UBA6

protein-coding

ubiquitin like modifier activating enzyme 6, the group of Ubiquitin like modifier activating enzymes

Gene summary

Modification of proteins with ubiquitin (UBB; MIM 191339) or ubiquitin-like proteins controls many signaling networks and requires a ubiquitin-activating enzyme (E1), a ubiquitin conjugating enzyme (E2), and a ubiquitin protein ligase (E3). UBE1L2 is an E1 enzyme that initiates the activation and conjugation of ubiquitin-like proteins (Jin et al., 2007 [PubMed 17597759]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]

Previous symbols:
  • UBE1L2

MANE transcript

NM_018227.6

Inheritance

AD

ClinVar variants

U:144B:7

Top phenotype

Autism spectrum disorder

gnomAD constraint

pLI —, LoF o/e 0.4

Max pathogenic AF

—

Genomic locus

chr4:67,612,652-67,701,155

External References & Databases

Transcript & Mutation Effects

hg38 • Region Span ~88.5 kb
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GenCC Phenotypes & Disease Associations

Curated gene-disease validity assertions and inheritance patterns

intellectual disabilityLIMITED

Inheritance Pattern: AD

Disease ID:MONDO:0001071

Submitter: Ambry Genetics

ClinVar Associated Diseases & Phenotypes

Reported disease conditions connected to UBA6 variants in ClinVar

3 Conditions Cataloged
not specifiedTotal: 134
not providedTotal: 3
Autism spectrum disorderTotal: 1

ClinVar Variants & Pathogenicity by Type

Statistics based on transcript NM_018227.6. 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
2
clinvar
2
clinvar
4
missense
139
clinvar
5
clinvar
144
nonsense
0
start loss
0
frameshift
0
splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp)
3
clinvar
3
Total0014470151
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Transcript Catalog

Annotated transcript isoforms across RefSeq and Ensembl databases

Showing 4 of 34 transcripts
Transcript IDSourceProtein IDCoding ExonsMANE Status
NM_018227.6RefSeqNP_060697.433MANE Select
ENST00000322244.10EnsemblENSP00000313454.433MANE Select
ENST00000420827.2EnsemblENSP00000399234.213Standard
ENST00000420827.3EnsemblENSP00000399234.213Standard

Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations & Pathways

Biological processes, molecular functions, cellular components and pathways

Pathways ConsensusPathDB

  • Ubiquitin mediated proteolysis - Homo sapiens (human)
  • Post-translational protein modification
  • protein ubiquitylation
  • Metabolism of proteins
  • Synthesis of active ubiquitin: roles of E1 and E2 enzymes

Biological Process

  • ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process
  • learning
  • locomotory behavior
  • protein ubiquitination
  • amygdala development

Molecular Function

  • ubiquitin activating enzyme activity
  • protein binding
  • ATP binding
  • FAT10 activating enzyme activity

Cellular Component

  • cytoplasm
  • cytosol

gnomAD Constraint

Source: gnomAD

Gene type
protein_coding
Transcript type
protein_coding
Transcript
ENST00000322244
Coding exons
33
Length
88528
Individuals with no LoFs
125659
Homozygous LoFs
0
Heterozygous LoFs
89
Defined
125748
p
0.000354
Z-ScoreObservedExpectedObserved/ExpectedMutation RateTotal Possible
Missense1.104615320.8660.00002576928
Missense (PolyPhen)111165.050.672532014
Synonymous0.6411651760.9390.000008521909
Loss of Function4.432664.30.4040.00000324821

Population LoF Frequency

PopulationCAFp-valueStatus
African0.00100.00098notable
Latino/Admixed American0.000120.00012rare
Ashkenazi Jewish0.000520.00050rare
East Asian0.000550.00054rare
Finnish0.000190.00018rare
European (Non-Finnish)0.000370.00036rare
South Asian0.000190.00016rare
Other0.000660.00065rare

dbNSFP Gene Annotations

Source: dbNSFP

Function
FUNCTION: Activates ubiquitin by first adenylating its C-terminal glycine residue with ATP, and thereafter linking this residue to the side chain of a cysteine residue in E1, yielding a ubiquitin- E1 thioester and free AMP. Specific for ubiquitin, does not activate ubiquitin-like peptides. Differs from UBE1 in its specificity for substrate E2 charging. Does not charge cell cycle E2s, such as CDC34. Essential for embryonic development. Required for UBD/FAT10 conjugation. Isoform 2 may play a key role in ubiquitin system and may influence spermatogenesis and male fertility. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15202508, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17597759, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17889673}.;

Recessive Scores

pRec
0.112

Intolerance Scores

LoFtool
0.658
RVIS EVS
-0.97
RVIS percentile EVS
8.9

Essentials

Essential (CRISPR)
N
Essential (CRISPR2)
S
Essential (gene trap)
N
Indispensability pred.
E
Indispensability score
0.665

Gene Damage Prediction

AllRecessiveDominant
MendelianMediumMediumMedium
Primary ImmunodeficiencyMediumMediumMedium
CancerMediumMediumMedium
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