PNPLA4

protein-coding

patatin like phospholipase domain containing 4, the group of Patatin like phospholipase domain containing

Gene summary

This gene encodes a member of the patatin-like family of phospholipases. The encoded enzyme has both triacylglycerol lipase and transacylase activities and may be involved in adipocyte triglyceride homeostasis. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants. A pseudogene of this gene is found on chromosome Y. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2010]

MANE transcript

NM_004650.3

Inheritance

XL

ClinVar variants

U:87B:8

Top phenotype

PNPLA4-related disorder

gnomAD constraint

pLI —, LoF o/e 0.61

Max pathogenic AF

—

Genomic locus

chrX:7,898,247-7,927,739

External References & Databases

Transcript & Mutation Effects

hg38 • Region Span ~29.5 kb
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GenCC Phenotypes & Disease Associations

Curated gene-disease validity assertions and inheritance patterns

mitochondrial diseaseLIMITED

Inheritance Pattern: XL

Disease ID:MONDO:0044970

Submitter: PanelApp Australia

ClinVar Associated Diseases & Phenotypes

Reported disease conditions connected to PNPLA4 variants in ClinVar

4 Conditions Cataloged
not specifiedTotal: 36
not providedTotal: 10
PNPLA4-related disorderTotal: 1
Abnormality of neuronal migrationTotal: 1

ClinVar Variants & Pathogenicity by Type

Statistics based on transcript NM_004650.3. 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
10
clinvar
3
clinvar
1
clinvar
14
missense
65
clinvar
2
clinvar
2
clinvar
69
nonsense
3
clinvar
3
start loss
0
frameshift
1
clinvar
1
splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp)
8
clinvar
8
Total00875395
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Transcript Catalog

Annotated transcript isoforms across RefSeq and Ensembl databases

Showing 4 of 45 transcripts
Transcript IDSourceProtein IDCoding ExonsMANE Status
NM_004650.3RefSeqNP_004641.16MANE Select
ENST00000381042.9EnsemblENSP00000370430.46MANE Select
NM_001142389.2RefSeqNP_001135861.16Standard
NM_001172672.2RefSeqNP_001166143.15Standard

Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations & Pathways

Biological processes, molecular functions, cellular components and pathways

Pathways ConsensusPathDB

  • Retinol metabolism - Homo sapiens (human)
  • Vitamin A Deficiency
  • Retinol Metabolism
  • Metabolism of lipids
  • Metabolism

Biological Process

  • biological_process
  • triglyceride catabolic process
  • retinol metabolic process

Molecular Function

  • triglyceride lipase activity
  • retinyl-palmitate esterase activity

Cellular Component

  • mitochondrion
  • cytosol

gnomAD Constraint

Source: gnomAD

Gene type
protein_coding
Transcript type
protein_coding
Transcript
ENST00000381042
Coding exons
6
Length
29493
Individuals with no LoFs
125699
Homozygous LoFs
9
Heterozygous LoFs
11
Defined
125719
p
0.0000795
Z-ScoreObservedExpectedObserved/ExpectedMutation RateTotal Possible
Missense-0.14610197.01.040.000007481632
Missense (PolyPhen)4240.2631.0431605
Synonymous-0.04104544.71.010.00000400520
Loss of Function1.0558.250.6067.51e-7120

Population LoF Frequency

PopulationCAFp-valueStatus
African0.000310.00025rare
Latino/Admixed American0.000150.00012rare
Ashkenazi Jewish00.0absent
East Asian0.0000730.000054rare
Finnish0.0000630.000046rare
European (Non-Finnish)0.0000610.000044rare
South Asian0.000210.00013rare
Other0.000230.00016rare

dbNSFP Gene Annotations

Source: dbNSFP

Function
FUNCTION: Lipid hydrolase.;

Recessive Scores

pRec
0.107

Intolerance Scores

LoFtool
0.629
RVIS EVS
-0.43
RVIS percentile EVS
25.15

Essentials

Essential (CRISPR)
N
Essential (CRISPR2)
N
Essential (gene trap)
N
Indispensability pred.
N
Indispensability score
0.317

Gene Damage Prediction

AllRecessiveDominant
MendelianMediumMediumMedium
Primary ImmunodeficiencyMediumMediumMedium
CancerMediumMediumMedium
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