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CEMIP
cell migration inducing hyaluronidase 1
Chromosome 15 · 15q25.1
NCBI Gene: 57214Ensembl: ENSG00000103888.18HGNC: HGNC:29213UniProt: Q8WUJ3
96PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
hyalurononglucosaminidase activityprotein bindinghyaluronic acid bindingclathrin heavy chain bindingstricturepreeclampsiaidiopathic pulmonary fibrosisovarian dysfunction
✦AI Summary

CEMIP (cell migration inducing hyaluronidase 1) is a multifunctional protein that mediates hyaluronic acid (HA) depolymerization and plays critical roles in cancer metastasis and vascular function. The protein degrades high molecular weight HA through clathrin-mediated endocytosis, producing intermediate-sized fragments that remodel the extracellular matrix 1. CEMIP promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and enhances tumor cell migration, invasion, and metastatic colonization, particularly in brain metastasis where it is enriched in tumor-derived exosomes 23. The protein facilitates cancer progression through multiple mechanisms including promoting cell proliferation, enabling resistance to cell death, and modulating the tumor microenvironment 3. In vascular smooth muscle cells, CEMIP maintains contractile phenotype by sequestering MLC20 from its phosphatase PP1c, thereby preserving MLC20 phosphorylation and vascular contractility 4. Clinically, CEMIP overexpression correlates with poor prognosis, advanced tumor stage, and reduced survival across multiple cancer types, making it a potential prognostic biomarker 5. Originally identified in nonsyndromic hearing loss, CEMIP has emerged as a therapeutic target for cancer metastasis prevention and treatment 67.

Sources cited
1
CEMIP degrades hyaluronic acid and remodels extracellular matrix
PMID: 37662915
2
CEMIP is enriched in exosomes from brain metastatic cells and promotes brain metastatic colonization
PMID: 31685984
3
CEMIP facilitates cancer progression through multiple mechanisms including EMT promotion and tumor microenvironment modulation
PMID: 39758005
4
CEMIP maintains vascular smooth muscle contractility by controlling PP1c-MLC20 cascade
PMID: 40590126
5
CEMIP overexpression correlates with poor prognosis and survival across multiple cancer types
PMID: 36631437
6
CEMIP was originally identified in nonsyndromic hearing loss patients
PMID: 35997767
7
CEMIP is identified as a therapeutic target for cancer metastasis prevention
PMID: 35236267
Disease Associationsⓘ20
strictureOpen Targets
0.33Weak
preeclampsiaOpen Targets
0.28Weak
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisOpen Targets
0.25Weak
ovarian dysfunctionOpen Targets
0.22Weak
premature birthOpen Targets
0.22Weak
femoral neck fractureOpen Targets
0.22Weak
iron metabolism diseaseOpen Targets
0.21Weak
paralytic strabismusOpen Targets
0.21Weak
insomniaOpen Targets
0.18Weak
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.11Weak
cancerOpen Targets
0.11Weak
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.11Weak
cardiovascular diseaseOpen Targets
0.11Weak
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.11Weak
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.11Weak
hypertensionOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
rheumatoid arthritisOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
posterior cortical atrophyOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
osteosarcomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
papillary thyroid carcinomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
TCAF2Shared pathway29%GRXCR2Shared pathway14%CEACAM16Shared pathway14%LHFPL3Shared pathway14%ITIH6Shared pathway14%CCDC50Shared pathway14%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Lung
100%
Ovary
53%
Bone Marrow
44%
Brain
32%
Heart
8%
Liver
7%
Gene Interaction Network
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CEMIPTCAF2GRXCR2CEACAM16LHFPL3ITIH6CCDC50
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q8WUJ3
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.76LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.65 [0.55–0.76]
RankingsWhere CEMIP stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #4,974of 20,598
    Most Researched96 · top quartile
  • #6,147of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.76
Genes detectedCEMIP
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Tumour exosomal CEMIP protein promotes cancer cell colonization in brain metastasis.
PMID: 31685984
Nat Cell Biol · 2019
1.00
2
Research on the biological mechanism and potential application of CEMIP.
PMID: 37662915
Front Immunol · 2023
0.90
3
The role of CEMIP in tumors: An update based on cellular and molecular insights.
PMID: 34922110
Biomed Pharmacother · 2022
0.80
4
The crucial role of CEMIP in cancer metastasis: Mechanistic insights and clinical implications.
PMID: 39758005
FASEB J · 2025
0.70
5
CEMIP (HYBID, KIAA1199): structure, function and expression in health and disease.
PMID: 35997767
FEBS J · 2023
0.60