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TRIM11
tripartite motif containing 11
Chromosome 1 · 1q42.13
NCBI Gene: 81559Ensembl: ENSG00000154370.17HGNC: HGNC:16281UniProt: Q96F44
76PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein autoubiquitinationcytoplasmcytosolprotein-macromolecule adaptor activitybreast cancergastric cancerprostate cancernasopharyngeal carcinoma
✦AI Summary

TRIM11 is an E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase that functions as a multifaceted cellular regulator with roles in neurodegeneration, innate immunity, and metabolism. As an E3 ligase, TRIM11 promotes proteasomal degradation of target proteins including tau, PAX6, and AIM2 1. In Alzheimer's disease, TRIM11 is markedly downregulated in affected brains, and restoration of TRIM11 expression protects against tau aggregation through multiple mechanisms: promoting degradation of mutant and normal tau, acting as a molecular chaperone to prevent tau misfolding, and dissolving preformed tau fibrils 1. In cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury, TRIM11 mediates Nap1L1 ubiquitination and degradation to restore antioxidant gene expression via the Lrp6/Trim11/Nap1L1 axis 2. Regarding immune regulation, TRIM11 negatively regulates regulatory T cell differentiation by promoting AIM2 autophagic degradation, thereby promoting autoimmune responses 3. In lymphomas, TRIM11 elevation promotes cell proliferation by activating β-catenin signaling through Axin1 ubiquitination degradation 4. Additionally, TRIM11 modulates glycolytic flux and insulin signaling through regulation of glucose transporters 5. These diverse functions position TRIM11 as a potential therapeutic target for neurodegenerative diseases, autoimmunity, and cancer.

Sources cited
1
TRIM11 is downregulated in Alzheimer's disease brains and protects against tauopathies through proteasomal degradation of tau, molecular chaperone activity, and disaggregase function
PMID: 37499037
2
TRIM11 negatively regulates regulatory T cell differentiation by promoting AIM2 ubiquitination and selective autophagic degradation via p62
PMID: 37804507
3
TRIM11 elevation in lymphomas promotes cell proliferation by activating β-catenin signaling and promoting Axin1 ubiquitination degradation
PMID: 31786079
4
TRIM11 mediates Nap1L1 ubiquitination and degradation in cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury via Lrp6 recruitment to restore ROS scavenging
PMID: 41397965
5
TRIM11 modulates glycolytic flux and insulin signaling by targeting glucose transporters and glycolytic enzymes
PMID: 40987417
6
TRIM11 is involved in cutaneous melanocytic tumor formation as part of CRTC1::TRIM11 fusion gene
PMID: 35993578
7
TRIM11 rs564309 genotype distinguishes PSP-subcortical from PSP-cortical and PSP-RS groups in progressive supranuclear palsy
PMID: 31860007
Disease Associationsⓘ20
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
gastric cancerOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
nasopharyngeal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
lung cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
ovarian cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
osteosarcomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
chordomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
asthmaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, musculocontractural typeOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
lymphomaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
gliomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Abnormality of the skeletal systemOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
SepsisOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
progressive supranuclear palsyOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
AIM2Protein interaction89%UBE2NProtein interaction84%BBOX1Protein interaction77%TRAT1Protein interaction77%PLEKHF1Protein interaction77%TRIM8Shared pathway33%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Lung
32%
Ovary
30%
Liver
25%
Brain
22%
Heart
12%
Gene Interaction Network
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TRIM11AIM2UBE2NBBOX1TRAT1PLEKHF1TRIM8
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB7QS1 · 1.93 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.89LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.58 [0.39–0.89]
RankingsWhere TRIM11 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #6,297of 20,598
    Most Researched76
  • #7,973of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.89
Genes detectedTRIM11
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
TRIM11 protects against tauopathies and is down-regulated in Alzheimer's disease.
PMID: 37499037
Science · 2023
1.00
2
Cutaneous Melanocytic Tumor With CRTC1::TRIM11 Translocation : An Emerging Entity Analyzed in a Series of 41 Cases.
PMID: 35993578
Am J Surg Pathol · 2022
0.90
3
TRIM11 attenuates Treg cell differentiation by p62-selective autophagic degradation of AIM2.
PMID: 37804507
Cell Rep · 2023
0.80
4
TRIM11 promotes lymphomas by activating the β-catenin signaling and Axin1 ubiquitination degradation.
PMID: 31786079
Exp Cell Res · 2020
0.70
5
Nucleosome assembly protein-like 1 degradation-dependent novel cardioprotection mechanism of Wnt2 against ischemia‒reperfusion injury.
PMID: 41397965
Signal Transduct Target Ther · 2025
0.60