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MOB3C
MOB kinase activator 3C
Chromosome 1 · 1p33
NCBI Gene: 148932Ensembl: ENSG00000142961HGNC: HGNC:29800UniProt: Q70IA8
16PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingprotein kinase activator activitysignal transductionnucleussinusitisAbruptio Placentaesmoking initiationsystemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis
✦AI Summary

MOB3C (MOB kinase activator 3C) is a member of the monopolar spindle-one-binder (MOB) protein family that functions as an adaptor protein mediating protein-protein interactions. MOB3C localizes to the cytoplasm and nucleus where it exhibits protein kinase activator activity and participates in signal transduction 1. The primary biochemical function of MOB3C involves regulation of kinase activity through protein-protein interactions. A unique biological role for MOB3C was recently discovered: it interacts specifically with seven of ten protein subunits of the RNase P complex, an endonuclease responsible for tRNA 5' maturation, linking MOB3C to RNA processing pathways 1. Clinically, MOB3C variants show associations with multiple cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Genetic variants in the MOB3C-TMOD4 locus have been identified as novel susceptibility loci for hypertension and chr1 kidney disease in Japanese populations 2, as well as for early-onset dyslipidemia, specifically hypo-HDL-cholesterolemia 3. Additionally, MOB3C was identified among genes with previously unreported associations with coronary artery disease through gene-based association analyses 4. MOB3C variants have also been identified in colorectal cancer patient cohorts, suggesting potential involvement in cancer predisposition 5. These findings indicate that MOB3C dysfunction may contribute to cardiovascular disease pathogenesis, though the precise mechanistic links between MOB3C variants and disease phenotypes require further investigation.

Sources cited
1
MOB3C interacts with RNase P complex subunits; MOB3C localizes to cytoplasm and nucleus with protein kinase activator activity
PMID: 37536630
2
MOB3C-TMOD4 locus is a novel susceptibility locus for hypertension and chronic kidney disease
PMID: 30226566
3
MOB3C-TMOD4 locus is a novel susceptibility locus for early-onset hypo-HDL-cholesterolemia
PMID: 30365130
4
MOB3C identified as a gene with previously unreported associations with coronary artery disease
PMID: 34385509
5
MOB3C harbors nonsense variants identified in colorectal cancer patients and is suggested to play a role in cancer predisposition
PMID: 34573430
Disease Associationsⓘ20
sinusitisOpen Targets
0.19Weak
Abruptio PlacentaeOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
smoking initiationOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritisOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
inherited lipid metabolism disorderOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
chronic kidney diseaseOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
hypertensionOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Salmonella InfectionsOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
MALT lymphomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
glioblastomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
gliomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
HypertriglyceridemiaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
myelodysplastic syndromeOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
gastric cancerOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
melanomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
ZNF77Co-mentioned in literature40%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Lung
100%
Ovary
80%
Heart
59%
Liver
50%
Bone Marrow
25%
Brain
15%
Gene Interaction Network
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MOB3CZNF77
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q70IA8
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.27LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.84 [0.58–1.27]
RankingsWhere MOB3C stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #15,311of 20,598
    Most Researched16
  • #13,376of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.27
Genes detectedMOB3C
Sources retrieved5 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
5
1
Mapping the MOB proteins' proximity network reveals a unique interaction between human MOB3C and the RNase P complex.
PMID: 37536630
J Biol Chem · 2023
1.00
2
Whole-Genome Profiles of Malay Colorectal Cancer Patients with Intact MMR Proteins.
PMID: 34573430
Genes (Basel) · 2021
0.80
3
Identification of 13 novel susceptibility loci for early-onset myocardial infarction, hypertension, or chronic kidney disease.
PMID: 30226566
Int J Mol Med · 2018
0.60
4
Identification of 12 novel loci that confer susceptibility to early-onset dyslipidemia.
PMID: 30365130
Int J Mol Med · 2019
0.40
5
Mapping gene and gene pathways associated with coronary artery disease: a CARDIoGRAM exome and multi-ancestry UK biobank analysis.
PMID: 34385509
Sci Rep · 2021
0.20