TMEM255B
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Also known as MGC20579
Summary
TMEM255B (transmembrane protein 255B, HGNC:28297) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 13q34, encoding Transmembrane protein 255B (Q8WV15).
Predicted to be located in membrane.
Source: NCBI Gene 348013 — RefSeq curated summary.
At a glance
- GWAS associations: 1
- Clinical variants (ClinVar): 78 total
- MANE Select transcript:
NM_182614
Identifiers
Gene identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HGNC ID | HGNC:28297 |
| Approved symbol | TMEM255B |
| Name | transmembrane protein 255B |
| Location | 13q34 |
| Locus type | gene with protein product |
| Status | Approved |
| Aliases | MGC20579 |
| Ensembl gene | ENSG00000184497 |
| Ensembl biotype | protein_coding |
| Entrez | 348013 |
Gene structure
Transcript identifiers
Ensembl transcripts: 22 — 18 protein_coding, 4 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined
ENST00000375348, ENST00000375353, ENST00000467169, ENST00000483678, ENST00000488362, ENST00000498692, ENST00000870220, ENST00000870221, ENST00000870222, ENST00000870223, ENST00000870224, ENST00000870225, ENST00000870226, ENST00000870227, ENST00000870228, ENST00000926111, ENST00000926112, ENST00000952361, ENST00000952362, ENST00000952363, ENST00000952364, ENST00000952365
RefSeq mRNA: 2 — MANE Select: NM_182614
NM_001348663, NM_182614
CCDS: CCDS45071
Canonical transcript exons
ENST00000375353 — 9 exons
| Exon | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| ENSE00001324544 | 113800827 | 113800912 |
| ENSE00001466777 | 113759226 | 113759315 |
| ENSE00001466795 | 113811736 | 113816995 |
| ENSE00003500521 | 113769098 | 113769160 |
| ENSE00003659814 | 113804885 | 113805028 |
| ENSE00003682194 | 113801653 | 113801812 |
| ENSE00003690922 | 113795148 | 113795237 |
| ENSE00003723681 | 113766115 | 113766257 |
| ENSE00003730001 | 113799339 | 113799419 |
Expression profiles
Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 185 present calls, max score 93.55.
FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 3.5779 / max 115.7871, expressed in 1030 samples.
FANTOM5 promoters (2 alternative TSS)
| Promoter ID | TPM avg | Samples expressed |
|---|---|---|
| 136251 | 3.1106 | 936 |
| 136250 | 0.4674 | 274 |
Top tissues by expression
235 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):
| Tissue | Anatomy ID | Expression score | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| omental fat pad | UBERON:0010414 | 93.55 | gold quality |
| peritoneum | UBERON:0002358 | 93.45 | gold quality |
| mucosa of stomach | UBERON:0001199 | 93.10 | gold quality |
| right lobe of thyroid gland | UBERON:0001119 | 93.09 | gold quality |
| upper lobe of left lung | UBERON:0008952 | 92.51 | gold quality |
| left lobe of thyroid gland | UBERON:0001120 | 92.35 | gold quality |
| left uterine tube | UBERON:0001303 | 92.08 | gold quality |
| adipose tissue of abdominal region | UBERON:0007808 | 91.92 | gold quality |
| metanephros cortex | UBERON:0010533 | 91.79 | gold quality |
| ectocervix | UBERON:0012249 | 91.63 | gold quality |
| endocervix | UBERON:0000458 | 91.57 | gold quality |
| body of uterus | UBERON:0009853 | 91.46 | gold quality |
| upper lobe of lung | UBERON:0008948 | 91.16 | gold quality |
| subcutaneous adipose tissue | UBERON:0002190 | 90.50 | gold quality |
| lower esophagus muscularis layer | UBERON:0035833 | 90.48 | gold quality |
| thyroid gland | UBERON:0002046 | 90.46 | gold quality |
| lower esophagus | UBERON:0013473 | 90.44 | gold quality |
| right lung | UBERON:0002167 | 90.15 | gold quality |
| apex of heart | UBERON:0002098 | 89.91 | gold quality |
| esophagogastric junction muscularis propria | UBERON:0035841 | 89.42 | gold quality |
| gall bladder | UBERON:0002110 | 89.10 | gold quality |
| left coronary artery | UBERON:0001626 | 88.47 | gold quality |
| spleen | UBERON:0002106 | 88.03 | gold quality |
| ascending aorta | UBERON:0001496 | 88.02 | gold quality |
| thoracic aorta | UBERON:0001515 | 87.90 | gold quality |
| tibial nerve | UBERON:0001323 | 87.50 | gold quality |
| right adrenal gland cortex | UBERON:0035827 | 87.33 | gold quality |
| left adrenal gland cortex | UBERON:0035825 | 87.19 | gold quality |
| right atrium auricular region | UBERON:0006631 | 87.02 | gold quality |
| coronary artery | UBERON:0001621 | 86.76 | gold quality |
Single-cell (SCXA)
Detected in 4 experiment(s), a significant marker in 4.
| Experiment | Marker? | Max mean expression |
|---|---|---|
| E-MTAB-6701 | yes | 14.74 |
| E-ANND-3 | yes | 12.11 |
| E-CURD-112 | yes | 8.00 |
| E-HCAD-13 | yes | 8.00 |
Regulation
Is transcription factor: no
Cross-species orthologs
3 orthologs
| Organism | Symbol | Gene ID |
|---|---|---|
| danio_rerio | si:dkey-283j8.1 | ENSDARG00000076050 |
| mus_musculus | Tmem255b | ENSMUSG00000038457 |
| rattus_norvegicus | Tmem255b | ENSRNOG00000026336 |
Protein
Protein identifiers
Transmembrane protein 255B — Q8WV15 (reviewed: Q8WV15)
Alternative names: Protein FAM70B
All UniProt accessions (2): A0A0B4J2D1, Q8WV15
UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →
Subcellular location. Membrane.
Similarity. Belongs to the TMEM255 family.
RefSeq proteins (2): NP_001335592, NP_872420* (*=MANE)
Domains & families (InterPro)
| ID | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| IPR028014 | TMEM255 | Family |
Pfam: PF14967
UniProt features (7 total): transmembrane region 4, 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-Q8WV15-F1 | 71.00 | 0.25 |
Function
Pathways and Gene Ontology
Reactome pathways
0 pathways
MSigDB gene sets: 34 (showing top):
BENPORATH_ES_WITH_H3K27ME3, chr13q34, LIM_MAMMARY_STEM_CELL_UP, SRC_UP.V1_UP, HSD17B8_TARGET_GENES, NFKBIA_TARGET_GENES, ZNF596_TARGET_GENES, GSE10463_CD40L_AND_VA347_VS_CD40L_IN_DC_DN, GSE11864_CSF1_PAM3CYS_VS_CSF1_IFNG_PAM3CYS_IN_MAC_UP, BLANCO_MELO_COVID19_SARS_COV_2_POS_PATIENT_LUNG_TISSUE_DN, POU2AF1_TARGET_GENES, FAN_EMBRYONIC_CTX_BIG_GROUPS_CAJAL_RETZIUS, MANNO_MIDBRAIN_NEUROTYPES_HENDO, AIZARANI_LIVER_C13_LSECS_2, DESCARTES_MAIN_FETAL_LYMPHATIC_ENDOTHELIAL_CELLS
GO Biological Process (0):
GO Molecular Function (1): protein binding (GO:0005515)
GO Cellular Component (1): membrane (GO:0016020)
GO top-level categories
Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:
| Category | Terms |
|---|---|
| binding | 1 |
| cellular anatomical structure | 1 |
Protein interactions and networks
STRING
194 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):
| Protein A | Protein B | Partner UniProt | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| TMEM255B | TMEM225B | P0DP42 | 506 |
| TMEM255B | UBALD2 | Q8IYN6 | 431 |
| TMEM255B | ACCSL | Q4AC99 | 395 |
| TMEM255B | LRRC46 | Q96FV0 | 394 |
| TMEM255B | LRRC37B | Q96QE4 | 380 |
| TMEM255B | PWWP3B | Q5H9M0 | 375 |
| TMEM255B | EDDM3B | P56851 | 372 |
| TMEM255B | PIMREG | Q9BSJ6 | 364 |
| TMEM255B | FAM174B | Q3ZCQ3 | 358 |
| TMEM255B | GRTP1 | Q5TC63 | 348 |
| TMEM255B | SLC9D1 | Q6UWJ1 | 348 |
| TMEM255B | ADPRHL1 | Q8NDY3 | 325 |
| TMEM255B | TMEM178A | Q8NBL3 | 321 |
| TMEM255B | YIPF7 | Q8N8F6 | 320 |
| TMEM255B | MXRA8 | Q9BRK3 | 318 |
IntAct
23 interactions, top by confidence:
| A | B | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARFIP2 | TMEM255B | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| DGAT2L6 | TMEM255B | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| TMEM255B | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 | |
| TMEM255B | SFT2D1 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| TMEM255B | TMEM14B | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| HSD17B13 | TMEM255B | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| TMEM255B | PHYHIP | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.530 |
| TMEM255B | PLXDC2 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| TMEM255B | CLPTM1 | psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association) | 0.350 |
| TMEM255B | ARFIP2 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.000 |
| TMEM255B | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.000 | |
| TMEM255B | DGAT2L6 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.000 |
| TMEM255B | TMEM14B | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.000 |
| TMEM255B | HSD17B13 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.000 |
| TMEM255B | SFT2D1 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.000 |
| flhA1 | TMEM255B | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.000 |
BioGRID (21): WWP1 (Affinity Capture-MS), PHYHIP (Affinity Capture-MS), PLXDC2 (Affinity Capture-MS), AMZ2 (Affinity Capture-MS), TMEM255B (Reconstituted Complex), PHYHIP (Affinity Capture-MS), WWP1 (Affinity Capture-MS), TMEM255B (Affinity Capture-RNA), TMEM255B (Two-hybrid), TMEM255B (Two-hybrid), TMEM255B (Two-hybrid), TMEM255B (Two-hybrid), TMEM255B (Two-hybrid), SFT2D1 (Two-hybrid), WWP1 (Affinity Capture-MS)
ESM2 similar proteins: A0PJX4, A2A8U2, A4D2P6, A6QM06, D4A6L0, E1BBQ2, O15079, O60320, P12755, P49797, P97260, Q0D2I5, Q12770, Q15884, Q1RMB5, Q3TS39, Q3UPR0, Q4FZH1, Q5MNU5, Q5SNT2, Q5T848, Q5XKK7, Q60698, Q6A044, Q7T0Z7, Q7TMB0, Q7TPB0, Q810F0, Q86XR5, Q8BX43, Q8BXL9, Q8C419, Q8CA71, Q8K064, Q8K2Y3, Q8N114, Q8NDY8, Q8WV15, Q91WM6, Q92537
Diamond homologs: Q5FW56, Q5JRV8, Q66IQ1, Q7TMP6, Q8BHW5, Q8WV15, Q9BE63
SIGNOR signaling
0 interactions.
Disease & clinical
Clinical variants and AI predictions
ClinVar
78 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):
| Classification | Count (floor) |
|---|---|
| Pathogenic | 0 |
| Likely pathogenic | 0 |
| Uncertain significance | 55 |
| Likely benign | 11 |
| Benign | 0 |
Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)
SpliceAI
2838 predictions. Top by Δscore:
| Variant | Effect | Δscore |
|---|---|---|
| 13:113766113:A:AG | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 13:113766113:AGAAG:A | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 13:113766114:G:GG | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 13:113766114:GAA:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 13:113766114:GAAGG:G | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 13:113766256:TT:T | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 13:113766258:G:GG | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 13:113795142:TTGCA:T | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 13:113795145:CAGCT:C | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 13:113795234:CATT:C | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 13:113795234:CATTG:C | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 13:113795235:ATT:A | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 13:113795236:TT:T | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 13:113795236:TTG:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 13:113795237:TG:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 13:113795238:G:GG | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 13:113795238:GTGAG:G | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 13:113795239:T:G | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 13:113795240:G:GT | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 13:113795241:AGTAC:A | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 13:113800056:G:GT | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 13:113800056:G:T | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 13:113800821:CCCCA:C | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 13:113800822:CCCA:C | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 13:113800823:CCA:C | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 13:113800824:CA:C | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 13:113800825:A:AC | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 13:113800826:G:GT | acceptor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 13:113801651:A:AG | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 13:113801652:G:GA | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
AlphaMissense
2064 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:
| Variant | Protein change | am_pathogenicity |
|---|---|---|
| 13:113795172:A:C | S93R | 0.999 |
| 13:113795174:T:A | S93R | 0.999 |
| 13:113795174:T:G | S93R | 0.999 |
| 13:113799366:T:A | C124S | 0.997 |
| 13:113799367:G:C | C124S | 0.997 |
| 13:113800883:T:G | C160W | 0.997 |
| 13:113801681:T:C | F180L | 0.997 |
| 13:113801683:C:A | F180L | 0.997 |
| 13:113801683:C:G | F180L | 0.997 |
| 13:113800889:C:G | C162W | 0.996 |
| 13:113801682:T:G | F180C | 0.996 |
| 13:113799366:T:C | C124R | 0.995 |
| 13:113800881:T:C | C160R | 0.995 |
| 13:113800882:G:A | C160Y | 0.995 |
| 13:113801682:T:C | F180S | 0.995 |
| 13:113795179:G:A | G95D | 0.994 |
| 13:113800884:T:G | Y161D | 0.994 |
| 13:113766249:G:T | G61W | 0.993 |
| 13:113795178:G:C | G95R | 0.993 |
| 13:113800881:T:A | C160S | 0.993 |
| 13:113800882:G:C | C160S | 0.993 |
| 13:113801699:T:A | C186S | 0.993 |
| 13:113801700:G:C | C186S | 0.993 |
| 13:113769108:G:A | G67E | 0.992 |
| 13:113769119:G:A | G71R | 0.992 |
| 13:113769119:G:C | G71R | 0.992 |
| 13:113800887:T:C | C162R | 0.992 |
| 13:113800888:G:A | C162Y | 0.992 |
| 13:113801771:G:C | G210R | 0.992 |
| 13:113799368:C:G | C124W | 0.991 |
dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000018743 (13:113791342 C>T), RS1000064223 (13:113771345 T>C), RS1000068491 (13:113776455 C>G,T), RS1000113982 (13:113806638 G>A), RS1000179688 (13:113808046 G>T), RS1000229234 (13:113816334 G>C), RS1000249015 (13:113791711 C>T), RS1000361721 (13:113812454 CCG>C), RS1000421200 (13:113780142 A>G), RS1000426102 (13:113782246 A>G), RS1000497254 (13:113770221 C>G), RS1000521641 (13:113795410 C>T), RS1000599956 (13:113786271 C>T), RS1000657312 (13:113786942 A>G), RS1000752838 (13:113780741 G>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 |
|---|---|---|
| GCST007094_19 | Diastolic blood pressure | 8.000000e-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
17 total (human), top 17 by PubMed support.
| Chemical | Actions (top 5) | PubMed papers |
|---|---|---|
| aristolochic acid I | increases expression | 1 |
| sotorasib | affects cotreatment, increases expression | 1 |
| sodium arsenate | increases abundance, increases expression | 1 |
| sodium arsenite | increases expression | 1 |
| benzo(e)pyrene | increases methylation | 1 |
| aflatoxin B2 | increases methylation | 1 |
| CGP 52608 | affects binding, increases reaction | 1 |
| jinfukang | increases expression | 1 |
| trametinib | affects cotreatment, increases expression | 1 |
| NVP-BKM120 | affects cotreatment, increases expression | 1 |
| Arsenic | increases abundance, increases expression | 1 |
| Atrazine | increases expression | 1 |
| Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene | decreases expression | 1 |
| Methapyrilene | increases methylation | 1 |
| Thiram | increases expression | 1 |
| Cadmium Chloride | increases expression | 1 |
| S-Nitrosoglutathione | 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.