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TRMT6
tRNA methyltransferase 6 non-catalytic subunit
Chromosome 20 · 20p12.3
NCBI Gene: 51605Ensembl: ENSG00000089195.16HGNC: HGNC:20900UniProt: Q9UJA5
65PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
RNA bindingprotein bindingmRNA processingnucleoplasmneurodegenerative diseasehepatocellular carcinomagliomaneoplasm
✦AI Summary

TRMT6 (tRNA methyltransferase 6 non-catalytic subunit) functions as the substrate-binding component of a methyltransferase complex that catalyzes N1-methyladenosine (m1A) modifications in both tRNAs and mRNAs 1. Together with the catalytic subunit TRMT61A, TRMT6 forms a complex that methylates adenosine at position 58 in initiator methionyl-tRNA and also modifies specific mRNA sites containing tRNA T-loop-like structures 1. The complex additionally generates m1A modifications in tRNA-derived fragments (tRFs), which affects their gene-silencing activity 2. TRMT6 is significantly overexpressed across multiple cancer types, including hepatocellular carcinoma, colorectal cancer, neuroblastoma, and triple-negative breast cancer 3456. Mechanistically, TRMT6-mediated m1A modifications regulate translation efficiency of specific mRNAs, including PPARδ in liver cancer and FTH1 in breast cancer 36. The enzyme also controls histone mRNA translation through codon-biased mechanisms 4 and modulates cellular stress responses 7. High TRMT6 expression correlates with poor patient survival and promotes tumor growth, metastasis, and therapeutic resistance 34, making it an attractive target for cancer therapy.

Sources cited
1
TRMT6 forms a complex with TRMT61A that catalyzes m1A modifications in tRNAs and mRNAs
PMID: 29107537
2
TRMT6/61A-dependent m1A modification of tRNA-derived fragments affects gene-silencing activity
PMID: 35444240
3
TRMT6 is overexpressed in hepatocellular carcinoma and regulates PPARδ translation
PMID: 34728628
4
TRMT6 is upregulated in colorectal cancer and controls histone mRNA translation
PMID: 40461825
5
TRMT6 is elevated in neuroblastoma and promotes malignancy
PMID: 40897821
6
TRMT6 is overexpressed in triple-negative breast cancer and regulates FTH1 translation
PMID: 41391019
7
TRMT6 depletion reduces proliferation and stress resistance in bladder cancer
PMID: 38304034
Disease Associationsⓘ20
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.50Moderate
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.10Weak
gliomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
colorectal cancerOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
bladder transitional cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
colonic neoplasmOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
polyp of colonOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
hypertensionOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
ovarian cancerOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
colon carcinomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
benign colon neoplasmOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
HepatoblastomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
colorectal adenomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
intestinal diseaseOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
benign neoplasmOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
rectal neoplasmOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
rectal adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
rectum cancerOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
METTL1Protein interaction95%FTSJ3Protein interaction92%WDR4Protein interaction91%FTSJ1Protein interaction86%WDR12Protein interaction85%TRMT61BProtein interaction84%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Brain
64%
Heart
39%
Lung
32%
Ovary
28%
Liver
25%
Gene Interaction Network
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TRMT6METTL1FTSJ3WDR4FTSJ1WDR12TRMT61B
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB5CCB · 2.00 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.79LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.58 [0.43–0.79]
RankingsWhere TRMT6 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #7,214of 20,598
    Most Researched65
  • #6,445of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.79
Genes detectedTRMT6
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
N
PMID: 34728628
Nat Commun · 2021
1.00
2
TRMT6/61A-dependent base methylation of tRNA-derived fragments regulates gene-silencing activity and the unfolded protein response in bladder cancer.
PMID: 35444240
Nat Commun · 2022
0.90
3
TRMT6-mediated tRNA m
PMID: 40461825
Nat Cancer · 2025
0.80
4
Identification and validation of key biomarkers based on RNA methylation genes in sepsis.
PMID: 37701433
Front Immunol · 2023
0.70
5
Base-Resolution Mapping Reveals Distinct m
PMID: 29107537
Mol Cell · 2017
0.60