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CARD10
caspase recruitment domain family member 10
Chromosome 22 · 22q13.1
NCBI Gene: 29775Ensembl: ENSG00000100065.16HGNC: HGNC:16422UniProt: Q9BWT7
76PubMed Papers
21Diseases
0Drugs
1Pathogenic Variants
CLINICAL
OMIM Disease Gene
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
activation of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase activitynegative regulation of cell migration involved in sprouting angiogenesisprotein bindingpositive regulation of protein localization to nucleusimmunodeficiency 89 and autoimmunityEpidermal Inclusion Cystosteoarthritis, hiposteoarthritis, knee
✦AI Summary

CARD10 encodes CARMA3, a scaffold protein essential for NF-κB pathway activation in both immune and non-immune cells 1. It functions as a core component of the CARD-BCL10-MALT1 (CBM) signalosome, which mediates receptor-dependent signaling from diverse upstream signals including G protein-coupled receptors and receptor tyrosine kinases like EGFR 2. Within CBM complexes, CARD10 nucleates BCL10-MALT1 filament assembly in a cell- and stimulus-specific manner, initiating IKK/NF-κB and JNK/AP-1 signaling cascades 3. CARD10 is also a direct transcriptional target of CEBPE and plays critical roles in granulocytic differentiation, with silencing impairing myeloid cell development 4. In endothelial cells, CARD10 suppresses angiogenesis through NF-κB activation, and lipopolysaccharide-induced miR-146a negatively regulates CARD10 expression to promote angiogenesis 5. Biallelic loss-of-function mutations in CBM complex components, including potential CARD10 defects, cause immunodeficiency with broad clinical manifestations including T and B lymphocyte defects 6. CARD10 represents a potential therapeutic target across multiple non-cancer diseases including inflammatory bowel disease, asthma, and autoimmune conditions 1.

Sources cited
1
CARD10 encodes CARMA3 scaffold protein; forms CARMA3-BCL10-MALT1 complex; activates NF-κB; involved in multiple non-cancer diseases
PMID: 36618379
2
CARMA3/CARD10 mediates GPCR and EGFR receptor signaling to activate NF-κB
PMID: 30814996
3
CARD10 nucleates BCL10-MALT1 filaments in CBM signalosome; initiates IKK/NF-κB and JNK/AP-1 signaling
PMID: 38863711
4
CARD10 is direct target of CEBPE transcription factor; required for granulopoiesis and myeloid cell development
PMID: 29773596
5
LPS-induced miR-146a targets CARD10; CARD10 suppresses angiogenesis by promoting NF-κB activation
PMID: 24863965
6
CBM complex defects including potential CARD10 loss-of-function mutations cause immunodeficiency with T and B lymphocyte defects
PMID: 26277595
Disease Associationsⓘ21
immunodeficiency 89 and autoimmunityOpen Targets
0.44Moderate
Epidermal Inclusion CystOpen Targets
0.34Weak
osteoarthritis, hipOpen Targets
0.31Weak
osteoarthritis, kneeOpen Targets
0.30Weak
secondary hyperparathyroidism of renal originOpen Targets
0.29Weak
open-angle glaucomaOpen Targets
0.27Weak
anemiaOpen Targets
0.27Weak
chronic kidney diseaseOpen Targets
0.27Weak
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
lung cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
renal cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
nonpapillary renal cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
Isolated anencephaly/exencephalyOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
anencephaly 1Open Targets
0.05Suggestive
congenital herpes simplex virus infectionOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Immunodeficiency 89 and autoimmunityUniProt
Pathogenic Variants1
NM_014550.4(CARD10):c.1258C>T (p.Arg420Cys)Pathogenic
Immunodeficiency 89 and autoimmunity
☆☆☆☆2021→ Residue 420
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Related Genes
IKBKGProtein interaction97%PRKCBProtein interaction95%PRKCQProtein interaction95%BCL10Protein interaction95%MALT1Protein interaction95%CARD14Protein interaction75%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Liver
100%
Heart
54%
Lung
25%
Ovary
17%
Brain
3%
Bone Marrow
1%
Gene Interaction Network
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CARD10IKBKGPRKCBPRKCQBCL10MALT1CARD14
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q9BWT7
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.68LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.54 [0.43–0.68]
RankingsWhere CARD10 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #6,234of 20,598
    Most Researched76
  • #4,976of 5,498
    Most Pathogenic Variants1
  • #5,034of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.68
Genes detectedCARD10
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Lipopolysaccharide-induced microRNA-146a targets CARD10 and regulates angiogenesis in human umbilical vein endothelial cells.
PMID: 24863965
Toxicol Sci · 2014
1.00
2
PMID: 29773596
Haematologica · 2018
0.90
3
MALT1 substrate cleavage: what is it good for?
PMID: 38863711
Front Immunol · 2024
0.80
4
CARMA3: A potential therapeutic target in non-cancer diseases.
PMID: 36618379
Front Immunol · 2022
0.70
5
CARMA3: Scaffold Protein Involved in NF-κB Signaling.
PMID: 30814996
Front Immunol · 2019
0.60