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TMSB15B
thymosin beta 15B
Chromosome X Β· Xq22.2
NCBI Gene: 286527Ensembl: ENSG00000158164.8HGNC: HGNC:28612UniProt: P0CG34
9PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
βœ“ Experimental GO Evidenceβœ“ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
positive regulation of cell migrationprotein sequestering activityactin monomer bindingregulation of cell migrationneurodegenerative diseasegastric cancermedulloblastomacentral nervous system cancer
✦AI Summary

Based on limited published evidence, TMSB15B (thymosin beta 15B) is an actin-binding protein involved in cell migration regulation. Database annotations indicate it functions in positive regulation of cell migration through actin monomer binding and protein sequestering activity [GO terms]. TMSB15B represents a distinct gene paralog of thymosin beta 15, with tissue-specific expression patterns differing from TMSB15A 1. It is predominantly expressed in colon tissue and certain cancer cell lines, and its knockdown suppresses prostate cancer cell migration, suggesting a functional role in tumor cell motility 1. Unlike TMSB15A, TMSB15B expression is not repressed by transforming growth factor beta 1 1.

Sources cited
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TMSB15B is a distinct gene paralog with tissue-specific expression patterns; knockdown suppresses prostate cancer cell migration; differential transcriptional regulation by TGF-Ξ²1 compared to TMSB15A
PMID: 19296525
⚠Limited data available β€” This gene has 1 indexed publication. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsβ“˜20
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.42Moderate
gastric cancerOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
medulloblastomaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
central nervous system cancerOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
triple-negative breast cancerOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumorOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
primitive neuroectodermal tumorOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
glioblastoma multiformeOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
head and neck squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
astrocytomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
carcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
nasopharyngeal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
oligodendrogliomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
ataxia telangiectasiaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
uterine leiomyosarcomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
TMSB15AShared pathway67%TMSB10Shared pathway67%TMSB4YShared pathway50%PTP4A1Shared pathway33%ARHGEF39Shared pathway33%TMSB15CShared pathway33%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Brain
100%
Ovary
4%
Bone Marrow
3%
Lung
3%
Heart
1%
Liver
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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TMSB15BTMSB15ATMSB10TMSB4YPTP4A1ARHGEF39TMSB15C
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted Β· UniProt P0CG34
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Constraintβ“˜
LOEUFβ“˜
1.50LoF Tolerant
pLIβ“˜
0.39Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.32 [0.11–1.50]
RankingsWhere TMSB15B stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #17,485of 20,598
    Most Researched9
  • #15,199of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.50
Genes detectedTMSB15B
Sources retrieved1 papers
Response timeβ€”
πŸ“„ Sources
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Differential regulation of human thymosin beta 15 isoforms by transforming growth factor beta 1.
PMID: 19296525
Genes Chromosomes Cancer Β· 2009
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