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SCRIB
scribble planar cell polarity protein
Chromosome 8 · 8q24.3
NCBI Gene: 23513Ensembl: ENSG00000180900.21HGNC: HGNC:30377UniProt: A0A0G2JNZ2
264PubMed Papers
1Diseases
0Drugs
1Pathogenic Variants
CLINICAL
OMIM Disease Gene
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
plasma membranecell leading edgepresynaptic membranepostsynaptic membraneNeural tube defects
✦AI Summary

SCRIB (scribble planar cell polarity protein) is a scaffold protein that functions as a key regulator of cell polarity and tissue organization. It forms part of the lateral polarity complex along with DLG and LGL proteins, which is crucial for establishing apical-basal polarity in epithelial cells and maintaining apical junctions 1. SCRIB serves as a tumor suppressor, with its loss promoting cancer development through multiple mechanisms. In pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, SCRIB deficiency cooperates with oncogenic mutations to enhance invasive cancer development and metastatic dissemination by reducing IL1α levels, impairing cancer-associated fibroblast activation, and increasing YAP activation for enhanced cell survival 2. SCRIB also regulates the Hippo pathway through its interaction with TAZ, where disruption of SCRIB-TAZ complexes leads to TAZ nuclear accumulation and promotes cancer stem cell properties in breast cancer 34. Additionally, SCRIB functions in immune regulation, being required for adequate CD86 expression and IL-12 production in human dendritic cells, ultimately affecting T cell activation 5. Clinically, SCRIB expression is decreased in human pancreatic cancer, and its mislocalization is associated with poorer patient outcomes, establishing SCRIB as both a tumor suppressor and potential biomarker 2.

Sources cited
1
SCRIB forms part of the lateral polarity complex with DLG and LGL proteins, crucial for establishing apical-basal polarity in epithelial cells
PMID: 18005931
2
SCRIB deficiency promotes invasive pancreatic cancer development through reduced IL1α levels, impaired CAF activation, and increased YAP activation
PMID: 39037766
3
SCRIB forms a complex with TAZ and regulates Hippo pathway activity in breast cancer stem cells
PMID: 22078877
4
SCRIB competes with KANK1 for NOS1AP binding to regulate Hippo pathway activity and TAZ nuclear accumulation
PMID: 39613731
5
SCRIB is required for adequate CD86 expression and IL-12 production in human dendritic cells, affecting T cell activation
PMID: 32293058
Disease Associationsⓘ1
Neural tube defectsUniProt
Pathogenic Variants1
NM_182706.5(SCRIB):c.1177C>T (p.Gln393Ter)Likely pathogenic
Neural tube defect
★☆☆☆2021→ Residue 393
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Related Genes
CTNNB1Protein interaction100%GIT1Protein interaction100%DLG4Protein interaction98%LLGL2Protein interaction96%LLGL1Protein interaction96%DLG5Protein interaction96%
Tissue Expression

No tissue expression data available for this gene.

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SCRIBCTNNB1GIT1DLG4LLGL2LLGL1DLG5
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB6MYE · 1.10 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.68LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.56 [0.47–0.68]
RankingsWhere SCRIB stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #1,427of 20,598
    Most Researched264 · top 10%
  • #4,686of 5,498
    Most Pathogenic Variants1
  • #5,116of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.68
Genes detectedSCRIB
Sources retrieved25 papers
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📄 Sources
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1
Protein palmitoylation and cancer.
PMID: 30232163
EMBO Rep · 2018
1.00
2
The Hippo transducer TAZ confers cancer stem cell-related traits on breast cancer cells.
PMID: 22078877
Cell · 2011
0.90
3
Scrib and Dlg1 polarity proteins regulate Ag presentation in human dendritic cells.
PMID: 32293058
J Leukoc Biol · 2020
0.80
4
Scrib module proteins: Control of epithelial architecture and planar spindle orientation.
PMID: 33962021
Int J Biochem Cell Biol · 2021
0.70
5
Human discs large and scrib are localized at the same regions in colon mucosa and changes in their expression patterns are correlated with loss of tissue architecture during malignant progression.
PMID: 16619250
Int J Cancer · 2006
0.68