Gene Information
Gene NameTMEM106B
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length274
Protein NamesTransmembrane protein 106B
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000106460 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9NUM4
Gene CardTMEM106B
Uniprot IDQ9NUM4
PfamPF07092
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.39596056)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ TMEM106B ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ TMEM106B ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ TMEM106B ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ TMEM106B ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Tmem106b ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ TMEM106B ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Tmem106b ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ TMEM106B ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsTMEM106C, TMEM106A
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the brain, including in the frontal cortex (at protein level) (PubMed:35247328, PubMed:35344985). Expressed in lung epithelial cels (PubMed:33686287). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:33686287, ECO:0000269|PubMed:35247328, ECO:0000269|PubMed:35344985}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 7QVC  (EM  2.64A  7QVF  (EM  3.64A  7QWG  (EM  3.38A  7QWL  (EM  3.47A  7QWM  (EM  2.76A  7SAQ  (EM  2.90A  7SAR  (EM  3.20A  7SAS  (EM  3.70A  7U10  (EM  3.00A  7U11  (EM  3.20A  7U12  (EM  3.50A  7U13  (EM  2.90A  7U14  (EM  4.50A  7U15  (EM  3.00A  7U16  (EM  2.70A  7U17  (EM  3.00A  7X83  (EM  3.40A  7X84  (EM  3.00A 
DBSNP rs3173615  rs1554310600 
Subcellular location [CC]Late endosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22511793, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23136129, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25066864};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22511793, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23136129, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25066864}. Lysosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22511793, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25066864};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22511793, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23136129, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25066864}. Note=Colocalizes with LAMP1. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22511793, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25066864}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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