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SAP25
Sin3A associated protein 25
Chromosome 7 · 7q22.1
NCBI Gene: 100316904Ensembl: ENSG00000205307.12HGNC: HGNC:41908UniProt: A0A087WYF9
5PubMed Papers
11Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Transcription Factor
DATA QUALITY
✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
regulation of DNA-templated transcriptionnucleuscytoplasmankylosing spondylitisovarian cancerbreast cancercancer
✦AI Summary

SAP25 is a 25 kDa subunit of the Sin3A histone deacetylase (HDAC) corepressor complex that functions as a critical adaptor protein coordinating transcriptional repression. SAP25 binds the PAH1 domain of mSin3A through an amphipathic helix 1 and is essential for mSin3A-mediated, but not N-CoR-mediated, transcriptional repression 2. Beyond core Sin3/HDAC function, SAP25 recruits functionally diverse enzymatic complexes to this corepressor hub: it interacts with the SCF(FBXO3) E3 ubiquitin ligase complex, the ubiquitin hydrolase USP11, and O-linked glycosylation/DNA demethylation enzymes (OGT/TETs), with distinct SAP25 regions mediating these separate interactions 3. SAP25 is a nucleocytoplasmic shuttling protein actively exported via CRM1 and accumulates in PML nuclear bodies 2. Clinically, SAP25 expression associates with cancer survival disparities: differential SAP25 methylation and expression correlate with genetic ancestry and exacerbate survival disparities in multiple cancer types including breast cancer, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, and renal clear cell carcinoma 4. Additionally, SAP25 differential expression contributes to chemoresistance in ovarian cancer 5. These findings position SAP25 as an epigenetically-regulated integrator of multiple enzymatic pathways controlling gene expression programs relevant to immune response and cancer biology.

Sources cited
1
SAP25 recruits O-linked glycosylation, DNA demethylation, E3 ubiquitin ligase (SCF complex), and ubiquitin hydrolase activities to Sin3/HDAC complex via distinct protein regions
PMID: 39435885
2
SAP25 binds mSin3A PAH1 domain, is required for mSin3A-mediated repression, and is a nucleocytoplasmic shuttling protein regulated by CRM1 and PML
PMID: 16449650
3
SAP25 binds mSin3A PAH1 domain through an amphipathic helix in a Type II orientation
PMID: 18089292
4
SAP25 differential methylation and expression associate with genetic ancestry and exacerbate cancer survival disparities across multiple cancer types
PMID: 35064017
5
SAP25 differential expression is associated with chemoresistance in ovarian cancer patient-derived xenograft models
PMID: 30428638
Disease Associationsⓘ11
ankylosing spondylitisOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
ovarian cancerOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
gliomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
leukemiaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
X-linked intellectual disabilityOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Hereditary breast cancerOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
hereditary breast carcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
SIN3AProtein interaction100%SAP30Protein interaction77%SAP30LCo-mentioned in literature20%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Lung
100%
Ovary
73%
Liver
66%
Heart
0%
Bone Marrow
0%
Brain
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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SAP25SIN3ASAP30SAP30L
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q8TEE9
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.33LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.93 [0.66–1.33]
RankingsWhere SAP25 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #18,481of 20,598
    Most Researched5
  • #13,919of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.33
Genes detectedSAP25
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Distinct Regions within SAP25 Recruit O-Linked Glycosylation, DNA Demethylation, and Ubiquitin Ligase and Hydrolase Activities to the Sin3/HDAC Complex.
PMID: 39435885
J Proteome Res · 2024
1.00
2
Identification and characterization of SAP25, a novel component of the mSin3 corepressor complex.
PMID: 16449650
Mol Cell Biol · 2006
0.90
3
Association of Genetic Ancestry and Molecular Signatures with Cancer Survival Disparities: A Pan-Cancer Analysis.
PMID: 35064017
Cancer Res · 2022
0.80
4
Conserved themes in target recognition by the PAH1 and PAH2 domains of the Sin3 transcriptional corepressor.
PMID: 18089292
J Mol Biol · 2008
0.70
5
Sin3A recruits Tet1 to the PAH1 domain via a highly conserved Sin3-Interaction Domain.
PMID: 30279502
Sci Rep · 2018
0.60