TPM2

protein-coding

tropomyosin 2, the group of Tropomyosins

Gene summary

This gene encodes beta-tropomyosin, a member of the actin filament binding protein family, and mainly expressed in slow, type 1 muscle fibers. Mutations in this gene can alter the expression of other sarcomeric tropomyosin proteins, and cause cap disease, nemaline myopathy and distal arthrogryposis syndromes. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Mar 2009]

Previous symbols:
  • AMCD1

MANE transcript

NM_003289.4

Inheritance

AD, AR

ClinVar variants

P:40U:104B:64

Top phenotype

Congenital myopathy 23; Arthrogryposis, distal, type 1A; Arthrogryposis, distal, type 2B

gnomAD constraint

pLI —, LoF o/e 0.47

Max pathogenic AF

—

Genomic locus

chr9:35,681,992-35,690,056

External References & Databases

Transcript & Mutation Effects

hg38 • Region Span ~8.1 kb
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GenCC Phenotypes & Disease Associations

Curated gene-disease validity assertions and inheritance patterns

congenital myopathy 23STRONG

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0012240

Submitter: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)

typical nemaline myopathySUPPORTIVE

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0015737

Submitter: Orphanet

congenital fiber-type disproportion myopathySUPPORTIVE

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0009711

Submitter: Orphanet

arthrogryposis, distal, type 1ASTRONG

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0007157

Submitter: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)

Sheldon-hall syndromeSUPPORTIVE

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0011128

Submitter: Orphanet

congenital myopathyMODERATE

Inheritance Pattern: AR

Disease ID:MONDO:0019952

Submitter: Ambry Genetics

arthrogryposis, distal, type 1ASTRONG

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0007157

Submitter: PanelApp Australia

arthrogryposis, distal, type 1ASTRONG

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0007157

Submitter: G2P

congenital myopathy 23STRONG

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0012240

Submitter: PanelApp Australia

TPM2-related myopathyDEFINITIVE

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0100196

Submitter: ClinGen

The relationship between TPM2 and autosomal dominant TPM2-Related Myopathy was evaluated using the ClinGen Clinical Validity Framework as of 10/08/20. Variants in TPM2 were first reported in humans with Nemaline Myopathy as early as 2002 (Donner et al., PMID: 11738357), with other histologically distinct cases being reported soon after. At least 10 unique variants (e.g. missense, in-frame indel, duplication) have been reported in humans. Evidence supporting this gene-disease relationship includes case-level data and experimental data. Variants in this gene have been reported in at least 12 probands in 5 publications (PMIDs: 11738357, 17434307, 23378224, 19047562, 17846275). More evidence is available in the literature, but the maximum score for genetic evidence (12 pts.) has been reached. Although there is not a significant genotype-phenotype correlation, the mechanism for disease is variable depending on the type of mutation and the resulting calcium sensitivity. Some variants can interfere with actin-myosin interactions, while others can affect calcium sensitivity in two distinct ways. One type of variant leads to a heterozygous loss of function, with tropomyosin not responding to calcium stimulation and causing a hypocontractile phenotype generally characterized by congenital muscle weakness and hypotonia. Another, less common, type of variant leads to a heteroygous gain of function with tropomyosin increasing the response to calcium stimulation and causing a hypercontractile phenotype generally characterized by congenital muscle stiffness and later-onset weakness/hypotonia. This gene-disease association is supported by several pieces of experimental evidence including the relationship between TPM2's function and the resulting phenotypes of nemaline myopathy, the association with ACTA1, the primary expression of TPM2 in the skeletal muscle, and expression of mutant variants in human myoblast cells, mouse myoblast cells, and zebrafish with the resulting phenotypes reflecting those in humans. In summary, TPM2 is definitively associated with autosomal dominant TPM2-Related Myopathy. This has been repeatedly demonstrated in both the research and clinical diagnostic settings, and has been upheld over time. This classification was approved by the ClinGen Congenital Myopathy Working Group on 12/23/20 (SOP Version 7). Lumping and Splitting: Per criteria outlined by the ClinGen Lumping and Splitting Working Group, we found no likely difference in the inheritance patterns underlying the disease entities: (1) Arthrogryposis, distal, type 1A (MIM: 108120); (2) Arthrogryposis, distal, type 2B4 (MIM:108120); (3) CAP myopathy 2 (MIM:609285); and (4) Nemaline myopathy 4, autosomal dominant (MIM:609285). There are distinct molecular mechanisms that can vary by mutation, however without a clear genotype-phenotype correlation this evidence is not enough to classify these entities differently. There is no clear correlation outside of a shared variant between (3) and (4) (Martilla, 2014 PMID: 24692096; Li, 2018 PMID: 30285720). Recent evidence has shown that TPM2 is likely expressed and is integral during prenatal development, which may cause the phenotypes displayed in the distal arthrogryposis. The phenotypes are markedly different, with (1) and (2) displaying a set of deformities that are rarely seen in (3) and (4) such as overlapping fingers and absent flexion creases while displaying few of the muscular phenotypes such as muscle weakness, gait difficulty, or cap structures. The two types of arthrogryposis have also been separately reviewed and recommended to consider them phenotypic extremes of the same disorder (Beck, 2013 PMID: 23401156). Therefore, we have lumped the myopathies together and the two types of arthrogryposis together, but split these two resulting groups apart. Of note, there are three other entities that were asserted after the lumping and splitting process: (5) Arthrogryposis, distal, type 7 (MIM: 158300); (6) Myopathy, congenital, with fiber-type disproportion (MIM: 255310); and (7) Multiple Pterygium Syndrome, Escobar Variant (MIM: 265000). Of these, (5)/(7) should be lumped with (1)/(2) and (6) should be lumped with (3)/(4) based on L&S criteria. All of these later assertions have minimal published evidence, so it is possible this should be revisited once more evidence is available.

childhood-onset nemaline myopathySUPPORTIVE

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0015738

Submitter: Orphanet

cap myopathySUPPORTIVE

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0015753

Submitter: Orphanet

digitotalar dysmorphismSUPPORTIVE

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0015240

Submitter: Orphanet

Clinical Genomic Database (CGD)

Congenital myopathy 23; Arthrogryposis, distal, type 1A; Arthrogryposis, distal, type 2BAD

Manifestation: Cardiovascular; Craniofacial; Musculoskeletal

Intervention: General

Rationale: Genetic knowledge may be beneficial related to issues such as selection of optimal supportive care, informed medical decision-making, prognostic considerations, and avoidance of unnecessary testing

Refs: 11738357; 12592607; 17434307; 17846275; 19047562; 19345583; 22084935; 22798622; 22832343Source: CGD (NHGRI)

ClinVar Associated Diseases & Phenotypes

Reported disease conditions connected to TPM2 variants in ClinVar

13 Conditions Cataloged
Arthrogryposis, distal, type 1ATotal: 243
not providedTotal: 113
not specifiedTotal: 29
Congenital myopathy 23Total: 26
TPM2-related disorderTotal: 24
Inborn genetic diseasesTotal: 16
Arthrogryposis, distal, type 2B4Total: 3
Congenital myopathy with fiber type disproportionTotal: 2

ClinVar Variants & Pathogenicity by Type

Statistics based on transcript NM_003289.4. 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
2
clinvar
61
clinvar
63
missense
5
clinvar
22
clinvar
92
clinvar
3
clinvar
122
nonsense
2
clinvar
2
clinvar
1
clinvar
5
start loss
0
frameshift
2
clinvar
2
clinvar
3
clinvar
7
splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp)
1
clinvar
4
clinvar
6
clinvar
11
Total1030104640208

Highest pathogenic variant AF is 0.000014872782

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Transcript Catalog

Annotated transcript isoforms across RefSeq and Ensembl databases

Showing 4 of 80 transcripts
Transcript IDSourceProtein IDCoding ExonsMANE Status
NM_003289.4RefSeqNP_003280.29MANE Select
ENST00000645482.3EnsemblENSP00000496494.29MANE Select
NM_001301226.2RefSeqNP_001288155.19Standard
NM_001301227.2RefSeqNP_001288156.19Standard

Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations & Pathways

Biological processes, molecular functions, cellular components and pathways

Pathways ConsensusPathDB

  • Cardiac muscle contraction - Homo sapiens (human)
  • Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) - Homo sapiens (human)
  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) - Homo sapiens (human)
  • Adrenergic signaling in cardiomyocytes - Homo sapiens (human)
  • Disopyramide Action Pathway

Biological Process

  • muscle contraction
  • actin filament organization
  • muscle filament sliding
  • regulation of ATPase activity

Molecular Function

  • actin binding
  • structural constituent of muscle
  • identical protein binding
  • protein homodimerization activity
  • protein heterodimerization activity

Cellular Component

  • cytosol
  • muscle thin filament tropomyosin
  • actin filament
  • actin cytoskeleton

gnomAD Constraint

Source: gnomAD

Gene type
protein_coding
Transcript type
protein_coding
Transcript
ENST00000378292
Coding exons
9
Length
9029
Individuals with no LoFs
125725
Homozygous LoFs
0
Heterozygous LoFs
23
Defined
125748
p
0.0000915
Z-ScoreObservedExpectedObserved/ExpectedMutation RateTotal Possible
Missense2.13801550.5170.000009851867
Missense (PolyPhen)3076.2160.39362928
Synonymous-0.1866866.11.030.00000448505
Loss of Function2.12919.00.4740.00000109234

Population LoF Frequency

PopulationCAFp-valueStatus
African0.000120.00012rare
Latino/Admixed American0.000140.00014rare
Ashkenazi Jewish0.0000990.000099rare
East Asian0.000110.00011rare
Finnish00.0absent
European (Non-Finnish)0.0000700.000070rare
South Asian0.000160.00016rare
Other00.0absent

dbNSFP Gene Annotations

Source: dbNSFP

Function
FUNCTION: Binds to actin filaments in muscle and non-muscle cells. Plays a central role, in association with the troponin complex, in the calcium dependent regulation of vertebrate striated muscle contraction. Smooth muscle contraction is regulated by interaction with caldesmon. In non-muscle cells is implicated in stabilizing cytoskeleton actin filaments. The non-muscle isoform may have a role in agonist-mediated receptor internalization. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P58774, ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P58775}.;
Disease
DISEASE: Nemaline myopathy 4 (NEM4) [MIM:609285]: A form of nemaline myopathy. Nemaline myopathies are muscular disorders characterized by muscle weakness of varying severity and onset, and abnormal thread-like or rod-shaped structures in muscle fibers on histologic examination. Nemaline myopathy type 4 presents from infancy to childhood with hypotonia and moderate-to-severe proximal weakness with minimal or no progression. Major motor milestones are delayed but independent ambulation is usually achieved, although a wheelchair may be needed in later life. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11738357, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17846275, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24692096}. Note=The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry.; DISEASE: Arthrogryposis, distal, 1A (DA1A) [MIM:108120]: A form of distal arthrogryposis, a disease characterized by congenital joint contractures that mainly involve two or more distal parts of the limbs, in the absence of a primary neurological or muscle disease. Distal arthrogryposis type 1 is characterized largely by camptodactyly and clubfoot. Hypoplasia and/or absence of some interphalangeal creases is common. The shoulders and hips are less frequently affected. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12592607, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24692096}. Note=The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry.; DISEASE: Cap myopathy 2 (CAPM2) [MIM:609285]: A rare congenital skeletal muscle disorder characterized by the presence of cap-like structures which are well demarcated and peripherally located under the sarcolemma and show abnormal accumulation of sarcomeric proteins. Clinical features are early onset of hypotonia and non- progressive or slowly progressive muscle weakness. Respiratory problems are common. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17434307, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19047562, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19345583, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24692096}. Note=The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry.; DISEASE: Arthrogryposis, distal, 2B (DA2B) [MIM:601680]: A form of distal arthrogryposis, a disease characterized by congenital joint contractures that mainly involve two or more distal parts of the limbs, in the absence of a primary neurological or muscle disease. DA2B is characterized by contractures of the hands and feet, and a distinctive face characterized by prominent nasolabial folds, small mouth and downslanting palpebral fissures. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17339586}. Note=The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry.;

Recessive Scores

pRec
0.224

Intolerance Scores

LoFtool
0.297
RVIS EVS
-0.23
RVIS percentile EVS
36.86

Essentials

Essential (CRISPR)
N
Essential (CRISPR2)
N
Essential (gene trap)
N
Indispensability pred.
E
Indispensability score
0.780

Gene Damage Prediction

AllRecessiveDominant
MendelianMediumMediumMedium
Primary ImmunodeficiencyMediumMediumMedium
CancerMediumMediumMedium
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