LRRC31
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Also known as FLJ23259
Summary
LRRC31 (leucine rich repeat containing 31, HGNC:26261) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 3q26.2, encoding Leucine-rich repeat-containing protein 31 (Q6UY01).
At a glance
- GWAS associations: 1
- Clinical variants (ClinVar): 78 total
- MANE Select transcript:
NM_024727
Identifiers
Gene identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HGNC ID | HGNC:26261 |
| Approved symbol | LRRC31 |
| Name | leucine rich repeat containing 31 |
| Location | 3q26.2 |
| Locus type | gene with protein product |
| Status | Approved |
| Aliases | FLJ23259 |
| Ensembl gene | ENSG00000114248 |
| Ensembl biotype | protein_coding |
| OMIM | 620925 |
| Entrez | 79782 |
Gene structure
Transcript identifiers
Ensembl transcripts: 10 — 9 protein_coding, 1 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined
ENST00000264676, ENST00000316428, ENST00000397805, ENST00000523069, ENST00000945886, ENST00000945887, ENST00000945888, ENST00000945889, ENST00000945890, ENST00000945891
RefSeq mRNA: 3 — MANE Select: NM_024727
NM_001277127, NM_001277128, NM_024727
CCDS: CCDS43167, CCDS63832, CCDS63833
Canonical transcript exons
ENST00000316428 — 9 exons
| Exon | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| ENSE00000780242 | 169851619 | 169851786 |
| ENSE00001151774 | 169848120 | 169848287 |
| ENSE00002111468 | 169869633 | 169869935 |
| ENSE00002138041 | 169839172 | 169840313 |
| ENSE00003492786 | 169860561 | 169860728 |
| ENSE00003493482 | 169861670 | 169861813 |
| ENSE00003648497 | 169856705 | 169856872 |
| ENSE00003675803 | 169854813 | 169854980 |
| ENSE00003685043 | 169856336 | 169856503 |
Expression profiles
Bgee: expression breadth broad, 78 present calls, max score 89.61.
FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth tissue_specific, TPM avg 0.0464 / max 22.0118, expressed in 18 samples.
FANTOM5 promoters (2 alternative TSS)
| Promoter ID | TPM avg | Samples expressed |
|---|---|---|
| 45539 | 0.0344 | 13 |
| 45540 | 0.0120 | 9 |
Top tissues by expression
257 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):
| Tissue | Anatomy ID | Expression score | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| rectum | UBERON:0001052 | 89.61 | gold quality |
| mucosa of transverse colon | UBERON:0004991 | 86.91 | gold quality |
| colonic mucosa | UBERON:0000317 | 81.59 | gold quality |
| jejunal mucosa | UBERON:0000399 | 80.36 | gold quality |
| mucosa of sigmoid colon | UBERON:0004993 | 79.52 | gold quality |
| transverse colon | UBERON:0001157 | 75.82 | gold quality |
| duodenum | UBERON:0002114 | 73.05 | gold quality |
| small intestine Peyer’s patch | UBERON:0003454 | 69.26 | gold quality |
| small intestine | UBERON:0002108 | 68.94 | gold quality |
| colonic epithelium | UBERON:0000397 | 68.70 | gold quality |
| ileal mucosa | UBERON:0000331 | 68.46 | gold quality |
| ileum | UBERON:0002116 | 68.42 | silver quality |
| body of stomach | UBERON:0001161 | 67.28 | gold quality |
| stomach | UBERON:0000945 | 67.05 | gold quality |
| intestine | UBERON:0000160 | 66.08 | gold quality |
| large intestine | UBERON:0000059 | 65.07 | gold quality |
| minor salivary gland | UBERON:0001830 | 64.44 | gold quality |
| right lobe of liver | UBERON:0001114 | 64.15 | gold quality |
| colon | UBERON:0001155 | 64.13 | gold quality |
| cardia of stomach | UBERON:0001162 | 62.66 | gold quality |
| jejunum | UBERON:0002115 | 62.43 | gold quality |
| endometrium | UBERON:0001295 | 61.61 | gold quality |
| mouth mucosa | UBERON:0003729 | 61.28 | gold quality |
| saliva-secreting gland | UBERON:0001044 | 60.88 | gold quality |
| liver | UBERON:0002107 | 60.06 | gold quality |
| fundus of stomach | UBERON:0001160 | 59.77 | gold quality |
| vermiform appendix | UBERON:0001154 | 59.45 | gold quality |
| caecum | UBERON:0001153 | 57.35 | gold quality |
| bronchial epithelial cell | CL:0002328 | 57.16 | silver quality |
| epithelium of bronchus | UBERON:0002031 | 56.47 | silver quality |
Single-cell (SCXA)
Detected in 1 experiment(s), a significant marker in 1.
| Experiment | Marker? | Max mean expression |
|---|---|---|
| E-ANND-3 | yes | 4.37 |
Regulation
Is transcription factor: no
miRNA regulators (miRDB)
56 targeting LRRC31, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):
| miRNA | Max score | Avg score | miRNA target_count |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSA-MIR-190A-3P | 100.00 | 80.35 | 5520 |
| HSA-MIR-5011-5P | 100.00 | 83.46 | 5820 |
| HSA-MIR-656-3P | 100.00 | 72.15 | 2788 |
| HSA-MIR-1277-5P | 100.00 | 73.95 | 5056 |
| HSA-MIR-3924 | 100.00 | 72.09 | 2394 |
| HSA-MIR-8485 | 100.00 | 77.57 | 4731 |
| HSA-MIR-3163 | 100.00 | 77.23 | 8605 |
| HSA-MIR-4682 | 100.00 | 68.89 | 1258 |
| HSA-MIR-511-3P | 99.99 | 68.85 | 1467 |
| HSA-MIR-4531 | 99.99 | 69.70 | 3181 |
| HSA-MIR-520D-5P | 99.98 | 73.34 | 4883 |
| HSA-MIR-524-5P | 99.98 | 73.43 | 4882 |
| HSA-MIR-23A-3P | 99.95 | 74.24 | 3163 |
| HSA-MIR-23B-3P | 99.95 | 74.24 | 3163 |
| HSA-MIR-23C | 99.95 | 73.92 | 3192 |
| HSA-MIR-335-3P | 99.93 | 73.36 | 4958 |
| HSA-MIR-380-3P | 99.89 | 70.18 | 1978 |
| HSA-MIR-4697-3P | 99.89 | 67.09 | 1123 |
| HSA-MIR-95-5P | 99.89 | 72.17 | 3973 |
| HSA-MIR-124-3P | 99.89 | 73.74 | 3043 |
| HSA-MIR-506-3P | 99.89 | 73.55 | 3057 |
| HSA-MIR-3941 | 99.86 | 70.54 | 2735 |
| HSA-MIR-4307 | 99.82 | 70.45 | 3374 |
| HSA-MIR-4495 | 99.82 | 72.08 | 3080 |
| HSA-MIR-4760-5P | 99.80 | 69.88 | 1619 |
| HSA-MIR-5580-3P | 99.70 | 69.41 | 2052 |
| HSA-MIR-379-3P | 99.69 | 69.60 | 1524 |
| HSA-MIR-411-3P | 99.69 | 69.63 | 1524 |
| HSA-MIR-8061 | 99.63 | 69.44 | 1411 |
| HSA-MIR-9851-3P | 99.63 | 69.68 | 1110 |
Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 1)
- this report shows that leucine-rich repeat-containing protein 31 (LRRC31) regulates esophageal epithelial barrier function (PMID:26462420)
Cross-species orthologs
3 orthologs
| Organism | Symbol | Gene ID |
|---|---|---|
| danio_rerio | lrrc31 | ENSDARG00000057392 |
| mus_musculus | Lrrc31 | ENSMUSG00000074653 |
| rattus_norvegicus | Lrrc31 | ENSRNOG00000027971 |
Protein
Protein identifiers
Leucine-rich repeat-containing protein 31 — Q6UY01 (reviewed: Q6UY01)
All UniProt accessions (2): A0A384N629, Q6UY01
Isoforms (4)
| UniProt ID | Names | Canonical? |
|---|---|---|
| Q6UY01-1 | 1 | yes |
| Q6UY01-2 | 2 | |
| Q6UY01-3 | 3 | |
| Q6UY01-4 | 4 |
RefSeq proteins (3): NP_001264056, NP_001264057, NP_079003* (*=MANE)
Domains & families (InterPro)
| ID | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| IPR001611 | Leu-rich_rpt | Repeat |
| IPR032675 | LRR_dom_sf | Homologous_superfamily |
| IPR042419 | LRC31 | Family |
Pfam: PF13516
UniProt features (22 total): repeat 9, splice variant 5, sequence variant 3, compositionally biased region 2, chain 1, region of interest 1, sequence conflict 1
Structure
Experimental structures (PDB)
0 structures.
Predicted structure (AlphaFold)
| Model | pLDDT | Fraction very-high |
|---|---|---|
| AF-Q6UY01-F1 | 85.68 | 0.71 |
Function
Pathways and Gene Ontology
Reactome pathways
0 pathways
MSigDB gene sets: 59 (showing top):
SMID_BREAST_CANCER_RELAPSE_IN_LUNG_DN, chr3q26, AGGCACT_MIR5153P, BARRIER_CANCER_RELAPSE_NORMAL_SAMPLE_UP, DOANE_BREAST_CANCER_CLASSES_UP, PRC1_BMI_UP.V1_UP, TAVAZOIE_METASTASIS, KRAS.600_UP.V1_DN, KRAS.KIDNEY_UP.V1_DN, NKX2_2_TARGET_GENES, MIR1277_5P, MIR335_3P, MIR656_3P, MIR3924, MIR6083
GO Biological Process (0):
GO Molecular Function (1): protein binding (GO:0005515)
GO Cellular Component (0):
GO top-level categories
Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:
| Category | Terms |
|---|---|
| binding | 1 |
Protein interactions and networks
STRING
803 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):
| Protein A | Protein B | Partner UniProt | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRRC31 | LRRIQ4 | A6NIV6 | 695 |
| LRRC31 | LRRC34 | Q8IZ02 | 621 |
| LRRC31 | MYNN | Q9NPC7 | 583 |
| LRRC31 | CAPN14 | A8MX76 | 571 |
| LRRC31 | TMEM174 | Q8WUU8 | 557 |
| LRRC31 | CEP295NL | Q96MC4 | 502 |
| LRRC31 | XRCC6 | P12956 | 486 |
| LRRC31 | XRCC5 | P13010 | 486 |
| LRRC31 | ACTRT3 | Q9BYD9 | 479 |
| LRRC31 | LRRC32 | Q14392 | 434 |
| LRRC31 | DNPEP | Q9ULA0 | 425 |
| LRRC31 | DSG1 | Q02413 | 419 |
| LRRC31 | CLRN2 | A0PK11 | 417 |
| LRRC31 | LYPD6 | Q86Y78 | 414 |
| LRRC31 | WDSUB1 | Q8N9V3 | 402 |
IntAct
8 interactions, top by confidence:
| A | B | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFTR | CNOT1 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.480 |
| LRRC31 | PARP1 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.400 |
| LRRC31 | TRIP10 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.400 |
| LRRC31 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.400 | |
| CFTR | POTEF | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| BMI1 | MEIS3P1 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
BioGRID (209): TRIP10 (Affinity Capture-MS), LRRC31 (Affinity Capture-MS), LRRC31 (Proximity Label-MS), XRCC6 (Affinity Capture-Western), XRCC5 (Affinity Capture-Western), ATR (Affinity Capture-Western), LRRC31 (Affinity Capture-Western), LRRC31 (Affinity Capture-Western), LRRC31 (Affinity Capture-Western), LRRC31 (Affinity Capture-Western), ACACA (Affinity Capture-MS), ACTB (Affinity Capture-MS), PARP4 (Affinity Capture-MS), AIM1 (Affinity Capture-MS), SLC25A5 (Affinity Capture-MS)
ESM2 similar proteins: A5PJJ5, A6NHZ5, E9Q5R7, G1T469, G3XA59, P02750, P10775, P13489, P22792, P29315, P59046, P59047, Q14392, Q149C3, Q14BP6, Q15048, Q32PG9, Q3UJB3, Q3V3V9, Q3ZBI5, Q53B87, Q53B88, Q569B5, Q5BK65, Q5DU56, Q5RF01, Q63035, Q640Z9, Q647I9, Q6F5E8, Q6QMY6, Q6UY01, Q6UY18, Q6ZQY2, Q7RTR2, Q86W24, Q86W25, Q86YC3, Q8BMT4, Q8CBR6
Diamond homologs: A1Z198, A6QLE5, B0FPE9, D4A523, D9I2F9, D9I2G1, D9I2G3, D9I2G4, D9I2H0, E9Q5R7, P10775, P13489, P29315, P59044, P59045, P59046, P59047, P79621, Q0GKD5, Q288C4, Q2LKU9, Q2LKV2, Q2LKV5, Q2LKW6, Q647I9, Q6B966, Q6UY01, Q7RTR0, Q86W24, Q86W25, Q86W26, Q86W28, Q8CCN1, Q8HZP9, Q8R4B8, Q8WX94, Q91VI7, Q91WS2, Q96MN2, Q96P20
SIGNOR signaling
0 interactions.
Disease & clinical
Clinical variants and AI predictions
ClinVar
78 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):
| Classification | Count (floor) |
|---|---|
| Pathogenic | 0 |
| Likely pathogenic | 0 |
| Uncertain significance | 68 |
| Likely benign | 5 |
| Benign | 0 |
Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)
SpliceAI
1788 predictions. Top by Δscore:
| Variant | Effect | Δscore |
|---|---|---|
| 3:169856501:GACCT:G | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 3:169856502:ACCT:A | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 3:169856504:C:CC | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 3:169856504:C:CG | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 3:169856505:T:A | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 3:169856698:CACTT:C | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 3:169856699:ACTTA:A | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 3:169856700:CTTA:C | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 3:169856701:TTACC:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 3:169856702:TAC:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 3:169856703:A:C | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 3:169856703:AC:A | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 3:169856704:C:G | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 3:169856704:CC:C | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 3:169858288:C:CA | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 3:169869629:TTACC:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 3:169869630:TACC:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 3:169869631:A:AC | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 3:169869631:A:AT | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 3:169869632:C:CC | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 3:169869632:C:CT | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 3:169869632:CCAGT:C | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 3:169840309:CGATG:C | acceptor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 3:169840312:TG:T | acceptor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 3:169840314:C:CC | acceptor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 3:169848134:T:TA | donor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 3:169856328:TAAC:T | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 3:169856329:AAC:A | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 3:169856330:ACT:A | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 3:169856331:CT:C | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
AlphaMissense
3625 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:
| Variant | Protein change | am_pathogenicity |
|---|---|---|
| 3:169840074:A:G | W523R | 0.979 |
| 3:169840074:A:T | W523R | 0.979 |
| 3:169840174:G:C | S489R | 0.967 |
| 3:169840174:G:T | S489R | 0.967 |
| 3:169840176:T:G | S489R | 0.967 |
| 3:169840233:A:G | W470R | 0.967 |
| 3:169840233:A:T | W470R | 0.967 |
| 3:169856820:G:C | N180K | 0.966 |
| 3:169856820:G:T | N180K | 0.966 |
| 3:169854854:A:G | L317P | 0.959 |
| 3:169851734:G:C | N348K | 0.958 |
| 3:169851734:G:T | N348K | 0.958 |
| 3:169840265:A:G | L459P | 0.957 |
| 3:169851750:A:G | L343S | 0.955 |
| 3:169856383:A:G | L259P | 0.954 |
| 3:169856836:A:G | L175P | 0.953 |
| 3:169854938:A:G | L289P | 0.952 |
| 3:169840255:A:C | N462K | 0.950 |
| 3:169840255:A:T | N462K | 0.950 |
| 3:169840140:A:G | W501R | 0.946 |
| 3:169840140:A:T | W501R | 0.946 |
| 3:169848235:G:C | N404K | 0.944 |
| 3:169848235:G:T | N404K | 0.944 |
| 3:169840184:A:G | L486P | 0.943 |
| 3:169854928:A:C | N292K | 0.941 |
| 3:169854928:A:T | N292K | 0.941 |
| 3:169848151:A:C | C432W | 0.938 |
| 3:169840271:A:G | L457P | 0.935 |
| 3:169851744:A:G | L345S | 0.935 |
| 3:169848154:G:C | S431R | 0.934 |
dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000175488 (3:169870321 C>G), RS1000247621 (3:169870635 C>A,T), RS1000274929 (3:169842896 GAAAT>G), RS1000438187 (3:169862169 G>A), RS1000482452 (3:169846585 T>G), RS1000510238 (3:169871837 G>A), RS1000635186 (3:169840773 A>C,G), RS1000773735 (3:169865489 T>C), RS1000836040 (3:169863845 A>G), RS1000894334 (3:169855339 C>T), RS1001021576 (3:169848474 TTGAGACAGAGCCTTGCTC>T), RS1001081964 (3:169844253 C>T), RS1001142252 (3:169865264 G>A,T), RS1001381214 (3:169851060 A>C), RS1001451341 (3:169858875 A>G)
Disease associations
OMIM: gene MIM:620925 | disease phenotypes:
GenCC curated gene-disease
Mondo (0):
Orphanet (0):
HPO phenotypes
0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):
GWAS associations
1 associations (top):
| Study | Trait | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| GCST90002394_261 | Monocyte percentage of white cells | 3.000000e-10 |
EFO canonical traits (1, from GWAS)
| EFO ID | Trait name |
|---|---|
| EFO:0007989 | monocyte percentage of leukocytes |
Drugs & pharmacology
Drug and pharmacology data
Is drug target: no
PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)
CTD chemical–gene interactions
21 total (human), top 21 by PubMed support.
| Chemical | Actions (top 5) | PubMed papers |
|---|---|---|
| Benzo(a)pyrene | decreases expression, increases methylation | 3 |
| Aflatoxin B1 | affects expression, decreases expression, decreases methylation | 3 |
| Endosulfan | affects cotreatment, decreases expression, increases expression | 2 |
| Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin | affects cotreatment, decreases expression, increases expression | 2 |
| Cyclosporine | decreases expression | 2 |
| bisphenol A | affects cotreatment, affects methylation, decreases methylation | 1 |
| sodium arsenite | decreases expression | 1 |
| perfluorooctanoic acid | increases expression | 1 |
| perfluorooctane sulfonic acid | affects expression | 1 |
| tebuconazole | decreases expression | 1 |
| CGP 52608 | affects binding, increases reaction | 1 |
| perfluoro-n-nonanoic acid | increases expression | 1 |
| (+)-JQ1 compound | decreases expression | 1 |
| Fulvestrant | affects cotreatment, affects methylation | 1 |
| Acetaminophen | decreases expression | 1 |
| Estradiol | decreases expression | 1 |
| Methyl Methanesulfonate | decreases expression | 1 |
| Fenofibrate | increases expression | 1 |
| Tobacco Smoke Pollution | increases expression | 1 |
| Tretinoin | increases expression | 1 |
| Okadaic Acid | decreases expression | 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.