TMEM216 transmembrane protein 216 [Homo sapiens (human)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: TMEM216provided by HGNC
Official Full Name: transmembrane protein 216provided by HGNC
Primary source: HGNC:HGNC:25018
See related: Ensembl:ENSG00000187049 MIM:613277; AllianceGenome:HGNC:25018
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: REVIEWED
Organism: Homo sapiens
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as: RP98; HSPC244
Summary: This locus encodes a transmembrane domain-containing protein. Mutations at this locus have been associated with Meckel-Gruber Syndrome Type 2, and Joubert Syndrome 2, also known as Cerebello-oculorenal Syndrome 2. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2010]
Annotation information: Annotation category: suggests misassembly
Expression: Ubiquitous expression in ovary (RPKM 7.5), testis (RPKM 4.2) and 25 other tissues See more
Orthologs: all
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Genomic context

Location:: 11q12.2

Exon count:: 5

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2025_08	current	GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40)	11	NC_000011.10 (61392587..61398846)
RS_2025_08	current	T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1)	11	NC_060935.1 (61381482..61387743)
RS_2024_09	previous assembly	GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25)	11	NC_000011.9 (61160059..61166318)

Chromosome 11 - NC_000011.10 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Expression

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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

Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Substitution of a single non-coding nucleotide upstream of TMEM216 causes non-syndromic retinitis pigmentosa and is associated with reduced TMEM216 expression.
Title: Substitution of a single non-coding nucleotide upstream of TMEM216 causes non-syndromic retinitis pigmentosa and is associated with reduced TMEM216 expression.
study reports that mutation of either TMEM138 or TMEM216 causes a phenotypically indistinguishable ciliopathy, Joubert syndrome; expression of the genes is mediated by a conserved regulatory element in the noncoding intergenic region
Title: Evolutionarily assembled cis-regulatory module at a human ciliopathy locus.
Observational study of gene-disease association. (HuGE Navigator)
Title: Mutation analysis of 18 nephronophthisis associated ciliopathy disease genes using a DNA pooling and next generation sequencing strategy.
Data show that a single G218T mutation (R73L in the protein) was identified in all cases of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.
Title: Mutations in TMEM216 perturb ciliogenesis and cause Joubert, Meckel and related syndromes.
a TMEM216 mutation may have a role in Joubert syndrome 2 (JBTS2) in Ashkenazi Jews
Title: Joubert syndrome 2 (JBTS2) in Ashkenazi Jews is associated with a TMEM216 mutation.

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Phenotypes

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Associated conditions

Description	Tests
Joubert syndrome 2 MedGen: C1842577 OMIM: 608091 GeneReviews: Joubert Syndrome	not available
Meckel syndrome, type 2 MedGen: C1864148 OMIM: 603194 GeneReviews: Not available	not available
Retinitis pigmentosa 98 MedGen: C5975495 OMIM: 620996 GeneReviews: Not available	not available

Variation

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Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Markers

D11S2319E (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:41268

A006Z26 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:33622

WI-22101 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:58202

RH12213 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:58203

A004X06 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:58998

D11S1313 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:35522

D11S906 (e-PCR), detects polymorphism
- UniSTS:14062

D11S911 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:40182

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in cilium assembly	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in cilium assembly	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in non-motile cilium assembly	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in photoreceptor cell maintenance	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in photoreceptor cell morphogenesis	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in positive regulation of cilium assembly	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in positive regulation of cilium assembly	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in positive regulation of smoothened signaling pathway	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in positive regulation of smoothened signaling pathway	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in protein localization to ciliary transition zone	NAS Non-traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
part_of MKS complex	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
part_of MKS complex	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
part_of MKS complex	NAS Non-traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
is_active_in ciliary transition zone	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in ciliary transition zone	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in ciliary transition zone	NAS Non-traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
located_in cilium	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in cytosol	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info
located_in membrane	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: transmembrane protein 216

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

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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.