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MPP7
MAGUK p55 scaffold protein 7
Chromosome 10 · 10p12.1
NCBI Gene: 143098Ensembl: ENSG00000150054.20HGNC: HGNC:26542UniProt: Q5T2T1
79PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
bicellular tight junctionadherens junctionMPP7-DLG1-LIN7 complexcadherin bindingAchilles tendon injuryintelligenceAbnormality of the skeletal systemvertebral column disorder
✦AI Summary

MPP7 (MAGUK p55 scaffold protein 7) is a membrane-associated guanylate kinase family protein that functions as a critical adapter for epithelial cell polarity and tight junction assembly 1. As a member of the MPP gene family with conserved MAGUK domains, MPP7 coordinates protein complex assembly at cell-cell junctions through interactions with polarity-associated proteins including CRB homologs and Lin-7 family members 1. In muscle stem cells, MPP7's L27 domain enhances TAZ-YY1 transcriptional cooperation to regulate genes governing stem cell renewal, including Carm1 2. Functionally, MPP7 inhibits tumor metastasis in clear cell renal cell carcinoma by competing with F-actin to bind α-actinin-4, thereby reducing F-actin polymerization and enhancing Snail degradation through TRIM21-mediated ubiquitination 3. Clinically, high MPP7 expression correlates with improved prognosis in clear cell renal cell carcinoma and associates with pathological stage, grade, and immune cell infiltration 4. Genetic variants in MPP7 show genome-wide significance for bone mineral density variation, with functional studies demonstrating reduced vertebral bone mass in mpp7 knockdown zebrafish models 5. Additionally, MPP7 downregulation under cyclic mechanical stress implicates it in primary open angle glaucoma pathogenesis 6.

Sources cited
1
MPP7 is a MAGUK protein family member with L27, PDZ, SH3, and GuKc domains that functions as an adapter for epithelial polarity and protein complex assembly
PMID: 14719143
2
MPP7's L27 domain enhances TAZ-YY1 transcriptional cooperation in muscle stem cell renewal programs
PMID: 39496834
3
MPP7 inhibits ccRCC metastasis by competing with F-actin for α-actinin-4 binding, reducing F-actin polymerization and promoting Snail degradation
PMID: 41484943
4
High MPP7 expression in ccRCC associates with better prognosis and correlates with pathological stage, grade, immune cell infiltration, and metabolism
PMID: 37181237
5
MPP7 variants show genome-wide significance for bone mineral density with functional association demonstrated in zebrafish models
PMID: 22171069
6
MPP7 is downregulated under cyclic mechanical stress in trabecular meshwork and is a candidate gene for primary open angle glaucoma
PMID: 27001270
7
MPP7 identified as a candidate disease gene in exome sequencing studies without previously confirmed human phenotype associations
PMID: 28600779
Disease Associationsⓘ20
Achilles tendon injuryOpen Targets
0.32Weak
intelligenceOpen Targets
0.31Weak
Abnormality of the skeletal systemOpen Targets
0.28Weak
vertebral column disorderOpen Targets
0.27Weak
thyroiditisOpen Targets
0.24Weak
cartilage diseaseOpen Targets
0.24Weak
neuroendocrine neoplasmOpen Targets
0.19Weak
humerus fractureOpen Targets
0.19Weak
Myasthenia gravisOpen Targets
0.18Weak
polyarteritis nodosaOpen Targets
0.18Weak
autonomic nervous system diseaseOpen Targets
0.14Weak
nonpapillary renal cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
esophageal cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
adolescent idiopathic scoliosisOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
benign prostatic hyperplasiaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
Hallux valgusOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
poisoningOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
LIN7CProtein interaction96%LIN7AProtein interaction96%DLG1Protein interaction96%FRMPD2Shared pathway33%OCEL1Shared pathway33%TRABD2BShared pathway20%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Heart
81%
Lung
44%
Brain
26%
Ovary
18%
Liver
11%
Gene Interaction Network
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MPP7LIN7CLIN7ADLG1FRMPD2OCEL1TRABD2B
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB3O46 · 1.30 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.97LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.74 [0.58–0.97]
RankingsWhere MPP7 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #6,013of 20,598
    Most Researched79
  • #9,191of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.97
Genes detectedMPP7
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
The landscape of genetic diseases in Saudi Arabia based on the first 1000 diagnostic panels and exomes.
PMID: 28600779
Hum Genet · 2017
1.00
2
Identification and characterization of human MPP7 gene and mouse Mpp7 gene in silico.
PMID: 14719143
Int J Mol Med · 2004
0.90
3
Proteomic characterization of epithelial ovarian cancer delineates molecular signatures and therapeutic targets in distinct histological subtypes.
PMID: 38016970
Nat Commun · 2023
0.80
4
The L27 domain of MPP7 enhances TAZ-YY1 cooperation to renew muscle stem cells.
PMID: 39496834
EMBO Rep · 2024
0.70
5
PMID: 37181237
Transl Androl Urol · 2023
0.60