TMEM169
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Also known as FLJ34263
Summary
TMEM169 (transmembrane protein 169, HGNC:25130) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 2q35, encoding Transmembrane protein 169 (Q96HH4).
Predicted to be located in membrane.
Source: NCBI Gene 92691 — RefSeq curated summary.
At a glance
- GWAS associations: 1
- Clinical variants (ClinVar): 57 total
- MANE Select transcript:
NM_001142311
Identifiers
Gene identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HGNC ID | HGNC:25130 |
| Approved symbol | TMEM169 |
| Name | transmembrane protein 169 |
| Location | 2q35 |
| Locus type | gene with protein product |
| Status | Approved |
| Aliases | FLJ34263 |
| Ensembl gene | ENSG00000163449 |
| Ensembl biotype | protein_coding |
| Entrez | 92691 |
Gene structure
Transcript identifiers
Ensembl transcripts: 10 — 10 protein_coding
ENST00000295658, ENST00000406027, ENST00000433112, ENST00000437356, ENST00000454545, ENST00000455479, ENST00000899825, ENST00000899826, ENST00000913767, ENST00000967331
RefSeq mRNA: 4 — MANE Select: NM_001142311
NM_001142310, NM_001142311, NM_001142312, NM_138390
CCDS: CCDS2401
Canonical transcript exons
ENST00000437356 — 3 exons
| Exon | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| ENSE00001074713 | 216095838 | 216096234 |
| ENSE00001074714 | 216081919 | 216081979 |
| ENSE00001827256 | 216099920 | 216102783 |
Expression profiles
Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 154 present calls, max score 85.38.
FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth broad, TPM avg 2.6858 / max 139.8894, expressed in 653 samples.
FANTOM5 promoters (2 alternative TSS)
| Promoter ID | TPM avg | Samples expressed |
|---|---|---|
| 25187 | 2.6139 | 650 |
| 25188 | 0.0719 | 41 |
Top tissues by expression
235 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):
| Tissue | Anatomy ID | Expression score | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| cortical plate | UBERON:0005343 | 85.38 | gold quality |
| buccal mucosa cell | CL:0002336 | 82.21 | gold quality |
| ganglionic eminence | UBERON:0004023 | 81.91 | gold quality |
| embryo | UBERON:0000922 | 81.90 | gold quality |
| secondary oocyte | CL:0000655 | 77.72 | gold quality |
| prefrontal cortex | UBERON:0000451 | 74.49 | gold quality |
| stromal cell of endometrium | CL:0002255 | 70.14 | gold quality |
| Brodmann (1909) area 9 | UBERON:0013540 | 70.11 | gold quality |
| frontal cortex | UBERON:0001870 | 68.75 | gold quality |
| dorsolateral prefrontal cortex | UBERON:0009834 | 68.68 | gold quality |
| neocortex | UBERON:0001950 | 68.62 | gold quality |
| ventricular zone | UBERON:0003053 | 68.59 | gold quality |
| cerebellar cortex | UBERON:0002129 | 68.17 | gold quality |
| cerebellar hemisphere | UBERON:0002245 | 68.13 | gold quality |
| primordial germ cell in gonad | CL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:0000991 | 67.84 | gold quality |
| C1 segment of cervical spinal cord | UBERON:0006469 | 67.73 | gold quality |
| right frontal lobe | UBERON:0002810 | 67.38 | gold quality |
| anterior cingulate cortex | UBERON:0009835 | 67.25 | gold quality |
| cerebellum | UBERON:0002037 | 66.99 | gold quality |
| right hemisphere of cerebellum | UBERON:0014890 | 66.66 | gold quality |
| primary visual cortex | UBERON:0002436 | 66.44 | gold quality |
| cerebral cortex | UBERON:0000956 | 66.24 | gold quality |
| spinal cord | UBERON:0002240 | 65.52 | gold quality |
| hypothalamus | UBERON:0001898 | 64.95 | gold quality |
| oocyte | CL:0000023 | 64.90 | gold quality |
| islet of Langerhans | UBERON:0000006 | 64.54 | gold quality |
| metanephros cortex | UBERON:0010533 | 64.36 | gold quality |
| granulocyte | CL:0000094 | 64.02 | gold quality |
| middle temporal gyrus | UBERON:0002771 | 63.73 | silver quality |
| amygdala | UBERON:0001876 | 62.89 | gold quality |
Single-cell (SCXA)
Detected in 1 experiment(s), a significant marker in 0.
| Experiment | Marker? | Max mean expression |
|---|---|---|
| E-ANND-3 | no | 2.74 |
Regulation
Is transcription factor: no
miRNA regulators (miRDB)
116 targeting TMEM169, 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-5692A | 100.00 | 74.40 | 6850 |
| HSA-MIR-29A-3P | 100.00 | 73.11 | 1835 |
| HSA-MIR-29B-3P | 100.00 | 73.18 | 1833 |
| HSA-MIR-29C-3P | 100.00 | 73.15 | 1833 |
| HSA-MIR-4510 | 100.00 | 66.60 | 2050 |
| HSA-MIR-6127 | 100.00 | 66.76 | 2188 |
| HSA-MIR-6129 | 100.00 | 66.46 | 2080 |
| HSA-MIR-6130 | 100.00 | 66.69 | 2012 |
| HSA-MIR-6133 | 100.00 | 66.48 | 2064 |
| HSA-MIR-3646 | 100.00 | 73.56 | 5283 |
| HSA-MIR-4673 | 100.00 | 66.64 | 1490 |
| HSA-MIR-5696 | 99.98 | 72.36 | 4487 |
| HSA-MIR-4650-5P | 99.98 | 64.69 | 999 |
| HSA-MIR-548AT-5P | 99.96 | 70.83 | 2666 |
| HSA-MIR-548AA | 99.96 | 70.64 | 3753 |
| HSA-MIR-548AP-3P | 99.96 | 70.64 | 3753 |
| HSA-MIR-548T-3P | 99.96 | 70.64 | 3753 |
| HSA-MIR-96-5P | 99.95 | 72.80 | 2140 |
| HSA-MIR-767-5P | 99.95 | 70.85 | 993 |
| HSA-MIR-539-5P | 99.93 | 70.30 | 2855 |
| HSA-MIR-12133 | 99.92 | 71.82 | 2006 |
| HSA-MIR-1271-5P | 99.91 | 71.99 | 1972 |
| HSA-MIR-7162-3P | 99.89 | 68.16 | 1682 |
| HSA-MIR-3065-3P | 99.87 | 70.25 | 1407 |
| HSA-MIR-6857-5P | 99.87 | 65.32 | 985 |
| HSA-MIR-182-5P | 99.87 | 74.03 | 2589 |
| HSA-MIR-548AR-3P | 99.85 | 71.26 | 3889 |
| HSA-MIR-3663-3P | 99.84 | 70.39 | 798 |
| HSA-MIR-548AZ-3P | 99.82 | 70.56 | 3549 |
| HSA-MIR-6844 | 99.82 | 70.69 | 2423 |
Cross-species orthologs
4 orthologs
| Organism | Symbol | Gene ID |
|---|---|---|
| danio_rerio | tmem169a | ENSDARG00000027131 |
| danio_rerio | tmem169b | ENSDARG00000078762 |
| mus_musculus | Tmem169 | ENSMUSG00000026188 |
| drosophila_melanogaster | CG4596 | FBGN0037849 |
Protein
Protein identifiers
Transmembrane protein 169 — Q96HH4 (reviewed: Q96HH4)
All UniProt accessions (3): C9J1P0, C9JZB1, Q96HH4
UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →
Subcellular location. Membrane.
RefSeq proteins (4): NP_001135782, NP_001135783, NP_001135784, NP_612399 (=MANE)
Domains & families (InterPro)
| ID | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| IPR029386 | TMEM169 | Family |
Pfam: PF15052
UniProt features (8 total): topological domain 3, transmembrane region 2, chain 1, region of interest 1, compositionally biased region 1
Structure
Experimental structures (PDB)
0 structures.
Predicted structure (AlphaFold)
| Model | pLDDT | Fraction very-high |
|---|---|---|
| AF-Q96HH4-F1 | 54.97 | 0.02 |
Function
Pathways and Gene Ontology
Reactome pathways
0 pathways
MSigDB gene sets: 83 (showing top):
TGGTGCT_MIR29A_MIR29B_MIR29C, GGGTGGRR_PAX4_03, TAATTA_CHX10_01, GEORGES_TARGETS_OF_MIR192_AND_MIR215, S8_01, GSE13547_CTRL_VS_ANTI_IGM_STIM_BCELL_2H_DN, ID2_TARGET_GENES, IRF5_TARGET_GENES, ZNF184_TARGET_GENES, ZNF618_TARGET_GENES, ZNF7_TARGET_GENES, MIR5696, MIR548AR_3P, MIR548F_3P, MIR548BC
GO Biological Process (0):
GO Molecular Function (0):
GO Cellular Component (1): membrane (GO:0016020)
GO top-level categories
Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:
| Category | Terms |
|---|---|
| cellular anatomical structure | 1 |
Protein interactions and networks
STRING
388 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):
| Protein A | Protein B | Partner UniProt | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| TMEM169 | RNF38 | Q9H0F5 | 497 |
| TMEM169 | SLC10A4 | Q96EP9 | 492 |
| TMEM169 | BSN | Q9UPA5 | 491 |
| TMEM169 | KSR2 | Q6VAB6 | 433 |
| TMEM169 | LPAR2 | Q9HBW0 | 415 |
| TMEM169 | SLC35D4 | Q24JQ0 | 403 |
| TMEM169 | NKAIN1 | Q4KMZ8 | 397 |
| TMEM169 | OPCML | Q14982 | 396 |
| TMEM169 | DNM3 | Q9UQ16 | 392 |
| TMEM169 | TMEM74B | Q9NUR3 | 391 |
| TMEM169 | ZSCAN2 | Q7Z7L9 | 383 |
| TMEM169 | CCDC81 | Q6ZN84 | 371 |
| TMEM169 | TIGD6 | Q17RP2 | 369 |
| TMEM169 | KLHL18 | O94889 | 357 |
| TMEM169 | C9orf50 | Q5SZB4 | 348 |
| TMEM169 | A0A087WTP8 | A0A087WTP8 | 348 |
IntAct
3 interactions, top by confidence:
| A | B | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| TMEM169 | GPR89A | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| TMEM169 | PTGES3L-AARSD1 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
BioGRID (73): TMEM169 (Reconstituted Complex), TMEM169 (Affinity Capture-RNA), MIS18BP1 (Affinity Capture-MS), EXOG (Affinity Capture-MS), ABCB1 (Affinity Capture-MS), ST7 (Affinity Capture-MS), GP1BB (Affinity Capture-MS), POM121 (Affinity Capture-MS), XRCC6BP1 (Affinity Capture-MS), LPHN3 (Affinity Capture-MS), PIGA (Affinity Capture-MS), EFNB1 (Affinity Capture-MS), FAM134C (Affinity Capture-MS), FZD3 (Affinity Capture-MS), LMBR1 (Affinity Capture-MS)
ESM2 similar proteins: A0A1B0GRQ0, A0A1B0GSZ0, A0A1B0GVT2, A0A590UK83, A0PK05, A2VDU1, A2VE22, A4QNL6, A5D7B5, A5D992, O43609, O75324, P0DKX4, P29414, P61807, P61808, Q0VFM5, Q15053, Q16655, Q17Q87, Q1L0X2, Q2KIK3, Q2TBG9, Q3MHM8, Q498C7, Q4V921, Q58CU5, Q5RBD8, Q5RF07, Q5RGQ8, Q64448, Q6UWT2, Q80ZU4, Q8BGN6, Q8BUM6, Q8C3K5, Q8C817, Q8K1D8, Q8N6S5, Q91VT8
Diamond homologs: Q2TBG9, Q8BG50, Q96HH4
SIGNOR signaling
0 interactions.
Disease & clinical
Clinical variants and AI predictions
ClinVar
57 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):
| Classification | Count (floor) |
|---|---|
| Pathogenic | 0 |
| Likely pathogenic | 0 |
| Uncertain significance | 51 |
| Likely benign | 1 |
| Benign | 0 |
Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)
SpliceAI
547 predictions. Top by Δscore:
| Variant | Effect | Δscore |
|---|---|---|
| 2:216096234:GGT:G | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 2:216096235:G:C | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 2:216096236:TAA:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 2:216099914:CTGCA:C | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 2:216099915:TGCAG:T | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 2:216099916:GCAG:G | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 2:216099917:CA:C | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 2:216099918:AGAT:A | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 2:216099919:GATAT:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 2:216081956:GC:G | donor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 2:216081971:C:T | donor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 2:216096231:GATG:G | donor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 2:216096235:G:GG | donor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 2:216099918:A:AG | acceptor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 2:216099919:G:GA | acceptor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 2:216099919:GAT:G | acceptor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 2:216099919:GATA:G | acceptor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 2:216096233:TG:T | donor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 2:216096234:GG:G | donor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 2:216099911:A:AG | acceptor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 2:216099912:C:G | acceptor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 2:216099919:GA:G | acceptor_gain | 0.9800 |
| 2:216081974:GT:G | donor_gain | 0.9700 |
| 2:216081980:G:GG | donor_gain | 0.9700 |
| 2:216096230:TGATG:T | donor_gain | 0.9700 |
| 2:216096231:GATGG:G | donor_gain | 0.9700 |
| 2:216081976:GTGG:G | donor_gain | 0.9600 |
| 2:216092636:ATCTT:A | acceptor_gain | 0.9500 |
| 2:216095832:TTTCA:T | acceptor_loss | 0.9500 |
| 2:216095833:TTCA:T | acceptor_loss | 0.9500 |
AlphaMissense
1939 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:
| Variant | Protein change | am_pathogenicity |
|---|---|---|
| 2:216099971:T:A | I108N | 0.998 |
| 2:216100207:T:A | W187R | 0.998 |
| 2:216100207:T:C | W187R | 0.998 |
| 2:216099953:T:A | V102D | 0.997 |
| 2:216099959:T:C | L104S | 0.997 |
| 2:216099964:G:T | G106W | 0.997 |
| 2:216099965:G:A | G106E | 0.997 |
| 2:216099971:T:G | I108S | 0.997 |
| 2:216099971:T:C | I108T | 0.996 |
| 2:216100394:A:T | E249V | 0.996 |
| 2:216100013:T:A | V122D | 0.995 |
| 2:216100135:T:A | W163R | 0.995 |
| 2:216100135:T:C | W163R | 0.995 |
| 2:216100196:G:A | G183D | 0.995 |
| 2:216100399:G:C | G251R | 0.995 |
| 2:216100441:T:C | C265R | 0.995 |
| 2:216100466:T:C | L273S | 0.995 |
| 2:216099964:G:A | G106R | 0.994 |
| 2:216099964:G:C | G106R | 0.994 |
| 2:216100007:T:C | I120T | 0.994 |
| 2:216100369:T:A | W241R | 0.994 |
| 2:216100369:T:C | W241R | 0.994 |
| 2:216100417:T:C | C257R | 0.994 |
| 2:216100419:C:G | C257W | 0.994 |
| 2:216099977:G:C | R110P | 0.993 |
| 2:216099980:G:A | G111E | 0.993 |
| 2:216100007:T:G | I120S | 0.993 |
| 2:216100147:T:C | C167R | 0.993 |
| 2:216100443:T:G | C265W | 0.993 |
| 2:216100448:C:A | P267H | 0.993 |
dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000061409 (2:216102590 T>A), RS1000294906 (2:216089613 C>T), RS1000327145 (2:216089866 A>G), RS1000794897 (2:216095185 T>A), RS1000862439 (2:216096890 A>G), RS1001029367 (2:216100971 T>G), RS1001061700 (2:216101144 T>G), RS1001175796 (2:216094605 C>T), RS1001452118 (2:216081817 C>A,G,T), RS1001563708 (2:216081018 G>A), RS1001864019 (2:216081857 A>C), RS1001883399 (2:216082210 C>G,T), RS1002139312 (2:216100260 C>A), RS1002249278 (2:216093209 C>A,G), RS1002365109 (2:216086970 T>C)
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
1 associations (top):
| Study | Trait | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| GCST012335_12 | Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 2.000000e-11 |
Drugs & pharmacology
Drug and pharmacology data
Is drug target: no
PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)
CTD chemical–gene interactions
31 total (human), top 30 by PubMed support.
| Chemical | Actions (top 5) | PubMed papers |
|---|---|---|
| Valproic Acid | affects cotreatment, decreases expression, affects expression, increases expression | 6 |
| trichostatin A | increases expression, affects expression, decreases expression | 2 |
| sodium arsenite | affects expression, increases expression | 2 |
| entinostat | decreases expression, affects cotreatment | 2 |
| Panobinostat | affects cotreatment, decreases expression | 2 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | decreases expression, decreases methylation, increases methylation | 2 |
| Phenylmercuric Acetate | affects cotreatment, decreases expression | 2 |
| Silicon Dioxide | decreases expression | 2 |
| aristolochic acid I | increases expression | 1 |
| GSK-J4 | decreases expression | 1 |
| methylmercuric chloride | decreases expression | 1 |
| triphenyl phosphate | affects expression | 1 |
| beta-lapachone | decreases expression | 1 |
| tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate | increases expression | 1 |
| resorcinol | decreases expression | 1 |
| S-(1,2-dichlorovinyl)cysteine | affects response to substance, increases expression, affects cotreatment, decreases expression | 1 |
| beta-methylcholine | affects expression | 1 |
| di-n-butylphosphoric acid | affects expression | 1 |
| 4-(5-benzo(1,3)dioxol-5-yl-4-pyridin-2-yl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)benzamide | affects cotreatment, decreases expression | 1 |
| abrine | decreases expression | 1 |
| dorsomorphin | affects cotreatment, decreases expression | 1 |
| jinfukang | increases expression | 1 |
| Temozolomide | increases expression | 1 |
| Leflunomide | increases expression | 1 |
| Caffeine | decreases phosphorylation | 1 |
| Diethylhexyl Phthalate | decreases expression | 1 |
| Folic Acid | decreases expression | 1 |
| Lipopolysaccharides | affects response to substance, increases expression, affects cotreatment, decreases expression | 1 |
| Urethane | increases expression | 1 |
| Aflatoxin B1 | decreases expression, decreases methylation | 1 |
Clinical trials (associated diseases)
0 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.
Related Atlas pages
- Disease cohort memberships (association, not causation — diseases whose associated-gene cohort lists this gene; a subset are also under Associated diseases): Hodgkins lymphoma