POLR2D

protein-coding

RNA polymerase II subunit D, the group of RNA polymerase subunits

Gene summary

This gene encodes the fourth largest subunit of RNA polymerase II, the polymerase responsible for synthesizing messenger RNA in eukaryotes. In yeast, this polymerase subunit is associated with the polymerase under suboptimal growth conditions and may have a stress protective role. A sequence for a ribosomal pseudogene is contained within the 3' untranslated region of the transcript from this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

MANE transcript

NM_004805.4

Inheritance

—

ClinVar variants

U:15

Top phenotype

—

gnomAD constraint

pLI —, LoF o/e 0.29

Max pathogenic AF

—

Genomic locus

chr2:127,843,553-127,858,155

External References & Databases

Transcript & Mutation Effects

hg38 • Region Span ~14.6 kb
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GenCC Phenotypes & Disease Associations

Curated gene-disease validity assertions and inheritance patterns

No GenCC data available for this gene.

ClinVar Associated Diseases & Phenotypes

Reported disease conditions connected to POLR2D variants in ClinVar

1 Conditions Cataloged
not specifiedTotal: 13

ClinVar Variants & Pathogenicity by Type

Statistics based on transcript NM_004805.4. 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
0
missense
13
clinvar
13
nonsense
0
start loss
0
frameshift
0
splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp)
2
clinvar
2
Total00150015
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Transcript Catalog

Annotated transcript isoforms across RefSeq and Ensembl databases

Showing 4 of 12 transcripts
Transcript IDSourceProtein IDCoding ExonsMANE Status
NM_004805.4RefSeqNP_004796.14MANE Select
ENST00000272645.9EnsemblENSP00000272645.34MANE Select
ENST00000409698.1EnsemblENSP00000387117.13Standard
ENST00000409698.2EnsemblENSP00000387117.13Standard

Model Organisms & Knockout Phenotypes

Observed phenotypic effects in mouse and zebrafish models

Gene / ModelOrganismObserved Phenotype
polr2dDanio rerio

Structure: head

Quality: flat

abnormal

Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations & Pathways

Biological processes, molecular functions, cellular components and pathways

Pathways ConsensusPathDB

  • Pyrimidine metabolism - Homo sapiens (human)
  • Huntington,s disease - Homo sapiens (human)
  • RNA polymerase - Homo sapiens (human)
  • Purine metabolism - Homo sapiens (human)
  • Epstein-Barr virus infection - Homo sapiens (human)

Biological Process

  • nuclear-transcribed mRNA catabolic process, deadenylation-dependent decay
  • mRNA splicing, via spliceosome
  • transcription-coupled nucleotide-excision repair
  • transcription by RNA polymerase II
  • transcription initiation from RNA polymerase II promoter

Molecular Function

  • nucleotide binding
  • single-stranded DNA binding
  • single-stranded RNA binding
  • DNA-directed 5'-3' RNA polymerase activity
  • translation initiation factor binding

Cellular Component

  • P-body
  • nucleus
  • nucleoplasm
  • RNA polymerase II, core complex
  • cytosol

gnomAD Constraint

Source: gnomAD

Gene type
protein_coding
Transcript type
protein_coding
Transcript
ENST00000272645
Coding exons
4
Length
11892
Individuals with no LoFs
125739
Homozygous LoFs
0
Heterozygous LoFs
4
Defined
125743
p
0.0000159
Z-ScoreObservedExpectedObserved/ExpectedMutation RateTotal Possible
Missense1.583978.40.4970.00000433933
Missense (PolyPhen)722.1790.31562247
Synonymous0.4342325.80.8910.00000123247
Loss of Function1.7527.010.2853.61e-789

Population LoF Frequency

PopulationCAFp-valueStatus
African00.0absent
Latino/Admixed American0.0000310.000029rare
Ashkenazi Jewish00.0absent
East Asian00.0absent
Finnish00.0absent
European (Non-Finnish)0.0000270.000026rare
South Asian00.0absent
Other00.0absent

dbNSFP Gene Annotations

Source: dbNSFP

Function
FUNCTION: DNA-dependent RNA polymerase catalyzes the transcription of DNA into RNA using the four ribonucleoside triphosphates as substrates. Component of RNA polymerase II which synthesizes mRNA precursors and many functional non-coding RNAs. Pol II is the central component of the basal RNA polymerase II transcription machinery. It is composed of mobile elements that move relative to each other. RPB4 is part of a subcomplex with RPB7 that binds to a pocket formed by RPB1, RPB2 and RPB6 at the base of the clamp element. The RBP4-RPB7 subcomplex seems to lock the clamp via RPB7 in the closed conformation thus preventing double-stranded DNA to enter the active site cleft. The RPB4-RPB7 subcomplex binds single-stranded DNA and RNA (By similarity). {ECO:0000250, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9852112}.;

Recessive Scores

pRec
0.208

Intolerance Scores

LoFtool
0.469
RVIS EVS
-0.12
RVIS percentile EVS
44.54

Essentials

Essential (CRISPR)
E
Essential (CRISPR2)
E
Essential (gene trap)
E
Indispensability pred.
E
Indispensability score
0.940

Gene Damage Prediction

AllRecessiveDominant
MendelianLowLowLow
Primary ImmunodeficiencyLowLowLow
CancerLowLowLow
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