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INTS15
integrator complex subunit 15
Chromosome 7 · 7p22.1
NCBI Gene: 79034Ensembl: ENSG00000146576.14HGNC: HGNC:21702UniProt: Q96N11
30PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
INTAC complexregulation of transcription elongation by RNA polymerase IIRNA polymerase II transcription initiation surveillancenucleusobesityretinitis pigmentosacongenital primary aphakiaFamilial exudative vitreoretinopathy
✦AI Summary

INTS15 is a subunit of the integrator complex, a multiprotein machine that terminates RNA polymerase II (Pol II) transcription in the promoter-proximal region of genes 1. Within the integrator complex, INTS15 is part of the tail module that acts as a platform for transcription factor recruitment and bridges different integrator modules 23. The integrator complex executes transcription termination through three mechanisms: dephosphorylation of Pol II and associated factors, endonucleolytic degradation of nascent RNA, and promotion of Pol II release from DNA 1. INTS15 supports termination of both coding and non-coding Pol II transcripts, including snRNAs, enhancer RNAs, and lncRNAs 1. Beyond transcription termination, INTS15 controls snRNA 3' end processing, which indirectly regulates mRNA splicing 4. Clinically, mutations in INTS15 cause variable panocular malformations (VPMs), an autosomal-dominant eye disease, with homozygous knockout mice showing embryonic lethality 4. INTS15 is particularly critical for eye and brain development, supporting axonal outgrowth in retinal ganglion cells 4. Additionally, INTS15 regulates cell cycle progression through p53/p21 signaling and promotes differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells into germ layers and retinal tissues 5.

Sources cited
1
INTS15 is part of the integrator complex involved in Pol II termination through dephosphorylation, RNA cleavage, and Pol II release from DNA
PMID: 38570683
2
INTS15 bridges different integrator modules as part of the tail module
PMID: 36920904
3
INTS15 is part of the integrator tail module that acts as a platform for transcription factor recruitment
PMID: 38823386
4
INTS15 mutations cause variable panocular malformations; INTS15 supports snRNA 3' end processing and controls mRNA splicing; critical for eye and brain development and retinal ganglion cell axonal outgrowth
PMID: 36851842
5
INTS15 regulates cell cycle through p53/p21 signaling and promotes differentiation of iPS cells into germ layers and retinal tissues
PMID: 40194948
Disease Associationsⓘ20
obesityOpen Targets
0.27Weak
retinitis pigmentosaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
congenital primary aphakiaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
Familial exudative vitreoretinopathyOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
early-onset non-syndromic cataractOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
aniridiaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
Uveal coloboma - cleft lip and palate - intellectual disabilityOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
uveal coloboma-cleft lip and palate-intellectual disabilityOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
inflammatory bowel diseaseOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Familial ocular anterior segment mesenchymal dysgenesisOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Microphthalmia - cataractOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
microphthalmia, isolated, with colobomaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
autosomal dominant keratitisOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Coats diseaseOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
coloboma of optic nerveOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Cone rod dystrophyOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Norrie diseaseOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
colobomatous microphthalmia - obesity - hypogenitalism - intellectual disability syndromeOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Colobomatous microphthalmia-obesity-hypogenitalism-intellectual disability syndromeOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
retinitis pigmentosa 86Open Targets
0.06Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
INTS1Shared pathway100%INTS10Shared pathway100%INTS4Shared pathway100%INTS11Shared pathway75%INTS12Shared pathway75%INTS2Shared pathway75%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Lung
91%
Ovary
89%
Liver
83%
Brain
71%
Heart
52%
Gene Interaction Network
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PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB8RC4 · 3.10 Å · EM
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.39Moderately Constrained
pLIⓘ
1.00Intolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.21 [0.12–0.39]
RankingsWhere INTS15 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #11,948of 20,598
    Most Researched30
  • #1,885of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.39 · top quartile
Genes detectedINTS15
Sources retrieved3 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
3
1
Structural basis of Integrator-dependent RNA polymerase II termination.
PMID: 38570683
Nature · 2024
1.00
2
Integrator complex subunit 15 controls mRNA splicing and is critical for eye development.
PMID: 36851842
Hum Mol Genet · 2023
0.67
3
INTS15, A Subunit of the Integrator Complex, Plays a Key Regulatory Role in Cell Cycle and Differentiation.
PMID: 40194948
Genes Cells · 2025
0.33