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ARMCX6
armadillo repeat containing X-linked 6
Chromosome X · Xq22.1
NCBI Gene: 54470Ensembl: ENSG00000198960.12HGNC: HGNC:26094UniProt: Q7L4S7
15PubMed Papers
7Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
cytosolaxonal transport of mitochondrionmitochondrionmitochondrial outer membraneAlzheimer diseasestomach neoplasmcervical carcinomarheumatoid arthritis
✦AI Summary

ARMCX6 is an X-linked armadillo repeat-containing protein belonging to subfamily 2 of the GPRASP/ARMCX family, characterized by a mitochondrial targeting transmembrane domain 1. The protein functions in mitochondrial dynamics and axonal transport, where it complexes with TRAK2 and MIRO to regulate mitochondrial trafficking, size, and division in neural cells 1. ARMCX6 demonstrates cytoplasmic localization in cultured cells and tissue-specific expression, with particularly high levels in pancreas and spleen 2. Mechanistically, ARMCX6 contains homotypic transmembrane domain-domain interaction interfaces enriched in conserved and polar residues, characteristic of self-interacting membrane proteins 3. Disease relevance emerged from transcriptome-wide association studies implicating ARMCX6 as a putative Alzheimer's disease risk gene, specifically in female brain cortex (p=0.008) 4, 5. Additionally, ARMCX6 was identified as a component of a nine-gene mitochondrial risk signature for glioblastoma prognosis, contributing to stratification of patient survival outcomes 6. These findings suggest ARMCX6 plays a critical role in mitochondrial homeostasis within neural tissue, with clinical implications for neurodegenerative and neoplastic diseases.

Sources cited
1
ARMCX6 belongs to subfamily 2 of GPRASP/ARMCX proteins with mitochondrial targeting transmembrane domain, functions in mitochondrial trafficking with TRAK2 and MIRO
PMID: 33267763
2
ARMCX6 localizes to cytoplasm and shows tissue-specific expression with high levels in pancreas and spleen
PMID: 22993554
3
ARMCX6 contains homotypic transmembrane domain interfaces with conserved, polar residues characteristic of self-interacting membrane proteins
PMID: 33209210
4
ARMCX6 identified as putative Alzheimer's disease risk gene in female brain cortex from transcriptome-wide association study
PMID: 38489177
5
ARMCX6 associated with Alzheimer's disease risk in sex-stratified transcriptome-wide association analysis
PMID: 37333116
6
ARMCX6 component of nine-gene mitochondrial risk signature for glioblastoma prognosis and patient stratification
PMID: 41144088
Disease Associationsⓘ7
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
stomach neoplasmOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
cervical carcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
dementiaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
rheumatoid arthritisOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
nonpapillary renal cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
thyroid cancer, nonmedullary, 1Open Targets
0.00Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
ARMCX2Shared pathway100%ARMCX1Shared pathway100%ARMCX3Shared pathway100%ARMC10Shared pathway100%SYBUShared pathway50%HSBP1Shared pathway33%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Heart
82%
Lung
66%
Ovary
66%
Brain
54%
Liver
37%
Gene Interaction Network
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ARMCX6ARMCX2ARMCX1ARMCX3ARMC10SYBUHSBP1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q7L4S7
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RankingsWhere ARMCX6 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #15,488of 20,598
    Most Researched15
Genes detectedARMCX6
Sources retrieved6 papers
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📄 Sources
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1
Experimental determination and data-driven prediction of homotypic transmembrane domain interfaces.
PMID: 33209210
Comput Struct Biotechnol J · 2020
1.00
2
An X Chromosome Transcriptome Wide Association Study Implicates ARMCX6 in Alzheimer's Disease.
PMID: 38489177
J Alzheimers Dis · 2024
0.83
3
Comprehensive analysis of mitochondria-associated genes in glioblastoma via single-cell and bulk RNA sequencing.
PMID: 41144088
Discov Oncol · 2025
0.67
4
Expression and tissue distribution of human X-linked armadillo repeat containing-6.
PMID: 22993554
Exp Ther Med · 2010
0.50
5
An X Chromosome Transcriptome Wide Association Study Implicates ARMCX6 in Alzheimer's Disease.
PMID: 37333116
bioRxiv · 2023
0.33