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GIMAP1
GTPase, IMAP family member 1
Chromosome 7 · 7q36.1
NCBI Gene: 170575Ensembl: ENSG00000213203.4HGNC: HGNC:23237UniProt: A0A090N8Z4
18PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
endoplasmic reticulumprotein bindingGTPase activityGTP bindingessential hypertensionhypertensionisolated agammaglobulinemiacombined immunodeficiency with skin granulomas
✦AI Summary

GIMAP1 (GTPase, IMAP family member 1) is a GTPase believed to regulate lymphocyte survival and immune cell homeostasis. The protein is widely expressed across lymphoid lineages, including T cells, B cells, NK cells, and macrophages 1, with particularly strong expression in mature B cells 1. GIMAP1 functions through interaction with TMX1 to modulate immune signaling pathways and downstream immune-related genes including CMTM5, IL17F, TRAV34, and XCR1 2. Clinically, GIMAP1 expression correlates with disease prognosis across multiple cancers. In lung adenocarcinoma, GIMAP1 is typically downregulated but exhibits elevated expression following immunotherapy 2. High GIMAP1 expression promotes infiltration of CD8+ T cells, activated memory CD4+ T cells, monocytes, and M1 macrophages while reducing M0 macrophages and resting dendritic cells 2. In pancreatic cancer, GIMAP1 is part of a four-gene prognostic signature associated with chemoresistance 3. GIMAP1 has also been identified as a biomarker in ischemic stroke, where it shows high diagnostic potential linked to immune and inflammatory responses 4, and in lung adenocarcinoma ground-glass nodules where reduced GIMAP1 expression correlates with poor prognosis 5. Additionally, copy number variants in GIMAP1 associate with appendicular lean mass, suggesting roles in skeletal muscle cell survival 6.

Sources cited
1
GIMAP1 protein is expressed in T, B, NK lymphocytes and macrophages, with strong expression in mature B cells
PMID: 19338674
2
GIMAP1 interacts with TMX1, modulates immune signaling and immune cell infiltration patterns in lung adenocarcinoma
PMID: 39805394
3
GIMAP1 identified as key immune-related gene in ischemic stroke with high diagnostic potential
PMID: 40207230
4
GIMAP1 is part of a four-gene signature associated with prognosis and chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer
PMID: 33901011
5
GIMAP1 downregulation in lung adenocarcinoma correlates with poor prognosis in ground-glass nodule patients
PMID: 40535419
6
GIMAP1 copy number variants associated with appendicular lean mass and important for skeletal muscle cell survival
PMID: 24626161
Disease Associationsⓘ20
essential hypertensionOpen Targets
0.33Weak
hypertensionOpen Targets
0.32Weak
isolated agammaglobulinemiaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
combined immunodeficiency with skin granulomasOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
ThrombophlebitisOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
classic Hodgkin lymphomaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Hodgkins lymphomaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
immunodeficiency 18Open Targets
0.05Suggestive
severe combined immunodeficiency due to CARD11 deficiencyOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
combined immunodeficiency due to CTPS1 deficiencyOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
macroglobulinemia, Waldenstrom, 1Open Targets
0.05Suggestive
BENTA diseaseOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
autoimmune diseaseOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
immunodeficiency 73c with defective neutrophil chemotaxis and hypogammaglobulinemiaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
common variable immunodeficiencyOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
agammaglobulinemia 8, autosomal dominantOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
PhlebitisOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
X-Linked Combined Immunodeficiency DiseasesOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
immunodeficiency 62Open Targets
0.05Suggestive
immunodeficiency, common variable, 3Open Targets
0.05Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
GIMAP8Protein interaction89%GIMAP6Protein interaction83%GIMAP4Protein interaction82%GIMAP2Protein interaction73%GIMAP7Protein interaction73%GIMAP5Protein interaction71%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Lung
100%
Heart
86%
Liver
15%
Ovary
14%
Brain
13%
Bone Marrow
7%
Gene Interaction Network
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GIMAP1GIMAP8GIMAP6GIMAP4GIMAP2GIMAP7GIMAP5
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB3V70 · 2.21 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.47Moderately Constrained
pLIⓘ
0.96Intolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.10 [0.03–0.47]
RankingsWhere GIMAP1 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #14,705of 20,598
    Most Researched18
  • #2,730of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.47 · top quartile
Genes detectedGIMAP1
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Integrating machine learning and multi-omics analysis to reveal nucleotide metabolism-related immune genes and their functional validation in ischemic stroke.
PMID: 40207230
Front Immunol · 2025
1.00
2
GIMAP1 interacts with TMX1 to improve lung adenocarcinoma prognosis by influencing tumor immune microenvironment.
PMID: 39805394
Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis · 2025
0.90
3
Expression of GIMAP1, a GTPase of the immunity-associated protein family, is not up-regulated in malaria.
PMID: 19338674
Malar J · 2009
0.80
4
A Nomogram Combining Two Novel Biomarkers for Predicting Lung Adenocarcinoma in Ground-Glass Nodule Patients.
PMID: 40535419
Hum Mutat · 2025
0.70
5
KRAS, YWHAE, SP1 and MSRA as biomarkers in endometrial cancer.
PMID: 35116456
Transl Cancer Res · 2021
0.60