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S100G
S100 calcium binding protein G
Chromosome X · Xp22.2
NCBI Gene: 795Ensembl: ENSG00000169906.5HGNC: HGNC:1436UniProt: P29377
18PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingcalcium-dependent protein bindingcalcium ion bindingcytoplasmPituitary prolactin cell adenomaParkinson diseasebreast cancerSchnyder corneal dystrophy
✦AI Summary

S100G, also known as Calbindin-D9k, is a calcium-binding protein that functions as both a cytosolic calcium buffer and an anti-inflammatory mediator 12. The protein modulates intracellular calcium signaling by affecting the temporal and spatial aspects of calcium transients, working alongside calcium channels, transporters, and pumps to maintain calcium homeostasis 1. S100G is expressed in fibroblasts where it suppresses monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) production through inhibition of NF-κB activation, demonstrating anti-inflammatory properties 2. The gene is located on the X-chromosome X contains vitamin D response elements, with expression being vitamin D-dependent in intestinal tissues 34. In reproductive tissues, S100G expression peaks during pregnancy and decreases significantly after labor onset, suggesting a role in uterine smooth muscle function 5. Recent research indicates S100G participates in the mTOR signaling pathway, where it promotes mTOR phosphorylation to inhibit excessive autophagy, particularly in intestinal barrier protection 6. Clinically, S100G serves as a potential biomarker for intestinal injury, with elevated levels detected in neonates with surgical necrotizing enterocolitis 7.

Sources cited
1
S100G functions as a cytosolic calcium buffer that modulates intracellular calcium signaling
PMID: 20943758
2
S100G is expressed in fibroblasts and suppresses MCP-1 production through NF-κB inhibition, demonstrating anti-inflammatory properties
PMID: 27454846
3
S100G gene is located on X-chromosome and contains vitamin D response elements
PMID: 8308886
4
S100G expression is vitamin D-dependent in intestinal tissues
PMID: 40535337
5
S100G expression peaks during pregnancy and decreases after labor onset in uterine smooth muscle
PMID: 8045984
6
S100G promotes mTOR phosphorylation to inhibit excessive autophagy in intestinal barrier protection
PMID: 41249917
7
S100G serves as a biomarker for neonatal intestinal injury with elevated levels in surgical necrotizing enterocolitis
PMID: 33738671
Disease Associationsⓘ20
Pituitary prolactin cell adenomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Parkinson diseaseOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
Schnyder corneal dystrophyOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Miyoshi myopathyOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
colitisOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
acute pancreatitisOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
COVID-19Open Targets
0.01Suggestive
type 1 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
celiac diseaseOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
liver cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
clostridium difficile infectionOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Disseminated Peritoneal LeiomyomatosisOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
ulcerative colitisOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
pneumocystosisOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
type 2 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
rectal neoplasmOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
CACNA1FProtein interaction90%CABP4Protein interaction87%CALB1Protein interaction86%CALB2Protein interaction86%PVALBProtein interaction86%SDF4Protein interaction85%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Ovary
0%
Liver
0%
Brain
0%
Heart
0%
Lung
0%
Bone Marrow
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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S100GCACNA1FCABP4CALB1CALB2PVALBSDF4
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt P29377
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
2.09LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.03Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.91 [0.45–2.09]
RankingsWhere S100G stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #14,802of 20,598
    Most Researched18
  • #17,845of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)2.09
Genes detectedS100G
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Cytosolic Ca2+ buffers.
PMID: 20943758
Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol · 2010
1.00
2
Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cell-derived exosomes alleviate antibiotic-induced intestinal barrier damage by regulating autophagy via the S100G/mTOR signaling pathway.
PMID: 41249917
Cell Mol Biol Lett · 2025
0.90
3
S100G expression and function in fibroblasts on colitis induction.
PMID: 27454846
Int Immunopharmacol · 2016
0.80
4
The human calbindin-D9k gene. Complete structure and implications on steroid hormone regulation.
PMID: 8308886
J Mol Biol · 1994
0.70
5
Calbindin-D9K gene expression in human myometrium during pregnancy and labor.
PMID: 8045984
J Clin Endocrinol Metab · 1994
0.60