IGFBP3

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Also known as IBP3BP-53

Summary

IGFBP3 (insulin like growth factor binding protein 3, HGNC:5472) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 7p12.3, encoding Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 3 (P17936). Multifunctional protein that plays a critical role in regulating the availability of IGFs such as IGF1 and IGF2 to their receptors and thereby regulates IGF-mediated cellular processes including proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis in a cell-type specific manner.

This gene is a member of the insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP) family and encodes a protein with an IGFBP domain and a thyroglobulin type-I domain. The protein forms a ternary complex with insulin-like growth factor acid-labile subunit (IGFALS) and either insulin-like growth factor (IGF) I or II. In this form, it circulates in the plasma, prolonging the half-life of IGFs and altering their interaction with cell surface receptors. Alternate transcriptional splice variants, encoding different isoforms, have been characterized.

Source: NCBI Gene 3486 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • GWAS associations: 63
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 42 total
  • Druggable target: yes
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_000598

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:5472
Approved symbolIGFBP3
Nameinsulin like growth factor binding protein 3
Location7p12.3
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesIBP3, BP-53
Ensembl geneENSG00000146674
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM146732
Entrez3486

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 13 — 10 protein_coding, 2 retained_intron, 1 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined

ENST00000381083, ENST00000381086, ENST00000417621, ENST00000428530, ENST00000448817, ENST00000460209, ENST00000460477, ENST00000465642, ENST00000613132, ENST00000908403, ENST00000908404, ENST00000908405, ENST00000908406

RefSeq mRNA: 2 — MANE Select: NM_000598 NM_000598, NM_001013398

CCDS: CCDS34632, CCDS5505

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000613132 — 5 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE000016125244591654845916667
ENSE000017029934591480545914945
ENSE000018883574592073845921272
ENSE000032461054591224545913834
ENSE000035638504591721345917439

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 290 present calls, max score 99.95.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 141.0371 / max 11131.4501, expressed in 1328 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (20 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
83984133.16451313
839812.2759483
839731.4628358
839790.8807287
839740.7945274
839760.623135
839550.4119134
839820.2644110
839510.176767
839800.148560

Top tissues by expression

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

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
deciduaUBERON:000245099.95gold quality
palpebral conjunctivaUBERON:000181299.83gold quality
cartilage tissueUBERON:000241899.80gold quality
placentaUBERON:000198799.77gold quality
descending thoracic aortaUBERON:000234599.25gold quality
mucosa of urinary bladderUBERON:000125999.08gold quality
peritoneumUBERON:000235899.03gold quality
omental fat padUBERON:001041499.03gold quality
adipose tissue of abdominal regionUBERON:000780898.99gold quality
mammalian vulvaUBERON:000099798.91gold quality
pericardiumUBERON:000240798.89gold quality
upper leg skinUBERON:000426298.87gold quality
skin of hipUBERON:000155498.74gold quality
thoracic aortaUBERON:000151598.72gold quality
right lobe of liverUBERON:000111498.69gold quality
ascending aortaUBERON:000149698.69gold quality
nasal cavity epitheliumUBERON:000538498.58gold quality
liverUBERON:000210798.56gold quality
vena cavaUBERON:000408798.55gold quality
myometriumUBERON:000129698.48gold quality
subcutaneous adipose tissueUBERON:000219098.44gold quality
aortaUBERON:000094798.43gold quality
body of uterusUBERON:000985398.39gold quality
cardiac muscle of right atriumUBERON:000337998.30gold quality
tibial arteryUBERON:000761098.23gold quality
adipose tissueUBERON:000101398.22gold quality
popliteal arteryUBERON:000225098.22gold quality
urethraUBERON:000005798.19gold quality
left ovaryUBERON:000211998.19gold quality
endocervixUBERON:000045898.15gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 25 experiment(s), a significant marker in 23.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-GEOD-130473yes26548.09
E-HCAD-23yes14719.41
E-MTAB-6308yes5941.72
E-CURD-7yes5451.49
E-ENAD-21yes3081.98
E-GEOD-135922yes3006.41
E-MTAB-8142yes2998.87
E-MTAB-7407yes2906.13
E-HCAD-24yes2304.83
E-HCAD-11yes2278.33
E-CURD-98yes2080.75
E-HCAD-13yes1906.55
E-MTAB-9435yes1185.86
E-GEOD-86618yes980.94
E-ANND-5yes665.30

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): AR, CDX2, CXXC1, DLX5, DNMT3A, EP300, ESR1, EWSR1, FLI1, FOXO3, GLI2, HDAC1, HIF1A, HOXC6, HOXD10, ID2, ID4, MECP2, MYB, NCOA3, NCOR1, NKX3-1, NR3C1, RARA, RARB, RUNX1, SND1, SP1, SP3, SPI1, STAT1, TBP, TFAP2A, TFCP2, TP53, TP63, TP73, USF1, VDR

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

85 targeting IGFBP3, 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-3163100.0077.238605
HSA-MIR-340-5P100.0072.504437
HSA-MIR-12118100.0065.881270
HSA-MIR-5692A100.0074.406850
HSA-MIR-9-5P100.0072.282361
HSA-MIR-4795-3P100.0074.624024
HSA-MIR-34A-5P99.9971.211784
HSA-MIR-449A99.9971.051776
HSA-MIR-548AW99.9972.573559
HSA-MIR-371B-5P99.9975.344759
HSA-MIR-19A-3P99.9875.332762
HSA-MIR-19B-3P99.9875.442754
HSA-MIR-3173-3P99.9866.491217
HSA-MIR-6891-5P99.9866.531372
HSA-MIR-373-5P99.9875.364753
HSA-MIR-616-5P99.9875.584775
HSA-MIR-3065-5P99.9771.563281
HSA-MIR-34C-5P99.9770.451577
HSA-MIR-449B-5P99.9770.261580
HSA-MIR-1468-3P99.9672.743797
HSA-MIR-548AT-5P99.9670.832666
HSA-MIR-548AJ-3P99.9673.385345
HSA-MIR-548X-3P99.9673.385345
HSA-MIR-4666A-3P99.9671.713434
HSA-MIR-391099.9571.132227
HSA-MIR-548J-3P99.9472.614881
HSA-MIR-548AE-3P99.9372.664867
HSA-MIR-548AH-3P99.9372.544872
HSA-MIR-548AM-3P99.9372.544872
HSA-MIR-548AQ-3P99.9372.664867

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 40)

  • This study defines a signaling pathway for IGFBP-3 from a cell surface receptor to nuclear transcriptional activity, requiring TGF-betaRII but not dependent on the nuclear translocation of IGFBP-3 (PMID:11751851)
  • Hypothyroidism is associated with significant reductions of IGFBP-3 (PMID:11762714)
  • Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-binding protein-3 mutants that do not bind IGF-I or IGF-II stimulate apoptosis in human prostate cancer cells (PMID:11784719)
  • The upstream AP2-binding site of IGFBP3’s promoter is specifically hypermethylated in hepatomas. (PMID:11804742)
  • interaction with STAT-1 during chondrogenesis (PMID:11886859)
  • Reduced serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and IGF-binding protein-3 levels in adults with inflammatory bowel disease. (PMID:11914023)
  • Total and free insulin-like growth factor I, insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 and acid-labile subunit reflect clinical activity in acromegaly. (PMID:11914026)
  • Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 activates a phosphotyrosine phosphatase (PMID:11940579)
  • induces early apoptosis and has potential tumor suppressive effects in prostate cancer (PMID:11948969)
  • study the changes of plasma insulin-like growth factor -1 (IGF-1) and IGF binding protein 3 (IGFBP3) in patients with acute cerebral infarct (ACI) and acute cerebral hemorrhage (ACH) (PMID:11953210)
  • A possible role for insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 autocrine/paracrine loops in controlling hepatocellular carcinoma cell proliferation (PMID:11959812)
  • IGFBP-3 is essential for TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis in PC-3 cells (PMID:11971816)
  • identification of the proteolytic cleavage sites in circulating IGFBP-3 (PMID:11997031)
  • determination of blood levels in adult patients with severe liver disease before and after orthotopic liver transplantation (PMID:12006706)
  • Insulin-like growth factor I, IGF-binding protein 3, and lung cancer risk in a prospective study of men in China. (PMID:12011225)
  • Enhanced expression in gastric cancer cells increases paclitaxel and etoposide-induced growth inhibition (PMID:12051736)
  • The amino-terminal region induces apoptosis of MCF-7 breast carcinoma cells. (PMID:12054563)
  • Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 inhibits the growth of non-small cell lung cancer. (PMID:12068000)
  • is inversely associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia risk (PMID:12111701)
  • Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and IGF binding protein-3 as predictors of advanced-stage prostate cancer. (PMID:12122101)
  • circulating level of IGFBP3 is related to the extent of myocardial injury in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. (PMID:12135130)
  • high levels of IGFBP-3 predicted distant recurrence but not death in postmenopausal breast cancer patients and those with estrogen receptor-positive tumors (PMID:12150454)
  • expression increases during immortalization of cervical keratinocytes (PMID:12163384)
  • IGFBP-3 promoter is activated by Trichostatin A-upregulated Sp1 (PMID:12200149)
  • Variable mid-region is responsible for the specific pro-apoptotic functions of IGFBP-3; phosphorylation may provide a mechanism for regulation of this action (PMID:12210764)
  • improves insulin resistance by GH-dependent and independent mechanisms (PMID:12213898)
  • HT29 tumor cell proliferation in vitro was due, at least in part, to surgery-related depletion of insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 in peripheral blood. (PMID:12219010)
  • These results provide evidence that a specific intracellular signal is triggered by IGFBP-3 binding to a cell surface receptor. (PMID:12220677)
  • role in breast cancer cell growth - review (PMID:12242693)
  • Hypermethylation of IGFBP-3 promoter is associated with non-small cell lung cancer (PMID:12473575)
  • IGFBP-3 concentration significantly lower in acute ischemic stroke than in controls. (PMID:12508918)
  • data demonstrate for the first time that serum levels of IGFs (including free fractions) and IGFBPs are not increased in euthyroid Graves’ patients with active thyroid eye disease (PMID:12519841)
  • Follicular fluid IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 levels were not significantly different among the groups; however, follicular fluid IGFBP-1 levels were lower in those patients with moderate/severe endometriosis (PMID:12571183)
  • quantities of IGFBP-3 produced in culture by human cartilage are small compared with the amount supplied in the form of “small complexes” from the circulation (PMID:12571851)
  • Augmented serum levels of the IGF-I/IGF-binding protein-3 ratio in pre-menopausal patients with type I breast cysts. (PMID:12590636)
  • IGFBP-3 supports myoblast differentiation (PMID:12599210)
  • IGFBP-3 mRNA and protein are differentially expressed in distinct human brain microvascular endothelial cells populations. (PMID:12725526)
  • isolated amino-terminal and carboxyl-terminal domains of IGFBP-3 cooperate in the presence of IGFs to form high-affinity complexes that retain the ability to block IGF activity. (PMID:12810533)
  • Divergent influences of sex steroids, IGF-1, and IGFBP3 on age-related changes in lean body mass in healthy elderly men and women. (PMID:12865482)
  • endurance training improves glucose disposal and increases insulin-like growth binding protein-1 and -3 in men (PMID:12870155)

Cross-species orthologs

3 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_rerioigfbp3ENSDARG00000099144
mus_musculusIgfbp3ENSMUSG00000020427
rattus_norvegicusIgfbp3ENSRNOG00000061910

Paralogs (5): IGFBP2 (ENSG00000115457), IGFBP5 (ENSG00000115461), IGFBP4 (ENSG00000141753), IGFBP1 (ENSG00000146678), IGFBP6 (ENSG00000167779)

Protein

Protein identifiers

Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 3P17936 (reviewed: P17936)

All UniProt accessions (6): P17936, A6XND0, B3KWK7, C9JMX4, H0Y485, H0Y5K2

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Multifunctional protein that plays a critical role in regulating the availability of IGFs such as IGF1 and IGF2 to their receptors and thereby regulates IGF-mediated cellular processes including proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis in a cell-type specific manner. Also exhibits IGF-independent antiproliferative and apoptotic effects mediated by its receptor TMEM219/IGFBP-3R. Inhibits the positive effect of humanin on insulin sensitivity. Promotes testicular germ cell apoptosis. Acts via LRP-1/alpha2M receptor, also known as TGF-beta type V receptor, to mediate cell growth inhibition independent of IGF1. Mechanistically, induces serine-specific dephosphorylation of IRS1 or IRS2 upon ligation to its receptor, leading to the inhibitory cascade. In the nucleus, interacts with transcription factors such as retinoid X receptor-alpha/RXRA to regulate transcriptional signaling and apoptosis.

Subunit / interactions. Interacts with XLKD1. Binds IGF2 more than IGF1. Forms a ternary complex of about 140 to 150 kDa with IGF1 or IGF2 and a 85 kDa glycoprotein (ALS). Interacts with humanin; humanin competes with importin KPNB1 for binding to IGFBP3, blocking IGFBP3 nuclear import and IGFBP3-mediated apoptosis. Interacts with TMEM219. Interacts with RXRA; this interaction modulates the transcriptional activity of RXRA. Interacts with LRP1; this interaction mediates cell growth inhibition independent of IGF1.

Subcellular location. Secreted. Nucleus.

Tissue specificity. Expressed by most tissues. Present in plasma.

Post-translational modifications. Phosphorylated by FAM20C in the extracellular medium. Phosphorylated by CK2; resulting in decreased nuclear localization.

Domain organisation. The thyroglobulin type-1 domain mediates interaction with HN.

Induction. Up-regulated in the presence of IGF1, insulin and other growth-stimulating factors such as growth hormone, EGF and phorbol esters.

Isoforms (2)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
P17936-11yes
P17936-22

RefSeq proteins (2): NP_000589, NP_001013416 (=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR000716Thyroglobulin_1Domain
IPR000867IGFBP-likeDomain
IPR009030Growth_fac_rcpt_cys_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR012211IGFBP-3Family
IPR017891Insulin_GF-bd_Cys-rich_CSConserved_site
IPR022321IGFBP_1-6_chordataFamily
IPR036857Thyroglobulin_1_sfHomologous_superfamily

Pfam: PF00086, PF00219

UniProt features (35 total): disulfide bond 9, sequence variant 6, modified residue 4, glycosylation site 3, mutagenesis site 3, region of interest 3, domain 2, compositionally biased region 2, signal peptide 1, chain 1, splice variant 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

1 structures.

PDBMethodResolution (Å)
7WRQELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.6

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-P17936-F167.940.28

Functional residue map

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

Post-translational modifications (4): 194, 201, 202, 148

Disulfide bonds (9): 40–67, 43–69, 51–70, 58–73, 81–94, 88–114, 213–240, 251–262, 264–285

Glycosylation sites (3): 116, 136, 199

Mutagenesis-validated functional residues (3):

PositionPhenotype
194strongly enhanced apoptotic potential.
202no change in apoptotic potential.
215completely abolished als binding.

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

3 pathways

IDPathway
R-HSA-381426Regulation of Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) transport and uptake by Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Proteins (IGFBPs)
R-HSA-6803211TP53 Regulates Transcription of Death Receptors and Ligands
R-HSA-8957275Post-translational protein phosphorylation

MSigDB gene sets: 403 (showing top): LEE_NEURAL_CREST_STEM_CELL_DN, BENPORATH_ES_WITH_H3K27ME3, GOBP_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_SMOOTH_MUSCLE_CELL_PROLIFERATION, HARRIS_HYPOXIA, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_PHOSPHORYLATION, YAO_HOXA10_TARGETS_VIA_PROGESTERONE_UP, PEREZ_TP63_TARGETS, GCANCTGNY_MYOD_Q6, HALMOS_CEBPA_TARGETS_UP, GOBP_GROWTH, GOBP_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_MAPK_CASCADE, GOBP_OSTEOBLAST_DIFFERENTIATION, KYNG_DNA_DAMAGE_DN, YAO_TEMPORAL_RESPONSE_TO_PROGESTERONE_CLUSTER_1, IIZUKA_LIVER_CANCER_PROGRESSION_L1_G1_UP

GO Biological Process (18): MAPK cascade (GO:0000165), regulation of cell growth (GO:0001558), osteoblast differentiation (GO:0001649), negative regulation of protein phosphorylation (GO:0001933), protein phosphorylation (GO:0006468), apoptotic process (GO:0006915), negative regulation of cell population proliferation (GO:0008285), negative regulation of signal transduction (GO:0009968), regulation of glucose metabolic process (GO:0010906), negative regulation of smooth muscle cell migration (GO:0014912), positive regulation of apoptotic process (GO:0043065), positive regulation of MAPK cascade (GO:0043410), regulation of insulin-like growth factor receptor signaling pathway (GO:0043567), positive regulation of insulin-like growth factor receptor signaling pathway (GO:0043568), type B pancreatic cell proliferation (GO:0044342), positive regulation of myoblast differentiation (GO:0045663), negative regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation (GO:0048662), regulation of growth (GO:0040008)

GO Molecular Function (8): fibronectin binding (GO:0001968), insulin-like growth factor binding (GO:0005520), protein tyrosine phosphatase activator activity (GO:0008160), insulin-like growth factor I binding (GO:0031994), insulin-like growth factor II binding (GO:0031995), metal ion binding (GO:0046872), protein binding (GO:0005515), growth factor binding (GO:0019838)

GO Cellular Component (6): extracellular region (GO:0005576), obsolete extracellular space (GO:0005615), nucleus (GO:0005634), endoplasmic reticulum lumen (GO:0005788), insulin-like growth factor binding protein complex (GO:0016942), insulin-like growth factor ternary complex (GO:0042567)

Reactome top-level categories

Rollup of top-3 pathways:

CategoryPathways
Metabolism of proteins1
TP53 Regulates Transcription of Cell Death Genes1
Post-translational protein modification1

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
regulation of signal transduction2
insulin-like growth factor receptor signaling pathway2
protein binding2
insulin-like growth factor binding2
intracellular signaling cassette1
cell growth1
regulation of growth1
regulation of cellular component organization1
ossification1
cell differentiation1
regulation of protein phosphorylation1
protein phosphorylation1
negative regulation of protein modification process1
negative regulation of phosphorylation1
phosphorylation1
protein modification process1
programmed cell death1
apoptotic signaling pathway1
execution phase of apoptosis1
cell population proliferation1
regulation of cell population proliferation1
negative regulation of cellular process1
signal transduction1
negative regulation of cell communication1
negative regulation of signaling1
negative regulation of response to stimulus1
glucose metabolic process1
regulation of carbohydrate metabolic process1
regulation of small molecule metabolic process1
smooth muscle cell migration1
regulation of smooth muscle cell migration1
negative regulation of cell migration1
apoptotic process1
regulation of apoptotic process1
positive regulation of programmed cell death1
MAPK cascade1
regulation of MAPK cascade1
positive regulation of intracellular signal transduction1
positive regulation of signal transduction1
regulation of insulin-like growth factor receptor signaling pathway1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

3056 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
IGFBP3IGF1P01343999
IGFBP3IGF2P01344999
IGFBP3INSP01308995
IGFBP3IGFALSP35858994
IGFBP3EGFRP00533971
IGFBP3IGF1RP08069946
IGFBP3FN1P02751923
IGFBP3IGFBP5P24593911
IGFBP3RXRAP19793907
IGFBP3GHRP10912897
IGFBP3VTNP01141860
IGFBP3IGFBP2P18065831
IGFBP3PPARGP37231797
IGFBP3GHRHP01286770
IGFBP3GH1P01241764

IntAct

68 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
STK26STRNpsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.860
IGFBP3TMEM219psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.660
TMEM219IGFBP3psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.660
TMEM219IGFBP3psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.660
IGFBP3psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.610
IGFBP3psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.610
IGFBP3MT-RNR2psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.600
IGFBP3MT-RNR2psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.600
PRKCAIGFBP3psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
YWHAGIGFBP3psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
SETDB1IGFBP3psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
KAT5IGFBP3psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
LMO3IGFBP3psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560

BioGRID (89): IGFBP3 (Reconstituted Complex), IGFBP3 (Reconstituted Complex), Ltbp1 (Two-hybrid), Igf2 (Two-hybrid), COL1A1 (Co-purification), IGFBP3 (Affinity Capture-Western), IGFBP3 (Reconstituted Complex), POLA2 (Two-hybrid), GTF3C1 (Two-hybrid), IGFBP3 (Affinity Capture-MS), IGF1R (Co-purification), IGFBP3 (Reconstituted Complex), IGFBP3 (Reconstituted Complex), IGFBP3 (Co-purification), SFPQ (Affinity Capture-MS)

ESM2 similar proteins: A4IIA2, A5A8Y8, B3F211, P01186, P08833, P10769, P12843, P13384, P15473, P16042, P16229, P17936, P18065, P19336, P21743, P21744, P24591, P24592, P24593, P24594, P24787, P24853, P35455, P35572, P47876, P47877, P47878, P47879, P47880, P49705, P51693, P97466, Q03157, Q05717, Q05718, Q07079, Q13253, Q28985, Q29400, Q32L50

Diamond homologs: A4IIA2, A5PKD8, B3F211, D3ZKF5, E1BJW1, P08833, P12843, P13384, P15473, P16611, P17936, P18065, P20959, P21743, P21744, P22692, P24591, P24592, P24593, P24594, P24853, P24854, P35572, P42642, P47876, P47877, P47878, P47879, P47880, P49705, Q05716, Q05717, Q05718, Q07079, Q16270, Q28893, Q28985, Q29400, Q5XHC5, Q61581

SIGNOR signaling

5 interactions.

AEffectBMechanism
CSNK2A1“up-regulates quantity by stabilization”IGFBP3phosphorylation
MECP2“down-regulates quantity by repression”IGFBP3“transcriptional regulation”
SND1“up-regulates quantity by expression”IGFBP3“transcriptional regulation”
IGFBP3down-regulatesNeuron_maturation

Enriched among interaction partners

Reactome pathways and GO biological processes over-represented among this gene’s 31 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.

Reactome pathways:

PathwayPartnersFoldFDR
Cell Cycle79.7×6e-04

GO biological processes:

GO termPartnersFoldFDR
positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade515.2×2e-03
protein phosphorylation614.6×1e-03
negative regulation of gene expression512.3×4e-03
DNA damage response59.6×7e-03

Disease & clinical

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

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

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic0
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance34
Likely benign0
Benign3

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)

SpliceAI

701 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
7:45913831:TTAA:Tacceptor_gain1.0000
7:45913835:C:CCacceptor_gain1.0000
7:45914799:ACT:Adonor_loss1.0000
7:45914800:CTCA:Cdonor_loss1.0000
7:45914801:TCA:Tdonor_loss1.0000
7:45914802:C:CGdonor_loss1.0000
7:45914803:AC:Adonor_gain1.0000
7:45914803:ACCC:Adonor_loss1.0000
7:45914804:C:CAdonor_loss1.0000
7:45914804:CC:Cdonor_gain1.0000
7:45914941:CGACA:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
7:45914942:GACA:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
7:45914943:ACA:Aacceptor_gain1.0000
7:45914944:CA:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
7:45914944:CAC:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
7:45914946:C:CCacceptor_gain1.0000
7:45914947:T:Cacceptor_loss1.0000
7:45914948:G:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
7:45916544:TCA:Tdonor_loss1.0000
7:45916545:CA:Cdonor_loss1.0000
7:45916546:A:AGdonor_loss1.0000
7:45916547:C:CTdonor_loss1.0000
7:45916547:CCTG:Cdonor_gain1.0000
7:45917211:A:ACdonor_gain1.0000
7:45917212:C:CCdonor_gain1.0000
7:45917451:C:CTacceptor_gain1.0000
7:45917451:C:Tacceptor_gain1.0000
7:45917452:A:Tacceptor_gain1.0000
7:45913830:ATTAA:Aacceptor_gain0.9900
7:45913832:TAA:Tacceptor_gain0.9900

AlphaMissense

1751 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

VariantProtein changeam_pathogenicity
7:45914907:C:AW263C1.000
7:45914907:C:GW263C1.000
7:45916579:C:GC240S1.000
7:45916580:A:TC240S1.000
7:45914944:C:GC251S0.999
7:45914945:A:GC251R0.999
7:45914945:A:TC251S0.999
7:45916548:C:AQ250H0.999
7:45916548:C:GQ250H0.999
7:45916562:A:CY246D0.999
7:45916567:C:TG244E0.999
7:45916568:C:GG244R0.999
7:45916568:C:TG244R0.999
7:45916578:A:CC240W0.999
7:45916579:C:AC240F0.999
7:45916579:C:TC240Y0.999
7:45916580:A:GC240R0.999
7:45916659:G:CC213W0.999
7:45916660:C:AC213F0.999
7:45916660:C:GC213S0.999
7:45916660:C:TC213Y0.999
7:45916661:A:GC213R0.999
7:45916661:A:TC213S0.999
7:45914890:C:AG269V0.998
7:45914890:C:TG269E0.998
7:45914891:C:AG269W0.998
7:45914899:T:AD266V0.998
7:45914906:A:GC264R0.998
7:45914911:C:GC262S0.998
7:45914911:C:TC262Y0.998

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000074147 (7:45919101 C>T), RS1000241348 (7:45919926 C>CA,CG,CT), RS1000366084 (7:45913019 T>A,C), RS1000724933 (7:45913898 T>C), RS1000732540 (7:45916136 GTGGTATGACCTCA>G), RS1000759316 (7:45913609 G>A), RS1001185316 (7:45918096 C>T), RS1001276933 (7:45917946 G>A), RS1001698693 (7:45918499 A>G), RS1001802204 (7:45912508 T>C), RS1002293678 (7:45922711 G>A), RS1002393646 (7:45922483 A>G), RS1003264600 (7:45915243 A>G), RS1003367544 (7:45921445 C>G,T), RS1003398476 (7:45921233 A>C,G)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:146732 | disease phenotypes:

GenCC curated gene-disease

Mondo (0):

Orphanet (0):

HPO phenotypes

0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):

GWAS associations

63 associations (top):

StudyTraitp-value
GCST000872_10QRS duration1.000000e-09
GCST000937_3Insulin-like growth factors3.000000e-101
GCST001850_42Major depressive disorder9.000000e-06
GCST002563_11Hypospadias2.000000e-14
GCST002647_68Height9.000000e-10
GCST002843_6Sitting height ratio3.000000e-08
GCST002937_11Molybdenum levels6.000000e-06
GCST003160_3Subjective response to lithium treatment in bipolar disorder5.000000e-07
GCST003274_5Pulse pressure2.000000e-14
GCST003377_1Venous thromboembolism2.000000e-08
GCST003542_93Night sleep phenotypes1.000000e-07
GCST003598_14QRS duration2.000000e-09
GCST003598_41QRS duration1.000000e-08
GCST003983_36Male-pattern baldness3.000000e-09
GCST003995_6Tonsillectomy2.000000e-15
GCST004053_4Poor prognosis in Crohn’s disease4.000000e-08
GCST004278_78Pulse pressure4.000000e-07
GCST004278_92Pulse pressure2.000000e-06
GCST004386_14Diastolic blood pressure5.000000e-06
GCST004387_8Pulse pressure9.000000e-07
GCST004388_7Blood pressure traits (multi-trait analysis)7.000000e-16
GCST004775_26Pulse pressure5.000000e-10
GCST005014_144Tonsillectomy2.000000e-15
GCST005790_5Rosacea symptom severity2.000000e-06
GCST006009_5Pulse pressure2.000000e-08
GCST006021_24Systolic blood pressure4.000000e-08
GCST006228_7Systolic blood pressure3.000000e-11
GCST006230_4Pulse pressure3.000000e-29
GCST006585_2845Blood protein levels2.000000e-09
GCST006976_11Macular thickness2.000000e-32

EFO canonical traits (14, from GWAS)

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0004626IGFBP-3 measurement
EFO:0007118sitting height ratio
EFO:0005763pulse pressure measurement
EFO:0007924tonsillectomy risk measurement
EFO:0007936disease prognosis measurement
EFO:0006336diastolic blood pressure
EFO:0006335systolic blood pressure
EFO:0009180rosacea severity measurement
EFO:0004312vital capacity
EFO:0004314forced expiratory volume
EFO:0004344birth weight
EFO:0005939parental genotype effect measurement
EFO:0004747protein measurement
EFO:0007789BMI-adjusted waist circumference

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: yes

ChEMBL targets (1): CHEMBL3997 (SINGLE PROTEIN)

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

PharmGKB clinical annotations

1 annotations.

VariantTypeLevelDrugsPhenotypes
rs2854744Efficacy3fluorouracilStomach Neoplasms

PharmGKB variants

3 variants.

VariantGenesLevelScore#Clin annotsDrugs
rs2854744IGFBP333.001fluorouracil
rs2854746IGFBP30.000
rs3110697IGFBP30.000

ChEMBL bioactivities

41 potent at pChembl≥5 of 41 total, top 39 by pChembl (potency: 10 = 0.1 nM, 6 = 1 µM).

pChemblTypeValueUnitMolecule
8.25Ki5.6nMCHEMBL292700
8.12Ki7.5nMCHEMBL58396
8.10Ki8nMCHEMBL56978
8.05Ki9nMCHEMBL292841
8.03Ki9.4nMCHEMBL56740
7.96Ki11nMCHEMBL294258
7.96Ki11nMCHEMBL300828
7.92Ki12nMCHEMBL292890
7.89Ki13nMCHEMBL131104
7.75Ki18nMCHEMBL61192
7.70Ki20nMCHEMBL57760
7.62Ki24nMCHEMBL56720
7.60Ki25nMCHEMBL56721
7.57Ki27nMCHEMBL128554
7.55Ki28nMCHEMBL130994
7.54Ki29nMCHEMBL301887
7.54Ki29nMCHEMBL336069
7.51Ki31nMCHEMBL301447
7.50Ki32nMCHEMBL57564
7.50Ki32nMCHEMBL291454
7.50Ki32nMCHEMBL57084
7.50Ki32nMCHEMBL57742
7.42Ki38nMCHEMBL57388
7.36Ki44nMCHEMBL128555
7.29Ki51nMCHEMBL293339
7.24Ki58nMCHEMBL128883
7.22Ki60nMCHEMBL57745
7.21Ki62nMCHEMBL57769
7.16Ki70nMCHEMBL292612
7.16Ki70nMCHEMBL128111
7.14Ki72nMCHEMBL293379
7.00Ki100nMCHEMBL416319
6.96Ki110nMCHEMBL60573
6.96Ki110nMCHEMBL58431
6.96Ki110nMCHEMBL57604
6.89Ki130nMCHEMBL292844
6.85Ki140nMCHEMBL132276
6.50Ki320nMCHEMBL339236
6.07Ki850nMCHEMBL57992

PubChem BioAssay actives

41 with measured affinity, of 46 total; 39 most potent distinct compounds. Largely complementary to BindingDB; screening values are coarse (µM, 4 dp), so sub-nM hits tie at the floor.

CompoundAssayTypeValueUnit
1-(3,4-dihydroxybenzoyl)-6,7-dihydroxyisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.0056uM
1-[(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)methyl]-6,7-dihydroxyisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93215: Inhibitory activity against Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3ki0.0075uM
4-[(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)methyl]-6,7-dihydroxyquinoline-2-carboxylic acid93213: Ability of compound to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3)ki0.0080uM
1-[4-(3,5-dichlorophenoxy)-3-fluorobenzoyl]-6,7-dihydroxyisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.0090uM
1-[3-fluoro-4-(4-methylphenoxy)benzoyl]-6,7-dihydroxyisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.0094uM
6,7-dihydroxy-1-[hydroxy-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)methyl]isoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.0110uM
1-[4-(3-chlorophenoxy)-3-fluorobenzoyl]-6,7-dihydroxyisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.0110uM
1-[4-(3,4-dichlorophenoxy)-3-fluorobenzoyl]-6,7-dihydroxyisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.0120uM
6,7-dihydroxy-1-(naphthalene-2-carbonyl)isoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93215: Inhibitory activity against Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3ki0.0130uM
6,7-dihydroxy-1-[hydroxy-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methyl]isoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.0180uM
1-[4-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3-fluorobenzoyl]-6,7-dihydroxyisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.0200uM
1-[(3-fluorophenyl)-hydroxymethyl]-6,7-dihydroxyisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.0240uM
1-[(2-chlorophenyl)-hydroxymethyl]-6,7-dihydroxyisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.0250uM
6,7-dihydroxy-1-(naphthalene-1-carbonyl)isoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93215: Inhibitory activity against Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3ki0.0270uM
1-(3,4-dihydroxybenzoyl)-6,7-dihydroxy-2H-isoquinolin-3-one93215: Inhibitory activity against Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3ki0.0280uM
1-[(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)methyl]-6,7-dihydroxy-2H-isoquinolin-3-one93215: Inhibitory activity against Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3ki0.0290uM
1-(3,4-dichlorobenzoyl)-6,7-dihydroxyisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.0290uM
1-[4-(4-chlorophenyl)sulfanyl-3-fluorobenzoyl]-6,7-dihydroxyisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.0310uM
1-[3-fluoro-4-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]benzoyl]-6,7-dihydroxyisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.0320uM
1-[3-fluoro-4-(4-phenylphenoxy)benzoyl]-6,7-dihydroxyisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.0320uM
6,7-dihydroxy-1-(4-nitrobenzoyl)isoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.0320uM
6,7-dihydroxy-1-[hydroxy-(4-phenoxyphenyl)methyl]isoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.0320uM
6,7-dihydroxy-1-[4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]isoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.0380uM
1-(2,4-dichlorobenzoyl)-6,7-dihydroxyisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93215: Inhibitory activity against Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3ki0.0440uM
1-(3,4-difluorobenzoyl)-6,7-dihydroxyisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.0510uM
(6,7-dihydroxyisoquinolin-1-yl)-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)methanone93215: Inhibitory activity against Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3ki0.0580uM
6-amino-1-(3,4-dihydroxybenzoyl)-7-hydroxyisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.0600uM
1-[4-(2-ethylhexylamino)-3-fluorobenzoyl]-6,7-dihydroxyisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.0620uM
1-(1,3-benzodioxole-5-carbonyl)-6,7-dihydroxyisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.0700uM
5-bromo-1-(3,4-dihydroxybenzoyl)-6-hydroxy-7-methoxyisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93215: Inhibitory activity against Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3ki0.0700uM
1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-ylmethyl)-6,7-dihydroxyisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.0720uM
6,7-dihydroxy-1-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)isoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.1000uM
6,7-dihydroxy-1-[4-(methanesulfonamido)benzoyl]isoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.1100uM
1-(3-fluorobenzoyl)-6,7-dihydroxyisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.1100uM
1-(2-chlorobenzoyl)-6,7-dihydroxyisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.1100uM
1-(4-aminobenzoyl)-6,7-dihydroxyisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.1300uM
8-bromo-1-(3,4-dihydroxybenzoyl)-7-hydroxy-6-methoxyisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93215: Inhibitory activity against Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3ki0.1400uM
7-hydroxy-1-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoyl)-6-methoxyisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93215: Inhibitory activity against Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3ki0.3200uM
6-amino-1-(1,3-benzodioxole-5-carbonyl)-7-hydroxyisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid93214: Ability to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (hIGFBP-3)ki0.8500uM

CTD chemical–gene interactions

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

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
Estradiolaffects cotreatment, increases expression, decreases expression, decreases secretion14
Benzo(a)pyreneaffects methylation, affects cotreatment, increases expression, decreases expression, decreases reaction (+1 more)9
Particulate Matterdecreases expression, increases abundance, increases expression, affects expression9
sodium arsenitedecreases expression, decreases methylation, affects cotreatment, increases abundance, increases expression8
Tetrachlorodibenzodioxinaffects cotreatment, increases expression, affects expression, decreases expression6
Tretinoinincreases expression6
Progesteroneaffects expression, affects cotreatment, decreases expression, decreases secretion, affects activity5
Decitabineaffects acetylation, affects expression, increases expression4
Air Pollutantsincreases expression, decreases expression, increases abundance4
Cisplatinaffects cotreatment, decreases expression, increases expression4
Curcuminaffects cotreatment, increases expression, decreases expression, increases secretion4
Ethinyl Estradiolaffects expression, decreases expression4
Tunicamycindecreases reaction, increases N-linked glycosylation, decreases N-linked glycosylation, increases expression4
Cyclosporinedecreases reaction, increases secretion, decreases expression, increases expression4
Aflatoxin B1affects expression, decreases expression, decreases methylation, increases expression4
Cadmium Chlorideincreases abundance, increases expression4
2,4,5,2’,4’,5’-hexachlorobiphenylaffects expression, decreases expression, affects cotreatment3
(+)-JQ1 compoundaffects cotreatment, decreases expression3
Arsenicdecreases expression, increases abundance, affects methylation, affects cotreatment3
Dustincreases expression, increases abundance3
Quercetinincreases expression, increases secretion3
Tobacco Smoke Pollutionaffects expression, decreases expression, increases expression3
Valproic Acidincreases expression, decreases expression3
Genisteindecreases expression, affects cotreatment, increases expression3
bisphenol Aaffects expression, decreases expression2
trichostatin Aaffects acetylation, affects expression, decreases expression2
mono-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalatedecreases expression, increases methylation2
perfluorooctanoic acidaffects cotreatment, affects expression, increases expression2
S-(1,2-dichlorovinyl)cysteineaffects response to substance, increases expression, decreases expression2
mercuric bromidedecreases expression, affects cotreatment2

ChEMBL screening assays

3 unique, capped per target: 3 binding

Representative assays (with source publication via chembl_document):

Assay IDTypeDescriptionSource paper
CHEMBL698358BindingAbility of compound to displace Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-I) from its binding to Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3)Quinoline-carboxylic acids are potent inhibitors that inhibit the binding of insulin-like growth factor (IGF) to IGF-binding proteins. — Bioorg Med Chem Lett

Cellosaurus cell lines

1 cell lines: 1 cancer cell line

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

CellosaurusNameCategorySex
CVCL_C6VUOVTW59-P4-pBIG2i-hIGFBP3Cancer cell lineFemale

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

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

  • Disease cohort memberships (association, not causation — diseases whose associated-gene cohort lists this gene; a subset are also under Associated diseases): hypospadias