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NRIP3
nuclear receptor interacting protein 3
Chromosome 11 · 11p15.4
NCBI Gene: 56675Ensembl: ENSG00000175352.12HGNC: HGNC:1167UniProt: B7Z3Y4
18PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingaspartic-type endopeptidase activityproteolysiscytoplasmAlzheimer diseaseesophageal squamous cell carcinomacolorectal carcinomaneoplasm
✦AI Summary

NRIP3 (nuclear receptor interacting protein 3) is a nuclear receptor-interacting protein with proteolytic activity that functions as a tumor suppressor and regulates cellular proliferation and differentiation. In colorectal cancer, NRIP3 inhibits cell proliferation, colony formation, and invasion while inducing G1/S cell-cycle arrest, primarily through suppression of PI3K-AKT signaling 1. NRIP3 promoter methylation occurs in 50.6% of colorectal cancer samples and correlates with poor differentiation, lymph node metastasis, and reduced 5-year survival, establishing it as an independent poor prognostic marker 1. In neuroblastoma, L3MBTL2-mediated epigenetic silencing of NRIP3 promotes MYCN-amplified cell proliferation, while NRIP3 de-repression suppresses proliferation and promotes differentiation 2. NRIP3 methylation functions as a synthetic lethal marker sensitizing colorectal cancer cells to combined PI3K and ATR/ATM inhibitors 1. NRIP3 has been identified as a coronary artery disease-associated gene with regulatory effects on vascular smooth muscle cell gene expression 3. Additionally, NRIP3 DNA methylation is altered in suicide victims, particularly in the hippocampus, insula, and amygdala, suggesting involvement in neuropsychiatric pathology 4. NRIP3 has been identified in a rare KMT2A fusion-associated B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia case 5.

Sources cited
1
NRIP3 suppresses CRC growth by inhibiting PI3K-AKT signaling and is frequently methylated in colorectal cancer, correlating with poor prognosis and serving as a synthetic lethal marker for combined PI3K and ATR/ATM inhibitors
PMID: 38235705
2
L3MBTL2 maintains MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma cell proliferation through silencing of NRIP3; NRIP3 de-repression suppresses proliferation and promotes differentiation
PMID: 39189159
3
NRIP3 is a coronary artery disease-associated gene with enhancer activity and regulatory effects on vascular smooth muscle cell gene expression
PMID: 41057608
4
NRIP3 DNA methylation is significantly altered in hippocampus, insula, and amygdala of suicide victims compared to controls
PMID: 35200087
5
KMT2A::NRIP3 fusion gene identified in a rare case of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia resulting from chromosome 11 inversion
PMID: 41191823
Disease Associationsⓘ20
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.28Weak
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
esophageal squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
myocardial infarctionOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
acute myeloid leukemiaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumorOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
medulloblastomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
large cell medulloblastomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
prostate carcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
childhood supratentorial ependymomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
ependymomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
glioblastoma multiformeOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
anemia (phenotype)Open Targets
0.02Suggestive
astrocytomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
posterior cortical atrophyOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
metastatic melanomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
leukemiaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
colorectal cancerOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
PGA4Shared pathway100%PGA3Shared pathway100%CAPN14Shared pathway100%CTRB2Shared pathway100%CAPN8Shared pathway100%PRSS48Shared pathway100%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Brain
38%
Heart
3%
Ovary
2%
Lung
1%
Liver
1%
Gene Interaction Network
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NRIP3PGA4PGA3CAPN14CTRB2CAPN8PRSS48
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q9NQ35
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.68LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF1.24 [0.91–1.68]
RankingsWhere NRIP3 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #14,756of 20,598
    Most Researched18
  • #16,041of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.68
Genes detectedNRIP3
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Coronary artery disease-associated variants regulate vascular smooth muscle cell gene expression.
PMID: 41057608
Nat Cardiovasc Res · 2025
1.00
2
Methylation of NRIP3 Is a Synthetic Lethal Marker for Combined PI3K and ATR/ATM Inhibitors in Colorectal Cancer.
PMID: 38235705
Clin Transl Gastroenterol · 2024
0.90
3
Identification of key molecular targets that correlate with breast cancer through bioinformatic methods.
PMID: 31697007
J Gene Med · 2020
0.80
4
L3MBTL2 maintains MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma cell proliferation through silencing NRIP3 and BRME1 genes.
PMID: 39189159
Genes Cells · 2024
0.70
5
Key pathway and gene alterations in the gastric mucosa associated with obesity and obesity-related diabetes.
PMID: 30450618
J Cell Biochem · 2019
0.60