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C9orf72

C9orf72-SMCR8 complex subunit, the group of DENN domain containing|SWC tripartite complex

Basic information

Region (hg38): 9:27535639-27573866

Links

ENSG00000147894NCBI:203228OMIM:614260HGNC:28337Uniprot:Q96LT7AlphaFoldGenCCjaxSfariGnomADPubmedClinVar

Phenotypes

GenCC

Source: genCC

  • frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (Moderate), mode of inheritance: AD
  • progressive myoclonus epilepsy (Limited), mode of inheritance: AD
  • frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (Strong), mode of inheritance: AD
  • frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (Definitive), mode of inheritance: AD

Clinical Genomic Database

Source: CGD

ConditionInheritanceIntervention CategoriesIntervention/Rationale Manifestation CategoriesReferences
Frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1ADGeneralGenetic knowledge may be beneficial related to issues such as selection of optimal supportive care, informed medical decision-making, prognostic considerations, and avoidance of unnecessary testingNeurologic21944778; 21944779; 23551834; 23597494; 24027057

ClinVar

This is a list of variants' phenotypes submitted to ClinVar and linked to the C9orf72 gene.

  • Frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (69 variants)
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/Frontotemporal Dementia (18 variants)
  • not provided (7 variants)
  • not specified (2 variants)

Variants pathogenicity by type

Statistics on ClinVar variants can assist in determining whether a specific variant type in the C9orf72 gene is commonly pathogenic or not.

In the table, we include only reliable ClinVar variants with their consequences to MANE Select, Mane Plus Clinical transcripts, or transcripts with TSL equals 1. Click the count to view the source variants.

Warning: slight differences between displayed counts and the number of variants in ClinVar may occur, primarily due to (1) the application of a different transcript and/or consequence by our variant effect predictor or (2) differences in clinical significance: we classify Benign/Likely benign variants as Likely benign and Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic variants as Likely pathogenic.

Variant type Pathogenic Likely pathogenic VUS Likely benign Benign Sum
synonymous
4
clinvar
2
clinvar
5
clinvar
11
missense
14
clinvar
1
clinvar
1
clinvar
16
nonsense
0
start loss
0
frameshift
0
inframe indel
0
splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp)
0
splice region
1
1
2
non coding
42
clinvar
2
clinvar
17
clinvar
61
Total 0 0 60 5 23

Variants in C9orf72

This is a list of pathogenic ClinVar variants found in the C9orf72 region.

You can filter this list by clicking the number of variants in the Variants pathogenicity by type table.

Position Type Phenotype Significance ClinVar
9-27536399-C-T Autism spectrum disorder Uncertain significance (Jul 28, 2023)2572602
9-27546610-C-T Frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 Uncertain significance (Jan 13, 2018)914857
9-27546688-C-T Frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 Uncertain significance (Jan 12, 2018)914858
9-27546767-A-T Frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 Benign (Jan 13, 2018)366484
9-27546830-A-G Frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 Benign (Jan 13, 2018)366485
9-27546892-G-A Frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 Benign (Jan 12, 2018)366486
9-27546974-T-G Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/Frontotemporal Dementia Uncertain significance (Jun 14, 2016)366487
9-27547022-A-G Frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 Likely benign (Jan 13, 2018)912912
9-27547100-A-G Frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 Uncertain significance (Apr 27, 2017)912913
9-27547172-T-C Frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 Uncertain significance (Jan 12, 2018)912914
9-27547178-C-A Frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 Benign (Jan 12, 2018)366488
9-27547212-T-C Frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 Benign (Jan 13, 2018)366489
9-27547315-G-T Frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 Benign (Jan 13, 2018)366490
9-27547322-T-C Frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 Benign (Jan 13, 2018)366491
9-27547335-A-G Frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 Uncertain significance (Jan 12, 2018)913280
9-27547345-T-C Frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 Uncertain significance (Jan 13, 2018)913281
9-27547399-C-T Frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 Benign (Jan 13, 2018)366492
9-27547438-CACAG-C Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/Frontotemporal Dementia Uncertain significance (Jun 14, 2016)366493
9-27547449-C-T Frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 Uncertain significance (Jan 12, 2018)913282
9-27547563-A-G Frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 Uncertain significance (Jan 13, 2018)366494
9-27547585-C-A Frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 Benign (Jan 12, 2018)366495
9-27547634-T-C Frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 Uncertain significance (Jan 13, 2018)914398
9-27547659-C-G Frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 Uncertain significance (Jan 13, 2018)366496
9-27547684-T-G Frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 Uncertain significance (Jan 13, 2018)366497
9-27547782-T-C Frontotemporal dementia and/or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 Uncertain significance (Jan 13, 2018)914399

GnomAD

Source: gnomAD

GeneTypeBio TypeTranscript Coding Exons Length
C9orf72protein_codingprotein_codingENST00000380003 1027321
pLI Probability
LOF Intolerant
pRec Probability
LOF Recessive
Individuals with
no LOFs
Individuals with
Homozygous LOFs
Individuals with
Heterozygous LOFs
Defined p
0.000001060.9411257170281257450.000111
Z-Score Observed Expected Observed/Expected Mutation Rate Total Possible in Transcript
Missense0.2442402510.9570.00001223150
Missense in Polyphen8490.7940.925171100
Synonymous-1.2010287.71.160.00000435925
Loss of Function1.821322.30.5840.00000110288

LoF frequencies by population

EthnicitySum of pLOFs p
African & African-American0.0002470.000240
Ashkenazi Jewish0.000.00
East Asian0.0001650.000163
Finnish0.000.00
European (Non-Finnish)0.0001240.000123
Middle Eastern0.0001650.000163
South Asian0.0001440.000131
Other0.0001630.000163

dbNSFP

Source: dbNSFP

Function
FUNCTION: Component of the C9orf72-SMCR8 complex, a complex that has guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) activity and regulates autophagy (PubMed:27193190, PubMed:27103069, PubMed:27617292, PubMed:28195531). In the complex, C9orf72 and SMCR8 probably constitute the catalytic subunits that promote the exchange of GDP to GTP, converting inactive GDP-bound RAB8A and RAB39B into their active GTP-bound form, thereby promoting autophagosome maturation (PubMed:27103069). The C9orf72-SMCR8 complex also acts as a regulator of autophagy initiation by interacting with the ATG1/ULK1 kinase complex and modulating its protein kinase activity (PubMed:27617292). Positively regulates initiation of autophagy by regulating the RAB1A-dependent trafficking of the ATG1/ULK1 kinase complex to the phagophore which leads to autophagosome formation (PubMed:27334615). Acts as a regulator of mTORC1 signaling by promoting phosphorylation of mTORC1 substrates (PubMed:27559131). Plays a role in endosomal trafficking (PubMed:24549040). May be involved in regulating the maturation of phagosomes to lysosomes (By similarity). Regulates actin dynamics in motor neurons by inhibiting the GTP-binding activity of ARF6, leading to ARF6 inactivation (PubMed:27723745). This reduces the activity of the LIMK1 and LIMK2 kinases which are responsible for phosphorylation and inactivation of cofilin, leading to cofilin activation (PubMed:27723745). Positively regulates axon extension and axon growth cone size in spinal motor neurons (PubMed:27723745). Plays a role within the hematopoietic system in restricting inflammation and the development of autoimmunity (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q6DFW0, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24549040, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27103069, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27193190, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27334615, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27559131, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27617292, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27723745, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28195531}.; FUNCTION: Isoform 2: Does not play a role in regulation of stress granule assembly in response to cellular stress. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27037575}.;
Pathway
Mesodermal Commitment Pathway (Consensus)

Intolerance Scores

loftool
0.770
rvis_EVS
-0.56
rvis_percentile_EVS
19.54

Haploinsufficiency Scores

pHI
0.271
hipred
N
hipred_score
0.333
ghis
0.549

Essentials

essential_gene_CRISPR
N
essential_gene_CRISPR2
N
essential_gene_gene_trap
N
gene_indispensability_pred
gene_indispensability_score

Gene Damage Prediction

AllRecessiveDominant
MendelianMediumMediumMedium
Primary ImmunodeficiencyMediumMediumMedium
CancerMediumMediumMedium

Mouse Genome Informatics

Gene name
C9orf72
Phenotype
behavior/neurological phenotype (the observable actions or reactions of mammalian organisms that are manifested through development and lifespan); mortality/aging (the observable characteristics related to the ability of a mammalian organism to live and age that are manifested throughout development and life span); hematopoietic system phenotype; nervous system phenotype (the observable morphological and physiological characteristics of the extensive, intricate network of electochemical structures in the body that is comprised of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, ganglia and parts of the receptor organs that are manifested through development and lifespan); immune system phenotype; growth/size/body region phenotype; cellular phenotype;

Zebrafish Information Network

Gene name
zgc:100846
Affected structure
motor neuron
Phenotype tag
abnormal
Phenotype quality
branchiness

Gene ontology

Biological process
negative regulation of protein phosphorylation;endocytosis;autophagy;regulation of autophagy;positive regulation of macroautophagy;stress granule assembly;axon extension;regulation of actin filament organization;late endosome to lysosome transport;regulation of TORC1 signaling;negative regulation of GTP binding;regulation of autophagosome assembly
Cellular component
P-body;extracellular space;nucleus;cytoplasm;lysosome;endosome;autophagosome;cytoplasmic stress granule;dendrite;nuclear membrane;guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor complex;perikaryon;axonal growth cone;main axon;Atg1/ULK1 kinase complex
Molecular function
protein binding;Rab guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity;Rab GTPase binding