TMEM265 Gene

Name transmembrane protein 265
Description Predicted to be located in membrane. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Mar 2025]
Summary
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Consistent findings across genetic and biochemical studies underscore that PORCN’s activity establishes a regulatory bottleneck for Wnt signaling, with perturbations in its function leading to severe developmental defects such as those observed in focal dermal hypoplasia (FDH) and embryonic lethality in males."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "1", "end_ref": "5"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": ""}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\nDetailed biochemical and cell-based assays described in these abstracts reveal that PORCN’s enzymatic activity is exquisitely regulated. Its ability to catalyze the attachment of fatty acids (notably palmitoleate) onto conserved serine residues in Wnt proteins is not only essential for enabling Wnt protein transport and secretion but also for modulating the overall strength of Wnt signaling gradients. Structural studies and mutational analyses have identified key active site residues and demonstrated that even subtle alterations in PORCN function can result in dramatic phenotypic effects in vivo. Moreover, these studies have validated PORCN as a promising target for small-molecule inhibitors, with potential therapeutic benefits in conditions such as Wnt-driven cancers and fibrotic diseases."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "6", "end_ref": "10"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": ""}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\nIn addition to its central role in early development, PORCN has been shown to influence tissue-specific processes later in life. Conditional and tissue-specific PORCN knockout models have demonstrated its requirement in the regulation of diverse biological processes such as kidney fibrogenesis, synaptic transmission in the hippocampus, and endometrial gland formation in the female reproductive tract. 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Synonyms IFITMD8
Proteins TM265_HUMAN
NCBI Gene ID 100862671
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Predicted Functions View TMEM265's ARCHS4 Predicted Functions.
Co-expressed Genes View TMEM265's ARCHS4 Predicted Functions.
Expression in Tissues and Cell Lines View TMEM265's ARCHS4 Predicted Functions.

Functional Associations

TMEM265 has 624 functional associations with biological entities spanning 5 categories (chemical, functional term, phrase or reference, disease, phenotype or trait, 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 TMEM265 gene relative to other tissue samples from the Allen Brain Atlas Aging Dementia and Traumatic Brain Injury Tissue Sample Gene Expression Profiles dataset.
Carcinogenome Chemical Perturbation Carcinogenicity Signatures small molecule perturbations changing expression of TMEM265 gene from the Carcinogenome Chemical Perturbation Carcinogenicity Signatures dataset.
CM4AI KOLF21J CRISPRi Gene Perturbation Atlas gene perturbations changing expression of TMEM265 gene from the CM4AI KOLF21J CRISPRi Gene Perturbation Atlas dataset.
COMPARTMENTS Text-mining Protein Localization Evidence Scores 2025 cellular components co-occuring with TMEM265 protein in abstracts of biomedical publications from the COMPARTMENTS Text-mining Protein Localization Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
DISEASES Experimental Gene-Disease Association Evidence Scores 2025 diseases associated with TMEM265 gene in GWAS datasets from the DISEASES Experimental Gene-Disease Assocation Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
DISEASES Text-mining Gene-Disease Association Evidence Scores 2025 diseases co-occuring with TMEM265 gene in abstracts of biomedical publications from the DISEASES Text-mining Gene-Disease Assocation Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
GTEx Tissue Gene Expression Profiles 2023 tissues with high or low expression of TMEM265 gene relative to other tissues from the GTEx Tissue Gene Expression Profiles 2023 dataset.
GTEx Tissue-Specific Aging Signatures tissue samples with high or low expression of TMEM265 gene relative to other tissue samples from the GTEx Tissue-Specific Aging Signatures dataset.
JASPAR Predicted Human Transcription Factor Targets 2025 transcription factors regulating expression of TMEM265 gene predicted using known transcription factor binding site motifs from the JASPAR Predicted Human Transcription Factor Targets dataset.
NIBR DRUG-seq U2OS MoA Box Gene Expression Profiles drug perturbations changing expression of TMEM265 gene from the NIBR DRUG-seq U2OS MoA Box dataset.
Rummagene Transcription Factor Associations 2026 transcription factors regulating expression of TMEM265 gene from the Rummagene Transcription Factor Associations 2026 dataset.
RummaGEO Drug Perturbation Signatures drug perturbations changing expression of TMEM265 gene from the RummaGEO Drug Perturbation Signatures dataset.
RummaGEO Gene Perturbation Signatures gene perturbations changing expression of TMEM265 gene from the RummaGEO Gene Perturbation Signatures dataset.
TISSUES Text-mining Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 tissues co-occuring with TMEM265 protein in abstracts of biomedical publications from the TISSUES Text-mining Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.