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FCRL1
Fc receptor like 1
Chromosome 1 · 1q23.1
NCBI Gene: 115350Ensembl: ENSG00000163534.17HGNC: HGNC:18509UniProt: Q96LA6
25PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Receptor
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
B cell activationcoreceptor activitycell surfaceexternal side of plasma membranefunctional neutrophil defectcorneal ulcerthyroid diseaseneurodegenerative disease
✦AI Summary

FCRL1 is a type I transmembrane glycoprotein preferentially expressed on B cells that functions as a co-activator of B cell receptor (BCR) signaling 1. It recruits ABL1 to enhance B cell activation while simultaneously suppressing ERK activation in a GRB2-dependent manner, positioning it as a bidirectional modulator of BCR-mediated responses 2. FCRL1 expression peaks on naive and memory B cells and contributes to humoral immune responses through BCR signalosome formation 13. Clinically, FCRL1 dysregulation associates with multiple pathologies. In autoimmune disease, FCRL1 expression is elevated in patients with multiple sclerosis and vasculitis 4, and altered FCRL1+ B cell subsets appear enriched in chr1 hepatitis B liver tissue, correlating with immune activation phases 5. In B cell malignancies, FCRL1 is overexpressed by mature B cell leukemias and lymphomas 1. Notably, elevated FCRL1 expression independently predicts poor prognosis in diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL), with high expression significantly reducing overall and progression-free survival in R-CHOP-treated patients 6. Furthermore, FCRL1 expression marks tumor-infiltrating immune cells associated with resistance to checkpoint inhibitor therapy 7. These findings establish FCRL1 as both a promising diagnostic/prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target in B cell lymphoproliferative disorders.

Sources cited
1
FCRL1 is preferentially expressed by B cells, contributes to BCR signalosome formation, modulates B cell signaling, and is overexpressed in mature B cell leukemias and lymphomas
PMID: 37822931
2
FCRL1 regulates BCR-mediated signaling responses and suppresses ERK activation in a GRB2-dependent manner
PMID: 15479727
3
FCRL1 is a B-cell co-receptor that modulates B-cell immune activation and orchestrates humoral immune responses
PMID: 40650084
4
FCRL1 expression is significantly elevated in peripheral blood B-lymphocytes of patients with multiple sclerosis, vasculitis, and other autoimmune diseases compared to healthy individuals
PMID: 22888639
5
FCRL1+ B-cell subset is enriched in liver tissue of hepatitis B patients in immune activation phases and expresses immune-activation-related genes
PMID: 40489024
6
FCRL1 mRNA is elevated in DLBCL patients, and high FCRL1 expression is the most significant predictor of poor clinical outcomes with reduced overall and progression-free survival
PMID: 39941037
7
FCRL1 is expressed by stromal immune mediators in tumors and associates with resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy
PMID: 39743139
Disease Associationsⓘ20
functional neutrophil defectOpen Targets
0.33Weak
corneal ulcerOpen Targets
0.28Weak
thyroid diseaseOpen Targets
0.17Weak
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.16Weak
Graves diseaseOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
diffuse large B-cell lymphomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
ThromboembolismOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
ThyrotoxicosisOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
rheumatoid arthritisOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
chronic lymphocytic leukemiaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
osteosarcomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Burkitts lymphomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
cervical carcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
COVID-19Open Targets
0.02Suggestive
Mantle cell lymphomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
myeloid sarcomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
hairy cell leukemiaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
DysmetriaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
FCRL5Shared pathway100%FCGR1AProtein interaction76%PIGRProtein interaction76%MS4A2Shared pathway67%IGSF6Shared pathway67%FCRL4Shared pathway67%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Lung
22%
Liver
4%
Brain
1%
Ovary
0%
Heart
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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FCRL1FCRL5FCGR1APIGRMS4A2IGSF6FCRL4
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q96LA6
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.81LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.60 [0.44–0.81]
RankingsWhere FCRL1 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #12,980of 20,598
    Most Researched25
  • #6,857of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.81
Genes detectedFCRL1
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Investigation of the human FCRL1, 2, and 4 gene expressions in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
PMID: 27193470
Rheumatol Int · 2016
1.00
2
FCRL1 immunoregulation in B cell development and malignancy.
PMID: 37822931
Front Immunol · 2023
0.90
3
FcRL1, a New B-Cell-Activating Co-Receptor.
PMID: 40650084
Int J Mol Sci · 2025
0.80
4
Single-cell transcriptomic profiling reveals dysregulation of B-cell subset function in patients with chronic hepatitis B.
PMID: 40489024
Hepatol Int · 2025
0.70
5
[Expression of human B-cell specific receptor FCRL1 in normal individuals and in patients with autoimmune diseases].
PMID: 22888639
Mol Biol (Mosk) · 2012
0.60