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RNF150
ring finger protein 150
Chromosome 4 · 4q31.21
NCBI Gene: 57484Ensembl: ENSG00000170153.11HGNC: HGNC:23138UniProt: D6RIE5
20PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
ubiquitin protein ligase activityubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic processcytoplasmmembraneendocrine neoplasmgastritisNon-Neoplastic Bile Duct Disorderpreeclampsia
✦AI Summary

RNF150 (ring finger protein 150) is a ubiquitin protein ligase localized to the cytoplasm that functions in ubiquitin-dependent protein degradation 1. RNF150 acts as a hub gene in microsatellite instability-related gastric cancer, with lower expression associated with improved overall survival in MSI gastric cancer patients 2. In papillary thyroid carcinoma, RNF150 suppresses tumor proliferation by promoting ASK1 ubiquitination and inactivating the p38 signaling pathway 3. RNF150 plays an immunomodulatory role in obesity-associated metabolic dysfunction, where it mediates ELAVL1 ubiquitination in macrophages; modulation of the RNF150/ELAVL1 axis improves insulin sensitivity and reduces adipose tissue inflammation 4. Genetically, RNF150 polymorphisms are associated with disease susceptibility: the rs10007052 variant increases chr4 obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risk in Chinese populations 5, and other RNF150 variants show COPD association in the Chinese Li minority 6. Additionally, RNF150 expression correlates with major depressive disorder in blood transcriptome studies 7. These findings establish RNF150 as a multifunctional E3 ubiquitin ligase with roles in cancer progression, metabolic homeostasis, and psychiatric/pulmonary disease pathogenesis.

Sources cited
1
RNF150 is a hub gene in microsatellite instability-related gastric cancer with prognostic significance
PMID: 37528105
2
RNF150 suppresses papillary thyroid carcinoma proliferation by promoting ASK1 ubiquitination and inactivating p38 signaling
PMID: 36950779
3
RNF150 mediates ELAVL1 ubiquitination in macrophages and regulates obesity-induced insulin resistance
PMID: 41490547
4
RNF150 rs10007052 polymorphism is associated with COPD risk in Chinese populations
PMID: 25609945
5
RNF150 genetic polymorphisms are associated with COPD risk in Chinese Li minority population
PMID: 26251585
6
RNF150 expression is associated with major depressive disorder in blood transcriptome studies
PMID: 30825116
7
RNF150 is identified as a gene involved in gefitinib resistance in lung cancer
PMID: 37205010
Disease Associationsⓘ20
endocrine neoplasmOpen Targets
0.30Weak
gastritisOpen Targets
0.29Weak
Non-Neoplastic Bile Duct DisorderOpen Targets
0.29Weak
preeclampsiaOpen Targets
0.29Weak
poisoningOpen Targets
0.29Weak
response to xenobiotic stimulusOpen Targets
0.29Weak
liver diseaseOpen Targets
0.28Weak
cervical carcinomaOpen Targets
0.27Weak
ovarian neoplasmOpen Targets
0.27Weak
eye diseaseOpen Targets
0.25Weak
retinal vascular disorderOpen Targets
0.24Weak
infectious meningitisOpen Targets
0.23Weak
adolescent idiopathic scoliosisOpen Targets
0.20Weak
ulcer of lower limbOpen Targets
0.12Weak
placenta praeviaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
intestinal diseaseOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
colorectal cancerOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
dermatitisOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
papillary thyroid carcinomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
HERC3Shared pathway100%ARIH1Shared pathway100%ANKIB1Shared pathway100%HERC6Shared pathway100%RNF148Shared pathway100%RNF149Shared pathway100%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Heart
100%
Ovary
25%
Brain
11%
Lung
2%
Liver
2%
Bone Marrow
1%
Gene Interaction Network
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RNF150HERC3ARIH1ANKIB1HERC6RNF148RNF149
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q9ULK6
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.98LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.68 [0.48–0.98]
RankingsWhere RNF150 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #14,244of 20,598
    Most Researched20
  • #9,395of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.98
Genes detectedRNF150
Sources retrieved9 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Network Analysis of Depression-Related Transcriptomic Profiles.
PMID: 30825116
Neuromolecular Med · 2019
1.00
2
Variants in multiple genes polymorphism association analysis of COPD in the Chinese Li population.
PMID: 26251585
Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis · 2015
0.89
3
Identification of RNF150 as the hub gene associated with microsatellite instability in gastric cancer.
PMID: 37528105
Sci Rep · 2023
0.78
4
RNF150 suppresses papillary thyroid carcinoma with ASK1 ubiquitination presenting a direct target via inactivating p38 signaling axis.
PMID: 36950779
Cell Biol Int · 2023
0.67
5
EGLN2 and RNF150 genetic variants are associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk in the Chinese population.
PMID: 25609945
Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis · 2015
0.56