SEC61A1

protein-coding

SEC61 translocon subunit alpha 1

Gene summary

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the SECY/SEC61- alpha family. It appears to play a crucial role in the insertion of secretory and membrane polypeptides into the endoplasmic reticulum. This protein found to be tightly associated with membrane-bound ribosomes, either directly or through adaptor proteins. This gene encodes an alpha subunit of the heteromeric SEC61 complex, which also contains beta and gamma subunits. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

MANE transcript

NM_013336.4

Inheritance

AD

ClinVar variants

P:9U:120B:101

Top phenotype

Immunodeficiency, common variable, 15; Neutropenia, severe congenital, 11, autosomal dominant; Tubulointerstitial kidney disease, autosomal dominant, 5

gnomAD constraint

pLI —, LoF o/e 0.11

Max pathogenic AF

—

Genomic locus

chr3:128,051,641-128,071,705

External References & Databases

Transcript & Mutation Effects

hg38 • Region Span ~20.1 kb
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GenCC Phenotypes & Disease Associations

Curated gene-disease validity assertions and inheritance patterns

hyperuricemic nephropathy, familial juvenile type 4STRONG

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0014891

Submitter: PanelApp Australia

hyperuricemic nephropathy, familial juvenile type 4STRONG

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0014891

Submitter: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)

hyperuricemic nephropathy, familial juvenile type 4MODERATE

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0014891

Submitter: Ambry Genetics

SEC61A1 deficiencyMODERATE

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0100337

Submitter: ClinGen

The relationship between SEC61A1 and SEC61A1 deficiency, an autosomal dominant disorder, was evaluated using the ClinGen Clinical Validity Framework as of June, 2021. SEC61A1 encodes the alpha subunit of the heteromeric SEC61 complex, which also contains beta and gamma subunits. It has a role in the insertion of secretory and membrane polypeptides into the endoplasmic reticulum. SEC61A1 deficiency is characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia and recurrent respiratory infections (Tangye et al; PMID: 31953710). Patients in the literature have been described with different diagnosed entities such as Autosomal dominant tubulointerstital kidney disease, Primary antibody deficiency and severe congenital neutropenia. SEC61A1 was first reported in relation to autosomal dominant SEC61A1 deficiency in 2016 (Bolar et al, PMID: 27392076). Variants reported in this gene thus far include missense and nonsense variants. Evidence supporting this gene-disease relationship includes case-level data, including segregation data, and experimental data. Summary of Case Level Data (8.5 points): There have been 6 patients from 4 publications, till date, reported with heterozygous variants in SEC61A1 (PMID: 27392076, 28782633, 32325141, 33185949). The mechanism of disease is reported to be haploinsufficiency or a dominant negative effect leading to functional haploinsufficiency. Summary of experimental data (2 points): This gene-disease association is supported by in-vitro functional assays and an animal model. SEC61A1 is localized subcellularly within the endoplasmic reticulum, but mutant SEC61A1 protein is found in clumps and localized in the ER and Golgi (PMID: 27392076). ER stress and increased calcium leak are reported as disease pathomechanism and are demonstrated in patients as well as experimental systems (PMID: 32325141). Knock-down of SEC61A1 using CRISPR/Cas9 or splice morpholino techniques in zebrafish results in pronephric tubular atrophy (PMID: 27392076) and partially recapitulates the human phenotype. In summary, the level of evidence to support the gene-disease relationship of SEC61A1 and autosomal dominant SEC61A1 deficiency is moderate. While more evidence is needed to establish this relationship definitively, no convincing contradictory evidence has emerged. OMIM entities: Tubulointerstitial kidney disease, autosomal dominant, 5 (MIM: 617056). Additional entities from the literature: familial juvenile hyperurecemic nephropathy (PMID: 31488840), Primary antibody deficiency (PMID: 28782633) and severe congenital neutropenia (PMID: 32325141). Per criteria outlined by the ClinGen Lumping and Splitting Working Group, while multiple disease assertions are made in the literature with the same autosomal dominant inheritance, there is limited evidence relating to the molecular mechanism(s) AND phenotypic variability in the above mentioned disease entities. PMID: 31953710 suggests the term SEC61A1 deficiency that encompasses all the phenotypes. Therefore, all of the disease entities have been lumped into one disease entity, autosomal dominant SEC61A1 deficiency. This classification was approved by the ClinGen Antibody Deficiencies Gene Curation Expert Panel on the meeting date June 15, 2021 (SOP Version 8).

immunodeficiency, common variable, 15STRONG

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0958013

Submitter: PanelApp Australia

hyperuricemic nephropathy, familial juvenile type 4LIMITED

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0014891

Submitter: G2P

Clinical Genomic Database (CGD)

Immunodeficiency, common variable, 15; Neutropenia, severe congenital, 11, autosomal dominant; Tubulointerstitial kidney disease, autosomal dominant, 5AD

Manifestation: Allergy/Immunology/Infectious; Hematologic; Renal

Intervention: Allergy/Immunology/Infectious; Renal

Rationale: Immunodeficiency, common variable, 15 involves an increased risk of infections, and awareness may allow preventative measures (eg, treatment with IVIG) and early and aggressive treatment of infections; Neutropenia, severe congenital, 11, autosomal dominant may involve increased risk of infections, and preventative measures and medical management (eg, with G-CSF) as well as early and aggressive treatment of infections, has been reported as beneficial; Individuals with Tubulointerstitial kidney disease, autosomal dominant, 5 may have anemia, and medical management (with erythropoietin) has been described as beneficial; The hyperuricemic nephropathy may manifest with a number of variable renal sequelae, and early awareness may allow prompt medical management

Refs: 27392076; 28782633; 32325141Source: CGD (NHGRI)

ClinVar Associated Diseases & Phenotypes

Reported disease conditions connected to SEC61A1 variants in ClinVar

10 Conditions Cataloged
not providedTotal: 287
not specifiedTotal: 37
Inborn genetic diseasesTotal: 32
Hyperuricemic nephropathy, familial juvenile type 4Total: 17
SEC61A1-related disorderTotal: 15
Immunodeficiency, common variable, 15Total: 5
Neutropenia, severe congenital, 11, autosomal dominantTotal: 4
Autosomal dominant polycystic liver diseaseTotal: 2

ClinVar Variants & Pathogenicity by Type

Statistics based on transcript NM_013336.4. 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
3
clinvar
96
clinvar
1
clinvar
100
missense
4
clinvar
4
clinvar
107
clinvar
4
clinvar
119
nonsense
1
clinvar
1
start loss
0
frameshift
2
clinvar
2
splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp)
8
clinvar
8
Total541201001230
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Transcript Catalog

Annotated transcript isoforms across RefSeq and Ensembl databases

Showing 4 of 24 transcripts
Transcript IDSourceProtein IDCoding ExonsMANE Status
NM_013336.4RefSeqNP_037468.112MANE Select
ENST00000243253.8EnsemblENSP00000243253.312MANE Select
NM_001400328.1RefSeqNP_001387257.112Standard
NM_001400329.1RefSeqNP_001387258.19Standard

Model Organisms & Knockout Phenotypes

Observed phenotypic effects in mouse and zebrafish models

Gene / ModelOrganismObserved Phenotype
sec61a1lDanio rerio

Structure: pronephric tubule

Quality: atrophied

abnormal

Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations & Pathways

Biological processes, molecular functions, cellular components and pathways

Pathways ConsensusPathDB

  • Protein export - Homo sapiens (human)
  • Phagosome - Homo sapiens (human)
  • Protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum - Homo sapiens (human)
  • Vibrio cholerae infection - Homo sapiens (human)
  • XBP1(S) activates chaperone genes

Biological Process

  • cotranslational protein targeting to membrane
  • SRP-dependent cotranslational protein targeting to membrane
  • SRP-dependent cotranslational protein targeting to membrane, translocation
  • posttranslational protein targeting to endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  • endoplasmic reticulum organization

Molecular Function

  • signal sequence binding
  • protein binding
  • protein transmembrane transporter activity
  • ribosome binding

Cellular Component

  • endoplasmic reticulum
  • Sec61 translocon complex
  • endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  • cytosol
  • membrane

gnomAD Constraint

Source: gnomAD

Gene type
protein_coding
Transcript type
protein_coding
Transcript
ENST00000243253
Coding exons
12
Length
20043
Individuals with no LoFs
125739
Homozygous LoFs
0
Heterozygous LoFs
9
Defined
125748
p
0.0000358
Z-ScoreObservedExpectedObserved/ExpectedMutation RateTotal Possible
Missense4.06922850.3230.00001623081
Missense (PolyPhen)1689.8780.17802958
Synonymous-0.2971181141.040.00000690988
Loss of Function4.21326.30.1140.00000154276

Population LoF Frequency

PopulationCAFp-valueStatus
African00.0absent
Latino/Admixed American0.000120.00012rare
Ashkenazi Jewish0.0000990.000099rare
East Asian00.0absent
Finnish00.0absent
European (Non-Finnish)0.0000350.000035rare
South Asian00.0absent
Other00.0absent

dbNSFP Gene Annotations

Source: dbNSFP

Function
FUNCTION: Component of SEC61 channel-forming translocon complex that mediates transport of signal peptide-containing precursor polypeptides across endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Forms a ribosome receptor and a gated pore in the ER membrane, both functions required for cotranslational translocation of signal peptide- containing precursor proteins (PubMed:22375059, PubMed:28782633, PubMed:29719251). May cooperate with auxiliary protein SEC62, SEC63 and HSPA5/BiP to enable post-translational transport of small presecretory proteins (PubMed:22375059, PubMed:29719251). Controls the passive efflux of calcium ions from the ER lumen to the cytosol through SEC61 channel, contributing to the maintenance of cellular calcium homeostasis (PubMed:28782633). Plays a critical role in nephrogenesis, specifically at pronephros stage (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P61620, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22375059, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28782633, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29719251}.;
Disease
DISEASE: Note=Defects in SEC61A1 may be a cause of autosomal dominant hypogammaglobulinemia, resulting in severe recurrent infections, mainly of the respiratory tract. Disease onset is mostly in the first year of life. Affected subjects manifest reduced antibodies production by plasma cells, in the presence of normal subpopulations of B and T cells in the peripheral blood. Patients respond well to immunoglobulin replacement therapy. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28782633}.;

Recessive Scores

pRec
0.400

Intolerance Scores

LoFtool
0.0358
RVIS EVS
-0.54
RVIS percentile EVS
20.26

Essentials

Essential (CRISPR)
E
Essential (CRISPR2)
E
Essential (gene trap)
E
Indispensability pred.
E
Indispensability score
0.867

Gene Damage Prediction

AllRecessiveDominant
MendelianMediumLowMedium
Primary ImmunodeficiencyMediumLowMedium
CancerMediumMediumMedium
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