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TMBIM6
transmembrane BAX inhibitor motif containing 6
Chromosome 12 · 12q13.12
NCBI Gene: 7009Ensembl: ENSG00000139644.14HGNC: HGNC:11723UniProt: P55061
77PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
cytoplasmendoplasmic reticulumnegative regulation of IRE1-mediated unfolded protein responsenegative regulation of apoptotic signaling pathwaycancerovarian neoplasmhepatocellular carcinomabreast cancer
✦AI Summary

TMBIM6 (transmembrane BAX inhibitor motif containing 6) is an endoplasmic reticulum-resident protein that functions as a critical regulator of cellular survival and metabolism. The protein serves as a calcium leak channel and acts as an anti-apoptotic factor by inhibiting BAX/BAK-mediated cell death pathways 1. TMBIM6 mechanistically enhances mTORC2 assembly and activation through ER-leaked calcium, which subsequently stimulates AKT signaling, glycolysis, protein synthesis, and lipid metabolism 1. The protein is transcriptionally regulated by Sp1 and protein kinase C (PKC), with PKC activation enhancing TMBIM6 expression through increased nuclear translocation of Sp1 2. TMBIM6 demonstrates significant clinical relevance, being overexpressed in multiple cancer types including breast, prostate, lung, and cervical cancers, where high expression correlates with poor survival outcomes 12. The protein promotes cancer progression by supporting tumor growth and has been identified as a potential therapeutic target 13. Additionally, TMBIM6 plays roles in mitochondrial quality control and mitophagy regulation, particularly in cardiovascular contexts like atherosclerosis 4. Therapeutic targeting of TMBIM6 with antagonists like BIA shows promise in suppressing tumor formation and enhancing cancer cell apoptosis 13.

Sources cited
1
TMBIM6 functions as a Ca2+ leak channel, enhances mTORC2 assembly/activation, and is overexpressed in multiple cancer types with poor survival correlation
PMID: 32782388
2
TMBIM6 is transcriptionally regulated by Sp1 and PKC, with expression levels correlated across cancer types
PMID: 31336725
3
TMBIM6 plays roles in mitochondrial quality control and mitophagy regulation in atherosclerosis
PMID: 39494338
4
High TMBIM6 expression serves as a poor prognostic factor and therapeutic target in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
PMID: 40079085
⚠Limited data available — This gene has 4 indexed publications. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsⓘ20
cancerOpen Targets
0.10Weak
ovarian neoplasmOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
gliomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
hypertensionOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
urinary bladder carcinomaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
essential hypertensionOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
acute kidney injuryOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Insulin resistanceOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
prostate adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
cardiomyopathyOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
esophageal squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
glioblastoma multiformeOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
ganglioneuromaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
subarachnoid hemorrhageOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
BCL2Protein interaction100%DESI1Protein interaction99%BAK1Protein interaction96%BAXProtein interaction96%BCL2L1Protein interaction96%ERN1Protein interaction96%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Liver
100%
Brain
44%
Lung
37%
Bone Marrow
25%
Ovary
24%
Heart
23%
Gene Interaction Network
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TMBIM6BCL2DESI1BAK1BAXBCL2L1ERN1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt P55061
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.63LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.46Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.39 [0.26–0.63]
RankingsWhere TMBIM6 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #6,220of 20,598
    Most Researched77
  • #4,394of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.63 · top quartile
Genes detectedTMBIM6
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
RBM15 facilitates laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma progression by regulating TMBIM6 stability through IGF2BP3 dependent.
PMID: 33637103
J Exp Clin Cancer Res · 2021
1.00
2
Ligustrazine nano-drug delivery system ameliorates doxorubicin-mediated myocardial injury via piezo-type mechanosensitive ion channel component 1-prohibitin 2-mediated mitochondrial quality surveillance.
PMID: 40426179
J Nanobiotechnology · 2025
0.90
3
Adoptive T cell therapy targeting an inducible and broadly shared product of aberrant mRNA translation.
PMID: 39755122
Immunity · 2025
0.80
4
Targeting mitochondria by lipid-selenium conjugate drug results in malate/fumarate exhaustion and induces mitophagy-mediated necroptosis suppression.
PMID: 39494338
Int J Biol Sci · 2024
0.70
5
Bruton tyrosine kinase covalent inhibition shapes the immune microenvironment in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
PMID: 40079085
Haematologica · 2025
0.60