TNFAIP8
protein-codingTNF alpha induced protein 8
Gene summary
Enables cysteine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity involved in apoptotic process. Involved in positive regulation of apoptotic process. Located in cytoplasm and nucleoplasm. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
MANE transcript
Inheritance
ClinVar variants
Top phenotype
gnomAD constraint
Max pathogenic AF
Genomic locus
External References & Databases
Transcript & Mutation Effects
hg38 • Region Span ~131.0 kbGenCC 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 TNFAIP8 variants in ClinVar
ClinVar Variants & Pathogenicity by Type
Statistics based on transcript NM_014350.4. 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.
| Effect | PathogenicP | Likely pathogenicLP | VUS | Likely benignLB | BenignB | Sum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| synonymous | 1 | 1 | ||||
| missense | 22 | 22 | ||||
| nonsense | 0 | |||||
| start loss | 0 | |||||
| frameshift | 0 | |||||
| splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Transcript Catalog
Annotated transcript isoforms across RefSeq and Ensembl databases
| Transcript ID | Source | Protein ID | Coding Exons | MANE Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RefSeq | NP_055165.2 | 2 | MANE Select | |
| Ensembl | ENSP00000422245.1 | 2 | MANE Select | |
| RefSeq | NP_001071122.1 | 2 | Standard | |
| RefSeq | NP_001273742.1 | 2 | Standard |
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations & Pathways
Biological processes, molecular functions, cellular components and pathways
Pathways ConsensusPathDB
- Metabolism of lipids
- Metabolism
- PI Metabolism
- Phospholipid metabolism
Biological Process
- apoptotic process
- positive regulation of apoptotic process
- negative regulation of apoptotic process
- negative regulation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process
Molecular Function
- protein binding
- cysteine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity involved in apoptotic process
Cellular Component
- nucleoplasm
- cytoplasm
gnomAD Constraint
Source:
- Gene type
- protein_coding
- Transcript type
- protein_coding
- Transcript
- ENST00000504771
- Coding exons
- 2
- Length
- 130997
- Individuals with no LoFs
- 124579
- Homozygous LoFs
- 0
- Heterozygous LoFs
- 5
- Defined
- 124584
- p
- 0.0000201
| Z-Score | Observed | Expected | Observed/Expected | Mutation Rate | Total Possible | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missense | 0.445 | 90 | 103 | 0.876 | 0.00000515 | 1325 |
| Missense (PolyPhen) | 37 | 51.46 | 0.719 | 706 | ||
| Synonymous | -0.111 | 40 | 39.1 | 1.02 | 0.00000195 | 347 |
| Loss of Function | 1.63 | 1 | 4.88 | 0.205 | 2.03e-7 | 82 |
Population LoF Frequency
| Population | CAF | p-value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| African | 0 | 0.0 | absent |
| Latino/Admixed American | 0 | 0.0 | absent |
| Ashkenazi Jewish | 0 | 0.0 | absent |
| East Asian | 0 | 0.0 | absent |
| Finnish | 0 | 0.0 | absent |
| European (Non-Finnish) | 0.000044 | 0.000044 | rare |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | absent |
| Other | 0 | 0.0 | absent |
dbNSFP Gene Annotations
Source:
- Function
- FUNCTION: Acts as a negative mediator of apoptosis and may play a role in tumor progression. Suppresses the TNF-mediated apoptosis by inhibiting caspase-8 activity but not the processing of procaspase-8, subsequently resulting in inhibition of BID cleavage and caspase-3 activation. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10644768, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11346652, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14724590}.;
Recessive Scores
- pRec
- 0.420
Intolerance Scores
- LoFtool
- 0.421
- RVIS EVS
- -0.1
- RVIS percentile EVS
- 46.2
Essentials
- Essential (CRISPR)
- N
- Essential (CRISPR2)
- N
- Essential (gene trap)
- N
- Indispensability pred.
- E
- Indispensability score
- 0.912
Gene Damage Prediction
| All | Recessive | Dominant | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendelian | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| Primary Immunodeficiency | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| Cancer | Medium | Medium | Medium |