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YKT6
YKT6 vesicular SNARE protein
Chromosome 7 · 7p13
NCBI Gene: 10652Ensembl: ENSG00000106636.10HGNC: HGNC:16959UniProt: A0A7I2V4L6
99PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Hub GeneTransporter
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
SNAP receptor activityprotein bindingprotein-cysteine S-palmitoyltransferase activitycadherin bindingneurodegenerative diseasetype 2 diabetes mellitusglucose metabolism diseasediabetes mellitus
✦AI Summary

YKT6 is a vesicular SNARE protein essential for membrane fusion and intracellular transport. Structurally, YKT6 functions as a v-SNARE mediating vesicle docking and fusion to specific cellular compartments 12. It participates in multiple transport pathways: endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi transport as part of SNARE complexes with GOSR1, GOSR2, and STX5; early/recycling endosome to trans-Golgi network transport with BET1L, GOSR1, and STX5; and autophagosome-lysosome fusion where it forms a priming complex with STX17 and SNAP29 23. YKT6 also possesses S-palmitoyl transferase activity and is essential for Golgi apparatus organization 45. Beyond canonical vesicular functions, YKT6 exhibits disease-relevant roles. In male fertility, YKT6 is indispensable for meiosis progression during spermatogenesis through vesicular transport regulation 6. In bladder cancer, YKT6 is significantly upregulated and promotes progression by stabilizing β-catenin through USP7-mediated deubiquitination, activating oncogenic Wnt/β-catenin signaling and epithelial-mesenchymal transition 7. Pan-cancer analysis reveals YKT6 upregulation in most tumors correlating with poor prognosis in multiple malignancies including lung adenocarcinoma, where elevated expression predicts adverse outcomes and YKT6 knockdown inhibits proliferation and migration 89. Additionally, YKT6 contributes to tumor-promoting metabolic reprogramming in pre-metastatic niches 10.

Sources cited
1
YKT6 is a v-SNARE mediating vesicle docking and fusion
PMID: 9211930
2
YKT6 functions in ER-Golgi and endosome-TGN transport as part of SNARE complexes
PMID: 15215310
3
YKT6 has S-palmitoyl transferase activity
PMID: 15479160
4
YKT6 is essential for structural and functional organization of the Golgi apparatus
PMID: 32128853
5
YKT6 forms priming complex with STX17 and SNAP29 facilitating autophagosome-lysosome fusion
PMID: 38340317
6
YKT6 is indispensable for male fertility and meiosis progression during spermatogenesis
PMID: 40528727
7
YKT6 promotes bladder cancer progression by stabilizing β-catenin through USP7-mediated deubiquitination
PMID: 41298248
8
YKT6 is upregulated in most tumors and correlates with poor prognosis in multiple malignancies
PMID: 37058019
9
YKT6 is highly expressed in lung adenocarcinoma and serves as prognostic/diagnostic biomarker; YKT6 knockdown inhibits proliferation and migration
PMID: 39375639
10
YKT6 expression correlates with tumor-derived exosome-mediated metabolic reprogramming in pre-metastatic niches
PMID: 34559989
Disease Associationsⓘ20
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.54Moderate
type 2 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.44Moderate
glucose metabolism diseaseOpen Targets
0.37Weak
diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.35Weak
intestinal disaccharide deficiency and disaccharide malabsorptionOpen Targets
0.35Weak
inborn carbohydrate metabolic disorderOpen Targets
0.34Weak
Abnormal glucose homeostasisOpen Targets
0.29Weak
gestational diabetesOpen Targets
0.27Weak
metabolic syndromeOpen Targets
0.18Weak
familial lipoprotein lipase deficiencyOpen Targets
0.12Weak
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.10Weak
depressive disorderOpen Targets
0.10Weak
cancerOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
oral squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
response to statinOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
head and neck squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
HypercholesterolemiaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
STX1AProtein interaction100%RAB1AProtein interaction100%USO1Protein interaction100%SEC22CProtein interaction100%COG1Protein interaction100%COG5Protein interaction100%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Brain
82%
Heart
73%
Lung
68%
Liver
47%
Ovary
43%
Gene Interaction Network
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YKT6STX1ARAB1AUSO1SEC22CCOG1COG5
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB6J7X · 2.75 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.64LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.46Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.39 [0.25–0.64]
RankingsWhere YKT6 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #4,865of 20,598
    Most Researched99 · top quartile
  • #4,524of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.64
Genes detectedYKT6
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Tumor-derived exosomes drive immunosuppressive macrophages in a pre-metastatic niche through glycolytic dominant metabolic reprogramming.
PMID: 34559989
Cell Metab · 2021
1.00
2
Human YKT6 forms priming complex with STX17 and SNAP29 to facilitate autophagosome-lysosome fusion.
PMID: 38340317
Cell Rep · 2024
0.90
3
Phage-assisted evolution of botulinum neurotoxin proteases with reprogrammed specificity.
PMID: 33602850
Science · 2021
0.80
4
YKT6 Is Essential for Male Fertility by Promoting Meiosis Progression During Spermatogenesis of Mice.
PMID: 40528727
Cell Prolif · 2026
0.70
5
YKT6 Promotes Bladder Cancer Progression by Stabilizing β-catenin Through USP7-Mediated Deubiquitination.
PMID: 41298248
Adv Sci (Weinh) · 2026
0.60