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RERG
RAS like estrogen regulated growth inhibitor
Chromosome 12 · 12p12.3
NCBI Gene: 85004Ensembl: ENSG00000134533.7HGNC: HGNC:15980UniProt: Q96A58
21PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
negative regulation of cell population proliferationGTPase activityprotein bindingnucleusendometriosisPainstomach diseasemusculoskeletal system disease
✦AI Summary

RERG (RAS like estrogen regulated growth inhibitor) is a small GTPase tumor suppressor gene that functions as a negative regulator of cell proliferation and tumor growth. RERG binds GDP/GTP and possesses intrinsic GTPase activity, with higher affinity for GDP than GTP, similar to Ras family proteins but lacking prenylation signals and localizing primarily to the cytoplasm 1. The gene exhibits estrogen-responsive expression, being rapidly induced by β-estradiol in MCF-7 cells and repressed by tamoxifen 1. RERG demonstrates significant tumor suppressor activity through inhibition of anchorage-dependent and anchorage-independent cell growth in vitro and tumor formation in nude mice 12. In nasopharyngeal carcinoma, RERG suppresses cell proliferation, migration, and angiogenesis through the ERK/NF-κB signaling pathway 3. The gene shows gender-dependent expression patterns in hepatocellular carcinoma and is regulated by histone deacetylases 4. RERG expression is frequently lost due to promoter hypermethylation in various cancers including breast, kidney, ovary, colon, and nasopharyngeal carcinomas 235. This methylation-mediated silencing correlates with poor prognosis and aggressive tumor behavior, suggesting RERG loss contributes significantly to tumorigenesis across multiple cancer types 13.

Sources cited
1
RERG binds GDP/GTP, has GTPase activity, localizes to cytoplasm, is estrogen-regulated, and inhibits breast cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo
PMID: 11533059
2
RERG functions as a tumor suppressor and its expression is lost in kidney, breast, ovary, and colon tumors
PMID: 16757349
3
RERG suppresses cell proliferation, migration and angiogenesis through ERK/NF-κB signaling in nasopharyngeal carcinoma and is silenced by promoter methylation
PMID: 28659184
4
RERG expression shows gender-dependent patterns in hepatocellular carcinoma and is regulated by histone deacetylases
PMID: 17043425
5
RERG shows higher methylation rates in nasopharyngeal carcinoma biopsy specimens
PMID: 30340457
Disease Associationsⓘ20
endometriosisOpen Targets
0.39Weak
PainOpen Targets
0.29Weak
stomach diseaseOpen Targets
0.27Weak
musculoskeletal system diseaseOpen Targets
0.26Weak
hypertensionOpen Targets
0.20Weak
response to xenobiotic stimulusOpen Targets
0.18Weak
gastroesophageal reflux diseaseOpen Targets
0.17Weak
familial idiopathic steroid-resistant nephrotic syndromeOpen Targets
0.16Weak
nasopharyngeal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
endometriosis of pelvic peritoneumOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
Ovarian EndometriosisOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
intelligenceOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
malignant pleural mesotheliomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
device complicationOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
lagophthalmosOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
ovarian carcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
RGL4Shared pathway33%RASGEF1CShared pathway33%RASGEF1BShared pathway33%RGL3Shared pathway33%RGL1Shared pathway33%CGRRF1Shared pathway33%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Ovary
100%
Heart
47%
Lung
35%
Brain
26%
Liver
9%
Bone Marrow
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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RERGRGL4RASGEF1CRASGEF1BRGL3RGL1CGRRF1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB2ATV · 1.90 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.53LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF1.02 [0.70–1.53]
RankingsWhere RERG stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #13,991of 20,598
    Most Researched21
  • #15,331of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.53
Genes detectedRERG
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Expression of the RERG gene is gender-dependent in hepatocellular carcinoma and regulated by histone deacetyltransferases.
PMID: 17043425
J Korean Med Sci · 2006
1.00
2
Inflammation and cancer.
PMID: 30340457
Environ Health Prev Med · 2018
0.90
3
RERG is a novel ras-related, estrogen-regulated and growth-inhibitory gene in breast cancer.
PMID: 11533059
J Biol Chem · 2001
0.80
4
Construction of a novel radioresistance-related signature for prediction of prognosis, immune microenvironment and anti-tumour drug sensitivity in non-small cell lung cancer.
PMID: 39797413
Ann Med · 2025
0.70
5
Characterization of RERG: an estrogen-regulated tumor suppressor gene.
PMID: 16757349
Methods Enzymol · 2006
0.60