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BPIFB6
BPI fold containing family B member 6
Chromosome 20 · 20q11.21
NCBI Gene: 128859Ensembl: ENSG00000167104.12HGNC: HGNC:16504UniProt: Q8NFQ5
10PubMed Papers
16Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
lipid bindingextracellular regionbasal cell carcinomaskin cancercutaneous melanomaskin neoplasm
✦AI Summary

BPIFB6 is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-localized protein belonging to the BPI fold-containing family that functions as a positive regulator of enterovirus replication 1. Mechanistically, BPIFB6 controls secretory pathway trafficking and maintains Golgi complex morphology; loss of BPIFB6 expression induces pronounced alterations in retrograde and anterograde trafficking, leading to Golgi fragmentation 1. BPIFB6 silencing dramatically suppresses replication of multiple enteroviruses including coxsackievirus B, poliovirus, and enterovirus 71 in a pan-viral manner 1. Beyond viral regulation, BPIFB6 has been identified as a novel genetic biomarker influencing blood low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, with a putative role in lipid binding and transport 2. The gene belongs to the lipid transfer/lipopolysaccharide binding protein family, structurally related proteins capable of binding phospholipids 3. Clinically, BPIFB6 represents a potential therapeutic target for enterovirus infections associated with severe pathologies including aseptic meningitis, dilated cardiomyopathy, and type I diabetes 1, while its involvement in lipid metabolism suggests potential relevance to cardiovascular disease prevention strategies 2.

Sources cited
1
BPIFB6 localizes to the ER, positively regulates enterovirus replication, controls secretory pathway trafficking and Golgi morphology, and represents a therapeutic target
PMID: 26962226
2
BPIFB6 is a novel genetic biomarker influencing blood LDL-C levels with a role in lipid binding and transport
PMID: 40473938
3
BPIFB6 family members belong to the lipid transfer/lipopolysaccharide binding protein family capable of binding phospholipids
PMID: 12185532
⚠Limited data available — This gene has 3 indexed publications. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsⓘ16
basal cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.41Moderate
skin cancerOpen Targets
0.38Weak
cutaneous melanomaOpen Targets
0.36Weak
skin neoplasmOpen Targets
0.28Weak
skin diseaseOpen Targets
0.24Weak
actinic keratosisOpen Targets
0.18Weak
cutaneous squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.15Weak
behaviorOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
breast carcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
bacterial diseaseOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
aseptic meningitisOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
dilated cardiomyopathyOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Enterovirus infectious diseaseOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
type 1 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
viral diseaseOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
uterine corpus endometrial carcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
BPIFA2Protein interaction85%BPIFA1Protein interaction75%BPIFB1Protein interaction75%BPIFA3Protein interaction75%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Heart
0%
Lung
0%
Ovary
0%
Bone Marrow
0%
Liver
0%
Brain
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q8NFQ5
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.07LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.84 [0.66–1.07]
RankingsWhere BPIFB6 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #16,998of 20,598
    Most Researched10
  • #10,782of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.07
Genes detectedBPIFB6
Sources retrieved4 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
4
1
BPIFB6 Regulates Secretory Pathway Trafficking and Enterovirus Replication.
PMID: 26962226
J Virol · 2016
1.00
2
Identification of genetic biomarkers of blood cholesterol levels using whole gene pathogenicity modelling.
PMID: 40473938
Mamm Genome · 2025
0.75
3
Epigenome-wide analysis of DNA methylation reveals a rectal cancer-specific epigenomic signature.
PMID: 27529132
Epigenomics · 2016
0.50
4
Three new human members of the lipid transfer/lipopolysaccharide binding protein family (LT/LBP).
PMID: 12185532
Immunogenetics · 2002
0.25