# NIN

Source: https://onco.cc/targets/nin/  
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## TL;DR

NIN (Ninein) is a gene whose normal job is to hold cell growth in check. The public catalogues list it as an oncogene driver and a tumour suppressor, and it is called a cancer driver by mutation analysis of patient cohorts. Tied to Colorectal cancer, Mesothelioma, Gastric & gastro-oesophageal junction cancer and 1 more.

## Summary

Centrosomal protein required in the positioning and anchorage of the microtubule minus-end in epithelial cells. May also act as a centrosome maturation factor. May play a role in microtubule nucleation, by recruiting the gamma-tubulin ring complex to the centrosome.

IntOGen calls it a driver in 3 cohorts (1 activating, 2 loss-of-function), covering Colorectal Adenocarcinoma, Pleural Mesothelioma, Stomach Adenocarcinoma.

## Fields

- Kind: Target
- Last checked: 2026-09-23
- Also known as: ninein; Ninein
- Tags: cancer-genes-wave
- Symbol: NIN
- Class: tumor-suppressor
- Biology: Centrosomal protein required in the positioning and anchorage of the microtubule minus-end in epithelial cells. May also act as a centrosome maturation factor. May play a role in microtubule nucleation, by recruiting the gamma-tubulin ring complex to the centrosome. Overexpression does not perturb nucleation or elongation of microtubules but suppresses release of microtubules. Required for centriole organisation and microtubule anchoring at the mother centriole. Location: Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome; Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome, centriole; Cell junction, desmosome; Cytoplasm (UniProt). Locus 14q22.1 (HGNC).
- Where found: Colorectal cancer: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (COADREAD); Mesothelioma: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (PLMESO); Gastric & gastro-oesophageal junction cancer: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (STAD); Pleural mesothelioma: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (PLMESO)

## Notes

- Written by scripts/fetch-cancer-genes.ts from CIViC, Open Targets, IntOGen, HGNC and UniProt; the function text is UniProt's, condensed and in UK spelling. Roles: IntOGen calls it an activating (Act) driver in 1 cohort; IntOGen calls it a loss-of-function (LoF) driver in 2 cohorts. Evidence tier "cohort-driver" is the strongest of those signals.
- Prevalence not recorded: none of the sources gives a positivity rate.

## Sources

- HGNC HGNC:14906: https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc_id/HGNC:14906
- UniProt Q8N4C6: https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/Q8N4C6/entry
- NCBI Gene 51199: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/51199
- Ensembl ENSG00000100503: https://www.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Gene/Summary?g=ENSG00000100503

## Connected records

- collections: [IntOGen](https://onco.cc/collections/intogen/)
- cancers: [Colorectal cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/colorectal/), [Gastric & gastro-oesophageal junction cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/gastric/), [Mesothelioma](https://onco.cc/cancers/mesothelioma/), [Pleural mesothelioma](https://onco.cc/cancers/pleural-mesothelioma/)

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