HIGD2B
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Summary
HIGD2B (HIG1 hypoxia inducible domain family member 2B, HGNC:26984) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 15q24.1, encoding HIG1 domain family member 2B (Q4VC39).
Predicted to be involved in mitochondrial respirasome assembly. Predicted to be located in membrane. Predicted to be active in mitochondrion.
Source: NCBI Gene 123346 — RefSeq curated summary.
At a glance
- MANE Select transcript:
NM_001350932
Identifiers
Gene identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HGNC ID | HGNC:26984 |
| Approved symbol | HIGD2B |
| Name | HIG1 hypoxia inducible domain family member 2B |
| Location | 15q24.1 |
| Locus type | gene with protein product |
| Status | Approved |
| Ensembl gene | ENSG00000175202 |
| Ensembl biotype | protein_coding |
| Entrez | 123346 |
Gene structure
Transcript identifiers
Ensembl transcripts: 2 — 2 protein_coding
ENST00000311755, ENST00000911655
RefSeq mRNA: 1 — MANE Select: NM_001350932
NM_001350932
CCDS: CCDS86473
Canonical transcript exons
ENST00000311755 — 3 exons
| Exon | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| ENSE00001211074 | 72675798 | 72676387 |
| ENSE00001340088 | 72680015 | 72680193 |
| ENSE00001340091 | 72685818 | 72686182 |
Expression profiles
Bgee: expression breadth tissue_specific, 10 present calls, max score 91.09.
FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth tissue_specific, TPM avg 0.0213 / max 5.4760, expressed in 7 samples.
FANTOM5 promoters (1 alternative TSS)
| Promoter ID | TPM avg | Samples expressed |
|---|---|---|
| 150840 | 0.0213 | 7 |
Top tissues by expression
110 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):
| Tissue | Anatomy ID | Expression score | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| primordial germ cell in gonad | CL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:0000991 | 91.09 | gold quality |
| male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis | CL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:0000473 | 80.99 | gold quality |
| testis | UBERON:0000473 | 63.61 | gold quality |
| left testis | UBERON:0004533 | 63.39 | gold quality |
| right testis | UBERON:0004534 | 62.30 | gold quality |
| bone marrow cell | CL:0002092 | 42.18 | gold quality |
| colonic epithelium | UBERON:0000397 | 41.63 | gold quality |
| ganglionic eminence | UBERON:0004023 | 37.36 | silver quality |
| sural nerve | UBERON:0015488 | 36.93 | gold quality |
| granulocyte | CL:0000094 | 36.86 | gold quality |
| apex of heart | UBERON:0002098 | 36.85 | gold quality |
| ventricular zone | UBERON:0003053 | 36.48 | gold quality |
| cortical plate | UBERON:0005343 | 36.47 | gold quality |
| olfactory segment of nasal mucosa | UBERON:0005386 | 35.01 | gold quality |
| skeletal muscle tissue | UBERON:0001134 | 34.82 | gold quality |
| bone marrow | UBERON:0002371 | 34.82 | gold quality |
| right uterine tube | UBERON:0001302 | 32.23 | gold quality |
| hindlimb stylopod muscle | UBERON:0004252 | 32.15 | gold quality |
| muscle tissue | UBERON:0002385 | 32.12 | gold quality |
| blood | UBERON:0000178 | 30.93 | gold quality |
| prefrontal cortex | UBERON:0000451 | 30.41 | gold quality |
| lymph node | UBERON:0000029 | 30.04 | gold quality |
| stromal cell of endometrium | CL:0002255 | 29.87 | gold quality |
| vermiform appendix | UBERON:0001154 | 29.64 | gold quality |
| adult mammalian kidney | UBERON:0000082 | 29.07 | gold quality |
| tonsil | UBERON:0002372 | 29.06 | gold quality |
| right lobe of liver | UBERON:0001114 | 28.96 | gold quality |
| right adrenal gland cortex | UBERON:0035827 | 28.89 | gold quality |
| body of pancreas | UBERON:0001150 | 28.45 | gold quality |
| kidney | UBERON:0002113 | 28.20 | gold quality |
Single-cell (SCXA)
Detected in 1 experiment(s), a significant marker in 0.
| Experiment | Marker? | Max mean expression |
|---|---|---|
| E-ANND-3 | no | 1.47 |
Regulation
Is transcription factor: no
Cross-species orthologs
4 orthologs
| Organism | Symbol | Gene ID |
|---|---|---|
| danio_rerio | higd2a | ENSDARG00000052371 |
| mus_musculus | Higd2a | ENSMUSG00000025868 |
| rattus_norvegicus | AABR07035091.1 | ENSRNOG00000001071 |
| rattus_norvegicus | Higd2a | ENSRNOG00000017372 |
Paralogs (4): HIGD1B (ENSG00000131097), HIGD2A (ENSG00000146066), HIGD1A (ENSG00000181061), HIGD1C (ENSG00000214511)
Protein
Protein identifiers
HIG1 domain family member 2B — Q4VC39 (reviewed: Q4VC39)
All UniProt accessions (1): Q4VC39
UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →
Subcellular location. Membrane.
RefSeq proteins (1): NP_001337861* (*=MANE)
Domains & families (InterPro)
| ID | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| IPR007667 | Hypoxia_induced_domain | Domain |
| IPR050355 | RCF1 | Family |
Pfam: PF04588
UniProt features (7 total): topological domain 3, transmembrane region 2, chain 1, domain 1
Structure
Experimental structures (PDB)
0 structures.
Predicted structure (AlphaFold)
| Model | pLDDT | Fraction very-high |
|---|---|---|
| AF-Q4VC39-F1 | 60.38 | 0.00 |
Function
Pathways and Gene Ontology
Reactome pathways
0 pathways
MSigDB gene sets: 23 (showing top):
GOBP_MITOCHONDRIAL_RESPIRATORY_CHAIN_COMPLEX_ASSEMBLY, ARID5B_TARGET_GENES, ATF6_TARGET_GENES, SETD7_TARGET_GENES, UBN1_TARGET_GENES, ZBTB18_TARGET_GENES, ZNF22_TARGET_GENES, ZNF257_TARGET_GENES, ZNF423_TARGET_GENES, GOBP_MITOCHONDRION_ORGANIZATION, ZSCAN31_TARGET_GENES, GOBP_MITOCHONDRIAL_RESPIRASOME_ASSEMBLY, MZF1_TARGET_GENES, HOXA1_TARGET_GENES, BRCA2_TARGET_GENES
GO Biological Process (1): mitochondrial respirasome assembly (GO:0097250)
GO Molecular Function (1): protein binding (GO:0005515)
GO Cellular Component (2): mitochondrion (GO:0005739), membrane (GO:0016020)
GO top-level categories
Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:
| Category | Terms |
|---|---|
| mitochondrion organization | 1 |
| mitochondrial respiratory chain complex assembly | 1 |
| binding | 1 |
| cytoplasm | 1 |
| intracellular membrane-bounded organelle | 1 |
| cellular anatomical structure | 1 |
Protein interactions and networks
STRING
372 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):
| Protein A | Protein B | Partner UniProt | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGD2B | CCDC28A-AS1 | A0A096LPI5 | 647 |
| HIGD2B | DRICH1 | Q6PGQ1 | 536 |
| HIGD2B | C16orf89 | Q6UX73 | 532 |
| HIGD2B | C9orf85 | Q96MD7 | 500 |
| HIGD2B | GLRA3 | O75311 | 467 |
| HIGD2B | PLK5 | Q496M5 | 455 |
| HIGD2B | DHFR2 | Q86XF0 | 453 |
| HIGD2B | FAM218A | Q96MZ4 | 447 |
| HIGD2B | PRR20A | P86496 | 435 |
| HIGD2B | OR2T8 | A6NH00 | 417 |
| HIGD2B | STATH | P02808 | 380 |
| HIGD2B | HTN3 | P15516 | 380 |
| HIGD2B | PRAMEF2 | O60811 | 368 |
| HIGD2B | ZFP62 | Q8NB50 | 350 |
| HIGD2B | COX7A2L | O14548 | 332 |
IntAct
10 interactions, top by confidence:
| A | B | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| POU4F2 | HIGD2B | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| HIGD2B | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 | |
| HIGD2B | GPSM3 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| POU4F2 | HIGD2B | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.000 |
| GPSM3 | HIGD2B | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.000 |
| HIGD2B | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.000 |
ESM2 similar proteins: A1XQS2, A4IJ20, F6QZ15, O14548, O60397, P0CU26, P13183, P14406, P24310, P34660, P46269, P56392, Q0V9J0, Q17ED3, Q290M9, Q2KI08, Q2M2S2, Q3T061, Q4QQV3, Q4R6H1, Q4VC39, Q5R504, Q5RE99, Q5REP2, Q5XIJ4, Q5XKA2, Q5ZML6, Q61387, Q64445, Q7JX57, Q7QHP6, Q7SXI1, Q7Z4L0, Q8BGY7, Q8BTC1, Q91W29, Q91Y94, Q99KD6, Q9BUB7, Q9BVV7
Diamond homologs: A1CHC5, A1CXG2, A2QI79, A3LVL1, A4RI25, A5DHC2, A5E2M7, A6RBB3, A6SSX6, A6ZM32, A7F679, A7TFU8, A8P006, B0D4J7, B0Y606, B2WBP3, B3LLM2, B6H465, B6K2Z6, B6QHL8, B6QHL9, B8MJJ2, B8N9M0, B9WHT6, C0NUL6, C0RYW2, C1G794, C4JHR1, C4QV79, C4Y631, C4YRP9, C5DLZ7, C5DWC4, C5FSQ7, C5GDJ2, C5JIT3, C5MAV2, C5P447, C6H220, C7GT60
SIGNOR signaling
0 interactions.
Disease & clinical
Clinical variants and AI predictions
ClinVar
0 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):
| Classification | Count (floor) |
|---|---|
| Pathogenic | 0 |
| Likely pathogenic | 0 |
| Uncertain significance | 0 |
| Likely benign | 0 |
| Benign | 0 |
Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)
SpliceAI
692 predictions. Top by Δscore:
| Variant | Effect | Δscore |
|---|---|---|
| 15:72680013:A:AC | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:72680014:C:CC | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:72680194:C:CC | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:72683204:CA:C | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 15:72680009:ACT:A | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 15:72680010:CT:C | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 15:72680011:TTACA:T | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 15:72680012:T:TG | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 15:72680013:A:C | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 15:72680014:CA:C | donor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 15:72680014:CAT:C | donor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 15:72680191:TAG:T | acceptor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 15:72680205:G:C | acceptor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 15:72683203:A:AC | donor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 15:72683204:C:CC | donor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 15:72683303:AACT:A | acceptor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 15:72683304:ACT:A | acceptor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 15:72683305:C:CC | acceptor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 15:72683306:T:A | acceptor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 15:72680009:A:AC | donor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 15:72680010:C:CC | donor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 15:72680014:CATG:C | donor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 15:72680191:TAGC:T | acceptor_loss | 0.9800 |
| 15:72680193:GCTA:G | acceptor_loss | 0.9800 |
| 15:72680194:CTAGA:C | acceptor_loss | 0.9800 |
| 15:72680205:G:GC | acceptor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 15:72683302:TAAC:T | acceptor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 15:72683305:CTGA:C | acceptor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 15:72680192:AG:A | acceptor_gain | 0.9700 |
| 15:72683301:GTAAC:G | acceptor_gain | 0.9700 |
AlphaMissense
687 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:
dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000584382 (15:72686720 C>T), RS1000674869 (15:72678711 A>G), RS1000768391 (15:72678903 A>G), RS1000790917 (15:72676407 G>T), RS1000835368 (15:72681492 A>G), RS1000986621 (15:72688076 ACTT>A), RS1001059526 (15:72686390 C>T), RS1001272091 (15:72679821 A>G), RS1001318298 (15:72686473 C>G,T), RS1001370900 (15:72686251 G>A,C), RS1001514468 (15:72678594 G>A), RS1001618637 (15:72680055 T>C), RS1002008941 (15:72685887 C>G), RS1002768425 (15:72681886 C>T), RS1002887842 (15:72678534 A>T)
Disease associations
OMIM: gene `` | disease phenotypes:
GenCC curated gene-disease
Mondo (0):
Orphanet (0):
HPO phenotypes
0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):
GWAS associations
0 associations (top):
Drugs & pharmacology
Drug and pharmacology data
Is drug target: no
PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)
CTD chemical–gene interactions
4 total (human), top 4 by PubMed support.
| Chemical | Actions (top 5) | PubMed papers |
|---|---|---|
| benzo(e)pyrene | increases methylation | 1 |
| S-(1,2-dichlorovinyl)cysteine | affects cotreatment, affects response to substance, increases expression | 1 |
| Lipopolysaccharides | affects response to substance, increases expression, affects cotreatment | 1 |
| Methapyrilene | increases methylation | 1 |
Clinical trials (associated diseases)
0 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.
Related Atlas pages
No linked Atlas pages yet — the cross-entity mesh grows as the corpus expands.