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TMBIM6 (BAX Inhibitor 1/BI1) - ER membrane protein with anti-apoptotic and neuroprotective functions in neurodegeneration
| Gene Symbol | TMBIM6 |
| Full Name | Transmembrane BAX Inhibitor Motif Containing 6 (BAX Inhibitor 1) |
| Aliases | BAX Inhibitor 1/BI1 |
| Chromosome | 12q13.12 |
| Function | is a highly conserved anti-apoptotic protein localized primarily to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane. |
| Molecular Weight | 33 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 299 aa |
| Pathways | Pyroptosis |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000125148 |
| GeneCards | TMBIM6 |
| Human Protein Atlas | TMBIM6 |
| Associated Diseases | neurodegeneration |
| Interactions | BAX, PIEZO1, PYROPTOSIS, GENES |
| KG Connections | 7 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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TMBIM6(["TMBIM6"])
Cancer["Cancer"]
Cardiac["Cardiac"]
Pyroptosis["Pyroptosis"]
BAX(["BAX"])
PYROPTOSIS(["PYROPTOSIS"])
PIEZO1(["PIEZO1"])
GENES(["GENES"])
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
TMBIM6 -->|"therapeutic target"| Cancer
TMBIM6 -->|"activates"| Cardiac
TMBIM6 -->|"activates"| Pyroptosis
BAX -->|"activates"| TMBIM6
PYROPTOSIS -->|"activates"| TMBIM6
PIEZO1 -->|"activates"| TMBIM6
GENES -->|"activates"| TMBIM6
TMBIM6 -->|"implicated in"| neurodegeneration
style TMBIM6 fill:#1a237e,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#fff| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiac | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Pyroptosis | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAX | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PIEZO1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PYROPTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
No analyses mention this entity
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||