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TRIM59
tripartite motif containing 59
Chromosome 3 · 3q25.33
NCBI Gene: 286827Ensembl: ENSG00000213186.9HGNC: HGNC:30834UniProt: Q8IWR1
72PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingnegative regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transductioninnate immune responseendoplasmic reticulumhypertensionessential hypertensionOral ulcertype 2 diabetes mellitus
✦AI Summary

TRIM59 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase with pleiotropic functions in immunity, development, and disease pathogenesis 1. As a negative regulator of innate immunity, TRIM59 suppresses RLR-induced activation of IRF3/7 and NF-κB through ECSIT interaction, while also regulating autophagy by modulating BECN1 transcription and K63-linked ubiquitination 23. TRIM59 mediates K48-linked ubiquitination of TRAF6, promoting its proteasomal degradation 3. Clinically, TRIM59 is significantly upregulated across 15 solid tumor types and serves as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker associated with poor survival outcomes 4. In hepatocellular carcinoma, TRIM59 promotes proliferation, migration, and invasion through p53 pathway regulation 5. In pancreatic cancer, TRIM59 confers gemcitabine resistance by stabilizing RBPJ through K63-linked ubiquitination, activating Notch signaling in a positive feedback loop 6. TRIM59 also inhibits ferroptosis by promoting p53 degradation via the SLC35F2-SYVN1-TRIM59 axis 7. In prostate cancer, TRIM59 upregulation drives neuroendocrine differentiation and treatment resistance by enhancing RB1/P53 degradation and upregulating SOX2 8. In pulmonary hypertension, TRIM59 overexpression accelerates PASMC proliferation and vascular remodeling under YAP1/TEAD4 transcriptional regulation 9.

Sources cited
1
TRIM59 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase with pleiotropic functions in immunity, development, and disease pathogenesis .
PMID: 35975813
2
As a negative regulator of innate immunity, TRIM59 suppresses RLR-induced activation of IRF3/7 and NF-κB through ECSIT interaction, while also regulating autophagy by modulating BECN1 transcription and K63-linked ubiquitination , .
PMID: 30231667
3
Clinically, TRIM59 is significantly upregulated across 15 solid tumor types and serves as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker associated with poor survival outcomes .
PMID: 34534244
4
In hepatocellular carcinoma, TRIM59 promotes proliferation, migration, and invasion through p53 pathway regulation .
PMID: 29442042
5
In pancreatic cancer, TRIM59 confers gemcitabine resistance by stabilizing RBPJ through K63-linked ubiquitination, activating Notch signaling in a positive feedback loop .
PMID: 39725730
6
TRIM59 also inhibits ferroptosis by promoting p53 degradation via the SLC35F2-SYVN1-TRIM59 axis .
PMID: 37740007
7
In prostate cancer, TRIM59 upregulation drives neuroendocrine differentiation and treatment resistance by enhancing RB1/P53 degradation and upregulating SOX2 .
PMID: 36544044
8
In pulmonary hypertension, TRIM59 overexpression accelerates PASMC proliferation and vascular remodeling under YAP1/TEAD4 transcriptional regulation .
PMID: 37978515
Disease Associationsⓘ20
hypertensionOpen Targets
0.28Weak
essential hypertensionOpen Targets
0.26Weak
Oral ulcerOpen Targets
0.23Weak
type 2 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.20Weak
diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.19Weak
clonal hematopoiesisOpen Targets
0.18Weak
agingOpen Targets
0.14Weak
kidney failureOpen Targets
0.14Weak
HypercholesterolemiaOpen Targets
0.13Weak
hemorrhoidOpen Targets
0.12Weak
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.11Weak
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.11Weak
neuroblastomaOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
gastric cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
age-related macular degenerationOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
X-linked retinal dysplasiaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
ovarian cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
lung cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
ECSITProtein interaction96%IFT80Protein interaction76%TRIM10Shared pathway67%NKIRAS2Shared pathway33%NKIRAS1Shared pathway33%CARD19Shared pathway33%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Brain
29%
Lung
7%
Ovary
6%
Liver
4%
Heart
2%
Gene Interaction Network
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TRIM59ECSITIFT80TRIM10NKIRAS2NKIRAS1CARD19
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q8IWR1
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.68LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.12Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.44 [0.29–0.68]
RankingsWhere TRIM59 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #6,594of 20,598
    Most Researched72
  • #4,992of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.68
Genes detectedTRIM59
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Inherited causes of clonal haematopoiesis in 97,691 whole genomes.
PMID: 33057201
Nature · 2020
1.00
2
A role of TRIM59 in pulmonary hypertension: modulating the protein ubiquitylation modification.
PMID: 37978515
J Transl Med · 2023
0.90
3
The role of TRIM59 in immunity and immune-related diseases.
PMID: 35975813
Int Rev Immunol · 2024
0.80
4
TRIM59 promotes cell proliferation, migration and invasion in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells.
PMID: 29442042
Pharmazie · 2017
0.70
5
TRIM59: A potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in human tumors.
PMID: 34534244
PLoS One · 2021
0.60