RNF152

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Also known as FLJ39176

Summary

RNF152 (ring finger protein 152, HGNC:26811) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 18q21.33, encoding E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase RNF152 (Q8N8N0). E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase that acts as a negative regulator of mTORC1 signaling by mediating ubiquitination of RagA/RRAGA and RHEB.

Enables small GTPase binding activity and ubiquitin protein ligase activity. Involved in several processes, including cellular response to amino acid starvation; negative regulation of TORC1 signaling; and protein ubiquitination. Located in lysosomal membrane.

Source: NCBI Gene 220441 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • GWAS associations: 4
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 43 total
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_173557

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:26811
Approved symbolRNF152
Namering finger protein 152
Location18q21.33
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesFLJ39176
Ensembl geneENSG00000176641
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM616512
Entrez220441

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 29 — 26 protein_coding, 3 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined

ENST00000312828, ENST00000588064, ENST00000588396, ENST00000591306, ENST00000619552, ENST00000873265, ENST00000873266, ENST00000873267, ENST00000873268, ENST00000873269, ENST00000873270, ENST00000873271, ENST00000873272, ENST00000873273, ENST00000873274, ENST00000873275, ENST00000873276, ENST00000873277, ENST00000873278, ENST00000873279, ENST00000873280, ENST00000969137, ENST00000969138, ENST00000969139, ENST00000969140, ENST00000969141, ENST00000969142, ENST00000969143, ENST00000969144

RefSeq mRNA: 1 — MANE Select: NM_173557 NM_173557

CCDS: CCDS11978

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000312828 — 2 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE000012314246180806761816598
ENSE000013324856189279561893007

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 163 present calls, max score 86.86.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 7.8977 / max 192.2446, expressed in 1271 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (5 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
1722334.13911022
1722342.6599956
1722350.8007398
1722310.153683
1722320.144462

Top tissues by expression

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

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
right lobe of liverUBERON:000111486.86gold quality
adult mammalian kidneyUBERON:000008286.44gold quality
popliteal arteryUBERON:000225086.04gold quality
tibial arteryUBERON:000761086.03gold quality
olfactory segment of nasal mucosaUBERON:000538684.81gold quality
cerebellar cortexUBERON:000212984.42gold quality
cerebellar hemisphereUBERON:000224584.29gold quality
minor salivary glandUBERON:000183083.95gold quality
metanephros cortexUBERON:001053383.35gold quality
left coronary arteryUBERON:000162682.73gold quality
colonic epitheliumUBERON:000039782.70gold quality
skin of legUBERON:000151182.53gold quality
right hemisphere of cerebellumUBERON:001489082.41gold quality
endocervixUBERON:000045882.38gold quality
skin of abdomenUBERON:000141682.09gold quality
cerebellumUBERON:000203782.01gold quality
calcaneal tendonUBERON:000370181.98gold quality
cortex of kidneyUBERON:000122581.85gold quality
aortaUBERON:000094781.84gold quality
right coronary arteryUBERON:000162581.74gold quality
kidneyUBERON:000211381.46gold quality
coronary arteryUBERON:000162180.65gold quality
cortical plateUBERON:000534380.46gold quality
saliva-secreting glandUBERON:000104480.09gold quality
primordial germ cell in gonadCL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:000099179.43gold quality
right lungUBERON:000216779.30gold quality
ectocervixUBERON:001224979.27gold quality
mouth mucosaUBERON:000372978.36gold quality
mucosa of transverse colonUBERON:000499178.30gold quality
lower esophagus mucosaUBERON:003583478.22gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 5 experiment(s), a significant marker in 5.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-CURD-119yes24.96
E-ANND-3yes11.78
E-MTAB-6678yes11.48
E-CURD-114yes10.51
E-HCAD-35yes6.81

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

53 targeting RNF152, 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-3646100.0073.565283
HSA-MIR-548C-3P99.9974.017587
HSA-MIR-366299.9973.825684
HSA-MIR-1213699.9872.815713
HSA-MIR-3605-5P99.9667.12932
HSA-MIR-589-3P99.9169.622088
HSA-MIR-367199.9073.043897
HSA-MIR-95-5P99.8972.173973
HSA-MIR-3065-3P99.8770.251407
HSA-LET-7A-2-3P99.8770.531921
HSA-MIR-137-3P99.8774.742401
HSA-LET-7G-3P99.8570.431929
HSA-MIR-469899.8471.414303
HSA-MIR-442099.8270.081624
HSA-MIR-181B-2-3P99.8170.061646
HSA-MIR-181B-3P99.8170.061646
HSA-MIR-370-5P99.7866.81706
HSA-MIR-130399.6569.771662
HSA-MIR-9851-3P99.6369.681110
HSA-MIR-5003-5P99.6169.131624
HSA-MIR-18A-3P99.5665.681092
HSA-MIR-510-3P99.5470.062965
HSA-MIR-143-3P99.4969.051457
HSA-MIR-477099.4969.091451
HSA-MIR-6740-3P99.4868.491392
HSA-MIR-582-5P99.4770.792635
HSA-MIR-391599.4568.491905
HSA-MIR-135A-5P99.3671.851601
HSA-MIR-135B-5P99.3671.631613
HSA-MIR-584-3P99.3567.691082

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 4)

  • RNF152 is a lysosome localized E3 ligase with pro-apoptotic activities (PMID:21203937)
  • A mechanism for regulation of mTORC1 signaling by RNF152-mediated K63-linked polyubiquitination of RagA. (PMID:25936802)
  • The Role of Tissue-Specific Ubiquitin Ligases, RNF183, RNF186, RNF182 and RNF152, in Disease and Biological Function. (PMID:32486221)
  • RNF152 Suppresses Fatty Acid Oxidation and Metastasis of Lung Adenocarcinoma by Inhibiting IRAK1-Mediated AKR1B10 Expression. (PMID:37717980)

Cross-species orthologs

3 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_reriornf152ENSDARG00000087782
mus_musculusRnf152ENSMUSG00000047496
rattus_norvegicusRnf152ENSRNOG00000014859

Paralogs (12): CD86 (ENSG00000114013), CD274 (ENSG00000120217), CD80 (ENSG00000121594), RFPL1 (ENSG00000128250), RFPL2 (ENSG00000128253), RFPL3 (ENSG00000128276), SPRYD4 (ENSG00000176422), RNF135 (ENSG00000181481), PDCD1LG2 (ENSG00000197646), RFPL4A (ENSG00000223638), RFPL4AL1 (ENSG00000229292), RFPL4B (ENSG00000251258)

Protein

Protein identifiers

E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase RNF152Q8N8N0 (reviewed: Q8N8N0)

Alternative names: RING finger protein 152, RING-type E3 ubiquitin transferase RNF152

All UniProt accessions (2): Q8N8N0, K7EMG3

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase that acts as a negative regulator of mTORC1 signaling by mediating ubiquitination of RagA/RRAGA and RHEB. Catalyzes ‘Lys-63’-linked polyubiquitination of RagA/RRAGA in response to amino acid starvation, thereby regulating mTORC1 signaling. Also mediates monoubiquitination of RHEB, promoting its association with the TSC-TBC complex and subsequent inhibition. Also mediates ‘Lys-48’-linked polyubiquitination of target proteins and their subsequent targeting to the proteasome for degradation. Induces apoptosis when overexpressed.

Subunit / interactions. Interacts with RRAGA (inactive GDP-bound form); stimulated by amino acid starvation. Interacts with SEC16A.

Subcellular location. Lysosome membrane.

Tissue specificity. Widely expressed.

Post-translational modifications. Ubiquitinated. Autoubiquitinated in vitro, leading to its degradation by the proteasome.

Pathway. Protein modification; protein ubiquitination.

Similarity. Belongs to the RNF152 family.

RefSeq proteins (1): NP_775828* (*=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR001841Znf_RINGDomain
IPR013083Znf_RING/FYVE/PHDHomologous_superfamily
IPR033609RING_RNF152Domain
IPR045744RNF152_CDomain

Pfam: PF14634, PF19325

UniProt features (5 total): chain 1, transmembrane region 1, zinc finger region 1, region of interest 1, sequence conflict 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

0 structures.

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-Q8N8N0-F166.820.14

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

4 pathways

IDPathway
R-HSA-8866654E3 ubiquitin ligases ubiquitinate target proteins
R-HSA-392499Metabolism of proteins
R-HSA-597592Post-translational protein modification
R-HSA-8852135Protein ubiquitination

MSigDB gene sets: 115 (showing top): GOBP_REGULATION_OF_AUTOPHAGY, TAATAAT_MIR126, MYOGENIN_Q6, GOCC_VACUOLAR_MEMBRANE, AAGCCAT_MIR135A_MIR135B, GOMF_GTPASE_BINDING, GOBP_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_INTRACELLULAR_SIGNAL_TRANSDUCTION, NKX61_01, BILD_HRAS_ONCOGENIC_SIGNATURE, CEBP_Q2, GGGCATT_MIR365, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_CATABOLIC_PROCESS, GOBP_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_CATABOLIC_PROCESS, TGCTGAY_UNKNOWN, GOBP_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_TOR_SIGNALING

GO Biological Process (18): protein monoubiquitination (GO:0006513), apoptotic process (GO:0006915), positive regulation of autophagy (GO:0010508), protein ubiquitination (GO:0016567), cellular response to amino acid starvation (GO:0034198), protein K63-linked ubiquitination (GO:0070534), protein K48-linked ubiquitination (GO:0070936), negative regulation of TORC1 signaling (GO:1904262), protein polyubiquitination (GO:0000209), cytoplasmic translation (GO:0002181), cellular response to starvation (GO:0009267), cellular response to nutrient levels (GO:0031669), TORC1 signaling (GO:0038202), negative regulation of translational initiation (GO:0045947), positive regulation of translational initiation (GO:0045948), protein localization to lysosome (GO:0061462), positive regulation of TORC1 signaling (GO:1904263), response to amino acid starvation (GO:1990928)

GO Molecular Function (7): ubiquitin-protein transferase activity (GO:0004842), zinc ion binding (GO:0008270), small GTPase binding (GO:0031267), ubiquitin protein ligase activity (GO:0061630), protein binding (GO:0005515), transferase activity (GO:0016740), metal ion binding (GO:0046872)

GO Cellular Component (4): lysosome (GO:0005764), lysosomal membrane (GO:0005765), organelle membrane (GO:0031090), membrane (GO:0016020)

Reactome top-level categories

Rollup of top-3 pathways:

CategoryPathways
Protein ubiquitination1
Metabolism of proteins1
Post-translational protein modification1

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
protein ubiquitination2
protein polyubiquitination2
TORC1 signaling2
regulation of TORC1 signaling2
response to starvation2
translational initiation2
regulation of translational initiation2
programmed cell death1
apoptotic signaling pathway1
execution phase of apoptosis1
autophagy1
positive regulation of catabolic process1
regulation of autophagy1
protein modification by small protein conjugation1
cellular response to starvation1
response to amino acid starvation1
negative regulation of TOR signaling1
translation1
cellular response to nutrient levels1
cellular response to stress1
response to nutrient levels1
cellular response to stimulus1
TOR signaling1
negative regulation of translation1
positive regulation of translation1
protein localization to vacuole1
positive regulation of TOR signaling1
ubiquitin-like protein transferase activity1
transition metal ion binding1
GTPase binding1
ubiquitin-protein transferase activity1
ubiquitin-like protein ligase activity1
binding1
catalytic activity1
cation binding1
lytic vacuole1
lysosome1
lytic vacuole membrane1
membrane1
membrane-bounded organelle1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

706 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
RNF152RNF167Q9H6Y7573
RNF152KLHL22Q53GT1572
RNF152RRAGAQ7L523548
RNF152A0A2R8Y4M4A0A2R8Y4M4506
RNF152CASTOR1Q8WTX7464
RNF152ZNRF1Q8ND25456
RNF152ZNF507Q8TCN5455
RNF152KICS2Q96MD2453
RNF152ITFG2Q969R8452
RNF152WDR24Q96S15445
RNF152KLHL25Q9H0H3442
RNF152SAMTORQ1RMZ1440
RNF152INTS5Q6P9B9437
RNF152BNIP1Q12981435
RNF152DNAJC11Q9NVH1434

IntAct

21 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
KIR2DL3RNF152psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
TSPAN12RNF152psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
EBPRNF152psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
GJA8RNF152psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
RNF152LITAFpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
RNF152C9orf40psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.400
RNF152UBE2E1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.370
RNF152UBE2Npsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.370
RNF152UBE2Wpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.370
RNF152CROCCpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.370
KIR2DL3RNF152psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.000
RNF152EBPpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.000
RNF152GJA8psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.000
RNF152TSPAN12psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.000

BioGRID (44): RRAGA (Biochemical Activity), RRAGA (Affinity Capture-Western), RRAGA (Reconstituted Complex), RNF152 (Affinity Capture-Western), UBE2N (Reconstituted Complex), SEC16A (Affinity Capture-Western), RNF152 (PCA), RNF152 (Affinity Capture-Western), RHEB (Biochemical Activity), RHEB (Affinity Capture-Western), RHEB (Reconstituted Complex), RNF152 (Two-hybrid), RNF152 (Two-hybrid), RNF152 (Two-hybrid), KIR2DL3 (Two-hybrid)

ESM2 similar proteins: A6NCL7, A6NCQ9, A6QP29, A6QQV9, B1AVH7, B5DFA1, D2H0G5, D2H6Z0, D2H788, D3ZBM4, D4A723, E1C2W7, O95153, Q0QWG9, Q3SWY0, Q3T0Y9, Q3U0L2, Q3UV31, Q3V3A7, Q5RF77, Q60943, Q6INB3, Q6PGG2, Q7TNF8, Q7Z465, Q80TI1, Q810L3, Q8BG47, Q8BRJ3, Q8BXP5, Q8C0R7, Q8C432, Q8CEF8, Q8HYZ0, Q8N0U2, Q8N6D2, Q8N8N0, Q8NC24, Q8QZS5, Q8TED9

Diamond homologs: A0A7I2V3R4, D2H6Z0, D4A723, E1C2W7, Q03601, Q13049, Q3SWY0, Q58EC8, Q68EV7, Q6GND7, Q6NRD3, Q8BG47, Q8CH72, Q8N8N0, Q8QZS5, Q96D59, Q9D241, A4IF63, A5D7F8, A5D8S5, D2GXS7, D3ZQG6, E1BD59, F4I443, F6ZQ54, F7H9X2, O60858, O70277, O75382, P14373, Q14258, Q1XHU0, Q28E95, Q32L60, Q38HM4, Q495X7, Q496Y0, Q498M5, Q503I2, Q5M7V1

SIGNOR signaling

2 interactions.

AEffectBMechanism
Ub:E2“up-regulates activity”RNF152ubiquitination
RNF152“down-regulates activity”RRAGApolyubiquitination

Disease & clinical

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

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

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic0
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance38
Likely benign1
Benign0

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)

SpliceAI

1562 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
18:61893507:T:TAdonor_gain1.0000
18:61893508:C:Adonor_gain1.0000
18:61816594:CATTT:Cacceptor_gain0.9900
18:61816596:TTT:Tacceptor_gain0.9900
18:61816599:C:CCacceptor_gain0.9900
18:61825227:C:CTacceptor_gain0.9900
18:61839054:C:CTacceptor_gain0.9900
18:61872661:C:Adonor_gain0.9900
18:61814833:T:Adonor_gain0.9800
18:61816595:ATTTC:Aacceptor_loss0.9800
18:61816597:TTCT:Tacceptor_loss0.9800
18:61816598:TCTG:Tacceptor_loss0.9800
18:61816599:C:Aacceptor_loss0.9800
18:61816600:T:Cacceptor_loss0.9800
18:61838965:T:Adonor_gain0.9800
18:61839055:A:Tacceptor_gain0.9800
18:61890527:C:CTacceptor_gain0.9800
18:61890528:A:Cacceptor_gain0.9800
18:61838971:CA:Cdonor_gain0.9700
18:61892789:GGTTA:Gdonor_loss0.9700
18:61892790:GTTAC:Gdonor_loss0.9700
18:61892791:TTAC:Tdonor_loss0.9700
18:61892792:TA:Tdonor_loss0.9700
18:61892793:ACCT:Adonor_loss0.9700
18:61892794:CCTG:Cdonor_loss0.9700
18:61893658:T:TAdonor_gain0.9700
18:61814798:CCAAA:Cdonor_gain0.9600
18:61814861:TTAAA:Tdonor_gain0.9600
18:61814862:TAAAT:Tdonor_gain0.9600
18:61814863:A:ACdonor_gain0.9600

AlphaMissense

1311 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

VariantProtein changeam_pathogenicity
18:61816312:C:GC51S1.000
18:61816313:A:GC51R1.000
18:61816313:A:TC51S1.000
18:61816350:G:CC38W1.000
18:61816351:C:TC38Y1.000
18:61816352:A:GC38R1.000
18:61816359:A:CC35W1.000
18:61816360:C:TC35Y1.000
18:61816361:A:GC35R1.000
18:61816386:C:AK26N1.000
18:61816386:C:GK26N1.000
18:61816390:G:TP25H1.000
18:61816419:A:CC15W1.000
18:61816420:C:AC15F1.000
18:61816420:C:GC15S1.000
18:61816420:C:TC15Y1.000
18:61816421:A:GC15R1.000
18:61816421:A:TC15S1.000
18:61816430:A:GC12R1.000
18:61815873:G:CF197L0.999
18:61815873:G:TF197L0.999
18:61815875:A:GF197L0.999
18:61815904:A:GL187P0.999
18:61815916:A:GL183P0.999
18:61815919:A:GL182P0.999
18:61815919:A:TL182H0.999
18:61816258:A:GL69P0.999
18:61816302:G:CC54W0.999
18:61816303:C:AC54F0.999
18:61816303:C:GC54S0.999

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000014159 (18:61856379 T>C), RS1000066455 (18:61856741 T>C), RS1000076826 (18:61859510 A>G), RS1000082760 (18:61850438 T>C), RS1000092058 (18:61818252 A>G), RS1000100540 (18:61809763 A>G), RS1000134195 (18:61852700 T>C), RS1000181177 (18:61849038 T>C), RS1000185603 (18:61853293 G>A), RS1000196066 (18:61884170 A>T), RS1000197234 (18:61810491 A>C), RS1000197724 (18:61843209 C>T), RS1000214302 (18:61832240 A>G), RS1000248188 (18:61893682 C>T), RS1000287689 (18:61823831 G>A,T)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:616512 | disease phenotypes:

GenCC curated gene-disease

Mondo (0):

Orphanet (0):

HPO phenotypes

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

GWAS associations

4 associations (top):

StudyTraitp-value
GCST003372_4Glomerular filtration rate (creatinine)3.000000e-06
GCST004292_49Glomerular filtration rate (creatinine)3.000000e-08
GCST007344_76Estimated glomerular filtration rate5.000000e-09
GCST007876_71Estimated glomerular filtration rate4.000000e-11

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: no

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

CTD chemical–gene interactions

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

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
sodium arsenitedecreases expression, increases expression3
Benzo(a)pyreneincreases methylation, decreases expression2
Tobacco Smoke Pollutionaffects expression, increases expression2
Valproic Aciddecreases methylation, affects cotreatment, increases expression2
Aflatoxin B1decreases methylation2
methyleugenoldecreases expression1
bisphenol Aincreases methylation1
2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-oneincreases expression1
ethyl-p-hydroxybenzoatedecreases expression1
arseniteincreases methylation1
butyraldehydeincreases expression1
S-(1,2-dichlorovinyl)cysteineaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
perfluoro-n-nonanoic aciddecreases expression1
torcetrapibincreases expression1
bisphenol Sdecreases expression1
theaflavin-3,3’-digallateaffects expression1
Diethylhexyl Phthalateincreases expression1
Dimethyl Sulfoxideaffects expression1
Doxorubicindecreases expression1
Hydralazineaffects cotreatment, increases expression1
Lipopolysaccharidesaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
Polychlorinated Biphenylsaffects expression1
Smokedecreases expression1
Thiramincreases expression1
Tretinoinincreases expression1
Urethanedecreases expression1
1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridiniumdecreases expression1
Cyclosporineincreases methylation1
Cadmium Chloridedecreases expression1
Palmitic Aciddecreases expression1

Cellosaurus cell lines

2 cell lines: 2 transformed cell line

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

CellosaurusNameCategorySex
CVCL_D4BYHEK293T TetOff-SNCA-A53T EGFP-RNF152-IRES-mScarlet-ITransformed cell lineFemale
CVCL_E4JWHEK293T TetOff-SNCA-A53T EGFP-RNF152-IRES-mScarlet-I TMEM192-3xHATransformed cell lineFemale

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

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

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