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TMEM106A transmembrane protein 106A [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 113277, updated on 3-Mar-2026
Official Symbol
TMEM106Aprovided by HGNC
Official Full Name
transmembrane protein 106Aprovided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:28288
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000184988 AllianceGenome:HGNC:28288
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
VALIDATED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Summary
Predicted to be involved in several processes, including positive regulation of intracellular signal transduction; positive regulation of macromolecule biosynthetic process; and positive regulation of nitric oxide metabolic process. Predicted to be located in plasma membrane. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
Expression
Broad expression in kidney (RPKM 9.2), appendix (RPKM 4.7) and 23 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Location:
17q21.31
Exon count:
9
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2025_08 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 17 NC_000017.11 (43211875..43220041)
RS_2025_08 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 17 NC_060941.1 (44070653..44078810)
RS_2024_09 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 17 NC_000017.10 (41363894..41372061)

Chromosome 17 - NC_000017.11Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene BRCA1 DNA repair associated Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC101929767 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC124900391 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 12236 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 12237 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 12238 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 12239 Neighboring gene BRCA1 pseudogene 1 Neighboring gene NBR1 autophagy cargo receptor Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 10579 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr17:41379300-41379489 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr17:41381411-41382085 Neighboring gene coiled-coil domain containing 200 Neighboring gene RNA, U2 small nuclear 1

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  • Project title: Tissue-specific circular RNA induction during human fetal development
  • Description: 35 human fetal samples from 6 tissues (3 - 7 replicates per tissue) collected between 10 and 20 weeks gestational time were sequenced using Illumina TruSeq Stranded Total RNA
  • BioProject: PRJNA270632
  • Publication: PMID 26076956
  • Analysis date: Mon Apr 2 22:54:59 2018

Related articles in PubMed

  1. TMEM106A inhibits enveloped virus release from cell surface. Mao D, et al. iScience, 2022 Feb 18. PMID 35198896, Free PMC Article
  2. Transmembrane protein 106A is silenced by promoter region hypermethylation and suppresses gastric cancer growth by inducing apoptosis. Xu D, et al. J Cell Mol Med, 2014 Aug. PMID 24975047, Free PMC Article
  3. Transmembrane protein 106a activates mouse peritoneal macrophages via the MAPK and NF-κB signaling pathways. Dai H, et al. Sci Rep, 2015 Jul 28. PMID 26215746, Free PMC Article
  4. A de novo complete BRCA1 gene deletion identified in a Spanish woman with early bilateral breast cancer. Garcia-Casado Z, et al. BMC Med Genet, 2011 Oct 11. PMID 21989022, Free PMC Article
  5. PAK4 promotes kinase-independent stabilization of RhoU to modulate cell adhesion. Dart AE, et al. J Cell Biol, 2015 Nov 23. PMID 26598620, Free PMC Article

See all (14) citations in PubMed

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. Low TMEM106A expression is associated with gastric cancer.
    Title: Transmembrane protein 106A is silenced by promoter region hypermethylation and suppresses gastric cancer growth by inducing apoptosis.
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Review eQTL and phenotype association data in this region using PheGenI

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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Markers

Homology

Clone Names

  • FLJ50420, FLJ50717, FLJ77644, MGC20235, MGC182077, MGC182126

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
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Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in immune system process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in innate immune response IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in intracellular signal transduction IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in intracellular signal transduction ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
  
involved_in macrophage activation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in macrophage activation ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
  
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in plasma membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in plasma membrane ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
  
Preferred Names
transmembrane protein 106A

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001291586.2 → NP_001278515.1  transmembrane protein 106A isoform a

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001278515.1

    Status: VALIDATED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) represents the longest transcript and encodes the longest isoform (a). Both variants 1 and 2 encode isoform a.
    Source sequence(s)
    AC024051, AK290387, BQ013276
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS11462.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    A8K2X2, B7Z698, Q96A25
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    K7ERE2
    Related
    ENSP00000466820.1, ENST00000588659.5
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    pfam07092
    Location:25 → 252
    DUF1356; Protein of unknown function (DUF1356)

  2. NM_001291587.2 → NP_001278516.1  transmembrane protein 106A isoform b

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001278516.1

    Status: VALIDATED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (3) differs in the 5' UTR and lacks an alternate in-frame segment in the 5' coding region, compared to variant 1, resulting in an isoform (b) that is shorter than isoform a.
    Source sequence(s)
    AC024051, AK299974, BQ013276
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS74073.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q96A25
    Related
    ENSP00000439844.1, ENST00000541594.5
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    pfam07092
    Location:2 → 204
    DUF1356; Protein of unknown function (DUF1356)

  3. NM_001291588.2 → NP_001278517.1  transmembrane protein 106A isoform c

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001278517.1

    Status: VALIDATED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (4) differs in the 5' UTR and lacks an alternate in-frame exon in the central coding region, compared to variant 1, resulting in an isoform (c) that is shorter than isoform a.
    Source sequence(s)
    AC024051, AK301571, BQ013276
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS77039.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    B7Z779, K7ERE2
    Related
    ENSP00000439835.1, ENST00000536052.5
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    pfam07092
    Location:25 → 205
    DUF1356; Protein of unknown function (DUF1356)

  4. NM_145041.4 → NP_659478.1  transmembrane protein 106A isoform a

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_659478.1

    Status: VALIDATED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (2) differs in the 5' UTR compared to variant 1. Both variants 1 and 2 encode the same isoform (a).
    Source sequence(s)
    AC024051, AK056132, BQ013276
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS11462.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    A8K2X2, B7Z698, Q96A25
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    K7ERE2
    Related
    ENSP00000483246.1, ENST00000612339.4
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    pfam07092
    Location:25 → 252
    DUF1356; Protein of unknown function (DUF1356)

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2025_08

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000017.11 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    43211875..43220041
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Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060941.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    44070653..44078810
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Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
Q96A25.1 GenPept UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:Q96A25

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