TMEM238L Gene

Name transmembrane protein 238 like
Description Involved in intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway in response to endoplasmic reticulum stress. Located in endoplasmic reticulum membrane. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Mar 2025]
Summary
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In addition, a gastrointestinal‑specific isoform encoding a conserved 79‑amino acid small protein (FORCP) has been identified, which appears to mediate tumor‑suppressive effects in well‑differentiated colorectal cancer cells by inhibiting clonogenicity and tumorigenesis."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "1", "end_ref": "9"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n\n"}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\nIn parallel, investigations into the potassium‑dependent sodium/calcium exchanger NCKX3 have underscored its critical roles in calcium homeostasis and cellular physiology. NCKX3 is abundantly expressed in tissues such as the uterus, kidney, and brain, where it facilitates active calcium transport—contributing to uterine function, renal calcium reabsorption, and maintenance of intracellular calcium levels essential for neuronal activity. Hormonal regulation studies have demonstrated that sex steroids and adrenal hormones can modulate NCKX3 expression, while gene ablation models have revealed compensatory shifts in calcium‑handling machinery, alterations in bone mineral content, heightened inflammatory responses in the gut, and behavioral as well as motor learning deficits. Collectively, these findings indicate that NCKX3 is a multifaceted regulator of calcium signaling with broad implications for both normal physiology and disease."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "10", "end_ref": "14"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n"}]}, {"type": "rg", "children": [{"type": "r", "ref": 1, "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "Dou-Dou Li, Zhi-Qiang Fu, Qing Lin, et al. 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NCBI Gene ID 100289255
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Predicted Functions View TMEM238L's ARCHS4 Predicted Functions.
Co-expressed Genes View TMEM238L's ARCHS4 Predicted Functions.
Expression in Tissues and Cell Lines View TMEM238L's ARCHS4 Predicted Functions.

Functional Associations

TMEM238L has 995 functional associations with biological entities spanning 5 categories (functional term, phrase or reference, disease, phenotype or trait, chemical, cell line, cell type or tissue, gene, protein or microRNA) extracted from 14 datasets.

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Dataset Summary
Allen Brain Atlas Aging Dementia and Traumatic Brain Injury Tissue Sample Gene Expression Profiles tissue samples with high or low expression of TMEM238L gene relative to other tissue samples from the Allen Brain Atlas Aging Dementia and Traumatic Brain Injury Tissue Sample Gene Expression Profiles dataset.
CM4AI KOLF21J CRISPRi Gene Perturbation Atlas gene perturbations changing expression of TMEM238L gene from the CM4AI KOLF21J CRISPRi Gene Perturbation Atlas dataset.
COMPARTMENTS Curated Protein Localization Evidence Scores 2025 cellular components containing TMEM238L protein from the COMPARTMENTS Curated Protein Localization Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
COMPARTMENTS Text-mining Protein Localization Evidence Scores 2025 cellular components co-occuring with TMEM238L protein in abstracts of biomedical publications from the COMPARTMENTS Text-mining Protein Localization Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
DISEASES Text-mining Gene-Disease Association Evidence Scores 2025 diseases co-occuring with TMEM238L gene in abstracts of biomedical publications from the DISEASES Text-mining Gene-Disease Assocation Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
GO Biological Process Annotations 2025 biological processes involving TMEM238L gene from the curated GO Biological Process Annotations2025 dataset.
GO Cellular Component Annotations 2025 cellular components containing TMEM238L protein from the curated GO Cellular Component Annotations 2025 dataset.
GTEx Tissue Gene Expression Profiles 2023 tissues with high or low expression of TMEM238L gene relative to other tissues from the GTEx Tissue Gene Expression Profiles 2023 dataset.
JASPAR Predicted Human Transcription Factor Targets 2025 transcription factors regulating expression of TMEM238L gene predicted using known transcription factor binding site motifs from the JASPAR Predicted Human Transcription Factor Targets dataset.
JASPAR Predicted Mouse Transcription Factor Targets 2025 transcription factors regulating expression of TMEM238L gene predicted using known transcription factor binding site motifs from the JASPAR Predicted Mouse Transcription Factor Targets 2025 dataset.
Rummagene Transcription Factor Associations 2026 transcription factors regulating expression of TMEM238L gene from the Rummagene Transcription Factor Associations 2026 dataset.
RummaGEO Drug Perturbation Signatures drug perturbations changing expression of TMEM238L gene from the RummaGEO Drug Perturbation Signatures dataset.
RummaGEO Gene Perturbation Signatures gene perturbations changing expression of TMEM238L gene from the RummaGEO Gene Perturbation Signatures dataset.
TISSUES Text-mining Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 tissues co-occuring with TMEM238L protein in abstracts of biomedical publications from the TISSUES Text-mining Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.