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PSMB1

Gene

proteasome 20S subunit beta 1

HGNCHGNC:9537EnsemblENSG00000008018NCBI Gene5689
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 6q27

Encodes

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The protein product this gene encodes, reached through the canonical GENE→PROTEIN (encodes) relation. Its biology, drugs, indications, trials and therapeutic evidence live on the protein's own page.

Proteasome subunit beta type-1P20618

Protein · therapeutic target

Clinically validated target · 5 approved medicines against this target

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Also known as

Symbols and names change; identity (the HGNC ID) does not. Previous and alternative forms are kept distinct.

Also known asPMSB1 · HC5
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Alias symbolsPMSB1, HC5
Previous namesproteasome (prosome, macropain) subunit, beta type, 1, proteasome subunit beta 1
Alias namesproteasome subunit β6

Associated diseases

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Diseases linked to this gene through the canonical GENE→DISEASE (associated_with) relation, drawn from Open Targets' top-ranked associations by overall score — not the full association set. Disease-level detail lives on each disease's own page.

Multiple Myeloma
Neoplasms
HIV Infections
Immunoglobulin Light-chain Amyloidosis
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse

Drawn from Open Targets’ top 10 associations by overall score for this gene — the subset resolved to a canonical disease. Lower-ranked associations, and diseases not yet canonicalised, are not shown.

Gene family

HGNC gene-group membership.

Proteasome

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.