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SEMA3B
semaphorin 3B
Chromosome 3 · 3p21.31
NCBI Gene: 7869Ensembl: ENSG00000012171.20HGNC: HGNC:10724UniProt: A0A0C4DGV8
66PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
extracellular matrixneuropilin bindingchemorepellent activityneural crest cell migrationneurodegenerative diseaseopen-angle glaucomaNeurodevelopmental disorderneoplasm
✦AI Summary

SEMA3B (semaphorin 3B) is a multifunctional protein with established roles in both developmental and pathological contexts. Developmentally, SEMA3B functions as a chemorepellent that inhibits axonal extension and guides neural development through semaphorin-plexin signaling pathways 1. The protein operates as an extracellular ligand binding to neuropilins and plexins to regulate axon guidance and neural crest cell migration. In disease contexts, SEMA3B operates as a tumor suppressor across multiple cancer types. In lung and renal cancers, SEMA3B suppresses tumor growth through apoptosis induction and angiogenesis inhibition, with promoter and intronic hypermethylation (44-52% and 32-39% respectively) correlating with reduced expression and tumor progression 2. Similarly, in glioma, SEMA3B expression decreases with increasing pathological grade, with methylation-driven silencing in 58% of high-grade tumors 3. In gastric cardia adenocarcinoma, SEMA3B and its antisense lncRNA SEMA3B-AS1 synergistically suppress proliferation, migration, and invasion through Sp1-mediated transcription and interaction with chr3 remodelers 4. Clinically, SEMA3B has recently emerged as a target antigen in membranous nephropathy, a leading cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults 1, 5, 6. SEMA3B-associated membranous nephropathy represents a distinct disease entity with specific clinical and pathologic findings requiring immunohistochemical or mass spectrometry-based detection 5. Additionally, SEMA3B functions as an adipokine in pericoronary epicardial adipose tissue associated with coronary artery disease pathogenesis 7.

Sources cited
1
SEMA3B identified as target antigen in membranous nephropathy
PMID: 33487481
2
SEMA3B-associated membranous nephropathy identified as novel disease entity with distinct clinical findings
PMID: 33380523
3
SEMA3B among newly discovered target antigens in membranous nephropathy with specific diagnostic and therapeutic implications
PMID: 37863839
4
SEMA3B identified as target antigen in membranous nephropathy among ~80% of identifiable cases
PMID: 40691733
5
SEMA3B functions as adipokine in pericoronary epicardial adipose tissue involved in coronary artery disease pathogenesis
PMID: 38813696
6
SEMA3B confirmed as tumor suppressor in lung and renal cancers through apoptosis induction and angiogenesis inhibition; promoter/intronic hypermethylation associated with reduced expression
PMID: 25961819
7
SEMA3B expression decreases with glioma grade; methylation-driven silencing in 58% of high-grade gliomas
PMID: 27050958
8
SEMA3B and SEMA3B-AS1 function synergistically as tumor suppressors in gastric cardia adenocarcinoma through inhibition of proliferation, migration, and invasion
PMID: 30656427
Disease Associationsⓘ20
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.45Moderate
open-angle glaucomaOpen Targets
0.28Weak
Neurodevelopmental disorderOpen Targets
0.12Weak
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.11Weak
language impairmentOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
gastric cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
rheumatoid arthritisOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
arthritisOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
glioblastoma multiformeOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
schizencephalyOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
nonpapillary renal cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
endometrial cancerOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
mirror movements 1Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
pulmonary fibrosisOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
esophageal squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
PLXNA1Protein interaction100%PLXNA2Protein interaction100%PLXNA4Protein interaction100%PLXNA3Protein interaction100%PLXND1Protein interaction99%NRP1Protein interaction95%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Lung
100%
Ovary
89%
Brain
68%
Heart
62%
Liver
20%
Bone Marrow
7%
Gene Interaction Network
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SEMA3BPLXNA1PLXNA2PLXNA4PLXNA3PLXND1NRP1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q13214
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.22LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF1.00 [0.82–1.22]
RankingsWhere SEMA3B stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #7,118of 20,598
    Most Researched66
  • #12,826of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.22
Genes detectedSEMA3B
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Membranous Nephropathy: Core Curriculum 2021.
PMID: 33487481
Am J Kidney Dis · 2021
1.00
2
New 'Antigens' in Membranous Nephropathy.
PMID: 33380523
J Am Soc Nephrol · 2021
0.90
3
Membranous nephropathy-diagnosis and identification of target antigens.
PMID: 37863839
Nephrol Dial Transplant · 2024
0.80
4
Antigens in membranous nephropathy: discovery and clinical implications.
PMID: 40691733
Nat Rev Nephrol · 2025
0.70
5
Single-Nucleus Transcriptomic Atlas of Human Pericoronary Epicardial Adipose Tissue in Normal and Pathological Conditions.
PMID: 38813696
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol · 2024
0.60