WAC

WW domain containing adaptor with coiled-coil

Basic information

Region (hg38): 10:28532493-28623112

Links

ENSG00000095787NCBI:51322OMIM:615049HGNC:17327Uniprot:Q9BTA9AlphaFoldGenCCjaxSfariGnomADPubmedClinVar

Phenotypes

GenCC

Source: genCC

  • DeSanto-Shinawi syndrome due to WAC point mutation (Strong), mode of inheritance: AD
  • DeSanto-Shinawi syndrome due to WAC point mutation (Supportive), mode of inheritance: AD
  • DeSanto-Shinawi syndrome due to WAC point mutation (Strong), mode of inheritance: AD
  • DeSanto-Shinawi syndrome due to WAC point mutation (Definitive), mode of inheritance: AD
  • DeSanto-Shinawi syndrome (Definitive), mode of inheritance: AD

Clinical Genomic Database

Source: CGD

ConditionInheritanceIntervention CategoriesIntervention/Rationale Manifestation CategoriesReferences
DeSanto-Shinawi syndromeADGeneralGenetic knowledge may be beneficial related to issues such as selection of optimal supportive care, informed medical decision-making, prognostic considerations, and avoidance of unnecessary testingCraniofacial; Gastrointestinal; Neurologic; Ophthalmologic25356899; 26264232

ClinVar

This is a list of variants' phenotypes submitted to ClinVar and linked to the WAC gene.

  • not_provided (193 variants)
  • DeSanto-Shinawi_syndrome_due_to_WAC_point_mutation (82 variants)
  • Inborn_genetic_diseases (68 variants)
  • not_specified (20 variants)
  • WAC-related_disorder (19 variants)
  • DeSanto-Shinawi_syndrome (6 variants)
  • Intellectual_disability (5 variants)
  • See_cases (4 variants)
  • Neurodevelopmental_disorder (2 variants)
  • WAC-related_neurodevelopmental_disorder (1 variants)
  • Neurodevelopmental_delay (1 variants)
  • Rare_genetic_intellectual_disability (1 variants)
  • Neurodevelopmental_abnormality (1 variants)

Variants pathogenicity by type

Statistics on ClinVar variants can assist in determining whether a specific variant type in the WAC gene is commonly pathogenic or not. These statistics are base on transcript: NM_000016628.5. Only rare variants are included in the table.

In the table, we include only reliable ClinVar variants with their consequences to MANE Select, Mane Plus Clinical transcripts, or transcripts with TSL equals 1. Click the count to view the source variants.

Warning: slight differences between displayed counts and the number of variants in ClinVar may occur, primarily due to (1) the application of a different transcript and/or consequence by our variant effect predictor or (2) differences in clinical significance: we classify Benign/Likely benign variants as Likely benign and Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic variants as Likely pathogenic.

EffectPLPVUSLBBSum
synonymous
2
clinvar
14
clinvar
3
clinvar
19
missense
1
clinvar
118
clinvar
27
clinvar
6
clinvar
152
nonsense
24
clinvar
8
clinvar
2
clinvar
34
start loss
0
frameshift
49
clinvar
10
clinvar
2
clinvar
61
splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp)
9
clinvar
8
clinvar
3
clinvar
20
Total 83 26 127 41 9

Highest pathogenic variant AF is 0.0000013803118

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GnomAD

Source: gnomAD

GeneTypeBio TypeTranscript Coding Exons Length
WACprotein_codingprotein_codingENST00000354911 1490620
pLI Probability
LOF Intolerant
pRec Probability
LOF Recessive
Individuals with
no LOFs
Individuals with
Homozygous LOFs
Individuals with
Heterozygous LOFs
Defined p
1.000.00000294124747041247510.0000160
Z-Score Observed Expected Observed/Expected Mutation Rate Total Possible in Transcript
Missense1.512623410.7690.00001714199
Missense in Polyphen78125.170.623171639
Synonymous-0.4161331271.050.000007141270
Loss of Function5.53035.60.000.00000196405

LoF frequencies by population

EthnicitySum of pLOFs p
African & African-American0.000.00
Ashkenazi Jewish0.000.00
East Asian0.0001120.000110
Finnish0.000.00
European (Non-Finnish)0.00001830.0000177
Middle Eastern0.0001120.000110
South Asian0.000.00
Other0.000.00

dbNSFP

Source: dbNSFP

Function
FUNCTION: Acts as a linker between gene transcription and histone H2B monoubiquitination at 'Lys-120' (H2BK120ub1) (PubMed:21329877). Interacts with the RNA polymerase II transcriptional machinery via its WW domain and with RNF20-RNF40 via its coiled coil region, thereby linking and regulating H2BK120ub1 and gene transcription (PubMed:21329877). Regulates the cell-cycle checkpoint activation in response to DNA damage (PubMed:21329877). Positive regulator of amino acid starvation- induced autophagy (PubMed:22354037). Also acts as a negative regulator of basal autophagy (PubMed:26812014). Positively regulates MTOR activity by promoting, in an energy-dependent manner, the assembly of the TTT complex composed of TELO2, TTI1 and TTI2 and the RUVBL complex composed of RUVBL1 and RUVBL2 into the TTT-RUVBL complex. This leads to the dimerization of the mTORC1 complex and its subsequent activation (PubMed:26812014). May negatively regulate the ubiquitin proteasome pathway (PubMed:21329877). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21329877, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22354037, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26812014}.;
Disease
DISEASE: DeSanto-Shinawi syndrome (DESSH) [MIM:616708]: An autosomal dominant syndrome characterized by developmental delay, hypotonia, behavioral problems, eye abnormalities, constipation, feeding difficulties, seizures and sleep problems. Patients exhibit dysmorphic features, including broad/prominent forehead, synophrys and/or bushy eyebrows, depressed nasal bridge and bulbous nasal tip. Additional variable features are posteriorly rotated ears, hirsutism, deep-set eyes, thin upper lip, inverted nipples, hearing loss and branchial cleft anomalies. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25356899, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26264232}. Note=The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry.; DISEASE: Note=Defects in WAC are the cause of a form of intellectual disability characterized by hypotonia, behavioral problems and distinctive facial dysmorphisms including a square- shaped face, deep set eyes, long palpebral fissures, and a broad mouth and chin. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26757981}.;
Pathway
Post-translational protein modification;Metabolism of proteins;Protein ubiquitination;E3 ubiquitin ligases ubiquitinate target proteins (Consensus)

Recessive Scores

pRec
0.125

Intolerance Scores

loftool
0.325
rvis_EVS
-0.87
rvis_percentile_EVS
10.73

Haploinsufficiency Scores

pHI
0.238
hipred
Y
hipred_score
0.673
ghis
0.659

Essentials

essential_gene_CRISPR
N
essential_gene_CRISPR2
N
essential_gene_gene_trap
E
gene_indispensability_pred
N
gene_indispensability_score
0.466

Gene Damage Prediction

AllRecessiveDominant
MendelianMediumMediumMedium
Primary ImmunodeficiencyMediumMediumMedium
CancerMediumMediumMedium

Mouse Genome Informatics

Gene name
Wac
Phenotype

Gene ontology

Biological process
cellular response to DNA damage stimulus;histone monoubiquitination;positive regulation of macroautophagy;protein ubiquitination;negative regulation of proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process;G1 DNA damage checkpoint;positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated;histone H2B conserved C-terminal lysine ubiquitination
Cellular component
nucleus;nucleoplasm;spliceosomal complex;nuclear speck
Molecular function
RNA polymerase II complex binding;chromatin binding;protein binding