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SIN3B
SIN3 transcription regulator family member B
Chromosome 19 · 19p13.11
NCBI Gene: 23309Ensembl: ENSG00000127511.10HGNC: HGNC:19354UniProt: B7Z392
118PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
3Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Highly ConstrainedTranscription Factor
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingtranscription corepressor activitynucleusnegative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase IIsyndromic intellectual disabilityneurodegenerative diseasecolobomaNeurodevelopmental disorder
✦AI Summary

SIN3B is a transcriptional corepressor that functions as a core scaffold component of histone deacetylase complexes regulating chr19 acetylation states 1. Mechanistically, SIN3B recruits HDAC2 and other chr19-modifying enzymes to target gene promoters, where it counteracts histone acetyltransferase activity and represses transcription of cell cycle and differentiation-related genes 1. SIN3B interacts with diverse protein partners including MAD1, FOXK1, and Myt1l to coordinate gene silencing programs essential for cell cycle exit and cell fate determination 2. In cancer contexts, SIN3B exhibits context-dependent roles. Elevated SIN3B expression correlates with poor survival in melanoma and promotes hepatocellular carcinoma cell migration through integrin αV activation 34. Conversely, SIN3B loss sensitizes cancer cells to genotoxic stress by impairing DNA damage repair pathway choice and reducing homologous recombination capacity 5. In pancreatic cancer, SIN3B loss enhances anti-tumor immunity by increasing CXCL9/10 secretion and CD8+ T cell infiltration, improving anti-PD1 immunotherapy responses 6. These findings suggest SIN3B inhibition represents a therapeutic vulnerability in cancer, potentially enhancing both chemotherapy sensitivity and immunotherapy efficacy.

Sources cited
1
SIN3B structure and mechanism: encircles the deacetylase, stimulates catalysis, and guides substrate specificity through insertion into the catalytic tunnel
PMID: 37137925
2
SIN3B is recruited by Myt1l transcription factor via N-terminal domain interaction to mediate repression of non-neuronal lineage programs
PMID: 28379941
3
Elevated SIN3B expression in melanoma associates with poor survival; SIN3B knockout reduces tumor invasion and migration pathways
PMID: 40393534
4
SIN3B promotes integrin αV gene transcription and hepatocellular carcinoma cell migration through reduced HDAC2 recruitment and histone acetylation
PMID: 30215728
5
SIN3B is recruited to DNA damage sites, directs MDC1 accumulation, and determines DNA repair pathway choice; SIN3B inactivation sensitizes cells to chemotherapy
PMID: 37314748
6
SIN3B loss in pancreatic cancer increases CXCL9/10 secretion and CD8+ T cell infiltration, enhancing anti-PD1 immunotherapy response
PMID: 39316363
Disease Associationsⓘ20
syndromic intellectual disabilityOpen Targets
0.37Weak
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.35Weak
colobomaOpen Targets
0.34Weak
Neurodevelopmental disorderOpen Targets
0.15Weak
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
Blackfan-Diamond anemiaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
hemoglobin E diseaseOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type IOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
hemoglobin D diseaseOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Alpha-thalassemia - myelodysplastic syndromeOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
alpha-thalassemia-myelodysplastic syndromeOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosisOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
dominant beta-thalassemiaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin - beta-thalassemiaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin-beta-thalassemia syndromeOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
autosomal dominant sideroblastic anemiaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Constitutional sideroblastic anemiaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
hemoglobin H diseaseOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants3
NM_001297595.2(SIN3B):c.625_656dup (p.Phe221fs)Pathogenic
Neurodevelopmental disorder
★☆☆☆2026→ Residue 221
NM_001297595.2(SIN3B):c.382-2A>GPathogenic
Congenital ocular coloboma
★☆☆☆2025
NM_001297595.2(SIN3B):c.2950C>T (p.Gln984Ter)Likely pathogenic
SIN3B-related neurodevelopmental disorder
★☆☆☆2023→ Residue 984
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Related Genes
IFRD1Protein interaction100%SMARCA5Protein interaction100%MORF4L2Protein interaction100%KDM5AProtein interaction99%SIN3AProtein interaction99%SINHCAFProtein interaction95%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Ovary
100%
Lung
67%
Liver
36%
Heart
35%
Bone Marrow
32%
Brain
26%
Gene Interaction Network
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SIN3BIFRD1SMARCA5MORF4L2KDM5ASIN3ASINHCAF
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB8BPB · 2.80 Å · EM
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.24Highly Constrained
pLIⓘ
1.00Intolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.17 [0.12–0.24]
RankingsWhere SIN3B stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #4,013of 20,598
    Most Researched118 · top quartile
  • #3,976of 5,498
    Most Pathogenic Variants3
  • #735of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.24 · top 5%
Genes detectedSIN3B
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
SIN3B promotes integrin αV subunit gene transcription and cell migration of hepatocellular carcinoma.
PMID: 30215728
J Mol Cell Biol · 2019
1.00
2
The potential of targeting Sin3B and its associated complexes for cancer therapy.
PMID: 28956957
Expert Opin Ther Targets · 2017
0.90
3
Knockout of SIN3B modulates transcriptional programs and cell survival in cutaneous melanoma.
PMID: 40393534
Pharmacol Res · 2025
0.80
4
Myt1l safeguards neuronal identity by actively repressing many non-neuronal fates.
PMID: 28379941
Nature · 2017
0.70
5
MRG Proteins Are Shared by Multiple Protein Complexes With Distinct Functions.
PMID: 35636729
Mol Cell Proteomics · 2022
0.60