MALL

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Also known as BENE

Summary

MALL (mal, T cell differentiation protein like, HGNC:6818) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 2q13, encoding MAL-like protein (Q13021).

This gene encodes an element of the machinery for raft-mediated trafficking in endothelial cells. The encoded protein, a member of the MAL proteolipid family, predominantly localizes in glycolipid- and cholesterol-enriched membrane (GEM) rafts. It interacts with caveolin-1.

Source: NCBI Gene 7851 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 87 total — 71 pathogenic
  • Phenotypes (HPO): 1
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_005434

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:6818
Approved symbolMALL
Namemal, T cell differentiation protein like
Location2q13
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesBENE
Ensembl geneENSG00000144063
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM602022
Entrez7851

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 6 — 5 protein_coding, 1 nonsense_mediated_decay

ENST00000272462, ENST00000424988, ENST00000427178, ENST00000864172, ENST00000864173, ENST00000962026

RefSeq mRNA: 4 — MANE Select: NM_005434 NM_001371559, NM_001371560, NM_001426600, NM_005434

CCDS: CCDS2085

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000272462 — 4 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE00001129105110083870110085757
ENSE00001129113110115688110115822
ENSE00003460349110087572110087697
ENSE00003595165110091603110091770

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 141 present calls, max score 99.58.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 26.2795 / max 954.4685, expressed in 915 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (4 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
3011323.2128866
301142.7335615
301150.192198
301160.141262

Top tissues by expression

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

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
lower esophagus mucosaUBERON:003583499.58gold quality
duodenumUBERON:000211498.83gold quality
esophagus mucosaUBERON:000246998.61gold quality
mucosa of transverse colonUBERON:000499198.28gold quality
epithelium of bronchusUBERON:000203197.27gold quality
rectumUBERON:000105297.09gold quality
vaginaUBERON:000099694.53gold quality
small intestine Peyer’s patchUBERON:000345494.09gold quality
small intestineUBERON:000210893.93gold quality
transverse colonUBERON:000115793.05gold quality
skin of legUBERON:000151192.33gold quality
zone of skinUBERON:000001492.00gold quality
upper lobe of left lungUBERON:000895291.79gold quality
skin of abdomenUBERON:000141691.62gold quality
islet of LangerhansUBERON:000000691.40gold quality
lungUBERON:000204890.93gold quality
esophagusUBERON:000104389.61gold quality
intestineUBERON:000016088.79gold quality
tonsilUBERON:000237287.98gold quality
apex of heartUBERON:000209887.88gold quality
olfactory segment of nasal mucosaUBERON:000538687.17gold quality
gall bladderUBERON:000211087.16gold quality
colonUBERON:000115586.70gold quality
right lobe of thyroid glandUBERON:000111986.43gold quality
left lobe of thyroid glandUBERON:000112086.11gold quality
thyroid glandUBERON:000204685.84gold quality
right lungUBERON:000216785.71gold quality
omental fat padUBERON:001041485.24gold quality
vermiform appendixUBERON:000115485.06gold quality
adipose tissueUBERON:000101384.78gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 11 experiment(s), a significant marker in 8.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-MTAB-7052yes337.55
E-MTAB-7249yes300.13
E-HCAD-11yes45.77
E-GEOD-125970yes27.58
E-ANND-3yes23.99
E-MTAB-6678yes13.18
E-GEOD-135922yes9.73
E-GEOD-130148yes9.06
E-CURD-10no389.38
E-GEOD-99795no85.97
E-GEOD-36552no13.87

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

68 targeting MALL, 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-3613-3P100.0076.367965
HSA-MIR-548AW99.9972.573559
HSA-MIR-371B-5P99.9975.344759
HSA-MIR-616-5P99.9875.584775
HSA-MIR-373-5P99.9875.364753
HSA-MIR-495-3P99.9672.814197
HSA-MIR-568899.9673.234504
HSA-MIR-498-3P99.9171.271114
HSA-MIR-605-3P99.8869.221833
HSA-MIR-4728-5P99.8569.394718
HSA-MIR-76599.8468.242442
HSA-MIR-6785-5P99.8268.684428
HSA-MIR-204-5P99.7971.622439
HSA-MIR-498-5P99.7669.641807
HSA-MIR-6764-5P99.7567.892304
HSA-MIR-2681-5P99.7567.641655
HSA-MIR-11181-3P99.7566.382205
HSA-MIR-10393-3P99.7266.56961
HSA-MIR-6801-5P99.7266.50981
HSA-MIR-4446-5P99.7269.192544
HSA-MIR-1296-3P99.7264.04636
HSA-MIR-149-3P99.7268.223963
HSA-MIR-6883-5P99.6968.053785
HSA-MIR-447099.6669.351767
HSA-MIR-3679-3P99.6469.881599
HSA-MIR-182799.6368.573265
HSA-MIR-1915-3P99.5866.791988
HSA-MIR-136-5P99.5067.261153
HSA-MIR-766-3P99.4765.241811
HSA-MIR-3191-3P99.4563.94356

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 2)

  • in colonic serrated adenomas three genes (TNFRSF10A, BENE, RARA) with strongly significant expression intensities in the oligonucleotide microarray (PMID:18305945)
  • We report the unexpectedly common retinal involvement of NPHP type 1 with an additional MALL deletion in a Korean cohort. (PMID:25401970)

Cross-species orthologs

4 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
mus_musculusMallENSMUSG00000027377
rattus_norvegicusMallENSRNOG00000015599
caenorhabditis_elegansF28H1.4WBGENE00017909
caenorhabditis_elegansF47B3.3WBGENE00018527

Paralogs (14): CMTM1 (ENSG00000089505), CMTM6 (ENSG00000091317), PLP2 (ENSG00000102007), PLLP (ENSG00000102934), CMTM3 (ENSG00000140931), CMTM2 (ENSG00000140932), MAL2 (ENSG00000147676), CMTM7 (ENSG00000153551), MARVELD1 (ENSG00000155254), CMTM5 (ENSG00000166091), CMTM8 (ENSG00000170293), MAL (ENSG00000172005), CMTM4 (ENSG00000183723), CKLF (ENSG00000217555)

Protein

Protein identifiers

MAL-like proteinQ13021 (reviewed: Q13021)

Alternative names: Protein BENE

All UniProt accessions (3): Q13021, C9IZ55, F8WE57

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Subcellular location. Membrane.

Similarity. Belongs to the MAL family.

RefSeq proteins (5): NP_001358488, NP_001358489, NP_001409097, NP_001413529, NP_005425* (*=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR008253MarvelDomain
IPR013295MALFamily
IPR050578MARVEL-CKLF_proteinsFamily

Pfam: PF01284

UniProt features (6 total): transmembrane region 4, chain 1, domain 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

0 structures.

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-Q13021-F190.130.72

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

0 pathways

MSigDB gene sets: 136 (showing top): BROWNE_HCMV_INFECTION_30MIN_DN, BUYTAERT_PHOTODYNAMIC_THERAPY_STRESS_DN, GOBP_STEROL_HOMEOSTASIS, BILD_HRAS_ONCOGENIC_SIGNATURE, GOBP_LIPID_HOMEOSTASIS, TONKS_TARGETS_OF_RUNX1_RUNX1T1_FUSION_SUSTAINDED_IN_ERYTHROCYTE_UP, TONKS_TARGETS_OF_RUNX1_RUNX1T1_FUSION_ERYTHROCYTE_UP, WANG_ESOPHAGUS_CANCER_VS_NORMAL_DN, RICKMAN_METASTASIS_DN, SHEDDEN_LUNG_CANCER_GOOD_SURVIVAL_A4, GOBP_ENSHEATHMENT_OF_NEURONS, GOCC_COATED_VESICLE, HNF4_DR1_Q3, AAAGGGA_MIR204_MIR211, AACTTT_UNKNOWN

GO Biological Process (2): myelination (GO:0042552), cholesterol homeostasis (GO:0042632)

GO Molecular Function (2): structural constituent of myelin sheath (GO:0019911), protein binding (GO:0005515)

GO Cellular Component (6): Golgi membrane (GO:0000139), plasma membrane (GO:0005886), membrane (GO:0016020), clathrin-coated vesicle (GO:0030136), cytoplasmic vesicle (GO:0031410), membrane raft (GO:0045121)

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
axon ensheathment1
sterol homeostasis1
structural molecule activity1
myelin sheath1
binding1
Golgi apparatus1
bounding membrane of organelle1
membrane1
cell periphery1
cellular anatomical structure1
coated vesicle1
cytoplasm1
intracellular vesicle1
membrane microdomain1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

614 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
MALLNPHP1O15259877
MALLTPD52L2O43399810
MALLCD59P13987672
MALLPLLPQ9Y342647
MALLRGPD5Q99666582
MALLCAV1Q03135571
MALLTPD52P55327542
MALLMYADML2A6NDP7520
MALLMAL2Q969L2455
MALLARHGAP29Q52LW3425
MALLNPHP4O75161411
MALLZNF514Q96K75376
MALLH3BSS0H3BSS0375
MALLNBPF26B4DH59371
MALLA0A087WTG0A0A087WTG0370

IntAct

214 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
MALLLDLRAD1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.780
LDLRAD1MALLpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.780
MALLMSR1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.720
MS4A12MALLpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.720
GGT7MALLpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.720
MSR1MALLpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.720
MALLMS4A12psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.720
MALLGGT7psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.720
SYNE4MALLpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
MALLKASH5psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
MALLSYNE4psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
KASH5MALLpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
MALLTMX2psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
MALLDCBLD2psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
MALLBEST2psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
MALLAQP6psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
MALLUBE2Ipsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560

BioGRID (158): MALL (Two-hybrid), MALL (Two-hybrid), MS4A12 (Two-hybrid), CCDC155 (Two-hybrid), SYNE4 (Two-hybrid), LDLRAD1 (Two-hybrid), CREB3 (Two-hybrid), MALL (Two-hybrid), MALL (Two-hybrid), MALL (Two-hybrid), MALL (Two-hybrid), MALL (Two-hybrid), MALL (Two-hybrid), MALL (Two-hybrid), MALL (Two-hybrid)

ESM2 similar proteins: A2VE58, A3KQ86, A3LPS1, A6H7B0, A7E3W5, A8MWL6, A9SEY7, B2RZ87, O43759, O43760, O43761, O54980, O55100, O55101, O75508, O95473, P0DI72, P0DI73, P22831, P47987, Q08AU7, Q08DL4, Q13021, Q28597, Q2YDD6, Q3MHK4, Q4R3L1, Q5APC0, Q5BLB7, Q5R703, Q5REK8, Q5RFC1, Q5XGR0, Q60771, Q62876, Q63ZU3, Q6DFR5, Q7TQJ1, Q8BGN8, Q8R191

Diamond homologs: A2VE13, A3KQ86, O09198, P21145, Q13021, Q28296, Q3ZBY0, Q5RAI2, Q64349, Q6GPN9, Q8BI08, Q91X49, Q969L2, Q9CZR4, A6H7B0, P47987, Q1RMP9, Q8IZV2, Q9DCU2, Q9Y342, Q5BLB7

SIGNOR signaling

0 interactions.

Disease & clinical

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

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

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic71
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance10
Likely benign2
Benign2

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (30)

Variant IDHGVSClassification
2652123GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110873265-110970348)x0Pathogenic
3024614GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110814357-111177015)x0Pathogenic
4755442Single allelePathogenic
4755451Single allelePathogenic
625547GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110824957-110983703)Pathogenic
625824GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110862477-110983703)Pathogenic
684897GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110863827-110980919)x1Pathogenic
684918GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110871508-110980919)x1Pathogenic
684957GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110871508-110980919)x1Pathogenic
684959GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110873834-110988707)x1Pathogenic
684979GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110871508-110980919)x1Pathogenic
684994GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110863827-110980919)x1Pathogenic
685019GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110871508-110980919)x1Pathogenic
685033GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110871508-110980919)x1Pathogenic
685081GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110871508-110980919)x1Pathogenic
685113GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110871508-110980919)x1Pathogenic
685227GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110871508-110980919)x1Pathogenic
685287GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110873834-110982217)x1Pathogenic
685293GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110871508-110980919)x1Pathogenic
685377GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110863827-110986712)x1Pathogenic
685385GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110873834-110983418)x1Pathogenic
685550GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110871508-110980919)x1Pathogenic
685660GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110873834-110973315)x1Pathogenic
685776GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110871508-110980919)x1Pathogenic
685780GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110871508-110980919)x1Pathogenic
686045GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110871508-110980919)x1Pathogenic
686159GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110871508-110980919)x1Pathogenic
686284GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110871508-110980919)x1Pathogenic
686286GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110871508-110980919)x1Pathogenic
686491GRCh37/hg19 2q13(chr2:110873834-110980919)x1Pathogenic

SpliceAI

638 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
2:110085758:C:CCacceptor_gain1.0000
2:110085754:AGAA:Aacceptor_gain0.9900
2:110085755:GAA:Gacceptor_gain0.9900
2:110085756:AA:Aacceptor_gain0.9900
2:110085756:AACTG:Aacceptor_loss0.9900
2:110085757:AC:Aacceptor_loss0.9900
2:110085758:C:CAacceptor_loss0.9900
2:110085759:T:Cacceptor_loss0.9900
2:110105370:C:Adonor_gain0.9900
2:110105375:T:Adonor_gain0.9900
2:110087566:ACTC:Adonor_loss0.9800
2:110087567:CT:Cdonor_loss0.9800
2:110087568:T:TAdonor_loss0.9800
2:110087569:CACCG:Cdonor_loss0.9800
2:110087570:A:ACdonor_gain0.9800
2:110087570:ACC:Adonor_loss0.9800
2:110087571:C:CCdonor_gain0.9800
2:110087698:C:CCacceptor_gain0.9800
2:110091598:CT:Cdonor_loss0.9800
2:110091599:T:TCdonor_loss0.9800
2:110091601:A:Gdonor_loss0.9800
2:110091602:C:Adonor_loss0.9800
2:110105391:T:TAdonor_gain0.9800
2:110115687:CCAG:Cdonor_gain0.9800
2:110085753:AAGAA:Aacceptor_gain0.9700
2:110087565:CACT:Cdonor_loss0.9700
2:110087693:CTGTC:Cacceptor_gain0.9700
2:110087698:CTGGA:Cacceptor_loss0.9700
2:110087699:T:Aacceptor_loss0.9700
2:110091595:GTTCT:Gdonor_loss0.9700

AlphaMissense

983 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

VariantProtein changeam_pathogenicity
2:110087656:G:CS105R0.995
2:110087656:G:TS105R0.995
2:110087658:T:GS105R0.995
2:110091704:A:GW58R0.994
2:110091704:A:TW58R0.994
2:110091752:A:GW42R0.993
2:110091752:A:TW42R0.993
2:110087673:C:GG100R0.991
2:110091688:G:CS63W0.991
2:110091702:C:AW58C0.989
2:110091702:C:GW58C0.989
2:110087692:G:CS93R0.988
2:110087692:G:TS93R0.988
2:110087694:T:GS93R0.988
2:110091614:A:GW88R0.988
2:110091614:A:TW88R0.988
2:110087688:A:CY95D0.987
2:110091763:C:TG38E0.986
2:110087652:C:GA107P0.985
2:110091691:A:TV62D0.985
2:110087654:G:TA106D0.984
2:110091764:C:GG38R0.982
2:110091764:C:TG38R0.982
2:110087634:C:GA113P0.981
2:110091764:C:AG38W0.981
2:110087584:A:CN129K0.980
2:110087584:A:TN129K0.980
2:110087651:G:TA107D0.980
2:110091612:C:AW88C0.980
2:110091612:C:GW88C0.980

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000096266 (2:110092596 T>C), RS1000173500 (2:110112418 G>A), RS1000260220 (2:110098610 A>T), RS1000354149 (2:110105735 G>A), RS1000541704 (2:110117616 TGTGTGTGTGAGAGAGAGAGA>T), RS1000612913 (2:110111630 A>G), RS1000636722 (2:110117864 C>A), RS1000724127 (2:110105448 C>A,T), RS1000785106 (2:110118622 A>C), RS1000811708 (2:110112081 C>A), RS1001071855 (2:110118317 C>T), RS1001163126 (2:110113956 T>C), RS1001171314 (2:110104484 G>A), RS1001225753 (2:110107602 A>G), RS1001288170 (2:110101268 A>C)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:602022 | disease phenotypes: MIM:256100, MIM:609583, MIM:162500

GenCC curated gene-disease

Mondo (4): nephronophthisis (MONDO:0019005), Joubert syndrome with renal defect (MONDO:0012308), nephronophthisis 1 (MONDO:0009728), hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (MONDO:0008087)

Orphanet (4): Nephronophthisis (Orphanet:655), Joubert syndrome with renal defect (Orphanet:220497), Juvenile nephronophthisis (Orphanet:93592), Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (Orphanet:640)

HPO phenotypes

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

HPOTerm
HP:0000090Nephronophthisis

GWAS associations

0 associations (top):

MeSH disease descriptors (3)

DescriptorNameTree numbers
C536296Joubert syndrome 4 (supp.)
C537699Nephronophthisis, familial juvenile (supp.)
C536965Tomaculous neuropathy (supp.)

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: no

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

CTD chemical–gene interactions

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

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
Estradiolaffects cotreatment, decreases expression, increases expression3
bisphenol Adecreases methylation, increases expression, affects cotreatment2
afimoxifenedecreases expression, increases expression2
cobaltous chloridedecreases expression2
Tetrachlorodibenzodioxinaffects cotreatment, decreases expression, increases expression2
deoxynivalenoldecreases expression1
terbufosincreases methylation1
beta-lapachoneincreases expression1
arsenitedecreases methylation1
tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphatedecreases expression1
sodium arseniteincreases expression1
butyraldehydedecreases expression1
ferrous chlorideincreases expression1
seocalcitolincreases expression1
CGP 52608affects binding, increases reaction1
2-palmitoylglycerolincreases expression1
erucylphospho-N,N,N-trimethylpropylammoniumincreases expression1
abrinedecreases expression1
(+)-JQ1 compounddecreases expression1
Dasatinibdecreases expression1
Irinotecanincreases expression1
Resveratrolaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
Arsenic Trioxidedecreases response to substance1
Air Pollutantsincreases abundance, increases expression1
Benzo(a)pyreneincreases methylation1
Cadmiumincreases expression1
Calcitriolincreases expression1
Dexamethasonedecreases expression, affects cotreatment, increases expression1
Diethylhexyl Phthalatedecreases expression1
Fonofosincreases methylation1

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

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

TrialPhaseStatusTitle
NCT01401257PHASE2COMPLETEDPhase II, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial in Patients With Charcot-marie-tooth Disease Type 1A
NCT01022957Not specifiedCOMPLETEDNephronophthisis : Clinical and Genetic Study
NCT01401998Not specifiedRECRUITINGARPKD Database Study
NCT04874909Not specifiedCOMPLETEDClassification, Functional Stratification and Biomarkers in Ciliopathy (CILLICORIRCM)
NCT05286632Not specifiedCOMPLETEDKidneYou - Innovative Digital Therapy
NCT06065852Not specifiedRECRUITINGNational Registry of Rare Kidney Diseases
NCT06648044Not specifiedRECRUITINGResearch of Therapeutic Targets in the Frame of Nephronophthisis and Renal Associated Ciliopathies
NCT05902351Not specifiedRECRUITINGNatural History Study for Charcot Marie Tooth Disease