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MAGEA10
MAGE family member A10
Chromosome X · Xq28
NCBI Gene: 4109Ensembl: ENSG00000124260.12HGNC: HGNC:6797UniProt: B2RAE8
28PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
nucleoplasmhistone deacetylase bindingnegative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase IInucleusneurodegenerative diseasecancerlung cancergastric cancer
✦AI Summary

MAGEA10 is a cancer/testis antigen normally expressed in testis and placenta but aberrantly expressed in multiple human malignancies 1. Its intrinsically disordered N-terminal domain, particularly a unique seven-amino acid linear motif (PRAPKR), governs its expression, nuclear localization, and anomalous protein migration 2. Mechanistically, MAGEA10 increases histone acetylation by stabilizing histone acetyltransferases KAT2A and KAT2B, preventing their degradation through p62-mediated autophagy and antagonizing E3 ubiquitin ligase-mediated ubiquitination 3. This creates a positive feedback loop where KAT2A enhances MAGEA10 transcription, contributing to tumorigenesis. Clinically, MAGEA10 expression correlates with poor prognosis across multiple cancers, including gastric cancer (predicting early hepatic recurrence with 58.3% sensitivity and 84.5% specificity) 4, pancreatic cancer (associated with chemoresistance) 5, and breast DCIS (associated with invasive recurrence) 6. As a cancer-specific antigen, MAGEA10 represents a promising immunotherapy target; HLA-A*0201-restricted peptides have been identified for presentation 1, and MAGEA10-specific T cell receptors demonstrate cytotoxic activity against HCC cells 7. Multi-antigen DNA vaccines targeting MAGEA10 alongside other MAGEA isoforms show efficacy against chemoresistant tumors 5.

Sources cited
1
MAGEA10 is a cancer/testis antigen expressed in tumors but not normal tissues except testis and placenta; highly methylation-regulated; HLA-A*0201-restricted peptides identified for immunotherapy
PMID: 26058806
2
The intrinsically disordered N-terminus, particularly the PRAPKR motif, is responsible for MAGEA10 expression, nuclear localization, and aberrant gel migration
PMID: 38136576
3
MAGEA10 stabilizes histone acetyltransferases KAT2A/KAT2B by antagonizing CUL4A-DDB1 E3 ligase binding, preventing K63-linked ubiquitination and degradation; forms positive feedback loop with KAT2A
PMID: 41060806
4
MAGEA10-specific T cell receptors identified in HCC patients demonstrate specific recognition and killing of HCC cells expressing MAGEA10
PMID: 40379175
5
MAGEA10 expression correlates with poor prognosis and chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer; multi-MAGEA antigen DNA vaccine targeting MAGEA10 shows efficacy against chemoresistant tumors
PMID: 37814317
6
MAGEA10 expression predicts early hepatic recurrence after curative gastrectomy with 58.3% sensitivity and 84.5% specificity; associates with poor relapse-free survival in gastric cancer
PMID: 32965606
7
MAGEA10 expression in ductal carcinoma in situ associates with increased risk of subsequent invasive breast cancer recurrence
PMID: 38615592
Disease Associationsⓘ20
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.20Weak
cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
lung cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
gastric cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
pancreatic adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
breast carcinomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
melanomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
ovarian cancerOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
gastric adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
breast ductal carcinoma in situOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
triple-negative breast cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
urinary bladder carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
cytomegalovirus infectionOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
glioblastoma multiformeOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
MAGEA4Protein interaction86%CTAG1BProtein interaction79%CTAG2Protein interaction76%PASD1Protein interaction71%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Liver
100%
Ovary
67%
Brain
61%
Lung
56%
Heart
0%
Bone Marrow
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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MAGEA10MAGEA4CTAG1BCTAG2PASD1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB7QPJ · 1.54 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.53LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.01Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.82 [0.46–1.53]
RankingsWhere MAGEA10 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #12,382of 20,598
    Most Researched28
  • #15,358of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.53
Genes detectedMAGEA10
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
MAGEA10 gene expression in non-small cell lung cancer and A549 cells, and the affinity of epitopes with the complex of HLA-A(∗)0201 alleles.
PMID: 26058806
Cell Immunol · 2015
1.00
2
How the Intrinsically Disordered N-Terminus of Cancer/Testis Antigen MAGEA10 Is Responsible for Its Expression, Nuclear Localisation and Aberrant Migration.
PMID: 38136576
Biomolecules · 2023
0.90
3
A cancer-specific antigen drives histone acetylation by stabilizing the acetyltransferases.
PMID: 41060806
Cell Rep · 2025
0.80
4
Identification of MAGE-A10 specific T cell receptor promising in immunotherapy of hepatocellular carcinoma.
PMID: 40379175
Int J Biol Macromol · 2025
0.70
5
Diagnostic performance of anti-MAGEA family protein autoantibodies in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
PMID: 37866309
Int Immunopharmacol · 2023
0.60