NSUN3

NOP2/Sun RNA methyltransferase 3, the group of NOP2/Sun RNA methyltransferase family

Basic information

Region (hg38): 3:94062980-94131832

Links

ENSG00000178694NCBI:63899OMIM:617491HGNC:26208Uniprot:Q9H649AlphaFoldGenCCjaxSfariGnomADPubmedClinVar

Phenotypes

GenCC

Source: genCC

  • combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency 48 (Limited), mode of inheritance: AR

Clinical Genomic Database

Source: CGD

ConditionInheritanceIntervention CategoriesIntervention/Rationale Manifestation CategoriesReferences
Combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency 48ARGeneralGenetic knowledge may be beneficial related to issues such as selection of optimal supportive care, informed medical decision-making, prognostic considerations, and avoidance of unnecessary testingBiochemical; Neurologic27356879; 32488845

ClinVar

This is a list of variants' phenotypes submitted to ClinVar and linked to the NSUN3 gene.

  • Inborn genetic diseases (1 variants)

Variants pathogenicity by type

Statistics on ClinVar variants can assist in determining whether a specific variant type in the NSUN3 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
15
clinvar
2
clinvar
17
missense
52
clinvar
3
clinvar
1
clinvar
56
nonsense
1
clinvar
2
clinvar
3
start loss
1
clinvar
1
frameshift
1
clinvar
1
inframe indel
0
splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp)
3
clinvar
3
splice region
2
4
6
non coding
5
clinvar
1
clinvar
6
Total 1 1 58 23 4

Highest pathogenic variant AF is 0.0000198

Variants in NSUN3

This is a list of pathogenic ClinVar variants found in the NSUN3 region.

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

Position Type Phenotype Significance ClinVar
3-94063127-A-G Uncertain significance (Sep 03, 2023)2964336
3-94063130-C-G Uncertain significance (Feb 08, 2023)3001997
3-94064428-T-C Likely benign (Aug 08, 2023)2712320
3-94064436-G-T Uncertain significance (Mar 12, 2022)1942600
3-94064456-G-A Uncertain significance (Dec 25, 2023)3002895
3-94064481-A-C Inborn genetic diseases Uncertain significance (Jan 08, 2025)3881227
3-94064483-T-G Inborn genetic diseases Uncertain significance (Jun 02, 2023)2555611
3-94064502-A-G Likely benign (Nov 04, 2024)3627849
3-94064523-C-T Benign/Likely benign (Dec 16, 2024)1546190
3-94064525-G-A Inborn genetic diseases Uncertain significance (Jan 17, 2023)2076930
3-94064534-G-A not specified Uncertain significance (Feb 24, 2025)3768849
3-94064539-A-G Uncertain significance (May 29, 2022)1961250
3-94064544-A-G Likely benign (Nov 29, 2024)1939242
3-94064550-A-C Uncertain significance (Sep 27, 2022)1943842
3-94064559-C-T Likely benign (Apr 10, 2022)2045641
3-94064564-C-T Likely benign (Oct 14, 2022)1925808
3-94064565-G-T Benign (Dec 13, 2024)1663518
3-94083490-GGGGAAAGCAACCAAACGGAGGCTGAAGTGAAGTTACAAAGGTTACACTCTTGTGCAAATATCTGATTGGTTATGGACAGCAACCAGAGACTAAAGTGAAGTTACAAAGTTCCACTTCTATGCAAGCGTGTGATTGGTTGCAAAAAGCAACAAATTAGAGGTACTTTCAATTTCCCATTTGCCATGCAGAAAATGTGGGGGTTTGCAAAGGGAGTAGCGCCTGGTTCTTTTGTTACTTAGGCATGATGGAAAGTTAGGGTTTTCCTTTCAATTTAGTTCTCGGAAGTCAGTATGAAATGGCCTTAGGTTCCTTGTCTTCAGACTCTATTCTCTTGCCTCAATAATGTAATATTTCAGTGATCACAATTAGTTTTTGAAAAGCCACAGTGAACGAAATACCAGTTTTTAAAATAAAGACAGGATCATAACAATGCTGGATTCAGTCCTGTCAGAGGCTCATGAGGCAAAAGGAAGAGTCAGGAATACTGATCCTGTCTCTTAAAATCACAGGTAAGTGAAGTGTAAAACTAGGACCACATTCACCTGATTCGTAATATAAAATTGTATTGGTATGTATCATATTAATATTCTCTTATTTTCTCTTTTTCTATTTCTAGGGAGATACTAACATCTCCATCATGCTGGCAATATGCTGTCCTGCTTAACCGATTCAATTATCCTTTTGAACTGGAAAAGGATTTACATTTGAAGGGCTATCACACACTCTCTCAGGGATCTTTACCCAACTATCCTAAATCAGTGAAGTGTTACCTTAGCAGAACTCCGGGCCGAATCCCTTCAGAAAGACACCAAATTGGAAACCTGAAAAAATATTATCTCCTAAATGCTGCTTCTCTTCTCCCAGTGTTGGCTCTGGAATTAAGGGATGGGGAGAAGGTTCTGGATCTCTGTGCTGCTCCTGGAGGGAAATCAATAGCTCTGCTGCAGTGTGCTTGTCCAGGTAGTGTGCTTTCCTTTCAGTATTTGACAACTTTTTAATATCTGTATGTTATAGAGAATTCTGAAAGTATATATGGGGAGAAACGTAAGACTGAGTTTGCAAACTCAGGAAGCCTGAAAACTGAGATGCTATGGAGAAGAATGGAAATTTTTGCTGAGGAAGTCAGTATAAATAACATTTTTTTCAGCAATTTAATTCTAGCAGGTGATTGGGAACAAAACTTCAACATTTCGCAAATACAAATCTGTCAGATAATATGAATGCTGATAAGCCTGATAGGTATTTTTTATTGTTTACCTTTATACTTGAGAGTCTTATGTAGATATCCCTGTCATACTTTTCTGCAACAAAAACATATACATTTAAAATAATTTTTGATGTCAATAGACTATAAGGTTCCAAGGCAATTCTTTCCAGTAGAAATATAATGTGAAGTATATATATACCCTTAAATATTTAAGTAGTTCCATTTTAAAAAGTAGAAGCAGGTGAAATTAATTTGAATAATACATTGAACCAATACATTCAAAATATTGTTTCAATATGTAATCAAAATAGAAATAATGAGATATTTTACATTCTCTCTTTTTTTTACAGGTCTTTAAAATTGGTTACGTTACAGTTACATCACATTTCAGTTGAGACTAGCCACATTTCAGGTGTTCATAGCCACATGTGAGAAGAGGGTATAGTATTGGACAATCCAAAAAGTCTTTTCAAGTGACTTTTTCATTAATATTATTATTAGAACCAAAGTGATACACAGGTTTACAAATATTTGTTAAAAGTAACAAGTCAACATTTACAATTTTTACAATATTTACAAAATTTACAATTTTTTTCTTAATAATTTTTCTTTTAAAGCTAATTCTTTTTTTAAAAAACTGATACAGGCTTCCCCGAATAAATATTACCTACTACTAGAAGAGGCAGAGTTCAGCATCAATTCTGTCTGTTTTTTGTGTGATGGTTCTGTTTTTATAGATGCCAGTGCTGTTCACACAGATAAGAAGATGGAAATGTTGGCTGGGCGCGGTGGCTCGTGCCTGTAATCCCAGCACTTTGGGAAGCCAAGGCAGGCGGATCGCTTGAGCTCAGGAGTTCTAGACCAGTCTGGGCAACATGGGAAAACCCTGTCTGTACAAAAAGATTCAAAAAATTACCTGGGTATGGTGGTGCATGTCTGTAGTCCCAGCTACTCGGGAGGCTAAGGTAGGAGGATTGCTTGAGCCTGGGAGGCAGAGATTACAGTGAGCTGAGATTGCACCACTCCACTTCAGCCTGGGAAACAGAGTGAGATCCTGTCCCAGAGAAAATTGTGTTACAGTTGTTTTACTGTTTCTTCACACTCCTGATTTGTAGCCTCAGATCACATACAGATCTTTCATCAAGCATTATTTTAAAGATCTATTAGGTAAGCACTCTTTAAGTCCATTTTTAATTTTGTTGAAAGCAAATGACGTGACACCATCTCAATTACAAAAGGCAGTGTTGCCTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTGAGATGGAGTCTCGCTGTGTCTCCCAGGCTGCAGTGCAGTGGCGTGATATCAGCTCACTCCAACCTCTGCCTCCCAGGTTCGAGTGATTCTCCCGCCTCAGCCTCCCGAGTAGCTGGGATTACAGGTGCCCACCACCATACCTGGCTAATTTTTATATTTTTAATAGAGATGGGGTTTCACCATGTTGGCCAGGCTGGTCTCAAACTCTTGACCTCAAGTGATCTGCCCACCTGGGCCTCCCTAAGTGCTGTGAGCCACTGTGCCTGGCTGACTTATTCACTTCCTCAGCCAAAACACTGATGTGTTGAACTGCCCTTGTTTGATGTTCTGGAGGTTTCGATACCCTGGCACATTCTACCATAATAAGATTCTAGATGTGTGGGAAGCTTGCTTGTCATTTGTAAAGTTGGTGAAGGACCTTGTGAAAGGAGATGCCCCACTGGAAGTGTTCTCCTCCTTTAGGAAGTTGATGATCTGAAAATGGATTCTTTTGAAACTGTCCAAGCCTTCCTGTCCCTTAGAACATTGGTGTGTATCCCCAAGGCATGTATGTTCCAGTTTGAAGACTGCTTTTATACTTTTATATGAGAGCATTCCCTGTTGAAATAGATTTAAAATTCTTTTATGAGAAACGTGAATCCA-G Combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency 48 Pathogenic (Sep 17, 2020)978074
3-94084099-A-G Likely benign (Sep 13, 2024)1629679
3-94084116-A-G NSUN3-related disorder Likely benign (Dec 24, 2019)3049091
3-94084122-T-G Likely benign (Aug 10, 2023)1939939
3-94084134-G-A Inborn genetic diseases Pathogenic (Mar 15, 2022)2275962
3-94084142-C-G Uncertain significance (Jul 19, 2023)2716819
3-94084147-C-T Likely benign (May 23, 2023)2979389
3-94084156-C-T not specified Uncertain significance (Mar 06, 2025)2188808

GnomAD

Source: gnomAD

GeneTypeBio TypeTranscript Coding Exons Length
NSUN3protein_codingprotein_codingENST00000314622 665630
pLI Probability
LOF Intolerant
pRec Probability
LOF Recessive
Individuals with
no LOFs
Individuals with
Homozygous LOFs
Individuals with
Heterozygous LOFs
Defined p
9.04e-90.3011257020451257470.000179
Z-Score Observed Expected Observed/Expected Mutation Rate Total Possible in Transcript
Missense0.3061641750.9350.000008422200
Missense in Polyphen6466.3430.96468845
Synonymous0.9205867.60.8580.00000347657
Loss of Function0.6681417.00.8259.51e-7202

LoF frequencies by population

EthnicitySum of pLOFs p
African & African-American0.0009280.000926
Ashkenazi Jewish0.000.00
East Asian0.0003270.000326
Finnish0.000.00
European (Non-Finnish)0.0001410.000141
Middle Eastern0.0003270.000326
South Asian0.00009820.0000980
Other0.000.00

dbNSFP

Source: dbNSFP

Function
FUNCTION: Mitochondrial tRNA methyltransferase that mediates methylation of cytosine to 5-methylcytosine (m5C) at position 34 of mt-tRNA(Met) (PubMed:27497299, PubMed:27214402, PubMed:27356879). mt-tRNA(Met) methylation at cytosine(34) takes place at the wobble position of the anticodon and initiates the formation of 5-formylcytosine (f(5)c) at this position (PubMed:27497299, PubMed:27214402, PubMed:27356879). mt-tRNA(Met) containing the f(5)c modification at the wobble position enables recognition of the AUA codon in addition to the AUG codon, expanding codon recognition in mitochondrial translation (PubMed:27497299, PubMed:27356879). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27214402, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27356879, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27497299}.;
Disease
DISEASE: Note=Mitochondrial complex deficiency (PubMed:27356879). A disorder of the mitochondrial respiratory chain resulting in a highly variable phenotype depending on which tissues are affected (PubMed:27356879). Clinical features include combined developmental disability, microcephaly, failure to thrive, recurrent increased lactate levels in plasma, muscular weakness, proximal accentuated, external ophthalmoplegia and convergence nystagmus (PubMed:27356879). Defects are probably caused by deficient methylation and formylation of mt-tRNA(Met) wobble cytosine (PubMed:27356879). The disease may be caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:27356879}.;

Recessive Scores

pRec
0.0960

Intolerance Scores

loftool
0.830
rvis_EVS
-0.23
rvis_percentile_EVS
37.11

Haploinsufficiency Scores

pHI
0.866
hipred
N
hipred_score
0.251
ghis
0.565

Essentials

essential_gene_CRISPR
N
essential_gene_CRISPR2
N
essential_gene_gene_trap
N
gene_indispensability_pred
E
gene_indispensability_score
0.892

Gene Damage Prediction

AllRecessiveDominant
MendelianMediumMediumMedium
Primary ImmunodeficiencyMediumMediumMedium
CancerMediumMediumMedium

Mouse Genome Informatics

Gene name
Nsun3
Phenotype

Gene ontology

Biological process
tRNA wobble base cytosine methylation;rRNA methylation;regulation of mitochondrial translation
Cellular component
mitochondrion;mitochondrial matrix;mitochondrial large ribosomal subunit
Molecular function
tRNA binding;methyltransferase activity;tRNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase activity