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MAGEA11
MAGE family member A11
Chromosome X · Xq28
NCBI Gene: 4110Ensembl: ENSG00000185247.15HGNC: HGNC:6798UniProt: G5E962
53PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingnucleoplasmcytosolnuclear bodyesophageal squamous cell carcinomagastric cancerneoplasmhead and neck squamous cell carcinoma
✦AI Summary

MAGEA11 is an X-linked cancer-germline antigen and androgen receptor (AR) coregulator that functions as a proto-oncogenic transcriptional coactivator 1. Structurally, MAGEA11 contains a conserved FXXIF coactivator-binding motif and nuclear localization signal acquired during primate evolution, enabling interaction with p160 coactivators, p300 acetyltransferase, and cyclin A 1. Mechanistically, MAGEA11 enhances AR transcriptional activity by modulating interdomain interactions and can form protein complexes with other MAGE proteins (e.g., MAGEA6) to stabilize and potentiate AR coactivation, preventing ubiquitin-dependent degradation 2. MAGEA11 expression is epigenetically regulated; DNA methylation at the promoter and a single Ets site regulates nucleosome occupancy at the transcriptional start site, controlling gene activation in response to DNMT/HDAC inhibition 3. In disease contexts, MAGEA11 overexpression associates with multiple malignancies. In gastric cancer, MAGEA11 promotes proliferation, migration, and invasion via E2F1 transcriptional activation and predicts poor prognosis 4. MAGEA11 is frequently expressed across human cancers with increased expression during tumor progression and correlates with poor survival 3. In polycystic ovary syndrome, elevated MAGEA11-AR complex formation in the endometrium causes delayed decidualization and impaired endometrial receptivity, contributing to infertility 5. MAGEA11 inhibits tumor suppressor pathways controlling growth inhibition and apoptosis 6. As a cancer-germline gene with restricted expression, MAGEA11 represents a potential immunotherapy target.

Sources cited
1
MAGEA11 is an X-linked primate-specific steroid hormone receptor coregulator with coactivator-binding motif and nuclear localization signal acquired during evolution
PMID: 29574604
2
MAGEA6 potentiates MAGEA11's AR coactivation function through protein complex formation, preventing ubiquitinylation and proteasomal degradation
PMID: 28542476
3
DNA methylation at MAGEA11 promoter and Ets site regulates nucleosome occupancy and gene expression; frequently expressed in human cancers with poor prognosis
PMID: 23839233
4
MAGEA11 promotes gastric cancer cell proliferation, migration, and invasion through E2F1 transcriptional activation and is an independent prognostic factor
PMID: 41272195
5
MAGEA11-AR complex overexpression in PCOS endometrium causes delayed decidualization and impaired endometrial receptivity affecting embryo implantation
PMID: 31256208
6
MAGEA11 is a cancer-germline gene activated by DNA hypomethylation that inhibits tumor suppressor pathways controlling growth inhibition and apoptosis
PMID: 28342986
Disease Associationsⓘ20
esophageal squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.10Weak
gastric cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
head and neck squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
polycystic ovary syndromeOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
renal cell adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
renal cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
gastric adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
laryngeal squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
adolescent idiopathic scoliosisOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
head and neck malignant neoplasiaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
psoriasisOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
breast carcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
esophageal cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
urinary bladder carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
osteosarcomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
NCOA2Protein interaction100%PCF11Protein interaction78%EGLN1Protein interaction75%HUWE1Protein interaction73%ARProtein interaction71%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Brain
100%
Bone Marrow
0%
Ovary
0%
Heart
0%
Liver
0%
Lung
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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MAGEA11NCOA2PCF11EGLN1HUWE1AR
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB6WJH · 2.19 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.57Moderately Constrained
pLIⓘ
0.91Intolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.12 [0.04–0.57]
RankingsWhere MAGEA11 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #8,453of 20,598
    Most Researched53
  • #3,713of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.57 · top quartile
Genes detectedMAGEA11
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Hyperandrogenism and Its Possible Effects on Endometrial Receptivity: A Review.
PMID: 37569402
Int J Mol Sci · 2023
1.00
2
DNA methylation and nucleosome occupancy regulate the cancer germline antigen gene MAGEA11.
PMID: 23839233
Epigenetics · 2013
0.90
3
Functional interaction between co-expressed MAGE-A proteins.
PMID: 28542476
PLoS One · 2017
0.80
4
Evolution of Melanoma Antigen-A11 (MAGEA11) During Primate Phylogeny.
PMID: 29574604
J Mol Evol · 2018
0.70
5
MAGEA11 promotes GC proliferation, migration, and invasion through activation of E2F1 transcriptional activity.
PMID: 41272195
Sci Rep · 2025
0.60