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PPP1R9B
protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 9B
Chromosome 17 · 17q21.33
NCBI Gene: 84687Ensembl: ENSG00000108819.12HGNC: HGNC:9298UniProt: Q96SB3
124PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingplasma membraneruffle membranelamellipodiumneurodegenerative diseaseopen-angle glaucomaAlzheimer diseaseglaucoma
✦AI Summary

PPP1R9B (protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 9B), also known as SPINOPHILIN or NEURABIN-2, functions as a multifunctional scaffold protein that regulates protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) activity and cellular signaling pathways 1. The protein targets PP1 to specific subcellular locations and modulates its phosphatase activity, particularly toward the retinoblastoma protein (pRB) during cell cycle regulation 12. PPP1R9B plays crucial roles in cytoskeletal organization by binding to F-actin and maintaining cortical actin structure, which is essential for cell adhesion and migration 3. In immune cells, it accumulates at the NK immunological synapse in a maturation-dependent manner and is required for synapse formation and maintenance 3. Functionally, PPP1R9B acts as a tumor suppressor, with its loss or mutation promoting cancer stem cell properties and tumor progression 21. Reduced PPP1R9B expression correlates with worse prognosis in breast cancer, particularly in triple-negative tumors, and increases stemness-related gene expression 2. The protein also contributes to neurodevelopmental processes, with mutations identified in patients with microcephaly and neurodevelopmental disorders 4. Additionally, PPP1R9B levels correlate with depression severity in Parkinson's disease patients, suggesting roles in neuropsychiatric pathology 5.

Sources cited
1
PPP1R9B functions as a multifunctional scaffold protein regulating PP1 activity and contains an oncogenic mutation A566V
PMID: 33537097
2
PPP1R9B acts as tumor suppressor, with loss increasing cancer stem cell properties and correlating with worse breast cancer prognosis
PMID: 26387546
3
PPP1R9B binds F-actin, maintains cortical actin organization, and is required for NK immunological synapse formation
PMID: 19130477
4
PPP1R9B mutations are associated with neurodevelopmental disorders and microcephaly
PMID: 37501076
5
PPP1R9B levels correlate with depression severity in Parkinson's disease patients
PMID: 40332667
Disease Associationsⓘ20
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.55Moderate
open-angle glaucomaOpen Targets
0.27Weak
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.24Weak
glaucomaOpen Targets
0.22Weak
benign prostatic hyperplasiaOpen Targets
0.21Weak
autism spectrum disorderOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
obesityOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
attention deficit hyperactivity disorderOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
Neoplasm of the lungOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
hereditary attention deficit-hyperactivity disorderOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Potocki-Lupski syndromeOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
schizophrenia 15Open Targets
0.03Suggestive
Phelan-McDermid syndromeOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
glycine encephalopathy 1Open Targets
0.03Suggestive
lung cancerOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
X-linked dominant intellectual disability - epilepsy syndromeOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
DCXProtein interaction90%PPP1R15BProtein interaction89%RGS2Protein interaction88%RGS4Protein interaction87%SPATA13Protein interaction82%PPP1CAProtein interaction81%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Brain
95%
Lung
79%
Ovary
58%
Heart
38%
Liver
25%
Gene Interaction Network
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PPP1R9BDCXPPP1R15BRGS2RGS4SPATA13PPP1CA
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q96SB3
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.46Moderately Constrained
pLIⓘ
1.00Intolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.31 [0.21–0.46]
RankingsWhere PPP1R9B stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #3,807of 20,598
    Most Researched124 · top quartile
  • #2,610of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.46 · top quartile
Genes detectedPPP1R9B
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Lysine methylation of PPP1CA by the methyltransferase SUV39H2 disrupts TFEB-dependent autophagy and promotes intervertebral disc degeneration.
PMID: 37605006
Cell Death Differ · 2023
1.00
2
Epigenetic regulation of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) by TGF-β signaling.
PMID: 34326372
Sci Rep · 2021
0.90
3
Mutation of SPINOPHILIN (PPP1R9B) found in human tumors promotes the tumorigenic and stemness properties of cells.
PMID: 33537097
Theranostics · 2021
0.80
4
Diagnostic yield and novel candidate genes for neurodevelopmental disorders by exome sequencing in an unselected cohort with microcephaly.
PMID: 37501076
BMC Genomics · 2023
0.70
5
SPINOPHILIN: A multiplayer tumor suppressor.
PMID: 37013033
Genes Dis · 2023
0.60