FAM111B

protein-coding

FAM111 trypsin like peptidase B

Gene summary

This gene encodes a protein with a trypsin-like cysteine/serine peptidase domain in the C-terminus. Mutations in this gene are associated with an autosomal dominant form of hereditary fibrosing poikiloderma (HFP). Affected individuals display mottled pigmentation, telangiectasia, epidermal atrophy, tendon contractures, and progressive pulmonary fibrosis. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. A paralog of this gene which also has a trypsin‐like peptidase domain, FAM111A, is located only 16 kb from this gene on human chromosome 11q12.1. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2014]

MANE transcript

NM_198947.4

Inheritance

AD

ClinVar variants

P:7U:124B:56

Top phenotype

Poikiloderma, hereditary fibrosing, with tendon contractures, myopathy, and pulmonary fibrosis

gnomAD constraint

pLI —, LoF o/e 0.87

Max pathogenic AF

—

Genomic locus

chr11:59,107,185-59,127,412

External References & Databases

Transcript & Mutation Effects

hg38 • Region Span ~20.2 kb
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GenCC Phenotypes & Disease Associations

Curated gene-disease validity assertions and inheritance patterns

hereditary sclerosing poikiloderma with tendon and pulmonary involvementMODERATE

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0014310

Submitter: G2P

hereditary sclerosing poikiloderma with tendon and pulmonary involvementSUPPORTIVE

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0014310

Submitter: Orphanet

hereditary sclerosing poikiloderma with tendon and pulmonary involvementSTRONG

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0014310

Submitter: PanelApp Australia

hereditary sclerosing poikiloderma with tendon and pulmonary involvementSTRONG

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0014310

Submitter: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)

hereditary sclerosing poikiloderma with tendon and pulmonary involvementMODERATE

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0014310

Submitter: ClinGen

FAM111B was first reported in relation to autosomal dominant hereditary sclerosing poikiloderma in 2013 (Mercier S et al., PMID: 24268661). Key features of the syndrome include fibrosing poikiloderma with tendon contractures, myopathy, and pulmonary fibrosis (POIKTMP). The poikiloderma affects all patients and seems to evolve in two phases: an early phase characterized by a facial photo-induced erythema before 6 months of age, and a chronic phase consisting of progressive atrophic skin changes that persist throughout life. Dermatologic features can include erythrosis and hyperlinearity of the hands and feet, progressive scarring alopecia, sparse or absent eyebrows and/or eyelashes, hypohidrosis with heat intolerance, and scleroderma-like skin changes. Other features of this syndrome include muscle contractures, especially of the triceps, diffuse progressive fatty myopathy, pulmonary fibrosis in adulthood, and exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. FAM111B encodes a protein with a putative trypsin-like cysteine/serine peptidase domain in the C-terminus (O'Leary NA et al., 2016, PMID: 26553804) and most mutations are clustered in this domain. Twelve variants (11 missense, 1 in-frame deletion) reported in 21 probands in 13 publications were included in this curation (Mercier et al., 2013, PMID:24268661; Mercier et al., 2015, PMID: 26471370; Seo et al., 2016, PMID: 26495788; Dokic et al., 2020, PMID: 33294546; Roversi et al., 2021, PMID: 34358284; Goussot et al., 2017, PMID: 28349113; Wu et al., 2022, PMID: 36092869; Takeichi et al., 2017, PMID: 27406236; Chen et al., 2019, PMID: 30938824; Zhang et al., 2019, PMID: 31392773; Ferré et al., 2023, PMID: 36875114; Hoeger et al., 2023, PMID: 36102338; Sato et al., 2022, PMID: 35601499). The mechanism of disease for POIKTMP is not known; however, the spectrum of pathogenic variants suggest a gain-of-function or dominant-negative mechanism leading to altered enzymatic activity (Mercier et al 2015, PMID: 26471370). This gene-disease relationship is supported by experimental evidence. FAM111B knockout cells show that the protein plays a role in proliferation and cell cycle progression of KRAS-driven lung cell lines under serum starvation conditions (PMID 32418298). Biochemical studies suggest that FAM111B forms a complex with its homolog FAM111A. Its proteolytic activity is apparently dispensable for normal cell growth. However, disease-associated FAM111B variants have amplified proteolytic activity and phenocopy FAM111A mutant cellular phenotypes including suppression of DNA replication and transcription as well as triggering cell death via caspase-dependent apoptosis (PMID 32776417). Other experimental evidence includes altered expression of FAM111B in skin fibroblasts from a South African patient with the Y621D variant (Rhoda C et al., 2023, PMID: 36610347). In summary, there is moderate evidence to support this gene-disease relationship. While more evidence is needed to establish this relationship definitively, no convincing contradictory evidence has emerged. This classification was approved by the ClinGen Interstitial Lung Disease Gene Curation Expert Panel on the meeting date 12/19/2023 (SOP Version 9). Twelve variants (11 missense, 1 in-frame deletion) that have been reported in approximately 21 probands in 13 publications (Mercier et al., 2013, PMID:24268661; Mercier et al., 2015, PMID: 26471370; Seo et al., 2016, PMID: 26495788; Dokic et al., 2020, PMID: 33294546; Roversi et al., 2021, PMID: 34358284; Goussot et al., 2017, PMID: 28349113; Wu et al., 2022, PMID: 36092869; Takeichi et al., 2017, PMID: 27406236; Chen et al., 2019, PMID: 30938824; Zhang et al., 2019, PMID: 31392773; Ferré et al., 2023, PMID: 36875114; Hoeger et al., 2023, PMID: 36102338; Sato et al., 2022, PMID: 35601499), are included in this curation. The mechanism of disease for POIKTMP is not known; however, the spectrum of pathogenic variants and functional studies suggest a dominant-negative mechanism (Mercier et al 2015, PMID: 26471370). This gene-disease relationship is also supported by experimental evidence including biochemical function of decreased FAM111B gene expression which can result in inadequate DNA repair, genome instability which results in apoptosis which may, in turn, trigger chronic inflammation (Arowolo A et al., 2022, PMID: 35860584). Other biochemical mechanisms include expression of FAM111B in skin fibroblast from a South African patient with Y621D variant. (Rhoda C et al., 2023, PMID: 36610347). In summary, there is moderate evidence to support this gene-disease relationship. While more evidence is needed to establish this relationship definitively, no convincing contradictory evidence has emerged. This classification was approved by the ClinGen Interstitial Lung Disease Gene Curation Expert Panel on the meeting date 8/15/2023 (SOP Version 9).

hereditary sclerosing poikiloderma with tendon and pulmonary involvementMODERATE

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0014310

Submitter: Ambry Genetics

Clinical Genomic Database (CGD)

Poikiloderma, hereditary fibrosing, with tendon contractures, myopathy, and pulmonary fibrosisAD

Manifestation: Dermatologic; Musculoskeletal; Pulmonary

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: 24268661Source: CGD (NHGRI)

ClinVar Associated Diseases & Phenotypes

Reported disease conditions connected to FAM111B variants in ClinVar

6 Conditions Cataloged
Inborn genetic diseasesTotal: 113
not specifiedTotal: 43
Hereditary sclerosing poikiloderma with tendon and pulmonary involvementTotal: 22
not providedTotal: 19
FAM111B-related disorderTotal: 9
Pulmonary fibrosisTotal: 1

ClinVar Variants & Pathogenicity by Type

Statistics based on transcript NM_198947.4. 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
24
clinvar
1
clinvar
25
missense
3
clinvar
3
clinvar
115
clinvar
27
clinvar
1
clinvar
149
nonsense
3
clinvar
1
clinvar
4
start loss
0
frameshift
1
clinvar
6
clinvar
1
clinvar
1
clinvar
9
splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp)
0
Total34124533187
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Transcript Catalog

Annotated transcript isoforms across RefSeq and Ensembl databases

Showing 4 of 14 transcripts
Transcript IDSourceProtein IDCoding ExonsMANE Status
NM_198947.4RefSeqNP_945185.12MANE Select
ENST00000343597.4EnsemblENSP00000341565.32MANE Select
NM_001142703.2RefSeqNP_001136175.11Standard
NM_001142704.2RefSeqNP_001136176.11Standard

Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations & Pathways

Biological processes, molecular functions, cellular components and pathways

Molecular Function

  • protein binding

gnomAD Constraint

Source: gnomAD

Gene type
protein_coding
Transcript type
protein_coding
Transcript
ENST00000343597
Coding exons
2
Length
20226
Individuals with no LoFs
114646
Homozygous LoFs
0
Heterozygous LoFs
19
Defined
114665
p
0.0000829
Z-ScoreObservedExpectedObserved/ExpectedMutation RateTotal Possible
Missense-0.2344023891.030.00001974926
Missense (PolyPhen)6868.6090.99113865
Synonymous0.5961281370.9350.000007311296
Loss of Function0.12711.150.8724.81e-816

Population LoF Frequency

PopulationCAFp-valueStatus
African00.0absent
Latino/Admixed American00.0absent
Ashkenazi Jewish00.0absent
East Asian0.00110.0011notable
Finnish00.0absent
European (Non-Finnish)00.0absent
South Asian00.0absent
Other00.0absent

dbNSFP Gene Annotations

Source: dbNSFP

Intolerance Scores

LoFtool
0.544
RVIS EVS
-0.73
RVIS percentile EVS
14.14

Essentials

Essential (CRISPR)
N
Essential (CRISPR2)
N
Essential (gene trap)
N
Indispensability pred.
N
Indispensability score
0.0259

Gene Damage Prediction

AllRecessiveDominant
MendelianMediumMediumMedium
Primary ImmunodeficiencyMediumMediumMedium
CancerMediumMediumMedium
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