with the mitochondrial membrane. Does not interact with BAX in unstressed cells. Found in a complex with LTF, CLU, EPPIN and SEMG1. Interacts (immaturely glycosylated pre-secreted form) with HSPA5; this interaction promotes CLU stability and facilitates stress-induced CLU retrotranslocation from the secretory pathway to the mitochondria, thereby reducing stress-induced apoptosis by stabilizing mitochondrial membrane integrity. Interacts (isoform 4) with BCL2L1; this interaction releases and activates BAX and promotes cell death. Interacts with TGFBR2 and ACVR1. Interacts (secreted form) with STMN3; this interaction may act as an important modulator during neuronal differentiation. Interacts with VLDLR and LRP8.

Subcellular location. Secreted Cytoplasm Cytoplasm Nucleus. Cytoplasm. Mitochondrion membrane. Cytosol. Microsome. Endoplasmic reticulum. Mitochondrion. Perinuclear region. Cytoplasmic vesicle. Secretory vesicle. Chromaffin granule.

Tissue specificity. Detected in blood plasma, cerebrospinal fluid, milk, seminal plasma and colon mucosa. Detected in the germinal center of colon lymphoid nodules and in colon parasympathetic ganglia of the Auerbach plexus (at protein level). Ubiquitous. Detected in brain, testis, ovary, liver and pancreas, and at lower levels in kidney, heart, spleen and lung.

Post-translational modifications. Proteolytically cleaved on its way through the secretory system, probably within the Golgi lumen. Proteolytic cleavage is not necessary for its chaperone activity. All non-secreted forms are not proteolytically cleaved. Chaperone activity of uncleaved forms is dependent on a non-reducing environment. Polyubiquitinated, leading to proteasomal degradation. Under cellular stress, the intracellular level of cleaved form is reduced due to proteasomal degradation. Extensively glycosylated with sulfated N-linked carbohydrates. About 30% of the protein mass is comprised of complex N-linked carbohydrate. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress induces changes in glycosylation status and increases level of hypoglycosylated forms. Core carbohydrates are essential for chaperone activity. Non-secreted forms are hypoglycosylated or unglycosylated.

Induction. Up-regulated in response to enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection (at protein level). Up-regulated by agents that induce apoptosis, both at mRNA and protein level. Isoform 1 is up-regulated by androgen. Isoform 2 is down-regulated by androgen.

Miscellaneous. Major isoform. Major isoform. Detectable at protein level in stressed and unstressed cells. Minor isoform that has been detected in a breast cancer cell line, but not in any other tissues or cell lines. Not glycosylated. Not detected in unstressed cells. Detectable at low level in stressed cells. Translated from an unconventional translation initiation site CTG. Not glycosylated. Not detected in unstressed cells. Detectable at low level in stressed cells.

Similarity. Belongs to the clusterin family.

Isoforms (6)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
P10909-11, 2, CLU35, sCLUyes
P10909-22, 1, CLU34
P10909-33
P10909-44, nCLU
P10909-55, CLU36
P10909-66

RefSeq proteins (1): NP_001822* (*=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR000753Clusterin-likeFamily
IPR016014Clusterin_NDomain
IPR016015Clusterin_CDomain
IPR016016ClusterinFamily
IPR033986Clusterin_CSConserved_site

Pfam: PF01093

UniProt features (68 total): helix 15, mutagenesis site 8, sequence conflict 8, glycosylation site 6, splice variant 6, disulfide bond 5, strand 5, chain 3, sequence variant 3, turn 3, short sequence motif 2, modified residue 2, signal peptide 1, site 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

2 structures.

PDBMethodResolution (Å)
7ZETX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.8
7ZEUX-RAY DIFFRACTION3.5

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-P10909-F177.110.39

Functional residue map

Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.

Catalytic / active sites (1): 227–228 (cleavage)

Post-translational modifications (2): 133, 396

Disulfide bonds (5): 102–313, 113–305, 116–302, 121–295, 129–285

Glycosylation sites (6): 103, 145, 291, 354, 374, 86

Mutagenesis-validated functional residues (8):

PositionPhenotype
86decreases molecular mass of beta chain; when associated with q-103 and q-145.
103decreases molecular mass of beta chain; when associated with q-86 and q-145.
145decreases molecular mass of beta chain; when associated with q-86 and q-103.
226does not affect proteolytic cleavage.
227affects proteolytic cleavage.
291decreases molecular mass of alpha chain; when associated with q-354 and q-374. decreases secretion; when associated with
354decreases molecular mass of alpha chain; when associated with q-291 and q-374. decreases secretion; when associated with
374decreases molecular mass of alpha chain; when associated with q-291 and q-354. decreases secretion; when associated with

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

5 pathways

IDPathway
R-HSA-114608Platelet degranulation
R-HSA-166665Terminal pathway of complement
R-HSA-6803157Antimicrobial peptides
R-HSA-977606Regulation of Complement cascade
R-HSA-9920588Dengue virus activates/modulates innate and adaptive immune responses

MSigDB gene sets: 598 (showing top): GOBP_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_RESPONSE_TO_ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM_STRESS, GOBP_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_PROTEIN_CONTAINING_COMPLEX_ASSEMBLY, GOBP_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_NEURON_APOPTOTIC_PROCESS, WALLACE_PROSTATE_CANCER_RACE_UP, JI_RESPONSE_TO_FSH_UP, REACTOME_INNATE_IMMUNE_SYSTEM, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_PROTEASOMAL_UBIQUITIN_DEPENDENT_PROTEIN_CATABOLIC_PROCESS, GRUETZMANN_PANCREATIC_CANCER_DN, GOBP_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_ENDOCYTOSIS, GOBP_LYSOSOMAL_TRANSPORT, KANG_FLUOROURACIL_RESISTANCE_UP, GOBP_INTRACELLULAR_PROTEIN_TRANSPORT, GOBP_INFLAMMATORY_RESPONSE, GOCC_SECRETORY_GRANULE, PEREZ_TP63_TARGETS

GO Biological Process (49): cell morphogenesis (GO:0000902), microglial cell activation (GO:0001774), release of cytochrome c from mitochondria (GO:0001836), negative regulation of activation of membrane attack complex (GO:0001971), immune complex clearance (GO:0002434), protein folding (GO:0006457), lipid metabolic process (GO:0006629), complement activation (GO:0006956), complement activation, classical pathway (GO:0006958), response to virus (GO:0009615), positive regulation of gene expression (GO:0010628), protein import (GO:0017038), negative regulation of protein-containing complex assembly (GO:0031333), positive regulation of protein-containing complex assembly (GO:0031334), central nervous system myelin maintenance (GO:0032286), positive regulation of proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process (GO:0032436), positive regulation of tumor necrosis factor production (GO:0032760), regulation of cell population proliferation (GO:0042127), regulation of apoptotic process (GO:0042981), positive regulation of apoptotic process (GO:0043065), negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process (GO:0043524), reverse cholesterol transport (GO:0043691), innate immune response (GO:0045087), positive regulation of nitric oxide biosynthetic process (GO:0045429), negative regulation of complement activation (GO:0045916), positive regulation of receptor-mediated endocytosis (GO:0048260), protein stabilization (GO:0050821), obsolete positive regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity (GO:0051092), chaperone-mediated protein complex assembly (GO:0051131), response to misfolded protein (GO:0051788), microglial cell proliferation (GO:0061518), protein targeting to lysosome involved in chaperone-mediated autophagy (GO:0061740), negative regulation of release of cytochrome c from mitochondria (GO:0090201), intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway (GO:0097193), amyloid-beta clearance (GO:0097242), regulation of amyloid-beta clearance (GO:1900221), positive regulation of amyloid-beta formation (GO:1902004), negative regulation of intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway in response to DNA damage (GO:1902230), negative regulation of amyloid-beta formation (GO:1902430), regulation of neuronal signal transduction (GO:1902847)

GO Molecular Function (13): amyloid-beta binding (GO:0001540), signaling receptor binding (GO:0005102), ubiquitin protein ligase binding (GO:0031625), protein-containing complex binding (GO:0044877), receptor ligand activity (GO:0048018), tau protein binding (GO:0048156), low-density lipoprotein particle receptor binding (GO:0050750), obsolete unfolded protein binding (GO:0051082), protein-folding chaperone binding (GO:0051087), misfolded protein binding (GO:0051787), protein sequestering activity (GO:0140311), protein carrier activity (GO:0140597), protein binding (GO:0005515)

GO Cellular Component (28): extracellular region (GO:0005576), obsolete extracellular space (GO:0005615), nucleus (GO:0005634), cytoplasm (GO:0005737), mitochondrion (GO:0005739), mitochondrial inner membrane (GO:0005743), Golgi apparatus (GO:0005794), cytosol (GO:0005829), plasma membrane (GO:0005886), cell surface (GO:0009986), platelet alpha granule lumen (GO:0031093), protein-containing complex (GO:0032991), spherical high-density lipoprotein particle (GO:0034366), chromaffin granule (GO:0042583), intracellular membrane-bounded organelle (GO:0043231), synapse (GO:0045202), perinuclear region of cytoplasm (GO:0048471), extracellular exosome (GO:0070062), blood microparticle (GO:0072562), neurofibrillary tangle (GO:0097418), apical dendrite (GO:0097440), perinuclear endoplasmic reticulum lumen (GO:0099020), endoplasmic reticulum (GO:0005783), cytoskeleton (GO:0005856), membrane (GO:0016020), cytoplasmic vesicle (GO:0031410), mitochondrial membrane (GO:0031966), cell periphery (GO:0071944)

Reactome top-level categories

Rollup of top-4 pathways:

CategoryPathways
Complement cascade2
Response to elevated platelet cytosolic Ca2+1
Innate Immune System1
Dengue Virus-Host Interactions1

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
cellular anatomical structure6
protein binding4
cytoplasm4
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle3
immune effector process2
regulation of protein-containing complex assembly2
protein-containing complex assembly2
apoptotic process2
binding2
intracellular anatomical structure2
anatomical structure morphogenesis1
leukocyte activation involved in inflammatory response1
macrophage activation1
glial cell activation1
apoptotic mitochondrial changes1
apoptotic signaling pathway1
activation of membrane attack complex1
regulation of activation of membrane attack complex1
negative regulation of complement activation1
cellular process1
protein maturation1
primary metabolic process1
activation of immune response1
humoral immune response1
protein activation cascade1
humoral immune response mediated by circulating immunoglobulin1
complement activation1
response to other organism1
gene expression1
regulation of gene expression1
positive regulation of macromolecule biosynthetic process1
protein transport1
negative regulation of cellular component organization1
positive regulation of cellular component biogenesis1
positive regulation of cellular component organization1
central nervous system myelination1
myelin maintenance1
regulation of proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process1
proteasome-mediated ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process1
positive regulation of proteasomal protein catabolic process1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

3594 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
CLUAPOEP02649998
CLUAPOA1P02647994
CLULRP2P98164987
CLUPON1P27169983
CLULTFP02788980
CLUTREM2Q9NZC2980
CLUAPPP05067964
CLUVTNP01141960
CLUAPODP05090935
CLUPICALMQ13492924
CLUAPOA4P06727918
CLUAPOC1P02654896
CLULRP8Q14114893
CLULEPP41159893
CLUA2MP01023890
CLUAPOA2P02652890

IntAct

208 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
CDK19MED7psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.800
APPCLUpsi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.680
SNCACLUpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.660
CLUSNCApsi-mi:“MI:0403”(colocalization)0.660
SNCAAPOA1psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.620
APPCLUpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
CLUADCYAP1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.540
CLUADCYAP1psi-mi:“MI:0403”(colocalization)0.540
CLUCANXpsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530
EBNA-LPHAX1psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530
RYKPCDH7psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530
HLA-DPA1TYW5psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530
DDX31IGLL5psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530
FCGRTGOLIM4psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530
MMP3APOEpsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530
GARRE1APODpsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530
METTL17HSPD1psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530
CLUFOSpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.520
CLUPPARGpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.520
Stag2PPP1R12Apsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.400
CD5Lpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.400
LECT2psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.400
GNAT3psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.400

BioGRID (403): CLU (Reconstituted Complex), CLU (Affinity Capture-MS), CLU (Affinity Capture-MS), CLU (Affinity Capture-MS), CLU (Affinity Capture-MS), CLU (Affinity Capture-MS), CLU (Affinity Capture-MS), CLU (Affinity Capture-MS), CLU (Affinity Capture-MS), CLU (Affinity Capture-MS), CLU (Affinity Capture-MS), CLU (Affinity Capture-MS), CLU (Affinity Capture-MS), CLU (Affinity Capture-MS), CLU (Affinity Capture-MS)

ESM2 similar proteins: A0A096P2H6, A0A0D9S1R4, A0A1B0GTZ2, A4UZ23, A5A777, A6NFE2, B3IXK1, B8VIX3, D3ZNV2, E2RE76, O46617, O70514, O76061, O88452, O97561, P05371, P0DKU6, P0DKW1, P0DKW3, P0DKY3, P10909, P11682, P14018, P15522, P17697, P25473, P55056, P57679, Q06890, Q15846, Q29482, Q29549, Q3ZRW6, Q3ZRW7, Q3ZRW9, Q5CCK0, Q5E9H1, Q5RAT2, Q5U2T4, Q5ZK77

Diamond homologs: P05371, P10909, P14018, P14683, P17697, P17698, P25473, Q06890, Q29482, Q29549, Q9XSC5, Q15846, Q3ZRW6, Q3ZRW7, Q3ZRW9

SIGNOR signaling

7 interactions.

AEffectBMechanism
CLU“up-regulates activity”SCF-betaTRCPbinding
CLU“down-regulates quantity by destabilization”COMMD1binding
CLU“down-regulates quantity by destabilization”IKBKBbinding
CLU“up-regulates quantity”LRP2binding
GDNF“up-regulates quantity by expression”CLU“transcriptional regulation”
MYBL2“up-regulates quantity by expression”CLU“transcriptional regulation”
SYVN1“down-regulates quantity by destabilization”CLUpolyubiquitination

Enriched among interaction partners

Reactome pathways and GO biological processes over-represented among this gene’s 219 IntAct physical interaction partners (hypergeometric vs the genome-wide background, BH-FDR, gene-set size 15–500, ranked by fold). A functional readout of the neighbourhood — distinct from this gene’s own memberships above, and biased toward well-studied / hub proteins, so read it as themes rather than proof.

GO biological processes:

GO termPartnersFoldFDR
negative regulation of MAPK cascade710.7×7e-03

Disease & clinical

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

48 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic0
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance0
Likely benign14
Benign9

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)

SpliceAI

1326 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
8:27598454:GCTTA:Gdonor_loss1.0000
8:27598455:CTTA:Cdonor_loss1.0000
8:27598456:TTACC:Tdonor_loss1.0000
8:27598457:T:TAdonor_loss1.0000
8:27598458:A:ACdonor_gain1.0000
8:27598459:C:CCdonor_gain1.0000
8:27598459:C:CGdonor_loss1.0000
8:27598631:GCCAC:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
8:27598632:CCAC:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
8:27598632:CCACC:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
8:27598633:CAC:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
8:27598633:CACC:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
8:27598634:AC:Aacceptor_gain1.0000
8:27598635:CC:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
8:27598635:CCT:Cacceptor_loss1.0000
8:27598636:C:CCacceptor_gain1.0000
8:27598636:C:Tacceptor_gain1.0000
8:27598637:T:Aacceptor_loss1.0000
8:27598640:A:ACacceptor_gain1.0000
8:27598640:A:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
8:27598646:C:CTacceptor_gain1.0000
8:27598647:A:Tacceptor_gain1.0000
8:27599774:GCTCA:Gdonor_loss1.0000
8:27599775:CTCAC:Cdonor_loss1.0000
8:27599776:TCAC:Tdonor_loss1.0000
8:27599777:CACC:Cdonor_loss1.0000
8:27599778:A:ATdonor_loss1.0000
8:27599779:C:Tdonor_loss1.0000
8:27599800:A:ACdonor_gain1.0000
8:27599801:C:CCdonor_gain1.0000

AlphaMissense

0 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000031306 (8:27604862 C>T), RS1000090414 (8:27611289 C>T), RS1000312240 (8:27608099 G>A), RS1000320853 (8:27613817 T>A), RS1000373120 (8:27614124 G>A,C), RS1000466509 (8:27605123 G>A,C), RS1000787999 (8:27600531 C>A,G,T), RS1000861367 (8:27600756 G>A), RS1001014325 (8:27602952 C>A), RS1001090891 (8:27603289 C>T), RS1001092572 (8:27612572 G>T), RS1001440430 (8:27606173 T>C), RS1001478986 (8:27597610 A>G), RS1001528664 (8:27596760 G>A), RS1001604790 (8:27606247 C>T)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:185430 | disease phenotypes:

GenCC curated gene-disease

Mondo (1): Alzheimer disease (MONDO:0004975)

Orphanet (2): Early-onset autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease (Orphanet:1020), NON RARE IN EUROPE: Alzheimer disease (Orphanet:238616)

HPO phenotypes

1 total (1 of 1 shown, HPO-id order):

HPOTerm
HP:0002511Alzheimer disease

GWAS associations

31 associations (top):

StudyTraitp-value
GCST000320_9Panic disorder7.000000e-07
GCST000479_1Alzheimer’s disease9.000000e-10
GCST000480_1Alzheimer’s disease6.000000e-10
GCST001026_4Alzheimer’s disease (late onset)8.000000e-08
GCST001087_4Alzheimer’s disease4.000000e-08
GCST002245_9Alzheimer’s disease (late onset)3.000000e-25
GCST002539_72Schizophrenia2.000000e-08
GCST002813_6Alzheimer’s disease in APOE e4+ carriers3.000000e-09
GCST002817_11Alzheimer’s disease in APOE e4- carriers2.000000e-06
GCST004521_193Autism spectrum disorder or schizophrenia3.000000e-09
GCST004744_5Lung adenocarcinoma9.000000e-06
GCST004749_23Lung cancer in ever smokers2.000000e-07
GCST005549_2Alzheimer’s disease (late onset)6.000000e-10
GCST006291_5Spherical equivalent or myopia (age of diagnosis)1.000000e-08
GCST006803_90Schizophrenia8.000000e-12
GCST007319_21Alzheimer’s disease (late onset)1.000000e-18
GCST007319_7Alzheimer’s disease (late onset)6.000000e-20
GCST007320_4Alzheimer’s disease or family history of Alzheimer’s disease3.000000e-19
GCST007320_53Alzheimer’s disease or family history of Alzheimer’s disease7.000000e-17
GCST007321_11Family history of Alzheimer’s disease6.000000e-08
GCST007321_19Family history of Alzheimer’s disease7.000000e-09
GCST007327_206Smoking status (ever vs never smokers)7.000000e-22
GCST007826_3Alzheimer’s disease or fasting insulin levels (pleiotropy)1.000000e-17
GCST009021_3Alzheimer’s disease6.000000e-15
GCST009405_1Smoking behaviour (cigarettes smoked per day)6.000000e-13
GCST009407_1Smoking behaviour (cigarettes smoked per day)1.000000e-13
GCST009600_146Anorexia nervosa, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, major depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizophrenia, or Tourette syndrome (pleiotropy)3.000000e-08
GCST010002_272Refractive error3.000000e-16
GCST011703_85Smoking initiation2.000000e-20
GCST90012877_22Alzheimer’s disease or family history of Alzheimer’s disease8.000000e-26

EFO canonical traits (6, from GWAS)

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:1001870late-onset Alzheimers disease
EFO:0004847age at onset
EFO:0009268family history of Alzheimer’s disease
EFO:0004318smoking behavior
EFO:0006525cigarettes per day measurement
EFO:0005670smoking initiation

MeSH disease descriptors (1)

DescriptorNameTree numbers
D000544Alzheimer DiseaseC10.228.140.380.100; C10.574.945.249; F03.615.400.100

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: no

PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)

GtoPdb / IUPHAR curated pharmacology

(IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology — expert-curated)

Target class: other protein — Complement system regulators

Most potent curated ligand interactions (1 total), top 1:

LigandActionAffinityParameter
sotevtamabBinding8.35pKd

CTD chemical–gene interactions

150 total (human), top 30 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
sodium arsenitedecreases expression, affects cotreatment, increases expression, affects binding, decreases reaction (+1 more)7
bisphenol Adecreases reaction, increases expression, affects expression4
Estradiolaffects cotreatment, decreases expression4
Valproic Acidaffects expression, increases expression4
trichostatin Aaffects expression, decreases reaction, increases expression3
(+)-JQ1 compoundincreases expression3
Copperdecreases export, increases expression, affects binding, affects cotreatment3
Tobacco Smoke Pollutionaffects expression, decreases expression, increases expression3
Tretinoinaffects cotreatment, increases expression, decreases expression3
Metriboloneincreases expression, affects binding, increases reaction, decreases expression, decreases reaction3
cobaltous chlorideincreases expression2
bicalutamidedecreases reaction, increases expression2
entinostatincreases expression, affects cotreatment2
monomethylarsonous acidincreases expression2
dimethylarsinous acidincreases expression2
belinostatincreases reaction, increases expression2
Decitabineincreases expression, increases reaction, affects cotreatment, decreases methylation2
Arsenic Trioxideincreases expression2
Panobinostataffects cotreatment, increases expression2
Air Pollutantsincreases expression, decreases expression, increases abundance2
Benzo(a)pyreneaffects methylation2
Cadmiumincreases expression, affects binding2
Calcitriolincreases expression2
Cisplatinincreases expression, increases reaction, decreases response to substance2
Doxorubicinincreases expression, decreases response to substance, decreases reaction2
Leadaffects methylation, affects expression2
Nickelaffects binding, affects expression, decreases reaction2
Phenylmercuric Acetateaffects cotreatment, increases expression2
Silicon Dioxideaffects secretion, increases expression2
Smokeincreases expression, increases abundance2

Cellosaurus cell lines

21 cell lines: 16 transformed cell line, 5 cancer cell line

First 10 cell lines (id-ordered, not curated):

CellosaurusNameCategorySex
CVCL_B7WPAbcam Raji CLU KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_B9X8Abcam THP-1 CLU KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_C6Z5Abcam PC-3 CLU KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_D4BDHEK293E_Clu WTTransformed cell lineFemale
CVCL_D4BEHEK293E_Clu TL1Transformed cell lineFemale
CVCL_D4BFHEK293E_Clu TL2Transformed cell lineFemale
CVCL_D4BGHEK293E_Clu TL3Transformed cell lineFemale
CVCL_D4BHHEK293E_Clu TL2+3Transformed cell lineFemale
CVCL_D4BIHEK293E_Clu TL4Transformed cell lineFemale
CVCL_D4BJHEK293E_Clu CC1Transformed cell lineFemale

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

300 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

TrialPhaseStatusTitle
NCT00009191PHASE4COMPLETEDThe Depression in Alzheimer’s Disease Study (DIADS)
NCT00009217PHASE4COMPLETEDTreatment of Behavioral Symptoms in Alzheimer’s Disease
NCT00018278PHASE4COMPLETEDElectrophysiologic Measures of Treatment Response in Alzheimer Disease
NCT00035204PHASE4COMPLETEDA Study of the Effects on Sleep, Attention, and Gastrointestinal Tolerance of Galantamine and Donepezil in Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease
NCT00042172PHASE4COMPLETEDTreatment for Early Memory Loss
NCT00046358PHASE4COMPLETEDThe Effect of Short-Term Statins and NSAIDs on Levels of Beta-Amyloid, a Protein Associated With Alzheimer’s Disease
NCT00104442PHASE4COMPLETEDStudy of the Effects of Current Drug Treatments on Levels of Certain Brain Chemicals in Alzheimer’s Disease
NCT00120874PHASE4COMPLETEDMemantine and Comprehensive, Individualized Management of Alzheimer’s Disease and Caregiver Training
NCT00142324PHASE4UNKNOWNCALM-AD
NCT00165724PHASE4COMPLETEDAlzheimer’s Disease Long-term Follow-up Study (ALF Study)
NCT00165750PHASE4TERMINATEDCorrelation Between Regional Brain Volume and Response to Donepezil Treatment in AD Patients
NCT00202124PHASE4COMPLETEDDouble Blind Study of Trp01 in Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease
NCT00208819PHASE4COMPLETEDA Comparison of Two Standard Therapies in the Management of Dementia With Agitation
NCT00216515PHASE4COMPLETEDThe Efficacy of Galantamine on the Attention and the Frontal Function of the Patients With Dementia of Alzheimer Type
NCT00230568PHASE4COMPLETEDEARTH 413: A Study of Aricept in Hispanic Patients With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)
NCT00234637PHASE4COMPLETEDRivastigmine Monotherapy and Combination Therapy With Memantine in Patients With Moderately Severe Alzheimer’s Disease Who Failed to Benefit From Previous Cholinesterase Inhibitor Treatment
NCT00245206PHASE4COMPLETEDSide Effects of Newer Antipsychotics in Older Adults
NCT00254033PHASE4COMPLETEDApathy Associated With Alzheimer’s Disease
NCT00260624PHASE4COMPLETEDEscitalopram Treatment of Patients With Agitated Dementia
NCT00303277PHASE4COMPLETEDDo HMG CoA Reductase Inhibitors Affect Abeta Levels?
NCT00305903PHASE4COMPLETEDSafety and Tolerability of Rivastigmine With Add-on Memantine in Patients With Probable Alzheimer’s Disease
NCT00306124PHASE4UNKNOWNDopaminergic Enhancement of Learning and Memory in Healthy Adults and Patients With Dementia/Mild Cognitive Impairment
NCT00334906PHASE4COMPLETEDStudy of Memantine in Assessment of Selected Measures of Volumetric Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Cognition in Moderate AD (Alzheimer’s Disease)
NCT00369603PHASE4TERMINATEDFunctional Brain Imaging of Medication Treatment Response in Mild Alzheimer’s Disease Patients
NCT00375557PHASE4WITHDRAWNSafety and Efficacy of Divalproex and Quetiapine in Elderly Alzheimer’s Dementia Patients
NCT00381381PHASE4COMPLETEDThe Clinical Response of Choline Acetyltransferase and Apolipoprotein Epsilon Gene Polymorphisms to Donepezil in Alzheimer’s Disease
NCT00385684PHASE4COMPLETEDLow-Dose Opiate Therapy for Discomfort in Dementia (L-DOT)
NCT00401167PHASE4COMPLETEDMemantine for Agitation and Aggression in Severe Alzheimer’s Disease
NCT00403520PHASE4COMPLETEDHippocampus Study: Comparative Effect of Donepezil 10mg/d and Placebo on Clinical and Radiological Markers
NCT00417482PHASE4COMPLETEDAntipsychotic Discontinuation in Alzheimer’s Disease
NCT00443014PHASE4COMPLETEDThe Dementia Study in Northern Norway
NCT00469456PHASE4COMPLETEDEffect of Memantine on Functional Communication in Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease
NCT00476008PHASE4COMPLETEDDelaying the Progression of Driving Impairment in Individuals With Mild Alzheimer’s Disease
NCT00477659PHASE4COMPLETEDNeural Correlates In Mild Alzheimer’s Disease
NCT00480870PHASE4COMPLETEDThe Effect of Anticholinesterase Drugs on Sleep in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients
NCT00495820PHASE4COMPLETEDMethylphenidate for Apathy in Alzheimer’s Dementia: A Controlled Study
NCT00523666PHASE4UNKNOWNDiffusion Tensor Weighted MRI in Alzheimer’s Disease Modifying Treatment Effects of Galantamine (Reminyl®)
NCT00549601PHASE4COMPLETEDConvenience, Tolerability, and Safety of Change in the Administration of Rivastigmine From Capsules to a Transdermal Patch in Patients With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease
NCT00551161PHASE4COMPLETEDMagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study of Memantine in Alzheimer’s Disease
NCT00561392PHASE4COMPLETEDClinical Effectiveness of 10 cm^2 Rivastigmine Patch in Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease