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GPA33
glycoprotein A33
Chromosome 1 · 1q24.1
NCBI Gene: 10223Ensembl: ENSG00000143167.13HGNC: HGNC:4445UniProt: Q99795
31PubMed Papers
20Diseases
2Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
CLINICAL
Clinical Trials
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingextracellular exosomeplasma membranesignaling receptor activityChurg-Strauss syndromethyroiditisneoplasmcolorectal cancer
✦AI Summary

GPA33 (glycoprotein A33) is an Ig superfamily cell surface protein with dual roles in immune regulation and colorectal cancer (CRC) pathology. In the immune compartment, GPA33 is differentially expressed across multiple blood leukocyte subsets, with prominent expression on CD4+ T cells, particularly regulatory T cells (Tregs) and naive conventional CD4+ T cells 1. GPA33+ CD4+ central memory T cells maintain an undifferentiated state lacking immediate effector functions, suggesting a role in T cell differentiation and localization 1. While GPA33 has been investigated as a Treg-specific marker, it is not uniformly expressed across all Treg populations and cannot alone define regulatory function 2. In CRC, GPA33 serves as a promising therapeutic target, expressed on over 95% of primary and metastatic colorectal cancers 3. Expression shows intratumoral heterogeneity, correlating with differentiated phenotype and low WNT signaling, with antigen loss at tumor infiltrative edges 4. Clinical significance is substantial: GPA33-targeted radioimmunotherapy demonstrates therapeutic efficacy in preclinical models, with single-cycle 225Ac-DOTA-PRIT achieving histologic cures and improved survival 5. GPA33 also serves as a diagnostic immunohistochemical marker with 98-100% sensitivity for detecting metastatic CRC in pulmonary tissues 6. WNT inhibition induces GPA33 upregulation in GPA33-negative tumor cells, and GPA33-targeted CAR-T cell therapy shows promise for improved treatment 4.

Sources cited
1
GPA33 is expressed on CD4+ T cells with highest expression in Tregs and naive CD4+ T cells; GPA33+ memory T cells maintain undifferentiated state
PMID: 33728639
2
GPA33 has been identified as candidate regulatory molecule but subsequently discarded as Treg-specific marker; not all Tregs express GPA33
PMID: 38891073
3
GPA33 is expressed on over 95% of primary and metastatic CRC; GPA33-DOTA-PRIT shows therapeutic benefit in orthotopic CRC liver metastasis models
PMID: 40521192
4
GPA33 expression shows intratumoral heterogeneity with antigen loss at infiltrative edges; WNT inhibition induces GPA33 expression; GPA33-CAR T cells reduce xenograft growth
PMID: 39472498
5
GPA33-targeted 225Ac-DOTA-PRIT achieves histologic cures and enhanced survival in CRC xenografts with high nuclear absorbed doses
PMID: 40756357
6
GPA33 shows 98-100% sensitivity as diagnostic marker for CRC metastases to lungs with high specificity for gastrointestinal origin
PMID: 37349623
Disease Associationsⓘ20
Churg-Strauss syndromeOpen Targets
0.34Weak
thyroiditisOpen Targets
0.27Weak
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
colorectal cancerOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
Barrett's esophagusOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
metabolic syndromeOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
inflammatory bowel diseaseOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
Autosomal recessive early-onset inflammatory bowel diseaseOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
inflammatory bowel disease 30Open Targets
0.06Suggestive
colitisOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Crohn's diseaseOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
esophageal adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
ulcerative colitisOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
inflammatory bowel disease 1Open Targets
0.06Suggestive
inflammatory bowel disease 25Open Targets
0.05Suggestive
immunodeficiency due to MASP-2 deficiencyOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
Hirschsprung diseaseOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
lactose intolerance adult typeOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
inflammatory bowel disease (infantile ulcerative colitis) 31, autosomal recessiveOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Drug Targets2
HUA33Phase I
Cell surface A33 antigen binding agent
colorectal cancer
KRN-330Phase I/II
Cell surface A33 antigen binding agent
colorectal cancer
Related Genes
HSF4Protein interaction82%CYP27A1Protein interaction77%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Lung
97%
Heart
94%
Liver
6%
Ovary
2%
Brain
1%
Gene Interaction Network
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GPA33HSF4CYP27A1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q99795
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.96LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.69 [0.50–0.96]
RankingsWhere GPA33 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #11,720of 20,598
    Most Researched31
  • #9,009of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.96
Genes detectedGPA33
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Defining Human Regulatory T Cells beyond FOXP3: The Need to Combine Phenotype with Function.
PMID: 38891073
Cells · 2024
1.00
2
GPA33-pretargeted radioimmunotherapy with mono- and bivalent DOTA-based Lu-177-labeled radiohaptens in a mouse orthotopic liver xenograft model of metastatic human colorectal cancer.
PMID: 40521192
Theranostics · 2025
0.90
3
GPA33 expression in colorectal cancer can be induced by WNT inhibition and targeted by cellular therapy.
PMID: 39472498
Oncogene · 2025
0.80
4
GPA33 is expressed on multiple human blood cell types and distinguishes CD4
PMID: 33728639
Eur J Immunol · 2021
0.70
5
Theranostic GPA33-Pretargeted Radioimmunotherapy of Human Colorectal Carcinoma with a Bivalent
PMID: 39168519
J Nucl Med · 2024
0.60