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CCT6B
chaperonin containing TCP1 subunit 6B
Chromosome 17 · 17q12
NCBI Gene: 10693Ensembl: ENSG00000132141.15HGNC: HGNC:1621UniProt: Q92526
56PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingprotein foldingprotein folding chaperonechaperonin-containing T-complexneurodegenerative diseasehypertrophic cardiomyopathybrain cancernervous system cancer
✦AI Summary

CCT6B (chaperonin containing TCP1 subunit 6B) functions as a tissue-specific component of the chaperonin-containing T-complex (TRiC), a molecular chaperone complex that facilitates protein folding through ATP hydrolysis 1. The protein is primarily expressed in testicular tissues and assists in folding actin, tubulin, and other cellular proteins 1. Regarding disease relevance, CCT6B has emerged as a significant player in cancer biology. In hepatocellular carcinoma, CCT6B is significantly overexpressed and promotes tumor cell proliferation through cell cycle regulation, while also contributing to M2 macrophage infiltration via CCL20 signaling; higher expression correlates with poor patient prognosis 2. CCT6B was also identified as recurrently mutated in Burkitt lymphoma 3. Additionally, CCT6B shows elevated expression in laryngeal carcinoma tissues 4 and non-seminomatous testicular germ cell tumors, where it associates with increased tumor invasiveness 5. Clinically, while CCT6B mutations were identified in non-obstructive azoospermia cases, knockout studies demonstrated the gene is dispensable for normal spermatogenesis and male fertility 6. In infertility contexts, CCT6B undergoes downregulation in varicocele-associated sperm dysfunction 7. In joint contracture, CCT6B suppression promotes fibrosis, suggesting overexpression as a potential therapeutic target to inhibit fibroblast activation 8.

Sources cited
1
CCT6B is a tissue-specific testicular chaperonin subunit involved in protein folding
PMID: 9013858
2
CCT6B is overexpressed in hepatocellular carcinoma, promotes tumor proliferation, and correlates with poor prognosis
PMID: 41312091
3
CCT6B is recurrently mutated in Burkitt lymphoma
PMID: 23143597
4
CCT6B is elevated in laryngeal carcinoma tissues
PMID: 36299463
5
CCT6B is overexpressed in spermatozoa of non-seminomatous testicular germ cell tumor patients
PMID: 32650378
6
CCT6B mutations do not impair spermatogenesis or male fertility in knockout mice
PMID: 35011680
7
CCT6B is downregulated in varicocele-associated sperm dysfunction
PMID: 26732106
8
CCT6B overexpression inhibits fibroblast activation and fibrosis in joint contracture
PMID: 31072365
Disease Associationsⓘ20
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.54Moderate
hypertrophic cardiomyopathyOpen Targets
0.20Weak
brain cancerOpen Targets
0.19Weak
nervous system cancerOpen Targets
0.15Weak
systemic lupus erythematosusOpen Targets
0.14Weak
azoospermiaOpen Targets
0.11Weak
Sjogren syndromeOpen Targets
0.11Weak
ovarian dysfunctionOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 24Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 51Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 72Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure, X-linked, 5Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 18Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 27Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 46Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 19Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 43Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 45Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 49Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 82Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
PPIAL4HShared pathway100%SDIM1Shared pathway100%PPIAL4EShared pathway100%PPIAL4FShared pathway100%PPIAL4CShared pathway100%PPIAL4AShared pathway100%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Brain
78%
Liver
52%
Heart
47%
Ovary
45%
Lung
22%
Gene Interaction Network
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PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q92526
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.12LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.01Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.64 [0.39–1.12]
RankingsWhere CCT6B stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #8,048of 20,598
    Most Researched56
  • #11,539of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.12
Genes detectedCCT6B
Sources retrieved9 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Combined Use of Whole Exome Sequencing and CRISPR/Cas9 to Study the Etiology of Non-Obstructive Azoospermia: Demonstration of the Dispensable Role of the Testis-Specific Genes
PMID: 35011680
Cells · 2021
1.00
2
Proteomics analysis of cancer tissues identifies IGF2R as a potential therapeutic target in laryngeal carcinoma.
PMID: 36299463
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) · 2022
0.89
3
Chaperonins in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Unveiling Their Role in Tumor Proliferation and Immune Modulation Through Multiomics Analysis.
PMID: 41312091
Int J Genomics · 2025
0.78
4
The genetic landscape of mutations in Burkitt lymphoma.
PMID: 23143597
Nat Genet · 2012
0.67
5
Distinct Proteomic Profile of Spermatozoa from Men with Seminomatous and Non-Seminomatous Testicular Germ Cell Tumors.
PMID: 32650378
Int J Mol Sci · 2020
0.56