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TMEM67
transmembrane protein 67
Chromosome 8 Β· 8q22.1
NCBI Gene: 91147Ensembl: ENSG00000164953.17HGNC: HGNC:28396UniProt: C9JHI2
57PubMed Papers
26Diseases
0Drugs
242Pathogenic Variants
RESEARCH IMPACT
Variant-Rich
CLINICAL
OMIM Disease Gene
DATA QUALITY
βœ“ Experimental GO Evidenceβœ“ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingfilamin bindingunfolded protein bindingnegative regulation of centrosome duplicationJoubert syndrome with hepatic defectnephronophthisis 11Meckel syndrome, type 3Joubert syndrome 6
✦AI Summary

TMEM67 is a transmembrane protein essential for primary ciliary structure and function 1. It localizes to the ciliary transition zone and serves dual roles: regulating ciliogenesis through centrosome migration, cilia length control, and transition zone assembly, while also modulating non-canonical Wnt signaling 2. TMEM67 undergoes proteolytic cleavage by ADAMTS9, generating a C-terminal fragment that promotes ciliogenesis and a non-cleaved form regulating Wnt signaling; this separation of functions is clinically significant 2. Core fucosylation by FUT8 stabilizes TMEM67 protein levels by preventing autophagy-mediated degradation, ensuring proper ciliary localization 3. TMEM67 mutations cause multiple ciliopathies including Meckel syndrome, Nephronophthisis-11, Joubert syndrome, and Bardet-Biedl syndrome 45. Gene-phenotype correlations show TMEM67 mutations associate with liver fibrosis and coloboma in Joubert syndrome patients 4, and NPHP11/TMEM67 patients have a median age of end-stage kidney disease onset of 19 years 6. These findings highlight TMEM67's critical role in ciliogenesis and explain its involvement in multisystem ciliopathy pathogenesis.

Sources cited
1
TMEM67 is a ciliary-associated protein; ciliopathies manifest as renal dysfunction from aberrant cilia
PMID: 33039432
2
TMEM67 undergoes ADAMTS9-mediated cleavage generating functionally distinct forms for ciliogenesis and Wnt signaling
PMID: 40436881
3
FUT8-mediated core fucosylation stabilizes TMEM67 and promotes ciliogenesis
PMID: 40728580
4
TMEM67 mutations associate with liver fibrosis and coloboma in Joubert syndrome patients
PMID: 26092869
5
TMEM67 pathogenic variants increase risk of liver fibrosis in Joubert syndrome patients
PMID: 35238134
6
NPHP11/TMEM67 patients have median age of end-stage kidney disease onset of 19 years
PMID: 36090483
Disease Associationsβ“˜26
Joubert syndrome with hepatic defectOpen Targets
0.85Strong
nephronophthisis 11Open Targets
0.83Strong
Meckel syndrome, type 3Open Targets
0.82Strong
Joubert syndrome 6Open Targets
0.82Strong
RHYNS syndromeOpen Targets
0.75Strong
Meckel syndromeOpen Targets
0.75Strong
Joubert syndromeOpen Targets
0.73Strong
Bardet-Biedl syndrome 14Open Targets
0.73Strong
nephronophthisisOpen Targets
0.64Moderate
Senior-Boichis syndromeOpen Targets
0.62Moderate
Joubert syndrome and related disordersOpen Targets
0.57Moderate
genetic disorderOpen Targets
0.51Moderate
Cerebellar vermis hypoplasiaOpen Targets
0.45Moderate
NystagmusOpen Targets
0.45Moderate
ciliopathyOpen Targets
0.41Moderate
coloboma of irisOpen Targets
0.41Moderate
Generalized hypotoniaOpen Targets
0.41Moderate
polycystic kidney disease 4Open Targets
0.37Weak
Joubert syndrome 1Open Targets
0.37Weak
polydactylyOpen Targets
0.37Weak
Bardet-Biedl syndrome 14UniProt
COACH syndrome 1UniProt
Joubert syndrome 6UniProt
Meckel syndrome 3UniProt
Nephronophthisis 11UniProt
RHYNS syndromeUniProt
Pathogenic Variants242
NM_153704.6(TMEM67):c.725A>G (p.Asn242Ser)Pathogenic
Meckel-Gruber syndrome;Joubert syndrome|Joubert syndrome 6|Inborn genetic diseases|not provided|Abnormality of the nervous system|COACH syndrome 1|Nephronophthisis 11|6 conditions
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 242
NM_153704.6(TMEM67):c.2498T>C (p.Ile833Thr)Pathogenic
COACH syndrome 1|Joubert syndrome 6|Joubert syndrome;Meckel-Gruber syndrome|Meckel syndrome, type 3|not provided|Joubert syndrome and related disorders|TMEM67-related disorder|Nephronophthisis 11;RHYNS syndrome;COACH syndrome 1;Joubert syndrome 6|6 conditions
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 833
NM_153704.6(TMEM67):c.622A>T (p.Arg208Ter)Pathogenic
Joubert syndrome 6|Meckel syndrome, type 3|Joubert syndrome;Meckel-Gruber syndrome|not provided|TMEM67-related disorder|RHYNS syndrome|Joubert syndrome and related disorders|6 conditions|Inborn genetic diseases
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 208
NM_153704.6(TMEM67):c.1132-2A>GLikely pathogenic
Joubert syndrome and related disorders|Meckel-Gruber syndrome;Joubert syndrome
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026
NM_153704.6(TMEM67):c.1322G>T (p.Arg441Leu)Pathogenic
Meckel syndrome, type 3|Joubert syndrome;Meckel-Gruber syndrome|6 conditions
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 441
NM_153704.6(TMEM67):c.755T>C (p.Met252Thr)Pathogenic
Joubert syndrome 6|Nephronophthisis|not provided|Joubert syndrome;Meckel-Gruber syndrome|6 conditions|TMEM67-related disorder|Meckel syndrome, type 3|Joubert syndrome and related disorders
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 252
NM_153704.6(TMEM67):c.2521C>T (p.Gln841Ter)Pathogenic
Joubert syndrome;Meckel-Gruber syndrome|6 conditions
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 841
NM_153704.6(TMEM67):c.1634G>A (p.Gly545Glu)Pathogenic
not provided|Joubert syndrome;Meckel-Gruber syndrome
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 545
NM_153704.6(TMEM67):c.1318C>T (p.Arg440Trp)Pathogenic
Joubert syndrome;Meckel-Gruber syndrome|6 conditions
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 440
NM_153704.6(TMEM67):c.1115C>A (p.Thr372Lys)Pathogenic
Joubert syndrome 6|not provided|Meckel-Gruber syndrome;Joubert syndrome|6 conditions
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 372
NM_153704.6(TMEM67):c.579_580del (p.Gly195fs)Pathogenic
Meckel syndrome, type 3|Joubert syndrome 6|TMEM67-related disorder|not provided|Joubert syndrome;Meckel-Gruber syndrome|Joubert syndrome and related disorders|6 conditions
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 195
NM_153704.6(TMEM67):c.1843T>C (p.Cys615Arg)Pathogenic
Joubert syndrome 6|Nephronophthisis 11|TMEM67-related disorder|Nephronophthisis|not provided|Joubert syndrome;Renal cyst;Oligohydramnios|Joubert syndrome;Meckel-Gruber syndrome|Inborn genetic diseases|14 conditions|Nephronophthisis 11;Bardet-Biedl syndrome 14;COACH syndrome 1;Joubert syndrome 6;Meckel syndrome, type 3|Nephronophthisis 11;RHYNS syndrome;COACH syndrome 1;Joubert syndrome 6|6 conditions|Joubert syndrome and related disorders|RHYNS syndrome
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 615
NM_153704.6(TMEM67):c.223+1G>TPathogenic
not provided|Meckel-Gruber syndrome;Joubert syndrome
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026
NM_153704.6(TMEM67):c.1353del (p.Glu452fs)Pathogenic
Joubert syndrome 6;Bardet-Biedl syndrome;COACH syndrome 1|Joubert syndrome;Meckel-Gruber syndrome|Meckel syndrome, type 3|6 conditions|Joubert syndrome 6
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 452
NM_153704.6(TMEM67):c.2439G>A (p.Ala813=)Pathogenic
Meckel syndrome, type 3|Joubert syndrome and related disorders|Meckel-Gruber syndrome;Joubert syndrome
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 813
NM_153704.6(TMEM67):c.515G>A (p.Arg172Gln)Pathogenic
Joubert syndrome 6|Meckel-Gruber syndrome;Joubert syndrome|Joubert syndrome 6;Meckel syndrome, type 3;Nephronophthisis 11|Joubert syndrome and related disorders
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 172
NM_153704.6(TMEM67):c.1319G>A (p.Arg440Gln)Pathogenic
Meckel syndrome, type 3|not provided|Joubert syndrome and related disorders|Joubert syndrome;Meckel-Gruber syndrome|6 conditions
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 440
NM_153704.6(TMEM67):c.1975C>T (p.Arg659Ter)Pathogenic
Meckel-Gruber syndrome;Joubert syndrome|not provided|6 conditions|TMEM67-related disorder
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 659
NM_153704.6(TMEM67):c.1645C>T (p.Arg549Cys)Pathogenic
Meckel-Gruber syndrome;Joubert syndrome|Joubert syndrome and related disorders|not provided|Meckel syndrome, type 3|6 conditions|TMEM67-related disorder
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 549
NM_153704.6(TMEM67):c.1538A>G (p.Tyr513Cys)Pathogenic
Joubert syndrome 6|COACH syndrome 1|Joubert syndrome;Meckel-Gruber syndrome|Joubert syndrome and related disorders|6 conditions
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 513
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BBS5Protein interaction100%TCTN3Protein interaction99%CC2D2AProtein interaction99%OFD1Protein interaction99%CCP110Protein interaction99%BBS12Protein interaction97%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Heart
100%
Ovary
32%
Bone Marrow
22%
Brain
12%
Lung
10%
Liver
5%
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TMEM67BBS5TCTN3CC2D2AOFD1CCP110BBS12
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB7FH1 Β· 3.34 Γ… Β· EM
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Constraintβ“˜
LOEUFβ“˜
1.08LoF Tolerant
pLIβ“˜
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.87 [0.71–1.08]
RankingsWhere TMEM67 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #8,021of 20,598
    Most Researched57
  • #264of 5,498
    Most Pathogenic Variants242 Β· top 5%
  • #10,947of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.08
Genes detectedTMEM67
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response timeβ€”
πŸ“„ Sources
10β–Ό
1
Ciliopathies and the Kidney: A Review.
PMID: 33039432
Am J Kidney Dis Β· 2021
1.00
2
Joubert syndrome: a model for untangling recessive disorders with extreme genetic heterogeneity.
PMID: 26092869
J Med Genet Β· 2015
0.90
3
Genotype-phenotype correlates in Joubert syndrome: A review.
PMID: 35238134
Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet Β· 2022
0.80
4
PMID: 27336129
0.70
5
PMID: 20301500
0.60