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TMSB15A
thymosin beta 15A
Chromosome X · Xq22.1
NCBI Gene: 11013Ensembl: ENSG00000158164.8HGNC: HGNC:28612UniProt: P0CG34
17PubMed Papers
8Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
actin monomer bindingfilamentous actinprotein sequestering activityregulation of cell migrationcancerbreast cancerprostate canceruterine leiomyosarcoma
✦AI Summary

TMSB15A (thymosin beta 15A) is an X-linked gene that plays a role in cytoskeletal organization by binding to and sequestering actin monomers (G-actin), thereby inhibiting actin polymerization and potentially regulating cell migration. Beyond its canonical actin-binding function, TMSB15A has emerged as a significant biomarker and therapeutic target in multiple cancer types. In triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), TMSB15A expression strongly predicts pathological complete response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, with high expression associated with improved chemotherapy response rates 1. TMSB15A is identified as a biomarker for carboplatin response in TNBC patient-derived xenografts 2 and demonstrates translational potential across clinical datasets. In gastric cancer, TMSB15A is significantly overexpressed and associated with poor prognosis, advanced tumor stages, and lymph node metastasis; functional studies show that TMSB15A knockdown reduces cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, implicating it in tumorigenesis via IL-6/JAK/STAT3, TGF-β, and Hedgehog pathways 3. TMSB15A is also upregulated in nasopharyngeal carcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma with prognostic significance 45. Notably, TMSB15A is dispensable for male fertility in mice 6, suggesting tissue-specific functions in cancer biology rather than reproductive development.

Sources cited
1
TMSB15A expression strongly predicts pathological complete response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer
PMID: 23079573
2
TMSB15A is identified as a biomarker for carboplatin response in triple-negative breast cancer patient-derived xenografts with translational potential
PMID: 36619972
3
TMSB15A is overexpressed in gastric cancer and associated with poor prognosis, advanced stages, and metastasis; knockdown reduces proliferation, migration, and invasion
PMID: 40115917
4
TMSB15A is upregulated in nasopharyngeal carcinoma samples compared to non-tumor samples and high expression shows poor survival
PMID: 38532632
5
TMSB15A has diagnostic and prognostic significance in hepatocellular carcinoma with clinical implications
PMID: 37340445
6
Tmsb15a is dispensable for male fertility in mice when individually ablated
PMID: 41194443
Disease Associationsⓘ8
cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
uterine leiomyosarcomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
papillary thyroid carcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
renal cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
thyroid cancer, nonmedullary, 1Open Targets
0.00Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
TMSB10Shared pathway100%TMSB15BShared pathway67%TMSB4YShared pathway67%TMSB15CShared pathway50%ARHGAP36Shared pathway50%CORO6Shared pathway33%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Ovary
100%
Brain
36%
Lung
13%
Bone Marrow
9%
Liver
3%
Heart
2%
Gene Interaction Network
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TMSB15ATMSB10TMSB15BTMSB4YTMSB15CARHGAP36CORO6
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt P0CG34
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RankingsWhere TMSB15A stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #15,158of 20,598
    Most Researched17
Genes detectedTMSB15A
Sources retrieved10 papers
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📄 Sources
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1
Identifying biomarkers of differential chemotherapy response in TNBC patient-derived xenografts with a CTD/WGCNA approach.
PMID: 36619972
iScience · 2023
1.00
2
M6A-mediated molecular patterns and tumor microenvironment infiltration characterization in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
PMID: 38532632
Cancer Biol Ther · 2024
0.90
3
Comprehensive analysis of candidate signatures of long non-coding RNA LINC01116 and related protein-coding genes in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
PMID: 37340445
BMC Gastroenterol · 2023
0.80
4
Thymosin beta 15A (TMSB15A) is a predictor of chemotherapy response in triple-negative breast cancer.
PMID: 23079573
Br J Cancer · 2012
0.70
5
Transcriptome Analysis of mRNA in Uterine Leiomyoma Using Next-generation RNA Sequencing.
PMID: 30963983
Anticancer Agents Med Chem · 2019
0.60