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CAND1
cullin associated and neddylation dissociated 1
Chromosome 12 · 12q14.3-q15
NCBI Gene: 55832Ensembl: ENSG00000111530.14HGNC: HGNC:30688UniProt: Q86VP6
277PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Highly Constrained
RESEARCH IMPACT
Trending
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingnucleoplasmcytoplasmcytosolneurodegenerative diseasealcohol drinkingadolescent idiopathic scoliosisglomerulonephritis
✦AI Summary

CAND1 (cullin-associated and neddylation-dissociated 1) is a critical assembly factor for SCF (SKP1-CUL1-F-box protein) E3 ubiquitin ligase complexes that functions as an F-box protein exchange factor 1. In its deneddylated state, CAND1 binds to CUL1-RBX1, promoting dissociation of SCF complexes and facilitating exchange of substrate-recognition F-box proteins, thereby coordinating the cellular repertoire of ubiquitin ligase complexes 1. Through conformational rocking and allosteric destabilization mechanisms, CAND1 recycles the limiting CUL1 subunit across ~70 different F-box proteins, enabling responsive assembly of distinct multiprotein complexes in response to substrate availability 1. Clinically, CAND1 dysregulation contributes to multiple pathologies. In nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), reduced hepatic CAND1 enhances Cullin1/FBXO42-mediated degradation of ACAA2, a key fatty acid oxidation enzyme, exacerbating lipid accumulation 2. In cardiac pathology, CAND1 overexpression protects against hypertrophy and heart failure by promoting calcineurin degradation 3, while enhancing cardiomyocyte proliferation and heart regeneration via FBXW11-mediated Mob1b degradation 4. In non-small cell lung cancer, high ASCC3 recruits CAND1 to stabilize STAT3, impairing interferon responses and promoting immunosuppression 5. These findings identify CAND1 as a central regulator of protein homeostasis with broad therapeutic potential across metabolic, cardiac, and oncologic diseases.

Sources cited
1
CAND1 is reduced in NAFLD and alleviates lipid accumulation by inhibiting Cullin1/FBXO42-mediated ACAA2 degradation
PMID: 37528093
2
CAND1 functions as an F-box protein exchange factor that clasps, rolls around, and allosterically destabilizes SCF complexes to recycle CUL1 across ~70 F-box proteins
PMID: 37028429
3
ASCC3 recruits CAND1 to inhibit ubiquitin-mediated STAT3 degradation, impairing type I interferon response and promoting NSCLC progression
PMID: 38148115
4
CAND1 overexpression promotes Cul1/atrogin1/calcineurin complex assembly and calcineurin degradation, protecting against cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure
PMID: 35661710
5
CAND1 overexpression promotes cardiomyocyte proliferation and heart regeneration by enhancing FBXW11-mediated K48-linked ubiquitination and degradation of Mob1b
PMID: 40555744
Disease Associationsⓘ20
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.45Moderate
alcohol drinkingOpen Targets
0.41Moderate
adolescent idiopathic scoliosisOpen Targets
0.33Weak
glomerulonephritisOpen Targets
0.32Weak
upper respiratory tract disorderOpen Targets
0.29Weak
cervical carcinomaOpen Targets
0.25Weak
exostosisOpen Targets
0.20Weak
acute tonsillitisOpen Targets
0.19Weak
placenta praeviaOpen Targets
0.18Weak
ocular hypotensionOpen Targets
0.17Weak
sweat gland diseaseOpen Targets
0.17Weak
obesityOpen Targets
0.17Weak
prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.11Weak
Familial prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.11Weak
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
posterior cortical atrophyOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
NEDD8Protein interaction100%SKP2Protein interaction100%CUL5Protein interaction100%CUL4BProtein interaction100%CUL4AProtein interaction100%CUL3Protein interaction100%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Brain
100%
Bone Marrow
99%
Ovary
59%
Liver
41%
Lung
40%
Heart
36%
Gene Interaction Network
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CAND1NEDD8SKP2CUL5CUL4BCUL4ACUL3
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB7Z8R · 2.70 Å · EM
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.08Highly Constrained
pLIⓘ
1.00Intolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.02 [0.01–0.08]
RankingsWhere CAND1 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #1,310of 20,598
    Most Researched277 · top 10%
  • #19of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.08 · top 1%
Genes detectedCAND1
Sources retrieved25 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Cullin-associated and neddylation-dissociated protein 1 (CAND1) alleviates NAFLD by reducing ubiquitinated degradation of ACAA2.
PMID: 37528093
Nat Commun · 2023
1.00
2
Repression of the Antioxidant NRF2 Pathway in Premature Aging.
PMID: 27259148
Cell · 2016
0.90
3
ASCC3 promotes the immunosuppression and progression of non-small cell lung cancer by impairing the type I interferon response via CAND1-mediated ubiquitination inhibition of STAT3.
PMID: 38148115
J Immunother Cancer · 2023
0.80
4
The long non-coding RNA transcript, LOC100130460 (CAND1.11) gene, encodes a novel protein highly expressed in cancer cells and tumor human testis tissues.
PMID: 37661873
Cancer Biomark · 2023
0.70
5
The Shigella kinase effector OspG modulates host ubiquitin signaling to escape septin-cage entrapment.
PMID: 38719850
Nat Commun · 2024
0.64