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DENND2B
DENN domain containing 2B
Chromosome 11 · 11p15.4
NCBI Gene: 6764Ensembl: ENSG00000166444.20HGNC: HGNC:11350UniProt: P78524
31PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activityprotein bindingplasma membranecell cortexcoronary artery diseaselymphatic system diseasemyocardial infarctionupper respiratory tract disorder
✦AI Summary

DENND2B is a DENN domain-containing guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) localized to chromosome 11 that regulates multiple aspects of cell division and trafficking. Its primary function involves activating small GTPases: it functions as a Rab35 GEF at the intercellular bridge during cytokinesis 1 and as a Rab13 GEF at the leading edge of migrating cells 2. During cytokinesis, DENND2B recruits and activates Rab35 to promote actin depolymerization and ESCRT-III recruitment, enabling proper abscission; DENND2B knockdown causes multinucleated cells and activates the abscission checkpoint 1. In cancer cells, DENND2B-mediated Rab13 activation at cell peripheries promotes invasive behavior and metastasis through interaction with effector MICAL-L2 2. DENND2B also regulates EGFR recycling through interaction with intersectin-s, a mechanism disrupted by PKD-mediated phosphorylation upon EGF stimulation 3. Clinically, monoallelic loss-of-function DENND2B variants cause autosomal dominant neurodevelopmental disorder featuring developmental delay, intellectual disability, epilepsy, and vulnerability to psychosis or catatonia 4. Rare variants associate with carotid plaque susceptibility through SCUBE2 eQTL effects 5. These findings establish DENND2B as a critical regulator of cell division, trafficking, and development with implications for cancer progression and neuropsychiatric disease.

Sources cited
1
DENND2B functions as a Rab35 GEF at the intercellular bridge, regulating cytokinetic abscission
PMID: 37454296
2
DENND2B is the GEF for Rab13 and promotes metastatic behavior through activation at the leading edge
PMID: 25713415
3
DENND2B interaction with intersectin-s facilitates EGFR recycling and is regulated by PKD phosphorylation
PMID: 29030480
4
Monoallelic loss-of-function DENND2B variants cause autosomal dominant neurodevelopmental disorder with psychiatric features
PMID: 40717498
5
DENND2B rare variants associate with carotid plaque through SCUBE2 eQTL effects
PMID: 35020748
Disease Associationsⓘ20
coronary artery diseaseOpen Targets
0.28Weak
lymphatic system diseaseOpen Targets
0.25Weak
myocardial infarctionOpen Targets
0.24Weak
upper respiratory tract disorderOpen Targets
0.19Weak
coronary artery bypassOpen Targets
0.18Weak
familial hemolytic anemiaOpen Targets
0.18Weak
inherited hemoglobinopathyOpen Targets
0.18Weak
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
osteosarcomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Abnormality of the skeletal systemOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Invasive Breast CarcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
breast carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
ovarian carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
congenital rubellaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
infectionOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
psychosisOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
epilepsyOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
HTN3Protein interaction88%SCUBE2Protein interaction84%MMP11Protein interaction78%SDCBPProtein interaction78%RAB13Protein interaction74%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Ovary
100%
Heart
49%
Liver
38%
Lung
28%
Brain
13%
Bone Marrow
12%
Gene Interaction Network
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DENND2BHTN3SCUBE2MMP11SDCBPRAB13
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt P78524
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.37Moderately Constrained
pLIⓘ
1.00Intolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.28 [0.21–0.37]
RankingsWhere DENND2B stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #11,698of 20,598
    Most Researched31
  • #1,755of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.37 · top 10%
Genes detectedDENND2B
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Variants in DENND2B are associated with vulnerability for neurodevelopmental impairment, psychosis and catatonia.
PMID: 40717498
Brain · 2026
1.00
2
DENND2B activates Rab35 at the intercellular bridge, regulating cytokinetic abscission and tetraploidy.
PMID: 37454296
Cell Rep · 2023
0.90
3
DENND2B activates Rab13 at the leading edge of migrating cells and promotes metastatic behavior.
PMID: 25713415
J Cell Biol · 2015
0.80
4
Rare variants in previously identified linkage regions associated with carotid plaque in Dominican Republic families.
PMID: 35020748
PLoS One · 2022
0.70
5
Comparative genomic sequencing reveals a strikingly similar architecture of a conserved syntenic region on human chromosome 11p15.3 (including gene ST5) and mouse chromosome 7.
PMID: 11528127
Cytogenet Cell Genet · 2001
0.60