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TAB1
TGF-beta activated kinase 1 (MAP3K7) binding protein 1
Chromosome 22 · 22q13.1
NCBI Gene: 10454Ensembl: ENSG00000100324.15HGNC: HGNC:18157UniProt: A8K6K3
238PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
RESEARCH IMPACT
Trending
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
regulation of MAPK cascadepositive regulation of cGAS/STING signaling pathwayendoplasmic reticulum membraneprotein serine/threonine kinase activator activityCOVID-19intelligenceneuroinflammatory disorderneurodegenerative disease
✦AI Summary

TAB1 is a critical adapter protein that functions as a molecular hub in innate immune signaling. Its primary role involves activating MAP3K7/TAK1 kinase through direct association with its catalytic domain, triggering autophosphorylation and full kinase activation 12. TAB1 similarly associates with and activates MAPK14 (p38α), while MAPK14 phosphorylates TAB1 in a feedback inhibition mechanism 34. TAB1 acts as a scaffolding protein recruiting regulatory proteins to the TAK1 signaling complex 5. Mechanistically, TAB1 serves as a protein serine/threonine kinase activator and possesses inherent phosphatase activity characteristic of PP2C phosphatases 6. TAB1 responds to stimulation by Toll-like receptor ligands, TNFα, and IL-1β, activating downstream NF-κB and MAPK cascades essential for proinflammatory cytokine production 7. Disease relevance spans sepsis, where TAB1 is regulated via NLRP6/TRIM21-mediated K48-linked polyubiquitination, affecting platelet thrombosis and NET formation 8; nasopharyngeal carcinoma, where TAB1 mediates ferroptosis resistance 9; tuberculosis, where TAB1 complex formation regulates antimicrobial peptide expression 10; and kidney disease, where TAB1 facilitates macrophage infiltration via TRAF6-mediated K63-ubiquitination 11. Under metabolic stress, GFAT1-mediated TAB1 glutamylation sustains p38 activation promoting cancer cell survival 12. These diverse regulatory mechanisms position TAB1 as a convergence point for inflammatory, metabolic, and stress-response signaling.

Sources cited
1
TAB1 acts as a scaffolding protein recruiting regulatory proteins to the TAK1 signaling complex .
PMID: 18021073
2
Mechanistically, TAB1 serves as a protein serine/threonine kinase activator and possesses inherent phosphatase activity characteristic of PP2C phosphatases .
PMID: 32650009
3
TAB1 responds to stimulation by Toll-like receptor ligands, TNFα, and IL-1β, activating downstream NF-κB and MAPK cascades essential for proinflammatory cytokine production .
PMID: 33469458
4
Disease relevance spans sepsis, where TAB1 is regulated via NLRP6/TRIM21-mediated K48-linked polyubiquitination, affecting platelet thrombosis and NET formation ; nasopharyngeal carcinoma, where TAB1 mediates ferroptosis resistance ; tuberculosis, where TAB1 complex formation regulates antimicrobial peptide expression ; and kidney disease, where TAB1 facilitates macrophage infiltration via TRAF6-mediated K63-ubiquitination .
PMID: 40373277
5
Disease relevance spans sepsis, where TAB1 is regulated via NLRP6/TRIM21-mediated K48-linked polyubiquitination, affecting platelet thrombosis and NET formation ; nasopharyngeal carcinoma, where TAB1 mediates ferroptosis resistance ; tuberculosis, where TAB1 complex formation regulates antimicrobial peptide expression ; and kidney disease, where TAB1 facilitates macrophage infiltration via TRAF6-mediated K63-ubiquitination .
PMID: 35105963
6
Disease relevance spans sepsis, where TAB1 is regulated via NLRP6/TRIM21-mediated K48-linked polyubiquitination, affecting platelet thrombosis and NET formation ; nasopharyngeal carcinoma, where TAB1 mediates ferroptosis resistance ; tuberculosis, where TAB1 complex formation regulates antimicrobial peptide expression ; and kidney disease, where TAB1 facilitates macrophage infiltration via TRAF6-mediated K63-ubiquitination .
PMID: 38760394
7
Disease relevance spans sepsis, where TAB1 is regulated via NLRP6/TRIM21-mediated K48-linked polyubiquitination, affecting platelet thrombosis and NET formation ; nasopharyngeal carcinoma, where TAB1 mediates ferroptosis resistance ; tuberculosis, where TAB1 complex formation regulates antimicrobial peptide expression ; and kidney disease, where TAB1 facilitates macrophage infiltration via TRAF6-mediated K63-ubiquitination .
PMID: 40080642
8
Under metabolic stress, GFAT1-mediated TAB1 glutamylation sustains p38 activation promoting cancer cell survival .
PMID: 35945223
Disease Associationsⓘ20
COVID-19Open Targets
0.46Moderate
intelligenceOpen Targets
0.31Weak
neuroinflammatory disorderOpen Targets
0.29Weak
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.22Weak
coronary artery diseaseOpen Targets
0.15Weak
Ischemic strokeOpen Targets
0.15Weak
venous thromboembolismOpen Targets
0.13Weak
mathematical abilityOpen Targets
0.11Weak
attention deficit hyperactivity disorderOpen Targets
0.10Weak
autism spectrum disorderOpen Targets
0.10Weak
JaundiceOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
Aortic CoarctationOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
HeterotaxiaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
Congenitally uncorrected transposition of the great arteriesOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
Rare genetic vascular diseaseOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissectionOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
congenital heart defects, multiple types, 4Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
congenital heart diseaseOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
congenital heart defects, multiple types, 6Open Targets
0.06Suggestive
congenital heart defects, multiple types, 7Open Targets
0.06Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
BIRC2Protein interaction100%MAPK14Protein interaction100%SHARPINProtein interaction100%RNF31Protein interaction100%IRAK1Protein interaction99%ARRB2Protein interaction99%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Ovary
100%
Liver
73%
Heart
70%
Brain
60%
Lung
56%
Bone Marrow
51%
Gene Interaction Network
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TAB1BIRC2MAPK14SHARPINRNF31IRAK1ARRB2
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB7NTH · 1.97 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.75LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.55 [0.41–0.75]
RankingsWhere TAB1 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #1,655of 20,598
    Most Researched238 · top 10%
  • #5,959of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.75
Genes detectedTAB1
Sources retrieved26 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
TAK1-TABs Complex: A Central Signalosome in Inflammatory Responses.
PMID: 33469458
Front Immunol · 2020
1.00
2
Platelet NLRP6 protects against microvascular thrombosis in sepsis.
PMID: 40373277
Blood · 2025
0.90
3
Ginger exosome-like nanoparticle-derived miRNA therapeutics: A strategic inhibitor of intestinal inflammation.
PMID: 38588850
J Adv Res · 2025
0.80
4
Metal-dependent Ser/Thr protein phosphatase PPM family: Evolution, structures, diseases and inhibitors.
PMID: 32650009
Pharmacol Ther · 2020
0.70
5
Identification and characterization of a TAB1 gene involved in innate immunity of amphioxus (Branchiostoma belcheri).
PMID: 26341057
Gene · 2016
0.68