TMEM167A

protein-coding

transmembrane protein 167A

Gene summary

Involved in constitutive secretory pathway. Located in Golgi apparatus. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

Previous symbols:
  • TMEM167

MANE transcript

NM_174909.5

Inheritance

AR

ClinVar variants

P:1U:14

Top phenotype

Microcephaly, epilepsy, and diabetes syndrome

gnomAD constraint

pLI —, LoF o/e 0.98

Max pathogenic AF

—

Genomic locus

chr5:83,052,846-83,077,863

External References & Databases

Transcript & Mutation Effects

hg38 • Region Span ~25.0 kb
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GenCC Phenotypes & Disease Associations

Curated gene-disease validity assertions and inheritance patterns

neonatal diabetes mellitusLIMITED

Inheritance Pattern: AR

Disease ID:MONDO:0016391

Submitter: Ambry Genetics

neonatal diabetes mellitusMODERATE

Inheritance Pattern: AR

Disease ID:MONDO:0016391

Submitter: LiferaOmics

Genetic evidence – Published PMID: 40924476 – Family 1 – one proband. Case-level (AR biallelic; non-LOF start = 0.1; no consanguinity deduction applied [not reported]) = 0.1; Segregation = 0; Case-control = 0 Family 1 total = 0.1 PMID: 40924476 – Family 2 – one proband. Case-level (AR biallelic; non-LOF start = 0.1; no consanguinity deduction applied [not reported]) = 0.1; Segregation = 0; Case-control = 0 Family 2 total = 0.1 PMID: 40924476 – Family 3 – one proband. Case-level (AR biallelic; non-LOF start = 0.1; no consanguinity deduction applied [not reported]) = 0.1; Segregation = 0; Case-control = 0 Family 3 total = 0.1 PMID: 40924476 – Family 4 – one proband. Case-level (AR compound heterozygous; non-LOF; each variant evaluated independently; no consanguinity deduction applied [not reported]) = 0.2; Segregation = 0; Case-control = 0 Family 4 total = 0.2 PMID: 40924476 – Family 5 – one proband. Case-level (AR predicted null; loss-of-function mechanism plausible; no consanguinity deduction applied [not reported]) = 1.5; Segregation = 0; Case-control = 0 Family 5 total = 1.5 PMID: 40924476 – Family 6 – one proband. Case-level (AR predicted null; loss-of-function mechanism plausible; no consanguinity deduction applied [not reported]) = 1.5; Segregation = 0; Case-control = 0 Family 6 total = 1.5 Published genetic evidence total = 4.4 / 12 Genetic evidence – Our cases Family 1 – one proband. Case-level (AR homozygous; non-LOF start = 0.1; consanguineous family) = 0.1; Segregation = 0; Case-control = 0 Family 1 total = 0.1 Family 2 – one proband. Case-level (AR homozygous; non-LOF start = 0.1; consanguineous family) = 0.1; Segregation = 0; Case-control = 0 Family 2 total = 0.1 Total genetic evidence (published AR + our cases) 4.4 (published AR) + 0.2 (our cases) = 4.6 / 12 Experimental evidence – Published PMID: 40924476 – Function / expression. Gene expression demonstrated in relevant tissues including pancreas and developing brain. Function/expression (supportive biological relevance) = 0.5 PMID: 40924476 – Functional alteration (non-patient β-cell line knockdown). Gene depletion increased susceptibility to ER-stress–induced apoptosis. Functional alteration (engineered cell model) = 0.5 PMID: 40924476 – Functional alteration (variant-specific iPSC-derived β cells). Variant impaired ER-to-Golgi trafficking and β-cell function in disease-relevant cells. Functional alteration (variant-specific, mechanistic support) = 1.0 PMID: 40924476 – Functional alteration (human β-cell transplantation assay). Mutant cells demonstrated reduced C-peptide secretion after transplantation into mice. Functional alteration (in vivo physiological assay; not full animal disease model) = 0.5 Experimental evidence total = 2.5 / 6 Overall score Genetic evidence = 4.6 Experimental evidence = 2.5 Overall score = 7.1 / 18

ClinVar Associated Diseases & Phenotypes

Reported disease conditions connected to TMEM167A variants in ClinVar

2 Conditions Cataloged
not specifiedTotal: 7
Microcephaly, epilepsy, and diabetes syndromeTotal: 1

ClinVar Variants & Pathogenicity by Type

Statistics based on transcript NM_174909.5. 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
1
clinvar
9
clinvar
10
nonsense
0
start loss
1
clinvar
1
frameshift
0
splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp)
4
clinvar
4
Total01140015

Highest pathogenic variant AF is 0.0000014022178

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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_174909.5RefSeqNP_777569.14MANE Select
ENST00000502346.2EnsemblENSP00000424707.14MANE Select
ENST00000987056.1EnsemblENSP00000656873.12Standard
ENST00000987057.1EnsemblENSP00000656874.13Standard

Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations & Pathways

Biological processes, molecular functions, cellular components and pathways

Biological Process

  • protein secretion
  • intracellular transport

Cellular Component

  • Golgi membrane
  • integral component of membrane

gnomAD Constraint

Source: gnomAD

Gene type
protein_coding
Transcript type
protein_coding
Transcript
ENST00000502346
Coding exons
4
Length
25018
Individuals with no LoFs
125713
Homozygous LoFs
0
Heterozygous LoFs
5
Defined
125718
p
0.0000199
Z-ScoreObservedExpectedObserved/ExpectedMutation RateTotal Possible
Missense0.4113239.20.8150.00000192463
Missense (PolyPhen)35.79210.5179484
Synonymous0.1401212.60.9505.40e-7131
Loss of Function0.042855.100.9802.82e-757

Population LoF Frequency

PopulationCAFp-valueStatus
African00.0absent
Latino/Admixed American0.0000290.000029rare
Ashkenazi Jewish00.0absent
East Asian0.0000540.000054rare
Finnish00.0absent
European (Non-Finnish)0.00000890.0000088rare
South Asian0.0000660.000065rare
Other00.0absent

dbNSFP Gene Annotations

Source: dbNSFP

Function
FUNCTION: Involved in the early part of the secretory pathway. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19942856}.;

Recessive Scores

pRec
0.113

Intolerance Scores

RVIS EVS
0.06
RVIS percentile EVS
58

Essentials

Essential (CRISPR)
N
Essential (gene trap)
E
Indispensability pred.
N
Indispensability score
0.0000513

Gene Damage Prediction

AllRecessiveDominant
MendelianMediumMediumMedium
Primary ImmunodeficiencyMediumMediumMedium
CancerMediumMediumMedium
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