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RNF151
ring finger protein 151
Chromosome 16 Β· 16p13.3
NCBI Gene: 146310Ensembl: ENSG00000179580.10HGNC: HGNC:23235UniProt: H3BNJ8
9PubMed Papers
8Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
βœ“ Experimental GO Evidenceβœ“ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingubiquitin protein ligase activityubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic processidentical protein bindingendocrine system diseaseatrial fibrillationinfectionavian influenza
✦AI Summary

RNF151 is a testis-specific RING finger protein with ubiquitin ligase activity. Based on limited published evidence, it contains a C3HC4-type RING finger domain and TRAF-type zinc finger domain, and is developmentally regulated during spermatogenesis 1. RNF151 localizes to the nucleus via its NLS and interacts physically with dysbindin 1. Given dysbindin's role in membrane biogenesis and fusion, RNF151 may be involved in acrosome formation of spermatids, though direct functional evidence remains limited.

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RNF151 is testis-specific, developmentally regulated during spermatogenesis, contains functional RING and NLS domains, and physically interacts with dysbindin which is involved in acrosome formation
PMID: 17577571
⚠Limited data available β€” This gene has 1 indexed publication. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsβ“˜8
endocrine system diseaseOpen Targets
0.14Weak
atrial fibrillationOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
avian influenzaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
infectionOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
cholangiocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Hereditary breast cancerOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
hereditary breast carcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
sarcomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
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%RNF150Shared pathway100%NTAN1Shared pathway100%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Liver
100%
Lung
17%
Ovary
17%
Brain
8%
Bone Marrow
0%
Heart
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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RNF151HERC3ARIH1ANKIB1HERC6RNF150NTAN1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted Β· UniProt Q2KHN1
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Constraintβ“˜
LOEUFβ“˜
1.60LoF Tolerant
pLIβ“˜
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.98 [0.61–1.60]
RankingsWhere RNF151 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #17,436of 20,598
    Most Researched9
  • #15,648of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.60
Genes detectedRNF151
Sources retrieved1 papers
Response timeβ€”
πŸ“„ Sources
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RNF151, a testis-specific RING finger protein, interacts with dysbindin.
PMID: 17577571
Arch Biochem Biophys Β· 2007
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