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RB1 RB transcriptional corepressor 1

ENSG00000139687 · protein coding · Open Targets profile

Tumor suppressor that is a key regulator of the G1/S transition of the cell cycle (PubMed:10499802). The hypophosphorylated form binds transcription regulators of the E2F family, preventing transcription of E2F-responsive genes (PubMed:10499802). Both physically blocks E2Fs transactivating domain and recruits chromatin- modifying enzymes that actively repress transcription (PubMed:10499802). Cyclin and CDK-dependent phosphorylation of RB1 induces its dissociation from E2Fs, thereby activating transcription of E2F responsive genes and triggering entry into S phase (PubMed:10499802). RB1 also promotes the G0-G1 transition upon phosphorylation and activation by CDK3/cyclin-C (PubMed:15084261). Directly involved in heterochromatin formation by maintaining overall chromatin structure and, in particular, that of constitutive heterochromatin by stabilizing histone methylation. Recruits and targets histone methyltransferases SUV39H1, KMT5B and KMT5C, leading to epigenetic transcriptional repression. Controls histone H4 'Lys-20' trimethylation. Inhibits the intrinsic kinase activity of TAF1. Mediates transcriptional repression by SMARCA4/BRG1 by recruiting a histone deacetylase (HDAC) complex to the c-FOS promoter. In resting neurons, transcription of the c-FOS promoter is inhibited by BRG1- dependent recruitment of a phospho-RB1-HDAC1 repressor complex. Upon calcium influx, RB1 is dephosphorylated by calcineurin, which leads to release of the repressor complex (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P13405, ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P33568, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10499802, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15084261}.

In 9 of 15 cancers, the evidence for RB1 comes mainly from inherited variants

Each row is a cancer, strongest overall evidence first. The two dots show how strong the inherited (germline) and tumour-mutation (somatic) evidence is; the line between them is the gap.

Inherited (germline) variantsMutations in tumours (somatic)
00.250.50.751retinoblastomaretinoblastomaretinoblastoma: somatic 0.85retinoblastoma: germline 0.95hereditary retinoblastomahereditary retinoblastomahereditary retinoblastoma: germline 0.94urinary bladder cancerurinary bladder cancerurinary bladder cancer: somatic 0.89urinary bladder cancer: germline 0.89urinary bladder carcinomaurinary bladder carcinomaurinary bladder carcinoma: somatic 0.78urinary bladder carcinoma: germline 0.89small cell lung carcinomasmall cell lung carcinomasmall cell lung carcinoma: somatic 0.76small cell lung carcinoma: germline 0.86non-hereditary retinoblastomanon-hereditary retinoblastomanon-hereditary retinoblastoma: germline 0.97hepatocellular carcinomahepatocellular carcinomahepatocellular carcinoma: somatic 0.80lung adenocarcinomalung adenocarcinomalung adenocarcinoma: somatic 0.74trilateral retinoblastomatrilateral retinoblastomatrilateral retinoblastoma: germline 0.55osteosarcomaosteosarcomaosteosarcoma: somatic 0.68bone osteosarcomabone osteosarcomabone osteosarcoma: germline 0.86hereditary neoplastic syndromehereditary neoplastic syndromehereditary neoplastic syndrome: germline 0.94breast adenocarcinomabreast adenocarcinomabreast adenocarcinoma: somatic 0.87leiomyosarcomaleiomyosarcomaleiomyosarcoma: somatic 0.69glioblastomaglioblastomaglioblastoma: somatic 0.81

Scores run from 0 (no evidence) to 1 (strongest). A missing dot at 0 means Open Targets holds no evidence of that kind. Source: Open Targets Platform, fetched live.

Tractability

Small molecule
High-Quality Ligand, Med-Quality Pocket, Druggable Family
PROTAC
Database Ubiquitination, Half-life Data, Small Molecule Binder

gnomAD loss of function constraint: o/e 0.13294999301433563 (upper bound 0.19715000689029694). Low values mean loss of function is poorly tolerated, a safety flag for inhibition.

Who runs trials of these drugs

No named investigators on registry trials of RB1's approved or late-stage drugs in the last three years.

No terminated, withdrawn or suspended trials of RB1's drugs are registered

All 0 drugs and clinical candidates as a table

Each drug, stage and indication links to its Open Targets record, where the trials and approvals behind it are listed. Salt forms (for example a mesylate) are listed as Open Targets records them, as separate entries.

DrugTypeHighest stageIndicationsSource records
No drugs or clinical candidates recorded.