HomeAboutRankingsData Sources
Β© 2026 GeneE
🧬
GeneE
2 sources retrieved Β· Most recent: April 2026 Β· Index updated 14 days ago
β“˜GeneE is for informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
BOLA2B
bolA family member 2B
Chromosome 16 Β· 16p11.2
NCBI Gene: 654483Ensembl: ENSG00000169627.10HGNC: HGNC:29488UniProt: A0A499FJE1
29PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
βœ“ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
neoplasmcancerMODYAdult-onset autosomal recessive sideroblastic anemia
✦AI Summary

Based on limited published evidence, BOLA2B is a cytosolic iron-sulfur (Fe-S) cluster assembly factor that facilitates [2Fe-2S] cluster insertion into a subset of cytosolic proteins, functioning together with the monothiol glutaredoxin GLRX3 12. Beyond its canonical Fe-S cluster assembly role, BOLA2B expression is enriched in pathways associated with iron-sulfur cluster formation, mTOR-mediated autophagy, and cell cycle regulation 3. DNA methylation patterns near BOLA2B have been associated with maternal age effects on offspring epigenomes 4.

Sources cited
1
BOLA2B acts as a cytosolic Fe-S cluster assembly factor and functions with GLRX3
PMID: 26613676
2
BOLA2B facilitates [2Fe-2S] cluster insertion into cytosolic proteins with GLRX3
PMID: 27519415
3
BOLA2B is enriched in iron-sulfur cluster formation, mTOR autophagy, and cell cycle pathways in cancer
PMID: 36923798
4
DNA methylation near BOLA2B is associated with maternal age effects on offspring epigenomes
PMID: 38808605
⚠Limited data available β€” This gene has 4 indexed publications. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsβ“˜20
cancerOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
MODYOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Adult-onset autosomal recessive sideroblastic anemiaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
hemoglobin D diseaseOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
microcytic anemia with liver iron overloadOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
Hemoglobin E - beta-thalassemiaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
hemoglobin E-beta-thalassemia syndromeOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
severe congenital hypochromic anemia with ringed sideroblastsOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
diabetes mellitus, permanent neonatal 4Open Targets
0.04Suggestive
Griscelli diseaseOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
FTH1-related iron overloadOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
hemochromatosis type 5Open Targets
0.04Suggestive
dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosisOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 13Open Targets
0.04Suggestive
permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus 1Open Targets
0.04Suggestive
Hemolytic anemia due to red cell pyruvate kinase deficiencyOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
IRIDA syndromeOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
dominant beta-thalassemiaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
hemoglobin E diseaseOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
View on ClinVar β†—
Related Genes
GLRX3Protein interaction100%BOLA3Protein interaction99%GLRX5Protein interaction88%CIAPIN1Protein interaction84%BOLA1Protein interaction81%ISCUProtein interaction76%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Brain
100%
Liver
48%
Lung
30%
Ovary
29%
Bone Marrow
24%
Heart
0%
Gene Interaction Network
Click a node to explore
BOLA2BGLRX3BOLA3GLRX5CIAPIN1BOLA1ISCU
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
Preparing viewer…
AlphaFoldAI-predicted Β· UniProt Q9H3K6
View on AlphaFold β†—
RankingsWhere BOLA2B stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #12,108of 20,598
    Most Researched29
Genes detectedBOLA2B
Sources retrieved2 papers
Response timeβ€”
πŸ“„ Sources
2
1
Maternal age is related to offspring DNA methylation: A meta-analysis of results from the PACE consortium.
PMID: 38808605
Aging Cell Β· 2024
1.00
2
Integrative analysis of the role of
PMID: 36923798
Front Genet Β· 2023
0.50