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TBC1D32
TBC1 domain family member 32
Chromosome 6 Β· 6q22.31
NCBI Gene: 221322Ensembl: ENSG00000146350.15HGNC: HGNC:21485UniProt: Q96NH3
25PubMed Papers
23Diseases
0Drugs
19Pathogenic Variants
CLINICAL
OMIM Disease Gene
DATA QUALITY
βœ“ Experimental GO Evidenceβœ“ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingretinal pigment epithelium developmentnon-motile cilium assemblycilium assemblyorofaciodigital syndrome Iorofaciodigital syndromeorofaciodigital syndrome IXciliopathy
✦AI Summary

TBC1D32 is a ciliary protein essential for primary cilium assembly and function across multiple tissues. It works alongside CDK20 to regulate intraflagellar transport (IFT) turnaround at the ciliary tip, controlling ciliary protein trafficking and structure 1. This coordinated action enables proper Shh signaling responses in developing neural tissue and supports ciliary-dependent developmental processes in the hypothalamus and pituitary gland 2. TBC1D32 mutations cause a heterogeneous ciliopathy with expanding clinical manifestations. In the retina, TBC1D32 dysfunction disrupts retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) differentiation and ciliogenesis, leading to elongated ciliary defects, disrupted tight junctions, impaired retinoid cycling, and photoreceptor connecting cilium anomalies 3. These retinal defects cause retinitis pigmentosa (RP), the most common inherited retinal disease 3. Beyond isolated retinal disease, TBC1D32-related ciliopathy presents with multisystemic involvement including hypopituitarism, facial dysmorphism, developmental delay, and oculomotor nerve palsy 4. Severe prenatal phenotypes with life-limiting congenital anomalies have also been documented 2. Additionally, TBC1D32 variants show associations with end-stage kidney disease risk in diabetic patients 5 and orofacial clefts 6, suggesting broader roles in developmental and metabolic processes.

Sources cited
1
TBC1D32/BROMI interacts with CDK20/CCRK to regulate IFT turnaround at ciliary tip
PMID: 35609210
2
TBC1D32 mutations cause retinitis pigmentosa through disruption of RPE ciliogenesis and photoreceptor development
PMID: 37768732
3
TBC1D32-related ciliopathy presents with facial dysmorphism, retinal disease, hypopituitarism, and oculomotor nerve palsy
PMID: 40702307
4
TBC1D32 is involved in cilia development/function and expressed in hypothalamus/pituitary; severe prenatal phenotypes documented
PMID: 36826837
5
TBC1D32 variant rs113987180 G allele associated with higher ESKD risk in diabetic patients
PMID: 38858654
6
TBC1D32 ciliary gene variants contribute to orofacial cleft pathogenesis
PMID: 40147726
Disease Associationsβ“˜23
orofaciodigital syndromeOpen Targets
0.54Moderate
orofaciodigital syndrome IOpen Targets
0.54Moderate
orofaciodigital syndrome IXOpen Targets
0.53Moderate
ciliopathyOpen Targets
0.43Moderate
Orofaciodigital syndrome type 9Open Targets
0.42Moderate
atrial fibrillationOpen Targets
0.37Weak
hypopituitarismOpen Targets
0.34Weak
genetic disorderOpen Targets
0.34Weak
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.34Weak
isolated optic nerve hypoplasiaOpen Targets
0.29Weak
migraine disorderOpen Targets
0.28Weak
Joubert syndrome 36Open Targets
0.27Weak
psoriasisOpen Targets
0.20Weak
psoriasis vulgarisOpen Targets
0.20Weak
smoking initiationOpen Targets
0.19Weak
dyshidrosisOpen Targets
0.17Weak
chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseOpen Targets
0.16Weak
cervical carcinomaOpen Targets
0.15Weak
microcephalyOpen Targets
0.15Weak
cirrhosis of liverOpen Targets
0.15Weak
Alsahan-Harris syndromeUniProt
Orofaciodigital syndrome 9UniProt
Retinitis pigmentosa 100UniProt
Pathogenic Variants19
NM_152730.6(TBC1D32):c.2200C>T (p.Arg734Ter)Pathogenic
Hypopituitarism|Ciliopathy|Orofaciodigital syndrome IX
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2023β†’ Residue 734
NM_152730.6(TBC1D32):c.2151dup (p.Leu718fs)Pathogenic
not provided
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 718
NM_152730.6(TBC1D32):c.3107G>A (p.Trp1036Ter)Pathogenic
not provided
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2024β†’ Residue 1036
NM_152730.6(TBC1D32):c.2350C>T (p.Arg784Ter)Pathogenic
not provided
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2024β†’ Residue 784
NM_152730.6(TBC1D32):c.283C>T (p.Gln95Ter)Pathogenic
not provided
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2024β†’ Residue 95
NM_152730.6(TBC1D32):c.434del (p.Lys145fs)Pathogenic
not provided
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2024β†’ Residue 145
NM_152730.6(TBC1D32):c.3724C>T (p.Arg1242Ter)Likely pathogenic
Joubert syndrome 36
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2024β†’ Residue 1242
NM_152730.6(TBC1D32):c.795_798del (p.Ser266fs)Pathogenic
not provided
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2024β†’ Residue 266
NM_152730.6(TBC1D32):c.1372+1G>TLikely pathogenic
not provided|Alsahan-Harris syndrome|Orofaciodigital syndrome IX
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2023
NM_152730.6(TBC1D32):c.2545G>T (p.Glu849Ter)Likely pathogenic
TBC1D32-related disorder
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2023β†’ Residue 849
NM_152730.6(TBC1D32):c.2482-2A>GLikely pathogenic
Inborn genetic diseases
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2022
NM_152730.6(TBC1D32):c.1774dup (p.Leu592fs)Likely pathogenic
Orofaciodigital syndrome IX
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β†’ Residue 592
NM_152730.6(TBC1D32):c.2151del (p.Lys717fs)Pathogenic
Orofaciodigital syndrome IX
β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 717
NM_152730.6(TBC1D32):c.3325_3326delAGPathogenic
Alsahan-Harris syndrome
β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2025
NM_152730.6(TBC1D32):c.1141-1G>APathogenic
Retinitis pigmentosa 100
β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2025
NM_152730.6(TBC1D32):c.1267G>T (p.Glu423Ter)Pathogenic
Retinitis pigmentosa 100
β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 423
NM_152730.6(TBC1D32):c.317+5G>APathogenic
Retinitis pigmentosa 100
β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2025
NM_152730.6(TBC1D32):c.18_27del (p.Ser6fs)Pathogenic
Retinitis pigmentosa 100
β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 6
NM_152730.6(TBC1D32):c.1551del (p.Asn517fs)Likely pathogenic
Isolated optic nerve hypoplasia
β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 517
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Related Genes
CFAP20Protein interaction89%FAM149B1Protein interaction89%SCLT1Protein interaction72%C2CD3Shared pathway50%CEP126Shared pathway40%TMEM107Shared pathway40%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Ovary
96%
Brain
46%
Lung
34%
Liver
31%
Heart
30%
Gene Interaction Network
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TBC1D32CFAP20FAM149B1SCLT1C2CD3CEP126TMEM107
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted Β· UniProt Q96NH3
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Constraintβ“˜
LOEUFβ“˜
0.98LoF Tolerant
pLIβ“˜
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.82 [0.69–0.98]
RankingsWhere TBC1D32 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #13,091of 20,598
    Most Researched25
  • #2,255of 5,498
    Most Pathogenic Variants19
  • #9,415of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.98
Genes detectedTBC1D32
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response timeβ€”
πŸ“„ Sources
10β–Ό
1
TBC1D32 variants disrupt retinal ciliogenesis and cause retinitis pigmentosa.
PMID: 37768732
JCI Insight Β· 2023
1.00
2
Expanding the clinical and molecular spectrum of TBC1D32-related ciliopathy: case reports and literature Review.
PMID: 40702307
J Hum Genet Β· 2025
0.90
3
Diagnosis of TBC1D32-associated conditions: Expanding the phenotypic spectrum of a complex ciliopathy.
PMID: 36826837
Am J Med Genet A Β· 2023
0.80
4
Dissecting regulatory non-coding GWAS loci reveals fibroblast causal genes with pathophysiological relevance to heart failure.
PMID: 41073375
Nat Commun Β· 2025
0.70
5
Human genetic associations of the airway microbiome in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
PMID: 38622589
Respir Res Β· 2024
0.60