CLN5

protein-coding

CLN5 intracellular trafficking protein

Gene summary

This gene is one of eight which have been associated with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCL). Also referred to as Batten disease, NCL comprises a class of autosomal recessive, neurodegenerative disorders affecting children. The genes responsible likely encode proteins involved in the degradation of post-translationally modified proteins in lysosomes. The primary defect in NCL disorders is thought to be associated with lysosomal storage function.[provided by RefSeq, Oct 2008]

MANE transcript

NM_006493.4

Inheritance

AR

ClinVar variants

P:173U:195B:177

Top phenotype

Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal, 5

gnomAD constraint

pLI —, LoF o/e 0.78

Max pathogenic AF

—

Genomic locus

chr13:76,990,660-77,019,143

External References & Databases

Transcript & Mutation Effects

hg38 • Region Span ~28.5 kb
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GenCC Phenotypes & Disease Associations

Curated gene-disease validity assertions and inheritance patterns

neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 5DEFINITIVE

Inheritance Pattern: AR

Disease ID:MONDO:0009745

Submitter: Myriad Women's Health

neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 5DEFINITIVE

Inheritance Pattern: AR

Disease ID:MONDO:0009745

Submitter: Ambry Genetics

neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 5STRONG

Inheritance Pattern: AR

Disease ID:MONDO:0009745

Submitter: Genomics England PanelApp

neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosisDEFINITIVE

Inheritance Pattern: AR

Disease ID:MONDO:0016295

Submitter: ClinGen

Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are progressive neurodegenerative diseases characterized by mental and motor deterioration, epilepsy, visual loss, ataxia, and a reduced life span. The unifying finding in NCL patients is the accumulation, in neurons and many other cell types, of autofluorescent storage material. There are 13 subtypes of NCLs that are categorized based on the particular gene that is mutated. CLN5 is associated with autosomal recessive NCL, with typical onset in preschool or early childhood, often described as variant late infantile NCL (vLINCL). CLN5 is an intracellular trafficking protein that is implicated in recruitment of the retromer complex to endosomes. It is translated into a preprotein with an N-terminal transmembrane domain that is cleaved to form the active soluble protein. The historic nomenclature differs from the current nomenclature used in ClinVar and some more recent publications by 147 nucleotides / 49 amino acids. CLN5 was first identified as a cause of NCL in 1998 in a study that identified a founder mutation (c.1026_1027AT AKA AKA c.1175_1176delAT) in individuals with vLINCL from 17 familes (Savukoski et al., 1998, PMID: 9662406). Since then, more than 50 variants have been reported, and more than half are protein truncating (Kousi et al., 2012, PMID: 21990111; https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ncl//mutation.shtml). Eight symptomatic probands from unrelated families with homozygous or compound heterozygous CLN5 variants reported by five studies were scored for genetic evidence (PMID: 9662406, 20157158, 19201763, 18684116, 21990111). Four probands had homozygous nonsense or frameshift variants in the last exon that are expected to cause protein truncation and in the absence of functional studies are not proven to be null so were given a modified score. The remaining probands were homozygous or compound heterozygous for two variants in trans that were proven/predicted to be null, and were given scores of 2. Functional studies were used to upgrade the points for two probands with frameshift variants in the last exon. No LOD scores could be calculated from these families because only a single affected individual was reported or detailed family information was not provided. Supporting experimental evidence includes protein interaction with CLN2 (12134079), non-human model organisms (dog: 27203721), and rescue in non-human model organisms by adeno associated virus-mediated gene transfer (mouse: 17637720; dog: 26560358). In summary, a score of 12 was given to genetic evidence, and 2.5 to experimental evidence, reaching 14.5 in total. The association between CLN5 and NCL has been replicated over time and is therefore considered definitive.

macular degenerationLIMITED

Inheritance Pattern: AR

Disease ID:MONDO:0003004

Submitter: LiferaOmics

Genetic evidence – Published: PMID: 33507209 — Cohort study identifying 7 affected individuals with autosomal recessive macular dystrophy carrying the same bi-allelic missense CLN5 variant NM_006493.2:c.415T>C; p.(Phe139Leu); macular dystrophy phenotype with mild/absent neurologic involvement reported in mid-adulthood; segregation shown for at least one family (figure: segregation analysis confirms recessive inheritance). Because the reported allele is non-pLoF (missense), case-level points were assigned using the AR “other variant” default of 0.1 per proband, total 0.7 points (7 probands × 0.1). Segregation = 0.5 (conservative; no LOD provided). Case-control = 0 Published genetic evidence total = 1.2 / 12 Genetic evidence – Our case: 1 proband: parents consanguineous; missense; AR inheritance; no additional genotyped affected relatives; no segregation or case-control data. Because the allele is non-pLoF (missense), case-level points were assigned using the AR “other variant” default = 0.1. Segregation = 0; case-control = 0. Our case contribution = 0.1 / 12 Experimental evidence – Published: PMID: 28487519 — Cln5-deficient mouse model demonstrating progressive retinal degeneration and visual dysfunction, supporting a role for CLN5 in retinal integrity (supportive in vivo model). Points = 2.0 (animal model). Experimental evidence total = 2.0 / 6 Overall score = 3.3

neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 5DEFINITIVE

Inheritance Pattern: AR

Disease ID:MONDO:0009745

Submitter: Natera

neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 5STRONG

Inheritance Pattern: AR

Disease ID:MONDO:0009745

Submitter: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)

neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 5DEFINITIVE

Inheritance Pattern: AR

Disease ID:MONDO:0009745

Submitter: G2P

Clinical Genomic Database (CGD)

Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal, 5AR

Manifestation: Biochemical; Neurologic; Ophthalmologic

Intervention: General

Rationale: Genetic knowledge may be beneficial related to issues such as selection of optimal supportive care, informed medical decision-making, prognostic considerations, and avoidance of unnecessary testing

Refs: 7133332; 1649978; 9662406; 15965709; 15728307; 17607606; 19309691; 20157158; 25359263Source: CGD (NHGRI)

ClinVar Associated Diseases & Phenotypes

Reported disease conditions connected to CLN5 variants in ClinVar

10 Conditions Cataloged
Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosisTotal: 500
Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 5Total: 188
not providedTotal: 108
Inborn genetic diseasesTotal: 60
not specifiedTotal: 48
CLN5-related disorderTotal: 15
Abnormality of metabolism/homeostasisTotal: 1
Retinal dystrophyTotal: 1

ClinVar Variants & Pathogenicity by Type

Statistics based on transcript NM_006493.4. Only rare variants are included.

We include only reliable ClinVar variants with their consequences to MANE Select, MANE Plus Clinical transcripts, or transcripts with TSL equal to 1. Click a count to filter the variants table below.

Slight differences between displayed counts and ClinVar may occur due to a different transcript/consequence chosen by our variant effect predictor, or because we classify Benign/Likely benign as Likely benign and Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic as Likely pathogenic.

EffectPLPVUSLBBSum
synonymous
2
clinvar
169
clinvar
1
clinvar
172
missense
2
clinvar
22
clinvar
185
clinvar
5
clinvar
2
clinvar
216
nonsense
14
clinvar
30
clinvar
2
clinvar
46
start loss
1
clinvar
2
clinvar
3
frameshift
40
clinvar
48
clinvar
2
clinvar
90
splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp)
3
clinvar
13
clinvar
2
clinvar
18
Total591141951743545

Highest pathogenic variant AF is 0.00008488302

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Transcript Catalog

Annotated transcript isoforms across RefSeq and Ensembl databases

Showing 4 of 25 transcripts
Transcript IDSourceProtein IDCoding ExonsMANE Status
NM_006493.4RefSeqNP_006484.24MANE Select
ENST00000377453.9EnsemblENSP00000366673.54MANE Select
NM_001366624.2RefSeqNP_001353553.14Standard
ENST00000485938.4EnsemblENSP00000482959.33Standard

Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations & Pathways

Biological processes, molecular functions, cellular components and pathways

Pathways ConsensusPathDB

  • Lysosome - Homo sapiens (human)

Biological Process

  • signal peptide processing
  • lysosomal lumen acidification
  • brain development
  • neurogenesis
  • protein catabolic process

Molecular Function

  • protein binding
  • mannose binding

Cellular Component

  • lysosome
  • lysosomal membrane
  • endoplasmic reticulum
  • Golgi apparatus
  • cytosol

gnomAD Constraint

Source: gnomAD

Gene type
protein_coding
Transcript type
protein_coding
Transcript
ENST00000377453
Coding exons
4
Length
11858
Individuals with no LoFs
125699
Homozygous LoFs
0
Heterozygous LoFs
49
Defined
125748
p
0.000195
Z-ScoreObservedExpectedObserved/ExpectedMutation RateTotal Possible
Missense-0.1232262211.020.00001032629
Missense (PolyPhen)6884.9750.800231029
Synonymous0.6717683.80.9070.00000393784
Loss of Function0.8461417.90.7849.09e-7203

Population LoF Frequency

PopulationCAFp-valueStatus
African0.0000620.000062rare
Latino/Admixed American0.000440.00043rare
Ashkenazi Jewish00.0absent
East Asian0.000160.00016rare
Finnish0.0000920.000092rare
European (Non-Finnish)0.000250.00024rare
South Asian0.0000330.000033rare
Other00.0absent

dbNSFP Gene Annotations

Source: dbNSFP

Function
FUNCTION: Plays a role in influencing the retrograde trafficking of lysosomal sorting receptors SORT1 and IGF2R from the endosomes to the trans-Golgi network by controlling the recruitment of retromer complex to the endosomal membrane. Regulates the localization and activation of RAB7A which is required to recruit the retromer complex to the endosomal membrane (PubMed:22431521). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22431521}.;
Disease
DISEASE: Ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal, 5 (CLN5) [MIM:256731]: A form of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses are progressive neurodegenerative, lysosomal storage diseases characterized by intracellular accumulation of autofluorescent liposomal material, and clinically by seizures, dementia, visual loss, and/or cerebral atrophy. The lipopigment patterns observed most often in neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 5 comprise mixed combinations of granular, curvilinear, and fingerprint profiles. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15728307, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16814585, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17607606, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19309691, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20052765, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21990111, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24038957, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24058541, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26342652, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9662406}. Note=The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry.;

Recessive Scores

pRec
0.166

Intolerance Scores

LoFtool
0.287
RVIS EVS
0.06
RVIS percentile EVS
58.74

Essentials

Essential (CRISPR)
N
Essential (CRISPR2)
N
Essential (gene trap)
N
Indispensability pred.
N
Indispensability score
0.386

Gene Damage Prediction

AllRecessiveDominant
MendelianMediumMediumMedium
Primary ImmunodeficiencyMediumMediumMedium
CancerMediumMediumMedium
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