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SERINC1
serine incorporator 1
Chromosome 6 · 6q22.31
NCBI Gene: 57515Ensembl: ENSG00000111897.8HGNC: HGNC:13464UniProt: Q9NRX5
35PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingacetyltransferase activator activityprotein-macromolecule adaptor activityphosphatidylserine metabolic processeye diseaseresponse to xenobiotic stimulusestrogen-receptor positive breast cancerpoisoning
✦AI Summary

SERINC1 (serine incorporator 1) is a multipass transmembrane protein that enhances the incorporation of serine into phosphatidylserine and sphingolipids 1. As a member of the SERINC protein family, SERINC1 localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membrane, functioning in membrane biogenesis and lipid metabolism 2. The protein is subject to complex regulation, including estrogen-responsive transcriptional control in breast cancer cells 3. Regarding disease relevance, SERINC1 expression correlates with clinical outcomes in multiple malignancies. In colorectal cancer peritoneal metastasis, SERINC1 was identified as a driver gene, with functional studies demonstrating that SERINC1 knockdown suppresses peritoneal dissemination 4. In pituitary adenomas, SERINC1 expression correlates with tumor volume changes following somatostatin analog treatment 5. Additionally, genome-wide Mendelian randomization analysis identified SERINC1 as a genetic susceptibility target for unruptured intracranial aneurysms 6. While SERINC1 lacks the potent antiviral restriction activity demonstrated by SERINC3 and SERINC5 against HIV and hepatitis B 71, its roles in lipid metabolism and tumor progression suggest therapeutic potential. Further investigation of SERINC1's mechanistic functions in cancer metastasis and aneurysm development is warranted.

Sources cited
1
SERINC proteins are multipass transmembrane carriers that incorporate serine into phosphatidylserine and sphingolipids, with SERINC1 showing variable expression in tumors
PMID: 35433679
2
SERINC1 is an AP-4 cargo protein localized to endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membrane, involved in membrane trafficking and autophagy regulation
PMID: 30262884
3
SERINC1 is part of a bidirectional gene pair (SERINC1/PKIB) that is estrogen-responsive in MCF-7 breast cancer cells
PMID: 21180879
4
SERINC1 is a driver gene in colorectal cancer peritoneal metastasis; SERINC1 knockdown functionally suppresses peritoneal dissemination
PMID: 38738976
5
SERINC1 expression correlates with tumor volume change rate after somatostatin analog treatment in pituitary adenomas
PMID: 36435867
6
SERINC1 was identified as a reliable genetic susceptibility and potential therapeutic target for unruptured intracranial aneurysms through Mendelian randomization analysis
PMID: 39847889
7
SERINC1 lacks potent antiviral activity against hepatitis B virus, unlike SERINC3 and SERINC5
PMID: 32431673
Disease Associationsⓘ20
eye diseaseOpen Targets
0.31Weak
response to xenobiotic stimulusOpen Targets
0.27Weak
estrogen-receptor positive breast cancerOpen Targets
0.27Weak
poisoningOpen Targets
0.26Weak
cervical carcinomaOpen Targets
0.16Weak
atrial fibrillationOpen Targets
0.14Weak
breast carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
open-angle glaucomaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
androgenetic alopeciaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
Pathologic fractureOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
placental retentionOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
atrial flutterOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
duodenitisOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
cardiac arrhythmiaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
glaucomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
TachycardiaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
endometrial cancerOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
clavicle fractureOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
shoulder fractureOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
hypertensionOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
CERKLShared pathway50%TEX2Shared pathway50%SERINC2Shared pathway33%CERS6Shared pathway25%TECRLShared pathway25%CERS4Shared pathway25%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Brain
100%
Heart
44%
Bone Marrow
35%
Lung
23%
Ovary
21%
Liver
19%
Gene Interaction Network
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PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q9NRX5
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.68LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.15Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.43 [0.28–0.68]
RankingsWhere SERINC1 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #11,063of 20,598
    Most Researched35
  • #5,008of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.68
Genes detectedSERINC1
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Proteogenomic landscape and clinical characterization of GH-producing pituitary adenomas/somatotroph pituitary neuroendocrine tumors.
PMID: 36435867
Commun Biol · 2022
1.00
2
Genomic landscape defines peritoneal metastatic pattern and related target of peritoneal metastasis in colorectal cancer.
PMID: 38738976
Int J Cancer · 2024
0.90
3
From Beginning to End: Expanding the SERINC3 Interactome Through an
PMID: 35494555
Bioinform Biol Insights · 2022
0.80
4
Genetic susceptibility and potential therapeutic targets of unruptured intracranial aneurysms: A genome-wide study based on Mendelian randomization.
PMID: 39847889
Clin Neurol Neurosurg · 2025
0.70
5
The Emerging Role of the Serine Incorporator Protein Family in Regulating Viral Infection.
PMID: 35433679
Front Cell Dev Biol · 2022
0.60