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LNX1
ligand of numb-protein X 1
Chromosome 4 · 4q12
NCBI Gene: 84708Ensembl: ENSG00000072201.15HGNC: HGNC:6657UniProt: Q8TBB1
70PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingcytosolcell junctionidentical protein bindinguterine fibroidUterine leiomyomaopen-angle glaucomaandrogenetic alopecia
✦AI Summary

LNX1 is a PDZ domain-containing E3 ubiquitin ligase that regulates protein stability and cellular signaling through non-degrading ubiquitination and substrate degradation. Primary function: LNX1 acts as a catalytic E3 ligase and molecular scaffold, ubiquitinating multiple substrates including p53, RhoC, connexin36, and liprin-α1 1234. The protein localizes to neuronal synapses and gap junctions where it mediates protein internalization and synaptic plasticity 3. Mechanism: LNX1 contains a RING catalytic domain and four PDZ domains enabling both direct ubiquitination and scaffolding functions 4. It negatively regulates p53 stability via MDM2-dependent ubiquitination and suppresses RhoC activity through LIS1-mediated regulation 12. Disease relevance: LNX1 shows altered expression and copy number variations in nervous system tumors and gliomas 5. Dysregulation contributes to cancer progression through p53 inactivation in wild-type p53 cancers and suppression of cancer stemness in colorectal carcinoma 16. High LNX1-AS2 expression predicts poor prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma 7. Clinical significance: LNX1 is essential for hippocampal social memory formation via NMDAR complex assembly, and deficiency causes neurodevelopmental social cognitive deficits 8.

Sources cited
1
LNX1 decreases p53 stability and inhibits p53-dependent transcription through interaction with MDM2, promoting tumor growth
PMID: 31533005
2
LNX1 mediates non-degrading ubiquitination of RhoC, specifically regulated by LIS1 interaction
PMID: 36192543
3
LNX1 colocalizes with connexin36 at neuronal gap junctions and mediates connexin36 ubiquitination and internalization
PMID: 30295974
4
LNX1 contains RING and PDZ domains, ubiquitinates multiple substrates including PPFIA1, KLHL11, KIF7, and ERC2
PMID: 29121065
5
LNX1 is located at chromosome 4q12 and shows mutations and amplifications in gliomas and nervous system tumors
PMID: 18940473
6
Hippocampal LNX1 is required for initial social memory through NMDAR-EphB2 multiprotein complex assembly and GluN2B expression
PMID: 31772302
7
LNX1 negatively regulates cancer stemness in colorectal carcinoma and is downregulated in cancer stem-like cells
PMID: 29190716
8
High LNX1-AS2 expression is associated with poor overall and disease-specific survival in lung adenocarcinoma
PMID: 39484773
Disease Associationsⓘ20
uterine fibroidOpen Targets
0.46Moderate
Uterine leiomyomaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
open-angle glaucomaOpen Targets
0.33Weak
androgenetic alopeciaOpen Targets
0.31Weak
poisoningOpen Targets
0.28Weak
trauma complicationOpen Targets
0.28Weak
cataractOpen Targets
0.28Weak
sign or symptomOpen Targets
0.27Weak
lobe attachmentOpen Targets
0.26Weak
Abnormality of the skeletal systemOpen Targets
0.26Weak
placenta praeviaOpen Targets
0.25Weak
HypercholesterolemiaOpen Targets
0.23Weak
Umbilical herniaOpen Targets
0.22Weak
adverse effectOpen Targets
0.20Weak
response to stimulusOpen Targets
0.20Weak
Abruptio PlacentaeOpen Targets
0.20Weak
ovarian neoplasmOpen Targets
0.20Weak
coronary atherosclerosisOpen Targets
0.20Weak
kidney diseaseOpen Targets
0.19Weak
Abdominal Aortic AneurysmOpen Targets
0.18Weak
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
NUMBProtein interaction99%NUMBLProtein interaction99%MAGEB18Protein interaction98%UBE2NProtein interaction91%CXADRProtein interaction91%UBCProtein interaction90%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Brain
100%
Heart
73%
Bone Marrow
25%
Liver
24%
Ovary
14%
Lung
13%
Gene Interaction Network
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LNX1NUMBNUMBLMAGEB18UBE2NCXADRUBC
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB5H7R · 1.70 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.94LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.74 [0.59–0.94]
RankingsWhere LNX1 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #6,729of 20,598
    Most Researched70
  • #8,721of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.94
Genes detectedLNX1
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Mutation and copy number analysis of LNX1 and Numbl in nervous system tumors.
PMID: 18940473
Cancer Genet Cytogenet · 2008
1.00
2
Activation of RhoC by regulatory ubiquitination is mediated by LNX1 and suppressed by LIS1.
PMID: 36192543
Sci Rep · 2022
0.90
3
Hippocampal Lnx1-NMDAR multiprotein complex mediates initial social memory.
PMID: 31772302
Mol Psychiatry · 2021
0.80
4
E3 ubiquitin ligases LNX1 and LNX2 localize at neuronal gap junctions formed by connexin36 in rodent brain and molecularly interact with connexin36.
PMID: 30295974
Eur J Neurosci · 2018
0.70
5
Suppression of cancer stemness by upregulating Ligand-of-Numb protein X1 in colorectal carcinoma.
PMID: 29190716
PLoS One · 2017
0.60