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MTPN
myotrophin
Chromosome 7 · 7q33
NCBI Gene: 136319Ensembl: ENSG00000105887.12HGNC: HGNC:15667UniProt: P58546
77PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
positive regulation of cardiac muscle hypertrophyregulation of cell sizeregulation of barbed-end actin filament cappingF-actin capping protein complexcomplicationgastrointestinal diseaselung diseaseShock
✦AI Summary

Myotrophin (MTPN) is a multifunctional protein that plays critical roles in insulin secretion regulation and chemotherapy resistance. In pancreatic β-cells, MTPN is a direct target of microRNA-375 (miR-375), where miR-375 down-regulates MTPN expression to reduce glucose-induced insulin secretion 1. This regulatory axis is essential for pancreatic development and function, with miR-375 controlling MTPN to influence insulin secretion pathways 2. In cancer contexts, MTPN promotes chemotherapy resistance through multiple mechanisms. In pancreatic cancer with wild-type BRCA1/2, MTPN induces cisplatin resistance by activating NF-κB signaling and upregulating BRCA1/2 expression to enhance DNA repair 3. Similarly, in cholangiocarcinoma, MTPN contributes to drug resistance, but this can be reversed through the arsenic trioxide/miR-885-5p/MTPN axis, where miR-885-5p targets MTPN to restore chemotherapy sensitivity 4. Additionally, MTPN has emerged as a potential biomarker in post-COVID-19 conditions, being identified among proteins with altered abundance in post-COVID-19 postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome patients, suggesting involvement in immune and neuronal cell functions 5. These findings establish MTPN as a key regulatory protein in metabolic and oncological contexts.

Sources cited
1
MTPN is directly targeted by miR-375 and its downregulation reduces glucose-induced insulin secretion in pancreatic cells
PMID: 20221699
2
miR-375 regulates MTPN expression as part of pancreatic development and insulin secretion control
PMID: 24120394
3
MTPN promotes cisplatin resistance in pancreatic cancer by activating NF-κB and upregulating BRCA1/2
PMID: 40903529
4
MTPN serves as a target of miR-885-5p and contributes to chemotherapy resistance in cholangiocarcinoma
PMID: 34170484
5
MTPN is among proteins with altered abundance in post-COVID-19 POTS patients and associated with immune/neuronal functions
PMID: 40022872
Disease Associationsⓘ20
complicationOpen Targets
0.29Weak
gastrointestinal diseaseOpen Targets
0.29Weak
lung diseaseOpen Targets
0.29Weak
ShockOpen Targets
0.29Weak
color vision disorderOpen Targets
0.21Weak
mixed connective tissue diseaseOpen Targets
0.19Weak
protozoa infectious diseaseOpen Targets
0.19Weak
hair morphologyOpen Targets
0.19Weak
sign or symptomOpen Targets
0.19Weak
cervical carcinomaOpen Targets
0.18Weak
glomerulonephritisOpen Targets
0.17Weak
nutritional deficiency diseaseOpen Targets
0.17Weak
spermatoceleOpen Targets
0.17Weak
stomach diseaseOpen Targets
0.17Weak
Abnormality of the integumentOpen Targets
0.17Weak
placenta praeviaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
gliomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
cardiac hypertrophyOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
heart failureOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
CAPZA1Protein interaction96%CAPZA2Protein interaction96%CAPZBProtein interaction96%TMOD4Protein interaction96%CAPZA3Protein interaction96%ADD1Protein interaction75%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Brain
100%
Bone Marrow
68%
Heart
46%
Lung
26%
Ovary
17%
Liver
14%
Gene Interaction Network
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MTPNCAPZA1CAPZA2CAPZBTMOD4CAPZA3ADD1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB3AAA · 2.20 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.83LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.64Intermediate
Observed/Expected LoF0.26 [0.11–0.83]
RankingsWhere MTPN stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #6,186of 20,598
    Most Researched77
  • #7,054of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.83
Genes detectedMTPN
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Dexamethasone versus weight-adjusted methylprednisolone in patients with moderate-severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia.
PMID: 35987733
Med Clin (Barc) · 2023
1.00
2
Targeting MTPN sensitizes pancreatic cancer of wild-type BRCA1/2 to Cisplatin-based chemotherapy.
PMID: 40903529
Cancer Gene Ther · 2025
0.90
3
MiR-375, a microRNA related to diabetes.
PMID: 24120394
Gene · 2014
0.80
4
Quantitative serum proteomic analysis for biomarker discovery in post-COVID-19 postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (PC-POTS) patients.
PMID: 40022872
Auton Neurosci · 2025
0.70
5
Optic neuropathies post-Covid 19 - review.
PMID: 36589322
Rom J Ophthalmol · 2022
0.60