SAA2

protein-coding

serum amyloid A2

Gene summary

This gene encodes a member of the serum amyloid A family of apolipoproteins. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate the mature protein. This protein is a major acute phase protein that is highly expressed in response to inflammation and tissue injury. This protein also plays an important role in HDL metabolism and cholesterol homeostasis. High levels of this protein are associated with chronic inflammatory diseases including atherosclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, Alzheimer's disease and Crohn's disease. This protein may also be a potential biomarker for certain tumors. Finally, antimicrobial activity against S. aureus and E. coli resides in the N-terminal portion of the mature protein. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2020]

MANE transcript

NM_030754.5

Inheritance

—

ClinVar variants

U:7B:1

Top phenotype

—

gnomAD constraint

pLI —, LoF o/e 1.61

Max pathogenic AF

—

Genomic locus

chr11:18,239,223-18,248,668

External References & Databases

Transcript & Mutation Effects

hg38 • Region Span ~9.4 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 SAA2 variants in ClinVar

2 Conditions Cataloged
not specifiedTotal: 7
not providedTotal: 1

ClinVar Variants & Pathogenicity by Type

Statistics based on transcript NM_030754.5. 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
7
clinvar
1
clinvar
8
nonsense
0
start loss
0
frameshift
0
splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp)
0
Total007108
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Transcript Catalog

Annotated transcript isoforms across RefSeq and Ensembl databases

Showing 4 of 54 transcripts
Transcript IDSourceProtein IDCoding ExonsMANE Status
NM_030754.5RefSeqNP_110381.23MANE Select
ENST00000256733.9EnsemblENSP00000256733.53MANE Select
NM_001127380.3RefSeqNP_001120852.13Standard
NM_001385666.1RefSeqNP_001372595.13Standard

Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations & Pathways

Biological processes, molecular functions, cellular components and pathways

Pathways ConsensusPathDB

  • Selenium Micronutrient Network
  • Vitamin B12 Metabolism
  • Folate Metabolism
  • Endogenous TLR signaling

Biological Process

  • acute-phase response
  • positive chemotaxis
  • cell chemotaxis

Molecular Function

  • chemoattractant activity

Cellular Component

  • extracellular space
  • high-density lipoprotein particle
  • extracellular exosome

gnomAD Constraint

Source: gnomAD

Gene type
protein_coding
Transcript type
protein_coding
Transcript
ENST00000526900
Coding exons
3
Length
9421
Individuals with no LoFs
125705
Homozygous LoFs
0
Heterozygous LoFs
27
Defined
125732
p
0.000107
Z-ScoreObservedExpectedObserved/ExpectedMutation RateTotal Possible
Missense-0.1167471.31.040.00000403778
Missense (PolyPhen)2726.3861.0233324
Synonymous0.2132728.40.9490.00000176237
Loss of Function-1.1774.361.612.70e-744

Population LoF Frequency

PopulationCAFp-valueStatus
African0.000120.00012rare
Latino/Admixed American0.000120.00012rare
Ashkenazi Jewish00.0absent
East Asian0.000330.00033rare
Finnish0.0000480.000046rare
European (Non-Finnish)0.0000970.000097rare
South Asian0.0000650.000065rare
Other0.000160.00016rare

dbNSFP Gene Annotations

Source: dbNSFP

Function
FUNCTION: Major acute phase reactant. Apolipoprotein of the HDL complex.;
Disease
DISEASE: Note=Reactive, secondary amyloidosis is characterized by the extracellular accumulation in various tissues of the SAA2 protein. These deposits are highly insoluble and resistant to proteolysis; they disrupt tissue structure and compromise function. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1463770}.;

Recessive Scores

pRec
0.194

Intolerance Scores

LoFtool
0.844
RVIS EVS
0.73
RVIS percentile EVS
85.98

Essentials

Essential (CRISPR)
N
Essential (gene trap)
N
Indispensability pred.
E
Indispensability score
0.538

Gene Damage Prediction

AllRecessiveDominant
MendelianMediumMediumMedium
Primary ImmunodeficiencyMediumMediumMedium
CancerMediumMediumMedium
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