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NRG1 neuregulin 1

ENSG00000157168 · protein coding · Open Targets profile

Direct ligand for ERBB3 and ERBB4 tyrosine kinase receptors. Concomitantly recruits ERBB1 and ERBB2 coreceptors, resulting in ligand-stimulated tyrosine phosphorylation and activation of the ERBB receptors. The multiple isoforms perform diverse functions such as inducing growth and differentiation of epithelial, glial, neuronal, and skeletal muscle cells; inducing expression of acetylcholine receptor in synaptic vesicles during the formation of the neuromuscular junction; stimulating lobuloalveolar budding and milk production in the mammary gland and inducing differentiation of mammary tumor cells; stimulating Schwann cell proliferation; implication in the development of the myocardium such as trabeculation of the developing heart. Isoform 10 may play a role in motor and sensory neuron development. Binds to ERBB4 (PubMed:10867024, PubMed:7902537). Binds to ERBB3 (PubMed:20682778). Acts as a ligand for integrins and binds (via EGF domain) to integrins ITGAV:ITGB3 or ITGA6:ITGB4. Its binding to integrins and subsequent ternary complex formation with integrins and ERRB3 are essential for NRG1-ERBB signaling. Induces the phosphorylation and activation of MAPK3/ERK1, MAPK1/ERK2 and AKT1 (PubMed:20682778). Ligand-dependent ERBB4 endocytosis is essential for the NRG1-mediated activation of these kinases in neurons (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P43322, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10867024, ECO:0000269|PubMed:1348215, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20682778, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7902537}.

In 8 of 15 cancers, the evidence for NRG1 comes mainly from mutations found in tumours

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)
00.250.50.751lung adenocarcinomalung adenocarcinomalung adenocarcinoma: somatic 0.61lung adenocarcinoma: germline 0.88thyroid gland carcinomathyroid gland carcinomathyroid gland carcinoma: somatic 0.46thyroid gland carcinoma: germline 0.89thyroid cancerthyroid cancerthyroid cancer: germline 0.90thyroid gland papillary carcinomathyroid gland papillary carcinomathyroid gland papillary carcinoma: somatic 0.61thyroid gland papillary carcinoma: germline 0.72non-small cell lung carcinomanon-small cell lung carcinomanon-small cell lung carcinoma: somatic 0.46non-small cell lung carcinoma: germline 0.73thyroid tumorthyroid tumorthyroid tumor: somatic 0.30thyroid tumor: germline 0.57prostate carcinomaprostate carcinomaprostate carcinoma: somatic 0.61pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomapancreatic ductal adenocarcinomapancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: somatic 0.61prostate adenocarcinomaprostate adenocarcinomaprostate adenocarcinoma: somatic 0.61breast ductal adenocarcinomabreast ductal adenocarcinomabreast ductal adenocarcinoma: somatic 0.61lung cancerlung cancerlung cancer: germline 0.46exocrine pancreatic carcinomaexocrine pancreatic carcinomaexocrine pancreatic carcinoma: somatic 0.61Transitional MeningiomaTransitional MeningiomaTransitional Meningioma: somatic 0.61ovarian endometrioid adenocarcinoma wit…ovarian endometrioid adenocarcinoma with squamous differentiationovarian endometrioid adenocarcinoma with squamous differentiation: somatic 0.61breast lobular carcinomabreast lobular carcinomabreast lobular carcinoma: somatic 0.61

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

Antibody
GO CC high conf, UniProt loc med conf, UniProt SigP or TMHMM

gnomAD loss of function constraint: o/e 0.28192999958992004 (upper bound 0.418069988489151). 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 NRG1's approved or late-stage drugs in the last three years.

No terminated, withdrawn or suspended trials of NRG1'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.