TRPM7

protein-coding

transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 7, the group of Transient receptor potential cation channels

Gene summary

This gene belongs to the melastatin subfamily of transient receptor potential family of ion channels. The protein encoded by this gene is both an ion channel and a serine/threonine protein kinase. The kinase activity is essential for the ion channel function, which serves to increase intracellular calcium levels and to help regulate magnesium ion homeostasis. The encoded protein is involved in cytoskeletal organization, cell adhesion, cell migration and organogenesis. Defects in this gene are a cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-parkinsonism/dementia complex of Guam. The gene may also be associated with defects of cardiac function. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2017]

MANE transcript

NM_017672.6

Inheritance

AD

ClinVar variants

P:4U:277B:30

Top phenotype

familial primary hypomagnesemia

gnomAD constraint

pLI —, LoF o/e 0.43

Max pathogenic AF

—

Genomic locus

chr15:50,552,473-50,686,797

External References & Databases

Transcript & Mutation Effects

hg38 • Region Span ~134.3 kb
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GenCC Phenotypes & Disease Associations

Curated gene-disease validity assertions and inheritance patterns

autosomal dominant macrothrombocytopeniaSUPPORTIVE

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0015372

Submitter: Orphanet

intestinal hypomagnesemia 1MODERATE

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0011176

Submitter: ClinGen

The *TRPM7* gene is located on chromosome 15q.21.2 at chr15:50,552,473-50,686,797 (GRCh38/hg38) and encodes the protein Transient Receptor Potential cation channel, subfamily M, member 7. This is a bifunctional protein involved in the homeostatic regulation of intracellular Ca2+, Mg2+, and Zn2+, as well as trace metal concentrations. It also has Ser-Thr alpha-kinase activity that phosphorylates downstream substrates. This gene is associated with Hypomagnesemia with secondary hypocalcemia (HSH) (OMIM: 602014) with an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance. It has also been associated with seizures and developmental delay which may be related to the hypomagnesemia. The associations with macrothrombocytopenia and migraine were not investigated here and evidence from platelet studies were not included. The preferred disease name suggested for this disorder is Hypomagnesemia with secondary hypocalcemia. *TRPM7* was first reported in relation to autosomal dominant Hypomagnesemia with secondary hypocalcemia in 2022 (PMID: 35561741). Three members of two generations of a French family presented with a low serum Mg2+ and low urinary Mg2+ excretion. All three had an abnormal Mg2+ loading test with defective intestinal and renal Mg reabsorption that was the same as seen in patients with loss-of-function defects in TRPM6. The mechanism of pathogenicity for these mutations in *TRPM7* is loss-of-function. At least five variants (missense and canonical splicing) that have been reported in six probands in two publications (PMIDs: 35561741; 39099503) are included in this curation. A total of 5.5/12 points for genetic evidence was reached. This gene-disease relationship is also supported by functional studies: expression, biochemical function and protein interaction (PMIDs: 12887921; 16150690; 35561741; 39099563). A total of 1.5/6 points for experimental evidence was reached. In summary, there is moderate evidence to support this gene-disease relationship. While more evidence is needed to establish this relationship definitively, no convincing contradictory evidence has emerged. This classification was approved by the ClinGen Tubulopathy GCEP on the meeting date February 5th, 2025 (SOP Version 11).

familial primary hypomagnesemiaSTRONG

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0018100

Submitter: PanelApp Australia

macrothrombocytopenia, isolatedLIMITED

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0031447

Submitter: Ambry Genetics

sudden arrhythmia death syndromeMODERATE

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0054866

Submitter: PanelApp Australia

hypomagnesemia, seizures, and intellectual disabilityMODERATE

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0014631

Submitter: Ambry Genetics

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-parkinsonism-dementia complexLIMITED

Inheritance Pattern: Unknown

Disease ID:MONDO:0007104

Submitter: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)

macrothrombocytopenia, isolatedMODERATE

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0031447

Submitter: ClinGen

The TRPM7 gene encodes for the transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily M, member 7, a ubiquitously expressed bifunctional protein comprising a transient receptor potential channel segment linked to a cytosolic α-type serine/threonine protein kinase domain. TRPM7 forms a constitutively active Mg2+ and Ca2+ permeable channel, which regulates diverse cellular processes including cell cycle, apoptosis, and cell death. TRPM7 is expressed in platelets and megakaryocytes and plays a role in proplatelet formation and platelet activation. Its channel activity is crucial for proplatelet formation while its kinase activity is crucial for platelet activation. Three patients with variants in TRPM7 have been described: two with macrothrombocytopenia and one with impaired platelet aggregation (PMID: 27020697). Therefore, the defect related to TRPM7 gene variants is not exclusively an inherited thrombocytopenia or an inherited platelet function disorder, it is possible that it could depend on which domain is mutated. Indeed, if the channel domain is compromised patients show macrothrombocytopenia, because NMMIIA is a downstream effector of TRPM7, in particular Mg2+ inhibits NMMIIA activity, and dysfunctional TRPM7 cause increased activity of NMMIIA that is associated with impaired proplatelet formation. On the other hand, the patient without macrothrombocytopenia but impaired platelet aggregation carries a variant in the kinase domain of TRPM7 (p.G1353D). Interestingly, in line with this phenotype, one study demonstrated that the kinase domain of TRPM7 is crucial for platelet activation and platelet aggregation (PMID:29146750) Evidences supporting this gene-disease relationship includes genetic evidences (case-level data) and experimental evidences (biochemical functions; expression; functional alteration in non-patient cells, non-human model organisms). Summary of Case Level Data: 1.1 POINTS Variants in this gene have been reported in 3 probands in 1 publication (PMID: 27020697). Summary of Experimental Data: 5.5 POINTS Schmitz et al (PMID: 12887921) showed that TRPM7 is a channel for Mg 2+ (Experimental evidence - Biochemical Function). Stritt et al (PMID: 27020697) showed that the mRNA for TRPM7 is expressed in mouse platelets and mouse megakaryocytes (Experimental evidence Expression in cells relevant for the disease). The same authors also performed patch clamp studies on HEK293 cells confirming that two different TRPM7 variants reduced TRPM7 channel activity (Experimental evidence - Functional Alteration Non-patient cells) (PMID: 27020697). Megakaryocyte and platelet specific TRPM7 KO mice (Trpm7fl/fl-Pf4Cre) show several abnormalities in megakaryocytes, including aberrant Mg2+ and Ca2+ homeostasis as well as dysregulated actomyosin complexes, resulting in impaired platelet production and macrothrombocytopenia in mice (PMID: 27020697) (Model Systems Non-human model organism), showing the same phenotype of patients with mutations in the channel domain. Mice with mutant TRPM7 kinase domain show impaired platelet aggregation and activation (PAC-1 binding and P-selectin exposure), in line with the phenotype of the patients with a variant in the kinase domain (PMID: 29146750) (Model Systems Non-human model organism). In summary, with 6.6 points, we obtained moderate association of TRPM7 with the disorder related to TRPM7 gene variants. This classification was approved by the ClinGen Hemostasis Thrombosis Working Group on 2024 Jun 03 (SOP Version 10).

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-parkinsonism-dementia complexLIMITED

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0007104

Submitter: PanelApp Australia

ClinVar Associated Diseases & Phenotypes

Reported disease conditions connected to TRPM7 variants in ClinVar

7 Conditions Cataloged
not specifiedTotal: 223
not providedTotal: 69
TRPM7-related disorderTotal: 13
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-parkinsonism-dementia complexTotal: 10
Intestinal hypomagnesemia 1Total: 2
See casesTotal: 2
TRPM7-associated neuropathological disorderTotal: 1

ClinVar Variants & Pathogenicity by Type

Statistics based on transcript NM_017672.6. 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
5
clinvar
11
clinvar
4
clinvar
20
missense
3
clinvar
247
clinvar
12
clinvar
2
clinvar
264
nonsense
6
clinvar
6
start loss
0
frameshift
5
clinvar
5
splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp)
1
clinvar
14
clinvar
1
clinvar
16
Total40277246311
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Transcript Catalog

Annotated transcript isoforms across RefSeq and Ensembl databases

Showing 4 of 13 transcripts
Transcript IDSourceProtein IDCoding ExonsMANE Status
NM_017672.6RefSeqNP_060142.339MANE Select
ENST00000646667.1EnsemblENSP00000495860.139MANE Select
NM_001301212.2RefSeqNP_001288141.139Standard
ENST00000560638.1EnsemblENSP00000452873.110Standard

Model Organisms & Knockout Phenotypes

Observed phenotypic effects in mouse and zebrafish models

Gene / ModelOrganismObserved Phenotype
trpm7Danio rerio

Structure: dopaminergic neuron

Quality: decreased amount

abnormal

Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations & Pathways

Biological processes, molecular functions, cellular components and pathways

Pathways ConsensusPathDB

  • Necroptosis - Homo sapiens (human)
  • NOD-like receptor signaling pathway - Homo sapiens (human)
  • Mineral absorption - Homo sapiens (human)
  • Cellular senescence - Homo sapiens (human)
  • Stimuli-sensing channels

Biological Process

  • cellular magnesium ion homeostasis
  • calcium-dependent cell-matrix adhesion
  • actomyosin structure organization
  • protein autophosphorylation
  • protein tetramerization

Molecular Function

  • actin binding
  • protein serine/threonine kinase activity
  • calcium channel activity
  • ATP binding
  • myosin binding

Cellular Component

  • ruffle
  • plasma membrane
  • integral component of membrane

gnomAD Constraint

Source: gnomAD

Gene type
protein_coding
Transcript type
protein_coding
Transcript
ENST00000313478
Coding exons
39
Length
134343
Individuals with no LoFs
124693
Homozygous LoFs
0
Heterozygous LoFs
101
Defined
124794
p
0.000405
Z-ScoreObservedExpectedObserved/ExpectedMutation RateTotal Possible
Missense2.237569500.7960.000046012332
Missense (PolyPhen)197319.830.615944114
Synonymous-0.4743263151.030.00001543399
Loss of Function5.29441010.4340.000005431256

Population LoF Frequency

PopulationCAFp-valueStatus
African0.000410.00039rare
Latino/Admixed American0.000310.00029rare
Ashkenazi Jewish0.000200.00020rare
East Asian0.000820.00078rare
Finnish0.000420.00042rare
European (Non-Finnish)0.000400.00040rare
South Asian0.000500.00049rare
Other00.0absent

dbNSFP Gene Annotations

Source: dbNSFP

Function
FUNCTION: Essential ion channel and serine/threonine-protein kinase. Divalent cation channel permeable to calcium and magnesium. Has a central role in magnesium ion homeostasis and in the regulation of anoxic neuronal cell death. Involved in TNF- induced necroptosis downstream of MLKL by mediating calcium influx. The kinase activity is essential for the channel function. May be involved in a fundamental process that adjusts plasma membrane divalent cation fluxes according to the metabolic state of the cell. Phosphorylates annexin A1 (ANXA1). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12887921, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15485879, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24316671}.;
Disease
DISEASE: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-parkinsonism/dementia complex 1 (ALS-PDC1) [MIM:105500]: A neurodegenerative disorder characterized by chronic, progressive and uniformly fatal amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and parkinsonism-dementia. Both diseases are known to occur in the same kindred, the same sibship and even the same individual. Note=Disease susceptibility is associated with variations affecting the gene represented in this entry.;

Recessive Scores

pRec
0.147

Intolerance Scores

LoFtool
0.797
RVIS EVS
-0.83
RVIS percentile EVS
11.49

Essentials

Essential (CRISPR)
E
Essential (CRISPR2)
S
Essential (gene trap)
E
Indispensability pred.
E
Indispensability score
0.878

Gene Damage Prediction

AllRecessiveDominant
MendelianMediumMediumMedium
Primary ImmunodeficiencyMediumMediumMedium
CancerMediumMediumMedium
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