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BPIFB1
BPI fold containing family B member 1
Chromosome 20 · 20q11.21
NCBI Gene: 92747Ensembl: ENSG00000125999.12HGNC: HGNC:16108UniProt: Q8TDL5
44PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
extracellular regioninnate immune response in mucosanegative regulation of toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathwayextracellular exosomepoisoningsquamous cell carcinomaliver diseasenasopharyngeal carcinoma
✦AI Summary

BPIFB1 (BPI fold containing family B member 1) is a secreted protein primarily functioning in innate immunity of respiratory and mucosal tissues. It binds bacterial lipopolysaccharide and modulates toll-like receptor 4 signaling 1, with documented immunomodulatory activity in airway epithelial cells through Rho GTPase signaling pathways 1. Mechanistically, BPIFB1 is a critical component of the mucociliary clearance apparatus, colocalizing with MUC5B in secretory granules and integrating into the mucus protein network 2. Loss of BPIFB1 impairs mucociliary clearance and alters mucus biophysical properties without affecting ciliary function 2. In nasopharyngeal carcinoma, BPIFB1 suppresses metastasis by inhibiting vitronectin (VTN)-integrin signaling and epithelial-mesenchymal transition 3, while blocking VTN-mediated radioresistance through ATM-Chk2 and ATR-Chk1 pathway inhibition 4. BPIFB1 also inhibits vasculogenic mimicry via GLUT1-mediated metabolic reprogramming 5. Clinically, BPIFB1 dysregulation associates with multiple pulmonary diseases: elevated sputum BPIFB1 in COPD correlates with lung function decline 6, high lung BPIFB1 expression in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis links to collagen synthesis and poor prognosis 7, and reduced BPIFB1 increases cystic fibrosis disease severity 1. In nasopharyngeal carcinoma, BPIFB1 downregulation associates with poor prognosis and metastatic disease 3. BPIFB1 autoantibodies appear in thymoma-associated autoimmune pneumonitis 8.

Sources cited
1
It binds bacterial lipopolysaccharide and modulates toll-like receptor 4 signaling , with documented immunomodulatory activity in airway epithelial cells through Rho GTPase signaling pathways .
PMID: 31931521
2
Mechanistically, BPIFB1 is a critical component of the mucociliary clearance apparatus, colocalizing with MUC5B in secretory granules and integrating into the mucus protein network .
PMID: 37847709
3
In nasopharyngeal carcinoma, BPIFB1 suppresses metastasis by inhibiting vitronectin (VTN)-integrin signaling and epithelial-mesenchymal transition , while blocking VTN-mediated radioresistance through ATM-Chk2 and ATR-Chk1 pathway inhibition .
PMID: 29123267
4
In nasopharyngeal carcinoma, BPIFB1 suppresses metastasis by inhibiting vitronectin (VTN)-integrin signaling and epithelial-mesenchymal transition , while blocking VTN-mediated radioresistance through ATM-Chk2 and ATR-Chk1 pathway inhibition .
PMID: 29568064
5
BPIFB1 also inhibits vasculogenic mimicry via GLUT1-mediated metabolic reprogramming .
PMID: 34725462
6
Clinically, BPIFB1 dysregulation associates with multiple pulmonary diseases: elevated sputum BPIFB1 in COPD correlates with lung function decline , high lung BPIFB1 expression in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis links to collagen synthesis and poor prognosis , and reduced BPIFB1 increases cystic fibrosis disease severity .
PMID: 25979078
7
Clinically, BPIFB1 dysregulation associates with multiple pulmonary diseases: elevated sputum BPIFB1 in COPD correlates with lung function decline , high lung BPIFB1 expression in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis links to collagen synthesis and poor prognosis , and reduced BPIFB1 increases cystic fibrosis disease severity .
PMID: 40441200
8
BPIFB1 autoantibodies appear in thymoma-associated autoimmune pneumonitis .
PMID: 38954150
Disease Associationsⓘ20
poisoningOpen Targets
0.31Weak
squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.29Weak
liver diseaseOpen Targets
0.27Weak
nasopharyngeal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.11Weak
early-onset non-syndromic cataractOpen Targets
0.11Weak
Total congenital cataractOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
Partial congenital cataractOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
Cataract-microcornea syndromeOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
early-onset nuclear cataractOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
isolated ectopia lentisOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
early-onset zonular cataractOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
Posterior polar cataractOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
Cataract with Y-shaped suture opacitiesOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
cataract 35Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
hereditary hyperferritinemia with congenital cataractsOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
cataract 13 with adult I phenotypeOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
cataract 38Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
BPIFA1Protein interaction89%BPIFB2Protein interaction89%BPIFA2Protein interaction78%MUC5BProtein interaction76%BPIFB6Protein interaction75%BPIFA3Protein interaction75%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Lung
100%
Bone Marrow
4%
Brain
3%
Liver
3%
Ovary
1%
Heart
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q8TDL5
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.80LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.59 [0.45–0.80]
RankingsWhere BPIFB1 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #9,562of 20,598
    Most Researched44
  • #6,582of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.80
Genes detectedBPIFB1
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
BPIFB1 (LPLUNC1) inhibits migration and invasion of nasopharyngeal carcinoma by interacting with VTN and VIM.
PMID: 29123267
Br J Cancer · 2018
1.00
2
BPIFB1 is a prognostic biomarker and mediated collagen synthesis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
PMID: 40441200
Medicine (Baltimore) · 2025
0.90
3
Lymphocyte-Directed Immunomodulation Remits Thymoma-Associated Autoimmune Pneumonitis.
PMID: 38954150
J Clin Immunol · 2024
0.80
4
BPIFB1 loss alters airway mucus properties and diminishes mucociliary clearance.
PMID: 37847709
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol · 2023
0.70
5
BPIFB1 (LPLUNC1) inhibits radioresistance in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by inhibiting VTN expression.
PMID: 29568064
Cell Death Dis · 2018
0.60