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SEC31B
SEC31 homolog B, COPII component
Chromosome 10 · 10q24.31
NCBI Gene: 25956Ensembl: ENSG00000075826.18HGNC: HGNC:23197UniProt: Q9NQW1
24PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Transporter
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
cytosolvesicle coatCOPII-coated vesicle cargo loadingendoplasmic reticulum organizationneurodegenerative diseasekidney diseaseAbnormality of the skeletal systemtype 2 diabetes mellitus
✦AI Summary

SEC31B is a mammalian orthologue of yeast Sec31p and a structural component of the COPII vesicle coat complex, which mediates cargo export from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) 1. As part of COPII, SEC31B functions in ER-to-Golgi vesicular trafficking and cargo loading 2. The protein exists in two main forms: SEC31B-F (full-length, ~129 kDa) containing WD repeats that bind Sec13 and a proline-rich C-terminus that binds Sec23/24, and SEC31B-T (truncated, ~53 kDa) with preserved WD-repeat domain but lacking the C-terminal region 1. SEC31B localizes to the ER, vesicular-tubular clusters, and COPII-coated vesicles, where it may coordinate with calcium signaling through interaction with ALG-2 protein 3. The gene undergoes extensive alternative splicing, with only 16 of 29 exons constitutively utilized 1. Clinically, SEC31B variants associate with resting heart rate variation in humans, with a non-synonymous variant significantly linked to SEC31B expression in heart and nerve tissues 4. SEC31B expression levels correlate with glioma prognosis and treatment responsiveness, with lower expression associated with better survival outcomes and improved chemotherapy response 5. Additionally, SEC31B has been identified as a hub gene in prostate cancer-related fatigue pathways, enriched in CXCL signaling 6, and identified as a splicing factor associated with glioblastoma patient survival 7.

Sources cited
1
SEC31B is a mammalian Sec31p orthologue with two main protein forms (full-length and truncated), widely expressed, enriched in cerebellum and testis, undergoes extensive alternative splicing, and associates with COPII coat at ER and VTCs
PMID: 16495487
2
Sec13/31 components form structural cage lattices essential for COPII-mediated cargo export from the ER
PMID: 16407955
3
ALG-2 protein directly interacts with Sec31A (homologous to SEC31B) on COPII vesicles, linking calcium signaling to ER-to-Golgi trafficking
PMID: 17214967
4
SEC31B non-synonymous variant is significantly associated with resting heart rate and SEC31B expression in heart and tibial nerve tissues
PMID: 28379579
5
Lower SEC31B expression correlates with better glioma survival and improved treatment responsiveness to temozolomide-based chemotherapy
PMID: 38097166
6
SEC31B is identified as a hub gene enriched in CXCL signaling related to prostate cancer-related fatigue
PMID: 39676131
7
SEC31B is identified as a splicing factor associated with glioblastoma patient survival
PMID: 38369937
Disease Associationsⓘ20
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.54Moderate
kidney diseaseOpen Targets
0.34Weak
Abnormality of the skeletal systemOpen Targets
0.19Weak
type 2 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.14Weak
diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.14Weak
open-angle glaucomaOpen Targets
0.12Weak
hypoparathyroidism, familial isolated, 2Open Targets
0.06Suggestive
Familial isolated hypoparathyroidismOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
pseudohypoparathyroidism type 2Open Targets
0.06Suggestive
intestinal hypomagnesemia 1Open Targets
0.05Suggestive
Primary hypomagnesemia with secondary hypocalcemiaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
pneumoniaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
asthmaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
hypertensionOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
22q11.2 deletion syndromeOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
obesityOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
familial isolated hypoparathyroidism due to agenesis of parathyroid glandOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Autosomal dominant primary hypomagnesemia with hypocalciuriaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
familial primary hypomagnesemia with normocalciuria and normocalcemiaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
metabolic syndromeOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
SEC16AProtein interaction98%SEC23AProtein interaction98%SEC31AProtein interaction92%SEC24CProtein interaction86%SEC24DProtein interaction86%SEC24BProtein interaction86%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Ovary
70%
Liver
60%
Lung
57%
Heart
37%
Brain
10%
Gene Interaction Network
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SEC31BSEC16ASEC23ASEC31ASEC24CSEC24DSEC24B
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q9NQW1
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.95LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.81 [0.69–0.95]
RankingsWhere SEC31B stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #13,295of 20,598
    Most Researched24
  • #8,852of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.95
Genes detectedSEC31B
Sources retrieved8 papers
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📄 Sources
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1
A Human Adenovirus C Infection-Related Gene Panel for Predicting Survival and Treatment Responsiveness in Glioma Patients.
PMID: 38097166
World Neurosurg · 2024
1.00
2
Discovery of novel heart rate-associated loci using the Exome Chip.
PMID: 28379579
Hum Mol Genet · 2017
0.88
3
Identification of diagnostic biomarkers in prostate cancer-related fatigue by construction of predictive models and experimental validation.
PMID: 39676131
Br J Cancer · 2025
0.75
4
The systematic identification of survival-related alternative splicing events and splicing factors in glioblastoma.
PMID: 38369937
Ann Hum Genet · 2024
0.63
5
Structure of the Sec13/31 COPII coat cage.
PMID: 16407955
Nature · 2006
0.50