TMEM54
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Also known as CAC-1BCLP
Summary
TMEM54 (transmembrane protein 54, HGNC:24143) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 1p35.1, encoding Transmembrane protein 54 (Q969K7).
Predicted to be located in membrane.
Source: NCBI Gene 113452 — RefSeq curated summary.
At a glance
- GWAS associations: 1
- Clinical variants (ClinVar): 58 total — 1 likely-pathogenic
- MANE Select transcript:
NM_033504
Identifiers
Gene identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HGNC ID | HGNC:24143 |
| Approved symbol | TMEM54 |
| Name | transmembrane protein 54 |
| Location | 1p35.1 |
| Locus type | gene with protein product |
| Status | Approved |
| Aliases | CAC-1, BCLP |
| Ensembl gene | ENSG00000121900 |
| Ensembl biotype | protein_coding |
| Entrez | 113452 |
Gene structure
Transcript identifiers
Ensembl transcripts: 17 — 13 protein_coding, 4 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined
ENST00000329151, ENST00000373463, ENST00000463914, ENST00000474144, ENST00000475208, ENST00000482771, ENST00000854966, ENST00000854967, ENST00000854968, ENST00000935360, ENST00000935361, ENST00000947217, ENST00000947218, ENST00000947219, ENST00000947220, ENST00000947221, ENST00000947222
RefSeq mRNA: 5 — MANE Select: NM_033504
NM_001329722, NM_001329723, NM_001329724, NM_001329725, NM_033504
CCDS: CCDS371, CCDS85954
Canonical transcript exons
ENST00000373463 — 6 exons
| Exon | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| ENSE00001310507 | 32894595 | 32894879 |
| ENSE00001409583 | 32901223 | 32901389 |
| ENSE00003543541 | 32898126 | 32898319 |
| ENSE00003581458 | 32895555 | 32895743 |
| ENSE00003604850 | 32895305 | 32895439 |
| ENSE00003685424 | 32895910 | 32895969 |
Expression profiles
Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 209 present calls, max score 99.67.
FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 10.2354 / max 166.6044, expressed in 1475 samples.
FANTOM5 promoters (1 alternative TSS)
| Promoter ID | TPM avg | Samples expressed |
|---|---|---|
| 11566 | 10.2354 | 1475 |
Top tissues by expression
245 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):
| Tissue | Anatomy ID | Expression score | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| mucosa of transverse colon | UBERON:0004991 | 99.67 | gold quality |
| ileal mucosa | UBERON:0000331 | 99.64 | gold quality |
| lower esophagus mucosa | UBERON:0035834 | 98.54 | gold quality |
| transverse colon | UBERON:0001157 | 97.65 | gold quality |
| rectum | UBERON:0001052 | 97.57 | gold quality |
| colonic mucosa | UBERON:0000317 | 97.10 | gold quality |
| esophagus mucosa | UBERON:0002469 | 97.09 | gold quality |
| skin of abdomen | UBERON:0001416 | 96.94 | gold quality |
| skin of leg | UBERON:0001511 | 96.66 | gold quality |
| mucosa of sigmoid colon | UBERON:0004993 | 96.63 | gold quality |
| small intestine Peyer’s patch | UBERON:0003454 | 96.11 | gold quality |
| body of stomach | UBERON:0001161 | 96.02 | gold quality |
| esophagus | UBERON:0001043 | 95.98 | gold quality |
| gall bladder | UBERON:0002110 | 95.95 | gold quality |
| large intestine | UBERON:0000059 | 95.60 | gold quality |
| colon | UBERON:0001155 | 95.60 | gold quality |
| lower esophagus | UBERON:0013473 | 95.08 | gold quality |
| lower esophagus muscularis layer | UBERON:0035833 | 95.06 | gold quality |
| small intestine | UBERON:0002108 | 95.03 | gold quality |
| intestine | UBERON:0000160 | 94.85 | gold quality |
| zone of skin | UBERON:0000014 | 94.79 | gold quality |
| anterior cingulate cortex | UBERON:0009835 | 94.48 | gold quality |
| right lobe of thyroid gland | UBERON:0001119 | 94.35 | gold quality |
| esophagogastric junction muscularis propria | UBERON:0035841 | 94.29 | gold quality |
| pancreatic ductal cell | CL:0002079 | 94.26 | silver quality |
| minor salivary gland | UBERON:0001830 | 94.22 | gold quality |
| left lobe of thyroid gland | UBERON:0001120 | 93.85 | gold quality |
| right frontal lobe | UBERON:0002810 | 93.64 | gold quality |
| muscle layer of sigmoid colon | UBERON:0035805 | 93.64 | gold quality |
| amygdala | UBERON:0001876 | 93.43 | gold quality |
Single-cell (SCXA)
Detected in 5 experiment(s), a significant marker in 5.
| Experiment | Marker? | Max mean expression |
|---|---|---|
| E-MTAB-9388 | yes | 1153.08 |
| E-GEOD-125970 | yes | 1046.72 |
| E-HCAD-13 | yes | 169.11 |
| E-MTAB-8410 | yes | 49.25 |
| E-ANND-3 | no | 0.00 |
Regulation
Is transcription factor: no
miRNA regulators (miRDB)
23 targeting TMEM54, 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-6870-5P | 99.99 | 68.55 | 2115 |
| HSA-MIR-4723-5P | 99.97 | 68.70 | 2034 |
| HSA-MIR-5698 | 99.97 | 68.49 | 2029 |
| HSA-MIR-7111-5P | 99.97 | 68.48 | 2062 |
| HSA-MIR-6721-5P | 99.93 | 68.92 | 2981 |
| HSA-MIR-205-3P | 99.92 | 69.92 | 3165 |
| HSA-MIR-4492 | 99.87 | 68.25 | 3611 |
| HSA-MIR-4447 | 99.85 | 67.81 | 2900 |
| HSA-MIR-148A-3P | 99.74 | 73.77 | 1700 |
| HSA-MIR-148B-3P | 99.74 | 73.75 | 1700 |
| HSA-MIR-152-3P | 99.74 | 73.75 | 1703 |
| HSA-MIR-762 | 99.58 | 66.61 | 1994 |
| HSA-MIR-4498 | 99.47 | 67.42 | 2360 |
| HSA-MIR-6507-3P | 99.35 | 67.32 | 1059 |
| HSA-MIR-5787 | 99.22 | 67.86 | 2628 |
| HSA-MIR-5587-5P | 99.07 | 68.58 | 838 |
| HSA-MIR-5001-5P | 99.05 | 66.76 | 1972 |
| HSA-MIR-26B-3P | 98.71 | 67.49 | 1102 |
| HSA-MIR-6776-5P | 98.54 | 67.43 | 1304 |
| HSA-MIR-3184-3P | 96.96 | 66.91 | 845 |
| HSA-MIR-1293 | 96.16 | 64.69 | 916 |
| HSA-MIR-3677-5P | 93.16 | 64.62 | 393 |
| HSA-MIR-6749-5P | 89.28 | 58.87 | 75 |
Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 1)
- MicroRNA-148a-3p suppresses the glycolysis and Cell proliferation by targeting transmembrane protein 54 in liver cancer. (PMID:38169186)
Cross-species orthologs
4 orthologs
| Organism | Symbol | Gene ID |
|---|---|---|
| danio_rerio | tmem54b | ENSDARG00000035875 |
| danio_rerio | tmem54a | ENSDARG00000059247 |
| mus_musculus | Tmem54 | ENSMUSG00000028786 |
| rattus_norvegicus | Tmem54 | ENSRNOG00000024259 |
Paralogs (1): KRTCAP3 (ENSG00000157992)
Protein
Protein identifiers
Transmembrane protein 54 — Q969K7 (reviewed: Q969K7)
Alternative names: Beta-casein-like protein, Protein CAC-1
All UniProt accessions (1): Q969K7
UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →
Subcellular location. Membrane.
Tissue specificity. Ubiquitously expressed in cancer cell lines.
Similarity. Belongs to the TMEM54 family.
Isoforms (3)
| UniProt ID | Names | Canonical? |
|---|---|---|
| Q969K7-1 | 1 | yes |
| Q969K7-2 | 2 | |
| Q969K7-3 | 3 |
RefSeq proteins (5): NP_001316651, NP_001316652, NP_001316653, NP_001316654, NP_277039* (*=MANE)
Domains & families (InterPro)
| ID | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| IPR020977 | Beta-casein-like | Family |
Pfam: PF12304
UniProt features (10 total): transmembrane region 4, splice variant 2, sequence conflict 2, chain 1, sequence variant 1
Structure
Experimental structures (PDB)
0 structures.
Predicted structure (AlphaFold)
| Model | pLDDT | Fraction very-high |
|---|---|---|
| AF-Q969K7-F1 | 77.36 | 0.47 |
Function
Pathways and Gene Ontology
Reactome pathways
0 pathways
MSigDB gene sets: 76 (showing top):
BENPORATH_ES_WITH_H3K27ME3, NRF2_Q4, ATF4_Q2, ACTTTAT_MIR1425P, DOUGLAS_BMI1_TARGETS_UP, CERVERA_SDHB_TARGETS_1_UP, chr1p35, RAY_TUMORIGENESIS_BY_ERBB2_CDC25A_DN, NFAT_Q6, MEISSNER_NPC_HCP_WITH_H3_UNMETHYLATED, MEISSNER_BRAIN_HCP_WITH_H3K27ME3, MIKKELSEN_MCV6_HCP_WITH_H3K27ME3, CHICAS_RB1_TARGETS_SENESCENT, KOHOUTEK_CCNT2_TARGETS, LIM_MAMMARY_STEM_CELL_DN
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
786 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):
| Protein A | Protein B | Partner UniProt | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| TMEM54 | TMEM92 | Q6UXU6 | 433 |
| TMEM54 | GAL3ST1 | Q99999 | 405 |
| TMEM54 | TMEM134 | Q9H6X4 | 401 |
| TMEM54 | KRABD2 | Q6ZNG9 | 393 |
| TMEM54 | ZNF518B | Q9C0D4 | 381 |
| TMEM54 | SERF2 | P84101 | 373 |
| TMEM54 | ZNF506 | Q5JVG8 | 370 |
| TMEM54 | TMEM126B | Q8IUX1 | 359 |
| TMEM54 | SLC16A5 | O15375 | 352 |
| TMEM54 | TSEN34 | Q9BSV6 | 351 |
| TMEM54 | PRSS35 | Q8N3Z0 | 349 |
| TMEM54 | TSPAN15 | O95858 | 341 |
| TMEM54 | TSPYL5 | Q86VY4 | 338 |
| TMEM54 | TMEM101 | Q96IK0 | 338 |
| TMEM54 | BPIFB6 | Q8NFQ5 | 327 |
IntAct
79 interactions, top by confidence:
| A | B | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| TMEM54 | GPR37L1 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| TMEM54 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 | |
| KLRC1 | TMEM54 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| TMEM54 | MS4A14 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| NRG1 | TMEM54 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| TMEM54 | SLC12A7 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| ARL13B | TMEM54 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| TMEM52B | TMEM54 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| GPR37L1 | TMEM54 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| TSPO2 | TMEM54 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| TMEM54 | SLC39A2 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| UPK1B | TMEM54 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| PVR | TMEM54 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| TMEM54 | TIMMDC1 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| TMEM54 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 | |
| GPR152 | TMEM54 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| KCNJ8 | TMEM54 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| TMEM54 | FKBP7 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| CD3G | TMEM54 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| TMEM54 | CLSTN3 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| KCNK5 | TMEM54 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| TMEM54 | PRPH | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| TMEM54 | YWHAG | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| TMEM54 | SETDB1 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| KAT5 | TMEM54 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
| LMO3 | TMEM54 | psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association) | 0.560 |
BioGRID (29): TMEM54 (Two-hybrid), TMEM54 (Two-hybrid), TMEM54 (Two-hybrid), TMEM54 (Two-hybrid), TMEM54 (Two-hybrid), TMEM54 (Two-hybrid), TMEM54 (Two-hybrid), TMEM54 (Two-hybrid), TMEM54 (Two-hybrid), KLRC1 (Two-hybrid), CLSTN3 (Two-hybrid), NRG1 (Two-hybrid), CD3G (Two-hybrid), KCNK5 (Two-hybrid), TMEM52B (Two-hybrid)
ESM2 similar proteins: A0A1D5NY17, A4IF75, B2RVY9, B3SHH9, F6V1J6, O42281, O70578, P19518, P97707, Q06432, Q08CE6, Q08DE1, Q0D289, Q0V9E0, Q14714, Q2MJQ7, Q4R4Z3, Q4V922, Q5CZV0, Q5PRC1, Q5RDV7, Q5XGU1, Q62147, Q66IV3, Q68FV0, Q6AZD1, Q6P0C6, Q6R5J2, Q6ZP80, Q6ZUX7, Q7ZZL8, Q86WI0, Q8BGA2, Q8NBL3, Q8VHW3, Q8VHW4, Q8VHW7, Q8VHW8, Q91Y55, Q925N4
Diamond homologs: Q3SZ72, Q3ZCD2, Q494T4, Q497B3, Q53RY4, Q8K177, Q969K7, Q9D7S1
SIGNOR signaling
0 interactions.
Disease & clinical
Clinical variants and AI predictions
ClinVar
58 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):
| Classification | Count (floor) |
|---|---|
| Pathogenic | 0 |
| Likely pathogenic | 1 |
| Uncertain significance | 43 |
| Likely benign | 4 |
| Benign | 0 |
Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (1)
| Variant ID | HGVS | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| 814067 | GRCh37/hg19 1p35.2-35.1(chr1:30819875-34380419)x3 | Likely pathogenic |
SpliceAI
1117 predictions. Top by Δscore:
| Variant | Effect | Δscore |
|---|---|---|
| 1:32895298:AACTT:A | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 1:32895299:ACTTA:A | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 1:32895300:CTTAC:C | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 1:32895301:TTA:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 1:32895302:TAC:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 1:32895303:A:AC | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:32895303:A:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 1:32895304:C:A | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 1:32895304:C:CT | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:32895304:CCA:C | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:32895438:CT:C | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:32895440:C:CC | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:32895449:A:C | acceptor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:32895551:TCA:T | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 1:32895552:CA:C | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 1:32895553:A:AC | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:32895554:C:CC | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:32895554:C:CT | donor_loss | 1.0000 |
| 1:32895554:CATAA:C | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:32898125:CCA:C | donor_gain | 1.0000 |
| 1:32894946:C:CT | acceptor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 1:32894947:G:T | acceptor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 1:32895303:AC:A | donor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 1:32895304:CC:C | donor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 1:32895304:CCAT:C | donor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 1:32895304:CCATG:C | donor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 1:32895440:CTGCG:C | acceptor_loss | 0.9900 |
| 1:32895448:C:CT | acceptor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 1:32895449:A:AC | acceptor_gain | 0.9900 |
| 1:32895547:GTAC:G | donor_loss | 0.9900 |
AlphaMissense
1412 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:
| Variant | Protein change | am_pathogenicity |
|---|---|---|
| 1:32895573:G:C | F147L | 0.971 |
| 1:32895573:G:T | F147L | 0.971 |
| 1:32895575:A:G | F147L | 0.971 |
| 1:32895431:G:C | S156R | 0.965 |
| 1:32895431:G:T | S156R | 0.965 |
| 1:32895433:T:G | S156R | 0.965 |
| 1:32898243:G:C | S31R | 0.961 |
| 1:32898243:G:T | S31R | 0.961 |
| 1:32898245:T:G | S31R | 0.961 |
| 1:32895421:A:G | W160R | 0.952 |
| 1:32895421:A:T | W160R | 0.952 |
| 1:32895720:G:C | S98R | 0.941 |
| 1:32895720:G:T | S98R | 0.941 |
| 1:32895722:T:G | S98R | 0.941 |
| 1:32898240:G:C | F32L | 0.935 |
| 1:32898240:G:T | F32L | 0.935 |
| 1:32898242:A:G | F32L | 0.935 |
| 1:32895956:C:T | G75D | 0.924 |
| 1:32898282:C:A | M18I | 0.920 |
| 1:32898282:C:G | M18I | 0.920 |
| 1:32898282:C:T | M18I | 0.920 |
| 1:32895726:G:C | S96R | 0.915 |
| 1:32895726:G:T | S96R | 0.915 |
| 1:32895728:T:G | S96R | 0.915 |
| 1:32898253:C:T | G28D | 0.914 |
| 1:32895574:A:C | F147C | 0.906 |
| 1:32898254:C:G | G28R | 0.904 |
| 1:32898153:G:C | N61K | 0.902 |
| 1:32898153:G:T | N61K | 0.902 |
| 1:32895427:A:G | C158R | 0.898 |
dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000584988 (1:32898055 G>A), RS1000960075 (1:32895089 C>G), RS1001058557 (1:32901885 G>C), RS1001110439 (1:32901223 C>A,T), RS1001250472 (1:32900959 G>A,C), RS1001636297 (1:32897661 T>C), RS1001688400 (1:32901317 C>T), RS1002116319 (1:32903083 T>G), RS1002367886 (1:32896309 G>T), RS1002570188 (1:32899451 G>C), RS1002580494 (1:32902860 A>G), RS1002932117 (1:32902223 GGCAGA>G), RS1003360956 (1:32902639 G>A), RS1003369436 (1:32895742 C>T), RS1004802376 (1:32894746 C>T)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GCST009066_2 | Mosaic loss of chromosome Y (Y chromosome dosage) | 4.000000e-09 |
EFO canonical traits (1, from GWAS)
| EFO ID | Trait name |
|---|---|
| EFO:0007783 | mosaic loss of chromosome Y measurement |
Drugs & pharmacology
Drug and pharmacology data
Is drug target: no
PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)
CTD chemical–gene interactions
37 total (human), top 30 by PubMed support.
| Chemical | Actions (top 5) | PubMed papers |
|---|---|---|
| Valproic Acid | affects cotreatment, increases expression, affects expression | 7 |
| sodium arsenite | increases expression | 3 |
| Cyclosporine | decreases expression, increases expression | 2 |
| fluorene-9-bisphenol | decreases expression | 1 |
| lead acetate | increases expression | 1 |
| cupric chloride | increases expression | 1 |
| isobutyl alcohol | increases expression, affects cotreatment, increases abundance | 1 |
| pentanal | increases expression | 1 |
| dinophysistoxin 1 | decreases expression | 1 |
| perfluorooctane sulfonic acid | increases expression | 1 |
| entinostat | increases expression | 1 |
| 4-(5-benzo(1,3)dioxol-5-yl-4-pyridin-2-yl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)benzamide | increases expression, affects cotreatment | 1 |
| ICG 001 | increases expression | 1 |
| dorsomorphin | affects cotreatment, increases expression | 1 |
| jinfukang | increases expression | 1 |
| (+)-JQ1 compound | decreases expression | 1 |
| 4-(4-((5-(4,5-dimethyl-2-nitrophenyl)-2-furanyl)methylene)-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)benzoic acid | decreases expression | 1 |
| Decitabine | affects expression | 1 |
| Acetaminophen | increases expression | 1 |
| Atrazine | increases expression | 1 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | decreases methylation | 1 |
| Cisplatin | affects expression | 1 |
| Diethylstilbestrol | increases expression | 1 |
| Doxorubicin | decreases expression | 1 |
| Gasoline | affects cotreatment, increases abundance, increases expression | 1 |
| Ketoconazole | affects expression | 1 |
| Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons | affects cotreatment, increases abundance, increases expression | 1 |
| Quercetin | increases expression | 1 |
| Rotenone | increases expression | 1 |
| Smoke | 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.