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KLHL35
kelch like family member 35
Chromosome 11 · 11q13.4
NCBI Gene: 283212Ensembl: ENSG00000149243.18HGNC: HGNC:26597UniProt: Q6PF15
11PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingubiquitin-like ligase-substrate adaptor activityproteasome-mediated ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic processcytoplasmcoronary artery diseaseneurodegenerative diseaseplacenta praevialichen planus
✦AI Summary

KLHL35 (kelch like family member 35) is a substrate adaptor protein functioning within the Cul3-RING ubiquitin ligase complex to mediate proteasome-dependent protein degradation [GO Annotations]. While its primary molecular mechanism involves ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolism in the cytoplasm, emerging evidence links KLHL35 dysregulation to multiple diseases. In cancer biology, KLHL35 is significantly overexpressed across 13 tumor types including colorectal cancer, where elevated expression correlates with poor overall survival, progression-free interval, and disease-specific survival 1. In vitro studies confirm KLHL35 promotes cancer cell proliferation, invasion, and migration 1. KLHL35 also exhibits aberrant DNA methylation patterns across diverse pathologies: it is epigenetically silenced in renal cell carcinoma (39% of samples), with RNAi knockdown conferring anchorage-independent growth advantages 2, and hypermethylated in hepatocellular carcinoma where methylation status serves as a diagnostic biomarker 3. Additionally, KLHL35 was identified as a necroptosis-related diagnostic biomarker in Alzheimer's disease 4 and shows differential methylation in abdominal aortic aneurysm pathobiology 5. KLHL35 expression is upregulated during productive HPV16 infection across multiple epithelial tissues 6. Clinically, KLHL35 represents a promising prognostic and diagnostic biomarker candidate across multiple malignancies, though mechanistic studies remain necessary to establish therapeutic targeting feasibility.

Sources cited
1
KLHL35 is overexpressed in 13 cancer types including colorectal cancer; elevated expression associates with poor OS, PFI, and DSS; promotes cancer cell proliferation, invasion, and migration
PMID: 41114922
2
KLHL35 shows promoter region hypermethylation in 39% of primary RCC tumors; RNAi knockdown confers anchorage-independent growth advantage
PMID: 21132003
3
KLHL35 is hypermethylated in hepatocellular carcinoma across all hepatitis virus statuses; methylation status discriminates HCC from noncancerous liver tissue
PMID: 22457049
4
KLHL35 identified as one of eight necroptosis-related diagnostic biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease
PMID: 38478169
5
KLHL35 shows significant differential DNA methylation in mononuclear blood cells of abdominal aortic aneurysm cases
PMID: 25993294
6
KLHL35 is upregulated in cervical, foreskin, and tonsil epithelium during productive HPV16 infection
PMID: 31189705
7
KLHL35 identified as ubiquitin-related prognostic gene for colon cancer prognosis prediction
PMID: 37158531
8
KLHL35 contains conserved differentially methylated positions associated with monozygotic twinning
PMID: 39449361
Disease Associationsⓘ20
coronary artery diseaseOpen Targets
0.33Weak
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.30Weak
placenta praeviaOpen Targets
0.14Weak
lichen planusOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
Abruptio PlacentaeOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Chronic Obstructive AsthmaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
colorectal adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
corneal dystrophyOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
head and neck squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
colorectal cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
achalasia-alacrima syndromeOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
leprosyOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
metastatic malignant neoplasmOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
IPPShared pathway100%SH3BGRLShared pathway100%ARMC8Shared pathway100%UBXN7Shared pathway100%KLHL5Shared pathway100%KLHL28Shared pathway100%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Brain
100%
Lung
22%
Heart
14%
Bone Marrow
13%
Ovary
11%
Liver
7%
Gene Interaction Network
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KLHL35IPPSH3BGRLARMC8UBXN7KLHL5KLHL28
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q6PF15
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.84LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF1.45 [1.14–1.84]
RankingsWhere KLHL35 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #16,795of 20,598
    Most Researched11
  • #16,750of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.84
Genes detectedKLHL35
Sources retrieved10 papers
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📄 Sources
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1
Analysis and experimental validation of necroptosis-related molecular classification, immune signature and feature genes in Alzheimer's disease.
PMID: 38478169
Apoptosis · 2024
1.00
2
Tissue-Specific Gene Expression during Productive Human Papillomavirus 16 Infection of Cervical, Foreskin, and Tonsil Epithelium.
PMID: 31189705
J Virol · 2019
0.90
3
Comprehensive analysis of KLHL35 expression and its prognostic value in cancer: implications for colorectal cancer diagnosis and therapy.
PMID: 41114922
Discov Oncol · 2025
0.80
4
Genome-wide methylation analysis identifies epigenetically inactivated candidate tumour suppressor genes in renal cell carcinoma.
PMID: 21132003
Oncogene · 2011
0.70
5
Genome-wide analysis of DNA methylation identifies novel cancer-related genes in hepatocellular carcinoma.
PMID: 22457049
Tumour Biol · 2012
0.60