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CLIC6
chloride intracellular channel 6
Chromosome 21 · 21q22.12
NCBI Gene: 54102Ensembl: ENSG00000159212.14HGNC: HGNC:2065UniProt: Q96NY7
21PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Ion ChannelTransporter
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
extracellular exosomechloride channel activityD2 dopamine receptor bindingD3 dopamine receptor bindingsystemic inflammatory response syndromeSepsisovarian neoplasmatrial fibrillation
✦AI Summary

CLIC6 is a chloride intracellular channel protein that exists in both soluble and membrane-bound forms. In its soluble state, CLIC6 catalyzes glutaredoxin-like thiol-disulfide exchange reactions 1. Upon membrane insertion, CLIC6 forms voltage-dependent, chloride-selective ion channels that open during membrane depolarization at positive voltages and close at negative voltages 1. The channel is regulated by pH and redox potential through histidine-648 and cysteine-487 residues 1. CLIC6 is abundantly expressed in lung and brain tissues 1 and interacts with dopamine D2, D3, and D4 receptors through its C-terminal cytoplasmic tail, potentially functioning within multi-protein scaffolding complexes 2. In retinal pigment epithelium, CLIC6 plays a critical role in maintaining proper apical microvilli morphology and organization; CLIC6 deficiency causes broadened, stunted microvilli and increased phagosome density 3. Clinically, CLIC6 serves as a methylation-driven prognostic biomarker in breast cancer, where decreased expression correlates with improved survival, enhanced CD8+ T cell infiltration, and a more immunogenic tumor microenvironment 4. CLIC6 is also identified as a lactate-related biomarker in nasopharyngeal carcinoma associated with immune cell activation pathways 5 and appears dysregulated in suicide-associated brain transcriptome alterations 6.

Sources cited
1
CLIC6 forms voltage-dependent chloride-selective channels regulated by pH and redox potential, with specific residues H648 and C487 involved in regulation; most abundant in lung and brain
PMID: 37838179
2
CLIC6 interacts with dopamine D2, D3, and D4 receptors through its C-terminal tail and may function in multi-protein scaffolding complexes
PMID: 14499480
3
CLIC6 deficiency causes aberrant retinal pigment epithelium microvilli with decreased height, increased width, and increased phagosome density
PMID: 40434344
4
CLIC6 is a methylation-driven prognostic biomarker in breast cancer; decreased expression correlates with improved survival and enhanced CD8+ T cell and NK cell infiltration
PMID: 41455380
5
CLIC6 identified as lactate-related biomarker in nasopharyngeal carcinoma associated with immune cell activation and immune microenvironment regulation
PMID: 39707377
6
CLIC6 expression is dysregulated in suicide-associated transcriptome alterations in brain regions, linked to neural plasticity and inhibitory neurotransmission
PMID: 34552157
7
CLIC6 is downregulated in breast cancer tissues and is a component of lactylation-related gene signatures predicting prognosis
PMID: 40253524
8
CLIC6 is among genes dysregulated in amniotic fluid and associated with Down syndrome phenotypes
PMID: 38474215
Disease Associationsⓘ20
SepsisOpen Targets
0.32Weak
systemic inflammatory response syndromeOpen Targets
0.32Weak
ovarian neoplasmOpen Targets
0.31Weak
atrial fibrillationOpen Targets
0.28Weak
atrial flutterOpen Targets
0.24Weak
breast carcinomaOpen Targets
0.23Weak
estrogen-receptor positive breast cancerOpen Targets
0.20Weak
cardiac arrhythmiaOpen Targets
0.18Weak
cardioembolic strokeOpen Targets
0.18Weak
chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseOpen Targets
0.18Weak
kidney diseaseOpen Targets
0.17Weak
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.15Weak
breast neoplasmOpen Targets
0.11Weak
type 2 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.11Weak
myoepithelial tumorOpen Targets
0.11Weak
androgenetic alopeciaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
immune system diseaseOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
tooth diseaseOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
alopeciaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
BEST3Shared pathway100%TPRNProtein interaction85%CLIC4Protein interaction80%RDXProtein interaction76%CLCC1Shared pathway50%BEST4Shared pathway50%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Heart
100%
Lung
53%
Ovary
45%
Brain
12%
Liver
7%
Bone Marrow
2%
Gene Interaction Network
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CLIC6BEST3TPRNCLIC4RDXCLCC1BEST4
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q96NY7
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.45LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF1.09 [0.84–1.45]
RankingsWhere CLIC6 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #13,869of 20,598
    Most Researched21
  • #14,821of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.45
Genes detectedCLIC6
Sources retrieved10 papers
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📄 Sources
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1
Lactate-related gene signatures as prognostic predictors and comprehensive analysis of immune profiles in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
PMID: 39707377
J Transl Med · 2024
1.00
2
Identification of transcriptome alterations in the prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, amygdala and hippocampus of suicide victims.
PMID: 34552157
Sci Rep · 2021
0.90
3
Biophysical characterization of chloride intracellular channel 6 (CLIC6).
PMID: 37838179
J Biol Chem · 2023
0.80
4
Comprehensive epigenomic and transcriptomic analysis identifies FABP7 and CLIC6 as methylation-driven prognostic biomarker for a novel breast cancer subtype.
PMID: 41455380
Comput Biol Med · 2026
0.70
5
Identification of gene signatures associated with lactation for predicting prognosis and treatment response in breast cancer patients through machine learning.
PMID: 40253524
Sci Rep · 2025
0.60