MORC3
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Also known as ZCW5NXP2KIAA0136
Summary
MORC3 (MORC family CW-type zinc finger 3, HGNC:23572) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 21q22.12, encoding MORC family CW-type zinc finger protein 3 (Q14149). Nuclear matrix protein which forms MORC3-NBs (nuclear bodies) via an ATP-dependent mechanism and plays a role in innate immunity by restricting different viruses through modulation of the IFN response.
This gene encodes a protein that localizes to the nuclear matrix and forms nuclear bodies via an ATP-dependent mechanism. The protein is predicted to have coiled-coil and zinc finger domains and has RNA binding activity. Alternative splicing produces multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms.
Source: NCBI Gene 23515 — RefSeq curated summary.
At a glance
- GWAS associations: 2
- Clinical variants (ClinVar): 118 total
- MANE Select transcript:
NM_015358
Identifiers
Gene identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HGNC ID | HGNC:23572 |
| Approved symbol | MORC3 |
| Name | MORC family CW-type zinc finger 3 |
| Location | 21q22.12 |
| Locus type | gene with protein product |
| Status | Approved |
| Aliases | ZCW5, NXP2, KIAA0136 |
| Ensembl gene | ENSG00000159256 |
| Ensembl biotype | protein_coding |
| OMIM | 610078 |
| Entrez | 23515 |
Gene structure
Transcript identifiers
Ensembl transcripts: 12 — 4 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined, 4 nonsense_mediated_decay, 3 retained_intron, 1 protein_coding
ENST00000400485, ENST00000484028, ENST00000485299, ENST00000485933, ENST00000487909, ENST00000492336, ENST00000546482, ENST00000547657, ENST00000549948, ENST00000551367, ENST00000551788, ENST00000552581
RefSeq mRNA: 3 — MANE Select: NM_015358
NM_001320445, NM_001320446, NM_015358
CCDS: CCDS42924
Canonical transcript exons
ENST00000400485 — 17 exons
| Exon | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| ENSE00003477961 | 36341399 | 36341546 |
| ENSE00003482680 | 36336874 | 36337006 |
| ENSE00003522346 | 36360184 | 36360258 |
| ENSE00003549856 | 36364093 | 36364259 |
| ENSE00003566823 | 36333646 | 36333718 |
| ENSE00003570014 | 36356620 | 36356724 |
| ENSE00003579316 | 36344579 | 36344707 |
| ENSE00003615780 | 36337732 | 36337946 |
| ENSE00003620224 | 36362183 | 36362228 |
| ENSE00003621847 | 36349311 | 36349408 |
| ENSE00003623420 | 36359955 | 36360077 |
| ENSE00003636120 | 36344912 | 36345031 |
| ENSE00003657062 | 36320197 | 36320303 |
| ENSE00003663455 | 36375143 | 36376632 |
| ENSE00003667982 | 36338774 | 36338921 |
| ENSE00003676247 | 36368988 | 36369876 |
| ENSE00003693820 | 36372374 | 36372531 |
Expression profiles
Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 284 present calls, max score 96.08.
FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 36.3755 / max 497.3944, expressed in 1816 samples.
FANTOM5 promoters (2 alternative TSS)
| Promoter ID | TPM avg | Samples expressed |
|---|---|---|
| 188987 | 35.8636 | 1815 |
| 188991 | 0.5119 | 146 |
Top tissues by expression
293 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):
| Tissue | Anatomy ID | Expression score | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| calcaneal tendon | UBERON:0003701 | 96.08 | gold quality |
| paraflocculus | UBERON:0005351 | 95.06 | gold quality |
| middle frontal gyrus | UBERON:0002702 | 95.00 | gold quality |
| epithelium of nasopharynx | UBERON:0001951 | 94.19 | gold quality |
| colonic epithelium | UBERON:0000397 | 93.98 | gold quality |
| Brodmann (1909) area 10 | UBERON:0013541 | 93.45 | gold quality |
| mucosa of paranasal sinus | UBERON:0005030 | 93.17 | gold quality |
| frontal pole | UBERON:0002795 | 93.14 | gold quality |
| gingival epithelium | UBERON:0001949 | 93.13 | gold quality |
| palpebral conjunctiva | UBERON:0001812 | 92.64 | gold quality |
| tibia | UBERON:0000979 | 92.31 | gold quality |
| monocyte | CL:0000576 | 92.25 | gold quality |
| mononuclear cell | CL:0000842 | 92.08 | gold quality |
| esophagus squamous epithelium | UBERON:0006920 | 92.01 | gold quality |
| leukocyte | CL:0000738 | 91.97 | gold quality |
| tonsil | UBERON:0002372 | 91.16 | gold quality |
| left ovary | UBERON:0002119 | 90.90 | gold quality |
| gingiva | UBERON:0001828 | 90.73 | gold quality |
| ovary | UBERON:0000992 | 90.43 | gold quality |
| adrenal tissue | UBERON:0018303 | 90.42 | gold quality |
| vagina | UBERON:0000996 | 90.14 | gold quality |
| male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis | CL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:0000473 | 90.07 | gold quality |
| amniotic fluid | UBERON:0000173 | 90.06 | gold quality |
| bone marrow | UBERON:0002371 | 89.92 | gold quality |
| esophagus mucosa | UBERON:0002469 | 89.72 | gold quality |
| right ovary | UBERON:0002118 | 89.70 | gold quality |
| sperm | CL:0000019 | 89.68 | gold quality |
| choroid plexus epithelium | UBERON:0003911 | 89.63 | gold quality |
| ectocervix | UBERON:0012249 | 89.59 | gold quality |
| corpus callosum | UBERON:0002336 | 89.57 | gold quality |
Single-cell (SCXA)
Detected in 1 experiment(s), a significant marker in 1.
| Experiment | Marker? | Max mean expression |
|---|---|---|
| E-ANND-3 | yes | 5.36 |
Regulation
Is transcription factor: yes
Downstream targets (CollecTRI)
1 targets.
| Target | Regulation |
|---|---|
| IFNB1 | Repression |
miRNA regulators (miRDB)
122 targeting MORC3, 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-4262 | 100.00 | 73.26 | 3931 |
| HSA-MIR-513A-5P | 100.00 | 69.77 | 2465 |
| HSA-MIR-190A-3P | 100.00 | 80.35 | 5520 |
| HSA-MIR-450A-1-3P | 100.00 | 69.33 | 1837 |
| HSA-MIR-3163 | 100.00 | 77.23 | 8605 |
| HSA-MIR-5011-5P | 100.00 | 83.46 | 5820 |
| HSA-LET-7A-3P | 100.00 | 74.03 | 3932 |
| HSA-LET-7B-3P | 100.00 | 74.08 | 3913 |
| HSA-LET-7F-1-3P | 100.00 | 74.02 | 3928 |
| HSA-MIR-98-3P | 100.00 | 74.08 | 3907 |
| HSA-MIR-181A-5P | 99.99 | 72.96 | 2995 |
| HSA-MIR-181B-5P | 99.99 | 72.97 | 2996 |
| HSA-MIR-181C-5P | 99.99 | 72.95 | 2996 |
| HSA-MIR-181D-5P | 99.99 | 73.04 | 2997 |
| HSA-MIR-548C-3P | 99.99 | 74.01 | 7587 |
| HSA-MIR-513B-5P | 99.99 | 69.96 | 2150 |
| HSA-MIR-25-3P | 99.98 | 74.60 | 1817 |
| HSA-MIR-32-5P | 99.98 | 75.21 | 1964 |
| HSA-MIR-363-3P | 99.98 | 74.72 | 1821 |
| HSA-MIR-367-3P | 99.98 | 74.83 | 1819 |
| HSA-MIR-92A-3P | 99.98 | 75.21 | 1960 |
| HSA-MIR-92B-3P | 99.98 | 75.25 | 1955 |
| HSA-MIR-5696 | 99.98 | 72.36 | 4487 |
| HSA-MIR-3148 | 99.97 | 75.06 | 6478 |
| HSA-MIR-548AJ-3P | 99.96 | 73.38 | 5345 |
| HSA-MIR-548X-3P | 99.96 | 73.38 | 5345 |
| HSA-MIR-2110 | 99.96 | 66.68 | 1930 |
| HSA-MIR-101-3P | 99.94 | 75.03 | 2230 |
| HSA-MIR-144-3P | 99.94 | 73.98 | 2698 |
| HSA-MIR-548J-3P | 99.94 | 72.61 | 4881 |
Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 20)
- determination of nuclear matrix-binding, RNA-binding, and coiled-coil domans (PMID:11927593)
- When tethered to a promoter by fusion to Gal4, NXP-2 repressed transcription, consistent with a role for NXP-2 in SUMO-mediated repression (PMID:16567619)
- MORC3 (microrchidia3)-ATPase activated p53 and induced cellular senescence in normal fibroblasts but not p53-/- fibroblasts (PMID:17332504)
- MORC3 colocalizes with PML by a two-step molecular mechanism. (PMID:20501696)
- Anti-NXP2 Ab may be associated with adult idiopathic inflammatory myopathies with malignancy. (PMID:22258483)
- An anti-MJ antibody that recognizes NXP-2 was found to be a useful biomarker in dermatomyositis-polymyositis patients. (PMID:22546500)
- These studies demonstrate that anti-NXP-2 and anti-TIF-1gamma antibodies are frequent DM specificities (found in 55% of patients) and are present in most patients with cancer-associated dermatomhyositis. (PMID:24037894)
- Case Report: Pemphigus foliaceus associated with anti-NXP2 autoantibody-positive amyopathic dermatomyositis. (PMID:24217940)
- Case Report: manifestations of interstitial lung disease in adult dermatomyositis patient with anti-NPX2 autoantibodies. (PMID:26028648)
- Downregulation of NXP2/MORC3 by use of two independent short hairpin RNAs reduced virus titers in low-multiplicity infections. Analysis of viral RNA in high-multiplicity infections showed a reduction of viral RNA and mRNA after NXP2/MORC3 downregulation. (PMID:26202233)
- MORC3 has antiviral activity during herpes simplex virus 1 and human cytomegalovirus infections. (PMID:27440897)
- our studies provide a molecular framework detailing MORC3 functions and suggest that its modulation may contribute to human disease. (PMID:27653685)
- Dermatomyositis patients with anti-NXP-2 antibodies have a distinct and often severe systemic phenotype that includes myalgia, peripheral edema, and significant dysphagia, despite having milder inflammatory skin disease. (PMID:28129490)
- Mechanism for autoinhibition and activation (PMID:30850548)
- Data show that MORC family CW-type zinc finger 3 (MORC3) ATPase is a new target of NS1 protein, influenza A virus (NS1) from H3N2-subtype influenza virus. (PMID:31006586)
- Morc3 silences endogenous retroviruses by enabling Daxx-mediated histone H3.3 incorporation. (PMID:34650047)
- Self-guarding of MORC3 enables virulence factor-triggered immunity. (PMID:34759314)
- En garde! The duel functions of MORC3. (PMID:35026136)
- MORC3 restricts human cytomegalovirus infection by suppressing the major immediate-early promoter activity. (PMID:35879101)
- MORC3 represses the HCMV major immediate early promoter in myeloid cells in the absence of PML nuclear bodies. (PMID:38009611)
Cross-species orthologs
3 orthologs
| Organism | Symbol | Gene ID |
|---|---|---|
| danio_rerio | morc3a | ENSDARG00000056679 |
| mus_musculus | Morc3 | ENSMUSG00000039456 |
| rattus_norvegicus | Morc3 | ENSRNOG00000026236 |
Paralogs (1): MORC4 (ENSG00000133131)
Protein
Protein identifiers
MORC family CW-type zinc finger protein 3 — Q14149 (reviewed: Q14149)
Alternative names: Nuclear matrix protein 2, Zinc finger CW-type coiled-coil domain protein 3
All UniProt accessions (3): Q14149, H0YHQ4, H0YIR5
UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →
Function. Nuclear matrix protein which forms MORC3-NBs (nuclear bodies) via an ATP-dependent mechanism and plays a role in innate immunity by restricting different viruses through modulation of the IFN response. Mechanistically, possesses a primary antiviral function through a MORC3-regulated element that activates IFNB1, and this function is guarded by a secondary IFN-repressing function. Sumoylated MORC3-NBs associates with PML-NBs and recruits TP53 and SP100, thus regulating TP53 activity. Binds RNA in vitro. Histone methylation reader which binds to non-methylated (H3K4me0), monomethylated (H3K4me1), dimethylated (H3K4me2) and trimethylated (H3K4me3) ‘Lys-4’ on histone H3. The order of binding preference is H3K4me3 > H3K4me2 > H3K4me1 > H3K4me0. (Microbial infection) May be required for influenza A transcription during viral infection.
Subunit / interactions. Homodimer. The sumoylated form interacts with PML (via SUMO-interacting motif). Interacts with TP53. (Microbial infection) Interacts with influenza A virus PA and PB1 polymerase subunits during infection. Interacts (via CW domain) with influenza A protein NS1. (Microbial infection) Interacts with herpes simplex virus 1/HHV-1 protein ICP0; this interaction mediates MORC3 degradation, which leads to de-repression of a MORC3-regulated DNA element (MRE) adjacent to the IFNB1 locus.
Subcellular location. Nucleus. Nucleoplasm. Nucleus matrix. PML body. Chromosome.
Tissue specificity. Expressed in heart, placenta, skeletal muscle, brain, pancreas, lung, liver, but not kidney.
Post-translational modifications. Sumoylation is involved in interaction with PML and localization to PML nuclear bodies.
Activity regulation. Dimerization of the ATPase domain is strictly required for the catalytic activity and binding to double-stranded DNA. Disrupting the interface between ATPase and the CW domains releases autoinhibition since the CW domain sterically impedes binding of the ATPase domain to DNA.
Domain organisation. The CW-TYPE zinc finger mediates its binding to trimethylated histone H3K4me3.
RefSeq proteins (3): NP_001307374, NP_001307375, NP_056173* (*=MANE)
Domains & families (InterPro)
| ID | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| IPR011124 | Znf_CW | Domain |
| IPR036890 | HATPase_C_sf | Homologous_superfamily |
| IPR041006 | Morc_S5 | Domain |
| IPR045261 | MORC_ATPase | Family |
Pfam: PF07496, PF13589, PF17942
UniProt features (83 total): strand 18, cross-link 17, helix 15, mutagenesis site 11, modified residue 5, binding site 4, region of interest 4, turn 4, compositionally biased region 2, chain 1, zinc finger region 1, coiled-coil region 1
Structure
Experimental structures (PDB)
6 structures.
| PDB | Method | Resolution (Å) |
|---|---|---|
| 5SVY | X-RAY DIFFRACTION | 1.05 |
| 6O5W | X-RAY DIFFRACTION | 1.41 |
| 5SVX | X-RAY DIFFRACTION | 1.56 |
| 5SVI | X-RAY DIFFRACTION | 1.61 |
| 4QQ4 | X-RAY DIFFRACTION | 1.75 |
| 6O1E | X-RAY DIFFRACTION | 2.41 |
Predicted structure (AlphaFold)
| Model | pLDDT | Fraction very-high |
|---|---|---|
| AF-Q14149-F1 | 71.75 | 0.35 |
Functional residue map
Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.
Ligand- & substrate-binding residues (4): 416; 435; 446; 413
Post-translational modifications (22): 503, 514, 540, 560, 765, 191, 205, 231, 280, 293, 555, 597, 597, 650, 650, 651, 651, 740, 740, 794 …
Mutagenesis-validated functional residues (11):
| Position | Phenotype |
|---|---|
| 35 | fails to localize to pml nuclear bodies and activate tp53. |
| 67 | forms nuclear bodies, but rapidly diffuses throughout the nucleus under conditions of atp depletion. |
| 101 | diffuse nuclear localization. fails to form nuclear bodies in the presence of atp. |
| 419 | about threefold increase in catalytic activity. |
| 419 | diffuse nuclear localization, possibly due to loss of dna or nucleosome binding. |
| 431 | strong decrease of binding to ns1. |
| 597 | loss of sumoylation; when associated with r-650; r-651; r-740 and r-794. |
| 650 | loss of sumoylation; when associated with r-597; r-651; r-740 and r-794. |
| 651 | loss of sumoylation; when associated with r-597; r-650; r-740 and r-794. |
| 740 | loss of sumoylation; when associated with r-597; r-650; r-651 and r-794. |
| 794 | loss of sumoylation; when associated with r-597; r-650; r-651 and r-740. |
Function
Pathways and Gene Ontology
Reactome pathways
0 pathways
MSigDB gene sets: 242 (showing top):
RNGTGGGC_UNKNOWN, MODULE_255, TTTGTAG_MIR520D, GOBP_PEPTIDYL_SERINE_MODIFICATION, MODULE_317, GOBP_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_TYPE_I_INTERFERON_PRODUCTION, GOBP_CELLULAR_SENESCENCE, CTATGCA_MIR153, CAGCTG_AP4_Q5, GOBP_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_FIBROBLAST_PROLIFERATION, MORF_RAF1, RICKMAN_METASTASIS_DN, GOBP_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_MULTICELLULAR_ORGANISMAL_PROCESS, GOBP_DEFENSE_RESPONSE_TO_OTHER_ORGANISM, MARTINEZ_RB1_TARGETS_DN
GO Biological Process (14): negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0000122), protein phosphorylation (GO:0006468), post-embryonic development (GO:0009791), peptidyl-serine phosphorylation (GO:0018105), negative regulation of interferon-beta production (GO:0032688), negative regulation of fibroblast proliferation (GO:0048147), protein stabilization (GO:0050821), maintenance of protein location in nucleus (GO:0051457), antiviral innate immune response (GO:0140374), positive regulation of cellular senescence (GO:2000774), immune system process (GO:0002376), chromatin organization (GO:0006325), innate immune response (GO:0045087), type I interferon-mediated signaling pathway (GO:0060337)
GO Molecular Function (8): DNA binding (GO:0003677), RNA binding (GO:0003723), zinc ion binding (GO:0008270), ATP hydrolysis activity (GO:0016887), protein-macromolecule adaptor activity (GO:0030674), histone H3K4me3 reader activity (GO:0140002), protein binding (GO:0005515), metal ion binding (GO:0046872)
GO Cellular Component (6): chromatin (GO:0000785), nucleus (GO:0005634), nucleoplasm (GO:0005654), nuclear matrix (GO:0016363), PML body (GO:0016605), chromosome (GO:0005694)
GO top-level categories
Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:
| Category | Terms |
|---|---|
| cellular anatomical structure | 3 |
| nucleic acid binding | 2 |
| nuclear lumen | 2 |
| regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II | 1 |
| transcription by RNA polymerase II | 1 |
| negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription | 1 |
| phosphorylation | 1 |
| protein modification process | 1 |
| multicellular organism development | 1 |
| multicellular organismal process | 1 |
| protein phosphorylation | 1 |
| peptidyl-serine modification | 1 |
| negative regulation of type I interferon production | 1 |
| interferon-beta production | 1 |
| regulation of interferon-beta production | 1 |
| negative regulation of cell population proliferation | 1 |
| fibroblast proliferation | 1 |
| regulation of fibroblast proliferation | 1 |
| regulation of protein stability | 1 |
| nucleus | 1 |
| protein localization to nucleus | 1 |
| maintenance of protein localization in organelle | 1 |
| innate immune response | 1 |
| defense response to virus | 1 |
| positive regulation of cellular process | 1 |
| cellular senescence | 1 |
| regulation of cellular senescence | 1 |
| biological_process | 1 |
| cellular component organization | 1 |
| immune response | 1 |
| defense response to symbiont | 1 |
| cellular response to type I interferon | 1 |
| interferon-mediated signaling pathway | 1 |
| transition metal ion binding | 1 |
| ribonucleoside triphosphate phosphatase activity | 1 |
| ATP-dependent activity | 1 |
| protein binding | 1 |
| molecular adaptor activity | 1 |
| histone H3 reader activity | 1 |
| binding | 1 |
Protein interactions and networks
STRING
1066 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):
| Protein A | Protein B | Partner UniProt | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORC3 | TRIM33 | Q9UPN9 | 924 |
| MORC3 | IFIH1 | Q9BYX4 | 864 |
| MORC3 | SAE1 | Q9UBE0 | 852 |
| MORC3 | EXOSC10 | Q01780 | 720 |
| MORC3 | TRIM21 | P19474 | 717 |
| MORC3 | TRIM24 | O15164 | 713 |
| MORC3 | CHD3 | Q12873 | 696 |
| MORC3 | NT5C1A | Q9BXI3 | 670 |
| MORC3 | CHD4 | Q14839 | 643 |
| MORC3 | HMGCR | P04035 | 623 |
| MORC3 | SNRNP70 | P08621 | 583 |
| MORC3 | RO60 | P10155 | 571 |
| MORC3 | SUMO2 | P55855 | 563 |
| MORC3 | HARS1 | P12081 | 507 |
| MORC3 | TP53 | P04637 | 501 |
IntAct
67 interactions, top by confidence:
| A | B | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| TP53 | MDM2 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 1.000 |
| DYNLL1 | BLTP3B | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.730 |
| FAM9C | NDC80 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.670 |
| YWHAG | BLTP3B | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.640 |
| YWHAG | BLTP3B | psi-mi:“MI:2364”(proximity) | 0.640 |
| DYNLL2 | BLTP3B | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.640 |
| YWHAB | BLTP3B | psi-mi:“MI:2364”(proximity) | 0.610 |
| YWHAE | PIK3C2A | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.570 |
| YWHAH | BLTP3B | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.570 |
| YWHAH | BLTP3B | psi-mi:“MI:2364”(proximity) | 0.570 |
| MORC3 | RNF216 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| DYNLL1 | SHMT2 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.510 |
| DYNLL2 | SHMT2 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.510 |
| H3C1 | SMCHD1 | psi-mi:“MI:2364”(proximity) | 0.410 |
| Dynll1 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.400 | |
| MORC3 | KPNA2 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.370 |
| MORC3 | RDH10 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| C6orf141 | KRBA1 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| HRAS | MET | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| SSRP1 | DDX39A | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| GDF15 | CCDC85C | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| RAD23A | PIK3C2A | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| ROR1 | TBC1D4 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| ROR1 | TRIM21 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
BioGRID (105): MORC3 (Proximity Label-MS), MORC3 (Proximity Label-MS), HTT (Affinity Capture-MS), SNTB1 (Affinity Capture-MS), MOGS (Affinity Capture-MS), DYNLL1 (Affinity Capture-MS), CRIPT (Affinity Capture-MS), TRIB1 (Affinity Capture-MS), SYNE2 (Affinity Capture-MS), DEPDC1 (Affinity Capture-MS), DOCK8 (Affinity Capture-MS), RDH10 (Affinity Capture-MS), MORC3 (Affinity Capture-MS), MORC3 (Reconstituted Complex), MORC3 (Affinity Capture-MS)
ESM2 similar proteins: A0A0G2JZ79, A1ZA92, A6QQR4, A7E2Z2, A8JQ65, A8WRG3, B3NYS4, B4K6T8, B4R0A5, B6VQ60, F4JZ68, O75164, O94640, P06700, P33294, P42124, P50526, P70351, Q04688, Q08BS4, Q14149, Q15910, Q21921, Q28D84, Q28Z18, Q2NKX8, Q4R381, Q4V863, Q5RD88, Q5RDS6, Q5RDX4, Q60L58, Q61188, Q61IS6, Q640I9, Q6DTM3, Q6PL18, Q757M7, Q8CDM1, Q8K3E5
Diamond homologs: F4JPP0, F4JRS4, F4K2G3, F4KAF2, F7BJB9, Q14149, Q56Y74, Q5FV35, Q84WV6, Q8BMD7, Q8TE76, Q86VD1, Q9WVL5, Q8C5W4, Q5CCK4, Q69ZX6, Q6IR42, Q9M1I1, Q9Y6X9, Q0DIQ5, Q6Z3U3, A4LBC0, O65420, O82595, O82799, P26307, P37398, P82280, Q01593, Q0D5G4, Q0DXB1, Q1PFR7, Q53QI0, Q5VS55, Q6EU30, Q6L4H4, Q6Z1Z3, Q7EZD5, Q7F9W2, Q7XKC4
SIGNOR signaling
0 interactions.
Enriched among interaction partners
Reactome pathways and GO biological processes over-represented among this gene’s 65 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:
| Pathway | Partners | Fold | FDR |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARS-CoV-1 targets host intracellular signalling and regulatory pathways | 6 | 76.0× | 3e-08 |
| SUMOylation of transcription factors | 7 | 75.4× | 1e-09 |
| Activation of BAD and translocation to mitochondria | 5 | 71.8× | 5e-07 |
| Chk1/Chk2(Cds1) mediated inactivation of Cyclin B:Cdk1 complex | 5 | 63.4× | 9e-07 |
| Activation of BH3-only proteins | 5 | 46.8× | 4e-06 |
| SUMOylation of intracellular receptors | 5 | 31.7× | 2e-05 |
| RHO GTPases activate PKNs | 5 | 29.9× | 3e-05 |
| Intrinsic Pathway for Apoptosis | 5 | 27.6× | 4e-05 |
GO biological processes:
| GO term | Partners | Fold | FDR |
|---|---|---|---|
| protein sumoylation | 5 | 26.6× | 8e-04 |
| intracellular protein localization | 6 | 10.3× | 8e-03 |
Disease & clinical
Clinical variants and AI predictions
ClinVar
118 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):
| Classification | Count (floor) |
|---|---|
| Pathogenic | 0 |
| Likely pathogenic | 0 |
| Uncertain significance | 87 |
| Likely benign | 7 |
| Benign | 1 |
Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)
SpliceAI
3060 predictions. Top by Δscore:
| Variant | Effect | Δscore |
|---|---|---|
| 21:36320299:GCGCG:G | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 21:36320301:GCG:G | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 21:36320304:G:GG | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 21:36333644:A:AG | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 21:36333645:G:GA | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 21:36333645:GCTTT:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 21:36333714:AATAG:A | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 21:36333716:TAGG:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 21:36333718:GGT:G | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 21:36333719:G:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 21:36333720:T:A | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 21:36336872:A:AG | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 21:36336873:G:GG | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 21:36336873:GATA:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 21:36337730:A:AG | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 21:36337731:G:GA | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 21:36337731:GCTTT:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 21:36337892:G:GT | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 21:36338843:C:CA | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 21:36341398:GCTAC:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 21:36341543:GAGG:G | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 21:36341545:GG:G | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 21:36341546:GG:G | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 21:36341547:G:GC | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 21:36341547:G:GG | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 21:36341548:TAT:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 21:36344573:TTCCA:T | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 21:36344574:TCCAG:T | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 21:36344575:CCA:C | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 21:36344576:CAGG:C | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
AlphaMissense
6293 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:
| Variant | Protein change | am_pathogenicity |
|---|---|---|
| 21:36333658:T:C | F18L | 1.000 |
| 21:36333660:T:A | F18L | 1.000 |
| 21:36333660:T:G | F18L | 1.000 |
| 21:36333672:T:A | N22K | 1.000 |
| 21:36333672:T:G | N22K | 1.000 |
| 21:36333679:A:C | S25R | 1.000 |
| 21:36333681:T:A | S25R | 1.000 |
| 21:36333681:T:G | S25R | 1.000 |
| 21:36333682:C:A | H26N | 1.000 |
| 21:36333682:C:G | H26D | 1.000 |
| 21:36333682:C:T | H26Y | 1.000 |
| 21:36333683:A:G | H26R | 1.000 |
| 21:36333684:C:A | H26Q | 1.000 |
| 21:36333684:C:G | H26Q | 1.000 |
| 21:36333697:A:C | S31R | 1.000 |
| 21:36333699:T:A | S31R | 1.000 |
| 21:36333699:T:G | S31R | 1.000 |
| 21:36333707:C:A | A34D | 1.000 |
| 21:36333710:A:T | E35V | 1.000 |
| 21:36333711:A:C | E35D | 1.000 |
| 21:36333711:A:T | E35D | 1.000 |
| 21:36333713:T:C | L36S | 1.000 |
| 21:36333718:G:C | D38H | 1.000 |
| 21:36336874:A:T | D38V | 1.000 |
| 21:36336878:T:A | N39K | 1.000 |
| 21:36336878:T:G | N39K | 1.000 |
| 21:36337778:G:A | G98R | 1.000 |
| 21:36337778:G:C | G98R | 1.000 |
| 21:36337779:G:A | G98E | 1.000 |
| 21:36337787:G:A | G101R | 1.000 |
dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000045077 (21:36319998 G>A,C), RS1000047023 (21:36376840 G>C), RS1000052633 (21:36355771 T>C), RS1000137092 (21:36366483 A>T), RS1000140209 (21:36340719 C>G,T), RS1000191830 (21:36371469 GTTAGCCTA>G), RS1000252169 (21:36346270 C>A,T), RS1000290998 (21:36329325 A>G), RS1000347484 (21:36346013 T>C), RS1000433075 (21:36374755 C>T), RS1000467165 (21:36352519 A>G), RS1000489335 (21:36355482 A>G), RS1000524048 (21:36339244 C>T), RS1000560129 (21:36359919 T>C), RS1000575081 (21:36365668 G>A)
Disease associations
OMIM: gene MIM:610078 | disease phenotypes:
GenCC curated gene-disease
Mondo (0):
Orphanet (0):
HPO phenotypes
0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):
GWAS associations
2 associations (top):
| Study | Trait | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| GCST006630_20 | Diastolic blood pressure | 2.000000e-09 |
| GCST008839_172 | Height | 4.000000e-09 |
EFO canonical traits (1, from GWAS)
| EFO ID | Trait name |
|---|---|
| EFO:0006336 | diastolic blood pressure |
Drugs & pharmacology
Drug and pharmacology data
Is drug target: no
PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)
CTD chemical–gene interactions
39 total (human), top 30 by PubMed support.
| Chemical | Actions (top 5) | PubMed papers |
|---|---|---|
| Valproic Acid | affects expression, decreases expression | 3 |
| sodium arsenite | decreases expression, increases expression | 2 |
| Air Pollutants | affects cotreatment, increases abundance, increases oxidation, decreases expression | 2 |
| Formaldehyde | decreases expression, increases expression | 2 |
| FR900359 | affects phosphorylation | 1 |
| TAK-243 | decreases sumoylation | 1 |
| dicrotophos | decreases expression | 1 |
| alpha-pinene | affects cotreatment, increases oxidation, increases abundance | 1 |
| bisphenol A | decreases methylation | 1 |
| arsenite | affects binding, decreases reaction | 1 |
| cobaltous chloride | increases expression | 1 |
| aflatoxin B2 | increases methylation | 1 |
| methacrylaldehyde | increases abundance, affects cotreatment, increases oxidation | 1 |
| abrine | increases expression | 1 |
| jinfukang | decreases expression | 1 |
| Resveratrol | affects cotreatment, increases expression | 1 |
| Decitabine | increases expression | 1 |
| Sunitinib | increases expression | 1 |
| Acrolein | increases abundance, affects cotreatment, increases oxidation | 1 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | increases methylation | 1 |
| Caffeine | decreases phosphorylation | 1 |
| Doxorubicin | decreases expression | 1 |
| Ethyl Methanesulfonate | increases expression | 1 |
| Gold | decreases expression | 1 |
| Methyl Methanesulfonate | increases expression | 1 |
| Ozone | increases abundance, affects cotreatment, increases oxidation | 1 |
| Phenobarbital | affects expression | 1 |
| Plant Extracts | affects cotreatment, increases expression | 1 |
| Smoke | decreases expression | 1 |
| Thiram | increases 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.