ID EMC6_HUMAN Reviewed; 110 AA. AC Q9BV81; DT 31-OCT-2006, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot. DT 01-JUN-2001, sequence version 1. DT 10-JUN-2026, entry version 149. DE RecName: Full=ER membrane protein complex subunit 6; DE AltName: Full=Transmembrane protein 93; GN Name=EMC6; Synonyms=TMEM93; OS Homo sapiens (Human). OC Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; OC Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; OC Homo. OX NCBI_TaxID=9606; RN [1] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE MRNA]. RC TISSUE=Placenta; RX PubMed=15489334; DOI=10.1101/gr.2596504; RG The MGC Project Team; RT "The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: RT the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC)."; RL Genome Res. 14:2121-2127(2004). RN [2] RP IDENTIFICATION BY MASS SPECTROMETRY [LARGE SCALE ANALYSIS]. RX PubMed=21269460; DOI=10.1186/1752-0509-5-17; RA Burkard T.R., Planyavsky M., Kaupe I., Breitwieser F.P., Buerckstuemmer T., RA Bennett K.L., Superti-Furga G., Colinge J.; RT "Initial characterization of the human central proteome."; RL BMC Syst. Biol. 5:17-17(2011). RN [3] RP IDENTIFICATION IN THE EMC COMPLEX, AND SUBCELLULAR LOCATION. RX PubMed=22119785; DOI=10.1038/ncb2383; RA Christianson J.C., Olzmann J.A., Shaler T.A., Sowa M.E., Bennett E.J., RA Richter C.M., Tyler R.E., Greenblatt E.J., Harper J.W., Kopito R.R.; RT "Defining human ERAD networks through an integrative mapping strategy."; RL Nat. Cell Biol. 14:93-105(2012). RN [4] RP ACETYLATION [LARGE SCALE ANALYSIS] AT ALA-2, CLEAVAGE OF INITIATOR RP METHIONINE [LARGE SCALE ANALYSIS], AND IDENTIFICATION BY MASS SPECTROMETRY RP [LARGE SCALE ANALYSIS]. RX PubMed=22814378; DOI=10.1073/pnas.1210303109; RA Van Damme P., Lasa M., Polevoda B., Gazquez C., Elosegui-Artola A., RA Kim D.S., De Juan-Pardo E., Demeyer K., Hole K., Larrea E., Timmerman E., RA Prieto J., Arnesen T., Sherman F., Gevaert K., Aldabe R.; RT "N-terminal acetylome analyses and functional insights of the N-terminal RT acetyltransferase NatB."; RL Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 109:12449-12454(2012). RN [5] RP FUNCTION, AND SUBCELLULAR LOCATION. RX PubMed=30415835; DOI=10.1016/j.cell.2018.10.009; RA Chitwood P.J., Juszkiewicz S., Guna A., Shao S., Hegde R.S.; RT "EMC Is Required to Initiate Accurate Membrane Protein Topogenesis."; RL Cell 175:1507-1519(2018). RN [6] RP FUNCTION. RX PubMed=29809151; DOI=10.7554/elife.37018; RA Shurtleff M.J., Itzhak D.N., Hussmann J.A., Schirle Oakdale N.T., RA Costa E.A., Jonikas M., Weibezahn J., Popova K.D., Jan C.H., Sinitcyn P., RA Vembar S.S., Hernandez H., Cox J., Burlingame A.L., Brodsky J.L., Frost A., RA Borner G.H., Weissman J.S.; RT "The ER membrane protein complex interacts cotranslationally to enable RT biogenesis of multipass membrane proteins."; RL Elife 7:0-0(2018). RN [7] RP FUNCTION, AND SUBUNIT. RX PubMed=29242231; DOI=10.1126/science.aao3099; RA Guna A., Volkmar N., Christianson J.C., Hegde R.S.; RT "The ER membrane protein complex is a transmembrane domain insertase."; RL Science 359:470-473(2018). RN [8] {ECO:0007744|PDB:6Z3W} RP STRUCTURE BY ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (6.40 ANGSTROMS) OF THE EMC COMPLEX, RP FUNCTION, AND TOPOLOGY. RX PubMed=32459176; DOI=10.7554/elife.57887; RA O'Donnell J.P., Phillips B.P., Yagita Y., Juszkiewicz S., Wagner A., RA Malinverni D., Keenan R.J., Miller E.A., Hegde R.S.; RT "The architecture of EMC reveals a path for membrane protein insertion."; RL Elife 9:0-0(2020). RN [9] {ECO:0007744|PDB:6WW7} RP STRUCTURE BY ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (3.40 ANGSTROMS) OF THE EMC COMPLEX, RP FUNCTION, TOPOLOGY, AND MUTAGENESIS OF ASP-27 AND THR-31. RX PubMed=32439656; DOI=10.1126/science.abb5008; RA Pleiner T., Tomaleri G.P., Januszyk K., Inglis A.J., Hazu M., RA Voorhees R.M.; RT "Structural basis for membrane insertion by the human ER membrane protein RT complex."; RL Science 369:433-436(2020). CC -!- FUNCTION: Part of the endoplasmic reticulum membrane protein complex CC (EMC) that enables the energy-independent insertion into endoplasmic CC reticulum membranes of newly synthesized membrane proteins CC (PubMed:29242231, PubMed:29809151, PubMed:30415835, PubMed:32439656, CC PubMed:32459176). Preferentially accommodates proteins with CC transmembrane domains that are weakly hydrophobic or contain CC destabilizing features such as charged and aromatic residues CC (PubMed:29242231, PubMed:29809151, PubMed:30415835). Involved in the CC cotranslational insertion of multi-pass membrane proteins in which CC stop-transfer membrane-anchor sequences become ER membrane spanning CC helices (PubMed:29809151, PubMed:30415835). It is also required for the CC post-translational insertion of tail-anchored/TA proteins in CC endoplasmic reticulum membranes (PubMed:29242231, PubMed:29809151). By CC mediating the proper cotranslational insertion of N-terminal CC transmembrane domains in an N-exo topology, with translocated N- CC terminus in the lumen of the ER, controls the topology of multi-pass CC membrane proteins like the G protein-coupled receptors CC (PubMed:30415835). By regulating the insertion of various proteins in CC membranes, it is indirectly involved in many cellular processes CC (Probable). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29242231, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29809151, CC ECO:0000269|PubMed:30415835, ECO:0000269|PubMed:32439656, CC ECO:0000269|PubMed:32459176, ECO:0000305}. CC -!- SUBUNIT: Component of the ER membrane protein complex (EMC). CC {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22119785, ECO:0000269|PubMed:32439656, CC ECO:0000269|PubMed:32459176}. CC -!- INTERACTION: CC Q9BV81; Q13520: AQP6; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-2820492, EBI-13059134; CC Q9BV81; O43315: AQP9; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-2820492, EBI-17444777; CC Q9BV81; P11912: CD79A; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-2820492, EBI-7797864; CC Q9BV81; Q15125: EBP; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-2820492, EBI-3915253; CC Q9BV81; Q9Y282: ERGIC3; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-2820492, EBI-781551; CC Q9BV81; Q5JX71: FAM209A; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-2820492, EBI-18304435; CC Q9BV81; Q5SR56: MFSD14B; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-2820492, EBI-373355; CC Q9BV81; Q15546: MMD; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-2820492, EBI-17873222; CC Q9BV81; Q8N4V1: MMGT1; NbExp=8; IntAct=EBI-2820492, EBI-6163737; CC Q9BV81; P15941-11: MUC1; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-2820492, EBI-17263240; CC Q9BV81; Q13113: PDZK1IP1; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-2820492, EBI-716063; CC Q9BV81; Q3KNW5: SLC10A6; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-2820492, EBI-18159983; CC Q9BV81; Q9NP94: SLC39A2; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-2820492, EBI-12898013; CC Q9BV81; P30825: SLC7A1; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-2820492, EBI-4289564; CC Q9BV81; Q96MV1: TLCD4; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-2820492, EBI-12947623; CC Q9BV81; Q9NUH8: TMEM14B; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-2820492, EBI-8638294; CC Q9BV81; Q96Q45-2: TMEM237; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-2820492, EBI-10982110; CC -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane CC {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22119785, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30415835}; Multi-pass CC membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:32439656, CC ECO:0000269|PubMed:32459176}. CC -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the EMC6 family. {ECO:0000305}. CC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC Copyrighted by the UniProt Consortium, see https://www.uniprot.org/terms CC Distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License CC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR EMBL; BC001409; AAH01409.1; -; mRNA. DR CCDS; CCDS11033.1; -. DR RefSeq; NP_001014764.1; NM_001014764.3. DR RefSeq; NP_112588.1; NM_031298.4. DR PDB; 6WW7; EM; 3.40 A; F=1-110. DR PDB; 6Z3W; EM; 6.40 A; F=1-110. DR PDB; 7ADO; EM; 3.39 A; F=1-110. DR PDB; 7ADP; EM; 3.60 A; F=1-110. DR PDB; 8EOI; EM; 3.40 A; F=11-110. DR PDB; 8J0N; EM; 3.47 A; F=1-110. DR PDB; 8J0O; EM; 3.32 A; F=1-110. DR PDB; 8S9S; EM; 3.60 A; 6=1-110. DR PDB; 9C7V; EM; 6.60 A; 6=1-110. DR PDBsum; 6WW7; -. DR PDBsum; 6Z3W; -. DR PDBsum; 7ADO; -. DR PDBsum; 7ADP; -. DR PDBsum; 8EOI; -. DR PDBsum; 8J0N; -. DR PDBsum; 8J0O; -. DR PDBsum; 8S9S; -. DR PDBsum; 9C7V; -. DR AlphaFoldDB; Q9BV81; -. DR EMDB; EMD-11732; -. DR EMDB; EMD-11733; -. DR EMDB; EMD-21929; -. DR EMDB; EMD-28376; -. DR EMDB; EMD-35906; -. DR EMDB; EMD-35907; -. DR EMDB; EMD-40245; -. DR EMDB; EMD-40246; -. DR EMDB; EMD-45295; -. DR SMR; Q9BV81; -. DR BioGRID; 123656; 79. DR ComplexPortal; CPX-5848; Endoplasmic reticulum membrane complex, EMC8 variant. DR ComplexPortal; CPX-5881; Endoplasmic reticulum membrane complex, EMC9 variant. DR CORUM; Q9BV81; -. DR FunCoup; Q9BV81; 1516. DR IntAct; Q9BV81; 46. DR STRING; 9606.ENSP00000380322; -. DR TCDB; 3.A.27.1.1; the endoplasmic reticulum membrane protein insertion complex (emc) family. DR iPTMnet; Q9BV81; -. DR PhosphoSitePlus; Q9BV81; -. DR BioMuta; EMC6; -. DR DMDM; 74733294; -. DR jPOST; Q9BV81; -. DR MassIVE; Q9BV81; -. DR PaxDb; 9606-ENSP00000380322; -. DR PeptideAtlas; Q9BV81; -. DR ProteomicsDB; 79179; -. DR Pumba; Q9BV81; -. DR TopDownProteomics; Q9BV81; -. DR Antibodypedia; 23098; 53 antibodies from 15 providers. DR DNASU; 83460; -. DR Ensembl; ENST00000248378.6; ENSP00000248378.4; ENSG00000127774.8. DR Ensembl; ENST00000397133.2; ENSP00000380322.1; ENSG00000127774.8. DR Ensembl; ENST00000890763.1; ENSP00000560822.1; ENSG00000127774.8. DR Ensembl; ENST00000890764.1; ENSP00000560823.1; ENSG00000127774.8. DR GeneID; 83460; -. DR KEGG; hsa:83460; -. DR MANE-Select; ENST00000248378.6; ENSP00000248378.4; NM_031298.4; NP_112588.1. DR UCSC; uc002fwf.3; human. DR AGR; HGNC:28430; -. DR ClinPGx; PA142670745; -. DR CTD; 83460; -. DR DisGeNET; 83460; -. DR GeneCards; EMC6; -. DR HGNC; HGNC:28430; EMC6. DR HPA; ENSG00000127774; Tissue enhanced (skeletal). DR MIM; 620261; gene. DR OpenTargets; ENSG00000127774; -. DR VEuPathDB; HostDB:ENSG00000127774; -. DR eggNOG; KOG4455; Eukaryota. DR GeneTree; ENSGT00390000003917; -. DR HOGENOM; CLU_110781_3_0_1; -. DR InParanoid; Q9BV81; -. DR OMA; MKANFEW; -. DR OrthoDB; 16510at2759; -. DR PAN-GO; Q9BV81; 2 GO annotations based on evolutionary models. DR PhylomeDB; Q9BV81; -. DR PathwayCommons; Q9BV81; -. DR SignaLink; Q9BV81; -. DR Agora; ENSG00000127774; -. DR BioGRID-ORCS; 83460; 204 hits in 1187 CRISPR screens. DR ChiTaRS; EMC6; human. DR GenomeRNAi; 83460; -. DR Pharos; Q9BV81; Tbio. DR PRO; PR:Q9BV81; -. DR Proteomes; UP000005640; Chromosome 17. DR RNAct; Q9BV81; protein. DR Bgee; ENSG00000127774; Expressed in hindlimb stylopod muscle and 188 other cell types or tissues. DR GO; GO:0072546; C:EMC complex; IDA:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0005789; C:endoplasmic reticulum membrane; IDA:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0016020; C:membrane; IDA:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:1903349; C:omegasome membrane; IDA:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0000045; P:autophagosome assembly; IMP:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0045050; P:protein insertion into ER membrane by stop-transfer membrane-anchor sequence; IDA:ComplexPortal. DR GO; GO:0071816; P:tail-anchored membrane protein insertion into ER membrane; IDA:ComplexPortal. DR InterPro; IPR008504; Emc6. DR InterPro; IPR029008; EMC6-like. DR PANTHER; PTHR20994; ER MEMBRANE PROTEIN COMPLEX SUBUNIT 6; 1. DR PANTHER; PTHR20994:SF0; ER MEMBRANE PROTEIN COMPLEX SUBUNIT 6; 1. DR Pfam; PF07019; EMC6; 1. PE 1: Evidence at protein level; KW 3D-structure; Acetylation; Endoplasmic reticulum; Membrane; KW Proteomics identification; Reference proteome; Transmembrane; KW Transmembrane helix. FT INIT_MET 1 FT /note="Removed" FT /evidence="ECO:0007744|PubMed:22814378" FT CHAIN 2..110 FT /note="ER membrane protein complex subunit 6" FT /id="PRO_0000254156" FT TOPO_DOM 2..28 FT /note="Cytoplasmic" FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:32439656" FT TRANSMEM 29..44 FT /note="Helical" FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:32439656" FT TOPO_DOM 45..50 FT /note="Lumenal" FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:32439656" FT TRANSMEM 51..71 FT /note="Helical" FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:32439656" FT TOPO_DOM 72..89 FT /note="Cytoplasmic" FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:32439656" FT TRANSMEM 90..106 FT /note="Helical" FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:32439656" FT TOPO_DOM 107..110 FT /note="Lumenal" FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:32439656" FT MOD_RES 2 FT /note="N-acetylalanine" FT /evidence="ECO:0007744|PubMed:22814378" FT MUTAGEN 27 FT /note="D->A: No effect on EMC assembly but decreased FT membrane insertion of hydrophobic transmembrane FT helices-containing proteins by the EMC." FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:32439656" FT MUTAGEN 31 FT /note="T->A: No effect on EMC assembly but decreased FT membrane insertion of hydrophobic transmembrane FT helices-containing proteins by the EMC." FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:32439656" FT HELIX 16..44 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:8J0O" FT HELIX 48..70 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:8J0O" FT HELIX 71..73 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:7ADO" FT HELIX 74..77 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:8J0O" FT HELIX 82..85 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:8J0O" FT STRAND 86..90 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:8J0O" FT HELIX 91..107 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:8J0O" SQ SEQUENCE 110 AA; 12017 MW; 5120B6E4CC12FD48 CRC64; MAAVVAKREG PPFISEAAVR GNAAVLDYCR TSVSALSGAT AGILGLTGLY GFIFYLLASV LLSLLLILKA GRRWNKYFKS RRPLFTGGLI GGLFTYVLFW TFLYGMVHVY //