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SRA1
steroid receptor RNA activator 1
Chromosome 5 · 5q31.3
NCBI Gene: 10011Ensembl: ENSG00000213523.13HGNC: HGNC:11281UniProt: Q9HD15
92PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
ReceptorTranscription Factor
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
cytoplasmregulation of transcription by RNA polymerase IIribonucleoprotein complexcytosolKallmann syndromeamenorrheaesophageal squamous cell carcinomahepatocellular carcinoma
✦AI Summary

SRA1 (steroid receptor RNA activator 1) is a functional long non-coding RNA that acts as a transcriptional coactivator for steroid receptors through both ligand-independent and ligand-dependent mechanisms [UniProt]. At the molecular level, SRA1 enhances steroid receptor-mediated transactivation by modulating the N-terminal (AF-1) and steroid-binding (AF-2) domains of steroid receptors, while promoting cellular proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis [UniProt]. In disease pathology, SRA1 overexpression is associated with poor clinical outcomes in ovarian cancer; 55% of ovarian carcinomas show elevated SRA1 expression, which correlates with increased tumor size, grade, stage, and decreased overall and progression-free survival, establishing SRA1 as an independent prognostic biomarker 1. Additionally, SRA1 genetic variants show associations with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) susceptibility, with the rs10463297 SNP showing protective effects, and specific haplotype combinations conferring increased disease risk 2. SRA1 has also emerged as a biomarker in systemic lupus erythematosus disease exacerbation assessment within a nine-protein combination demonstrating robust diagnostic performance (AUC=0.990) 3. Clinically, these findings suggest SRA1 may serve as both a prognostic indicator in cancer and an immunological biomarker in autoimmune conditions, representing a potential therapeutic target.

Sources cited
1
SRA1 overexpression in ovarian cancers correlates with tumor size, grade, stage, and reduced patient survival; established as independent prognostic biomarker
PMID: 16631123
2
SRA1 gene SNPs, particularly rs10463297, are associated with PCOS susceptibility with protective and risk allele variants
PMID: 32783135
3
SRA1 identified as component of nine-protein biomarker combination for SLE disease exacerbation assessment with AUC=0.990
PMID: 36524113
⚠Limited data available — This gene has 3 indexed publications. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsⓘ20
Kallmann syndromeOpen Targets
0.11Weak
amenorrheaOpen Targets
0.11Weak
esophageal squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
gliomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
osteosarcomaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
restless legs syndromeOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
obesityOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
congestive heart failureOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
type 2 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
multiple symmetric lipomatosisOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
lipodystrophy, congenital generalized, type 5Open Targets
0.04Suggestive
congenital generalized lipodystrophy type 3Open Targets
0.04Suggestive
Generalized congenital lipodystrophy with myopathyOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
CIDEC-related familial partial lipodystrophyOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Familial partial lipodystrophy due to AKT2 mutationsOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
EID2BShared pathway100%DDX17Protein interaction99%CYFIP1Protein interaction99%NCKAP1Protein interaction99%BRK1Protein interaction97%WASF2Protein interaction97%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Liver
100%
Lung
80%
Heart
60%
Bone Marrow
56%
Ovary
44%
Brain
38%
Gene Interaction Network
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SRA1EID2BDDX17CYFIP1NCKAP1BRK1WASF2
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB4NBO · 2.81 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.52LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF1.09 [0.79–1.52]
RankingsWhere SRA1 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #5,218of 20,598
    Most Researched92
  • #15,261of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.52
Genes detectedSRA1
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Mechanisms of foam cell formation in atherosclerosis.
PMID: 28785870
J Mol Med (Berl) · 2017
1.00
2
Gsα Regulates Macrophage Foam Cell Formation During Atherosclerosis.
PMID: 38375634
Circ Res · 2024
0.90
3
Disruption of USP9X in macrophages promotes foam cell formation and atherosclerosis.
PMID: 35389885
J Clin Invest · 2022
0.80
4
Combined proteomics and single cell RNA-sequencing analysis to identify biomarkers of disease diagnosis and disease exacerbation for systemic lupus erythematosus.
PMID: 36524113
Front Immunol · 2022
0.70
5
PMID: 20301509
0.60