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TRIP6
thyroid hormone receptor interactor 6
Chromosome 7 · 7q22.1
NCBI Gene: 7205Ensembl: ENSG00000087077.15HGNC: HGNC:12311UniProt: Q15654
160PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Transcription Factor
RESEARCH IMPACT
Trending
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
focal adhesioncytosolprotein bindingkinase bindingneurodegenerative diseasehypothyroidismmyxedemacolorectal carcinoma
✦AI Summary

TRIP6 (thyroid hormone receptor interactor 6) is a versatile adaptor protein that functions as a cytoplasmic signaling hub and nuclear transcriptional coregulator. The protein contains three LIM domains that facilitate protein-protein interactions and enable its diverse cellular functions 1. TRIP6 primarily localizes to focal adhesions and cytosol, where it coordinates cell motility through actin cytoskeleton reorganization and promotes cell invasiveness by weakening adherens junctions 2. Mechanistically, TRIP6 interacts with PDZ domain-containing proteins like PARD3 to disrupt tight junctions, inhibits PTEN, and activates oncogenic Akt signaling pathways 3. The protein can shuttle to the nucleus where it serves as a transcriptional coactivator for NF-κB and JUN pathways 2. TRIP6 also associates with telomeres in a subset of human cells, potentially contributing to genome stability and telomere protection 4. In disease contexts, TRIP6 is significantly upregulated in colorectal cancer, particularly in liver metastases, and high expression correlates with poor patient prognosis 35. The protein promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition, cell migration, invasion, and metastasis, making it an attractive therapeutic target for cancer treatment 35.

Sources cited
1
TRIP6 contains three LIM domains that mediate protein-protein interactions
PMID: 9598321
2
TRIP6 functions as a scaffolding protein at focal adhesions involved in cytoskeletal organization and acts as a nuclear transcriptional cofactor
PMID: 22054418
3
TRIP6 interacts with PARD3 to disrupt tight junctions, inhibits PTEN, and activates Akt signaling; upregulated in colorectal cancer with poor prognosis
PMID: 37827326
4
TRIP6 upregulation verified in CRC samples and knockdown inhibits cell proliferation, migration, and invasion
PMID: 38430268
5
TRIP6 is present at a subset of telomeres in human cells and may contribute to telomere protection
PMID: 21519191
Disease Associationsⓘ20
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.25Weak
hypothyroidismOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
myxedemaOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
hair colorOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
gastric cancerOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
megalencephaly, autosomal dominantOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
hydrocephalus, congenital communicating, 1Open Targets
0.06Suggestive
diverticular diseaseOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
glioblastoma multiformeOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
hemorrhoidOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
Megalencephaly - polymicrogyria - postaxial polydactyly - hydrocephalusOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
glycoprotein storage diseaseOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
craniofacial conodysplasiaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
Craniosynostosis - Dandy-Walker malformation - hydrocephalusOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
craniosynostosis-Dandy-Walker malformation-hydrocephalus syndromeOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
Hydrocephalus with stenosis of the aqueduct of SylviusOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter 5Open Targets
0.04Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
RIPK2Protein interaction91%LPAR2Protein interaction91%BCAR1Protein interaction91%OIP5Protein interaction88%VCLProtein interaction84%EXOSC8Protein interaction80%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Ovary
100%
Liver
83%
Lung
66%
Heart
49%
Bone Marrow
32%
Brain
16%
Gene Interaction Network
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TRIP6RIPK2LPAR2BCAR1OIP5VCLEXOSC8
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB1X61 · NMR
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.90LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.67 [0.51–0.90]
RankingsWhere TRIP6 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #2,820of 20,598
    Most Researched160 · top quartile
  • #8,139of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.90
Genes detectedTRIP6
Sources retrieved25 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
TRIP6 disrupts tight junctions to promote metastasis and drug resistance and is a therapeutic target in colorectal cancer.
PMID: 37827326
Cancer Lett · 2023
1.00
2
Construction of an immune predictive model and identification of TRIP6 as a prognostic marker and therapeutic target of CRC by integration of single-cell and bulk RNA-seq data.
PMID: 38430268
Cancer Immunol Immunother · 2024
0.90
3
Spatial and single-cell transcriptomic analysis reveals fibroblasts dependent immune environment in colorectal cancer.
PMID: 40068177
Biofactors · 2025
0.80
4
The human TRIP6 gene encodes a LIM domain protein and maps to chromosome 7q22, a region associated with tumorigenesis.
PMID: 9598321
Genomics · 1998
0.70
5
TRIP6 accelerates the proliferation and invasion of cervical cancer by upregulating oncogenic YAP signaling.
PMID: 32853630
Exp Cell Res · 2020
0.68