SMIM23
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Also known as LOC644994
Summary
SMIM23 (small integral membrane protein 23, HGNC:34440) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 5q35.1, encoding Small integral membrane protein 23 (A6NLE4).
Predicted to be located in plasma membrane.
Source: NCBI Gene 644994 — RefSeq curated summary.
At a glance
- GWAS associations: 3
- MANE Select transcript:
NM_001289970
Identifiers
Gene identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HGNC ID | HGNC:34440 |
| Approved symbol | SMIM23 |
| Name | small integral membrane protein 23 |
| Location | 5q35.1 |
| Locus type | gene with protein product |
| Status | Approved |
| Aliases | LOC644994 |
| Ensembl gene | ENSG00000185662 |
| Ensembl biotype | protein_coding |
| Entrez | 644994 |
Gene structure
Transcript identifiers
Ensembl transcripts: 3 — 1 protein_coding, 1 nonsense_mediated_decay, 1 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined
ENST00000523047, ENST00000639838, ENST00000640082
RefSeq mRNA: 1 — MANE Select: NM_001289970
NM_001289970
CCDS: CCDS87347
Canonical transcript exons
ENST00000523047 — 4 exons
| Exon | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| ENSE00000000287 | 171785817 | 171785976 |
| ENSE00001305001 | 171790230 | 171790281 |
| ENSE00001310729 | 171790482 | 171790549 |
| ENSE00002129218 | 171790795 | 171791136 |
Expression profiles
Bgee: expression breadth broad, 64 present calls, max score 88.49.
Top tissues by expression
102 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):
| Tissue | Anatomy ID | Expression score | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis | CL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:0000473 | 88.49 | gold quality |
| left testis | UBERON:0004533 | 84.68 | gold quality |
| testis | UBERON:0000473 | 83.95 | gold quality |
| right testis | UBERON:0004534 | 83.54 | gold quality |
| primordial germ cell in gonad | CL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:0000991 | 64.65 | gold quality |
| colonic epithelium | UBERON:0000397 | 59.45 | gold quality |
| bone marrow cell | CL:0002092 | 55.71 | gold quality |
| lower esophagus mucosa | UBERON:0035834 | 49.29 | gold quality |
| skeletal muscle tissue | UBERON:0001134 | 47.46 | silver quality |
| granulocyte | CL:0000094 | 46.95 | silver quality |
| mucosa of stomach | UBERON:0001199 | 46.29 | gold quality |
| sural nerve | UBERON:0015488 | 44.49 | silver quality |
| bone marrow | UBERON:0002371 | 44.15 | gold quality |
| tonsil | UBERON:0002372 | 43.97 | gold quality |
| muscle tissue | UBERON:0002385 | 42.60 | silver quality |
| body of pancreas | UBERON:0001150 | 41.14 | silver quality |
| pancreas | UBERON:0001264 | 40.91 | gold quality |
| spleen | UBERON:0002106 | 40.44 | silver quality |
| duodenum | UBERON:0002114 | 40.04 | gold quality |
| body of stomach | UBERON:0001161 | 39.94 | gold quality |
| blood | UBERON:0000178 | 39.77 | gold quality |
| gastrocnemius | UBERON:0001388 | 39.48 | gold quality |
| islet of Langerhans | UBERON:0000006 | 39.38 | gold quality |
| muscle of leg | UBERON:0001383 | 39.29 | gold quality |
| stomach | UBERON:0000945 | 39.00 | gold quality |
| metanephros cortex | UBERON:0010533 | 38.92 | silver quality |
| ectocervix | UBERON:0012249 | 38.29 | gold quality |
| cortex of kidney | UBERON:0001225 | 38.20 | silver quality |
| thoracic aorta | UBERON:0001515 | 38.20 | silver quality |
| ganglionic eminence | UBERON:0004023 | 38.17 | gold quality |
Single-cell (SCXA)
Detected in 1 experiment(s), a significant marker in 0.
| Experiment | Marker? | Max mean expression |
|---|---|---|
| E-ANND-3 | no | 2.92 |
Regulation
Is transcription factor: no
Cross-species orthologs
2 orthologs
| Organism | Symbol | Gene ID |
|---|---|---|
| mus_musculus | Smim23 | ENSMUSG00000020270 |
| rattus_norvegicus | Smim23 | ENSRNOG00000027196 |
Protein
Protein identifiers
Small integral membrane protein 23 — A6NLE4 (reviewed: A6NLE4)
All UniProt accessions (1): A6NLE4
UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →
Subcellular location. Cell membrane.
RefSeq proteins (1): NP_001276899* (*=MANE)
Domains & families (InterPro)
| ID | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| IPR027880 | DUF4635 | Family |
Pfam: PF15466
UniProt features (6 total): topological domain 2, chain 1, transmembrane region 1, coiled-coil region 1, sequence variant 1
Structure
Experimental structures (PDB)
0 structures.
Predicted structure (AlphaFold)
| Model | pLDDT | Fraction very-high |
|---|---|---|
| AF-A6NLE4-F1 | 65.03 | 0.15 |
Function
Pathways and Gene Ontology
Reactome pathways
0 pathways
MSigDB gene sets: 12 (showing top):
GSE45365_NK_CELL_VS_CD8A_DC_DN, BRUINS_UVC_RESPONSE_VIA_TP53_GROUP_D, ZWANG_TRANSIENTLY_UP_BY_2ND_EGF_PULSE_ONLY, ZNF146_TARGET_GENES, GSE9037_CTRL_VS_LPS_1H_STIM_BMDM_DN, GSE8835_CD4_VS_CD8_TCELL_DN, GSE3039_NKT_CELL_VS_B1_BCELL_UP, chr5q35, GSE24210_IL35_TREATED_VS_UNTREATED_TCONV_CD4_TCELL_DN, GSE21063_CTRL_VS_ANTI_IGM_STIM_BCELL_NFATC1_KO_16H_UP, GSE41176_WT_VS_TAK1_KO_ANTI_IGM_STIM_BCELL_3H_UP, GSE41176_WT_VS_TAK1_KO_ANTI_IGM_STIM_BCELL_6H_UP
GO Biological Process (0):
GO Molecular Function (0):
GO Cellular Component (2): plasma membrane (GO:0005886), membrane (GO:0016020)
GO top-level categories
Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:
| Category | Terms |
|---|---|
| membrane | 1 |
| cell periphery | 1 |
| cellular anatomical structure | 1 |
Protein interactions and networks
STRING
132 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):
| Protein A | Protein B | Partner UniProt | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMIM23 | DCHS2 | Q6V1P9 | 646 |
| SMIM23 | COL17A1 | Q9UMD9 | 577 |
| SMIM23 | CTBS | Q01459 | 536 |
| SMIM23 | PRDM16 | Q9HAZ2 | 506 |
| SMIM23 | F8WDG0 | F8WDG0 | 506 |
| SMIM23 | DHX35 | Q9H5Z1 | 505 |
| SMIM23 | IQCJ-SCHIP1 | B3KU38 | 505 |
| SMIM23 | PAX3 | P23760 | 480 |
| SMIM23 | PDE8A | O60658 | 479 |
| SMIM23 | TENT4A | Q5XG87 | 468 |
| SMIM23 | MIPOL1 | Q8TD10 | 448 |
| SMIM23 | PAX1 | P15863 | 448 |
| SMIM23 | TP63 | Q9H3D4 | 447 |
| SMIM23 | SHCBP1L | Q9BZQ2 | 425 |
| SMIM23 | TMCO5A | Q8N6Q1 | 419 |
| SMIM23 | SUPT3H | O75486 | 419 |
IntAct
0 interactions, top by confidence:
ESM2 similar proteins: A0A1B0GTK4, A6NLE4, A8K554, F1MQW7, J3QMY9, O15273, O70548, O70552, P03246, P03247, P05857, P0DJZ2, P0DL12, P11305, P14254, P17758, P18097, P18801, P20919, P22378, P32543, P47939, P47940, P57738, Q0VD86, Q1X700, Q1X711, Q3TTJ4, Q5R7E2, Q5W5W9, Q61312, Q66669, Q66HF0, Q6GVM5, Q6UYE1, Q7L4S7, Q80VY2, Q86WR6, Q8K3A6, Q8N6T0
Diamond homologs: A6NLE4, Q9DAL0
SIGNOR signaling
0 interactions.
Disease & clinical
Clinical variants and AI predictions
ClinVar
0 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):
| Classification | Count (floor) |
|---|---|
| Pathogenic | 0 |
| Likely pathogenic | 0 |
| Uncertain significance | 0 |
| Likely benign | 0 |
| Benign | 0 |
Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)
SpliceAI
402 predictions. Top by Δscore:
| Variant | Effect | Δscore |
|---|---|---|
| 5:171790972:G:GT | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 5:171790894:G:GT | donor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 5:171790957:G:GT | donor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 5:171790959:A:T | donor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 5:171790973:A:T | donor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 5:171790975:G:GT | donor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 5:171790997:G:GG | donor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 5:171791007:G:GT | donor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 5:171790334:TG:T | donor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 5:171790335:GG:G | donor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 5:171790360:T:G | donor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 5:171790918:C:G | donor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 5:171790945:G:GT | donor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 5:171790974:G:GT | donor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 5:171791007:G:T | donor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 5:171785975:AGG:A | donor_loss | 0.9700 |
| 5:171785977:G:A | donor_loss | 0.9700 |
| 5:171785979:GAG:G | donor_loss | 0.9700 |
| 5:171790353:T:TA | donor_gain | 0.9700 |
| 5:171785973:GCAG:G | donor_gain | 0.9600 |
| 5:171790991:A:G | donor_gain | 0.9600 |
| 5:171791005:TGG:T | donor_gain | 0.9600 |
| 5:171791006:GGG:G | donor_gain | 0.9600 |
| 5:171794563:A:AG | acceptor_gain | 0.9600 |
| 5:171794564:G:GG | acceptor_gain | 0.9600 |
| 5:171790351:GGTT:G | donor_gain | 0.9500 |
| 5:171790352:GTTG:G | donor_gain | 0.9500 |
| 5:171790793:AG:A | acceptor_gain | 0.9500 |
| 5:171790793:AGG:A | acceptor_gain | 0.9500 |
| 5:171790794:GG:G | acceptor_gain | 0.9500 |
AlphaMissense
1116 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:
| Variant | Protein change | am_pathogenicity |
|---|---|---|
| 5:171790876:T:C | F103L | 0.850 |
| 5:171790878:C:A | F103L | 0.850 |
| 5:171790878:C:G | F103L | 0.850 |
| 5:171790266:A:C | S48R | 0.811 |
| 5:171790268:C:A | S48R | 0.811 |
| 5:171790268:C:G | S48R | 0.811 |
| 5:171790939:T:A | W124R | 0.783 |
| 5:171790939:T:C | W124R | 0.783 |
| 5:171790889:T:C | L107S | 0.781 |
| 5:171790856:T:C | L96P | 0.780 |
| 5:171790860:G:C | K97N | 0.762 |
| 5:171790860:G:T | K97N | 0.762 |
| 5:171790910:T:C | L114P | 0.755 |
| 5:171790941:G:C | W124C | 0.754 |
| 5:171790941:G:T | W124C | 0.754 |
| 5:171790943:T:C | L125P | 0.753 |
| 5:171790931:T:C | L121P | 0.752 |
| 5:171790919:T:C | L117P | 0.745 |
| 5:171790492:G:C | W56C | 0.732 |
| 5:171790492:G:T | W56C | 0.732 |
| 5:171790914:G:C | E115D | 0.698 |
| 5:171790914:G:T | E115D | 0.698 |
| 5:171790854:G:C | W95C | 0.685 |
| 5:171790854:G:T | W95C | 0.685 |
| 5:171790260:T:G | Y46D | 0.658 |
| 5:171790868:T:C | L100S | 0.652 |
| 5:171790877:T:C | F103S | 0.647 |
| 5:171790852:T:A | W95R | 0.642 |
| 5:171790852:T:C | W95R | 0.642 |
| 5:171785973:G:C | K34N | 0.625 |
dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000116045 (5:171771609 G>A), RS1000295985 (5:171772020 T>C), RS1000517749 (5:171774533 T>C), RS1000739236 (5:171779848 AAAG>A), RS1000795344 (5:171785673 T>C), RS1000905467 (5:171788375 A>C), RS1000934591 (5:171787935 A>G,T), RS1001111711 (5:171783056 G>C), RS1001170880 (5:171771744 C>T), RS1001254641 (5:171772916 C>G), RS1001290387 (5:171777400 G>A,C,T), RS1001395384 (5:171777230 C>G,T), RS1001581776 (5:171782467 G>A), RS1001635087 (5:171771936 G>A), RS1001673028 (5:171787508 C>A)
Disease associations
OMIM: gene `` | disease phenotypes:
GenCC curated gene-disease
Mondo (0):
Orphanet (0):
HPO phenotypes
0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):
GWAS associations
3 associations (top):
| Study | Trait | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| GCST008839_137 | Height | 4.000000e-31 |
| GCST008839_177 | Height | 3.000000e-25 |
| GCST008839_462 | Height | 3.000000e-11 |
Drugs & pharmacology
Drug and pharmacology data
Is drug target: no
PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)
CTD chemical–gene interactions
2 total (human), top 2 by PubMed support.
| Chemical | Actions (top 5) | PubMed papers |
|---|---|---|
| theaflavin-3,3’-digallate | affects expression | 1 |
| Acetaminophen | 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.