NM_201384.3:c.10615C>T

Variant names:

Variant summary

Our verdict is Likely benign. The variant received -5 ACMG points: 0P and 5B. BP4_StrongBS1_Supporting

The NM_201384.3(PLEC):c.10615C>T(p.Arg3539Cys) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000607 in 1,613,734 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. In-silico tool predicts a benign outcome for this variant. 17/22 in silico tools predict a benign outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★). Another variant affecting the same amino acid position, but resulting in a different missense (i.e. R3539H) has been classified as Uncertain significance.

Frequency

Genomes: 𝑓 0.000092 ( 0 hom., cov: 33)

Exomes 𝑓: 0.000057 ( 0 hom. )

Consequence

PLEC
NM_201384.3 missense

Scores

Clinical Significance

Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:6

Conservation

PhyloP100: 1.90

Publications

4 publications found

Variant links:

Genes affected

PLEC (HGNC:9069): (plectin) Plectin is a prominent member of an important family of structurally and in part functionally related proteins, termed plakins or cytolinkers, that are capable of interlinking different elements of the cytoskeleton. Plakins, with their multi-domain structure and enormous size, not only play crucial roles in maintaining cell and tissue integrity and orchestrating dynamic changes in cytoarchitecture and cell shape, but also serve as scaffolding platforms for the assembly, positioning, and regulation of signaling complexes (reviewed in PMID: 9701547, 11854008, and 17499243). Plectin is expressed as several protein isoforms in a wide range of cell types and tissues from a single gene located on chromosome 8 in humans (PMID: 8633055, 8698233). Until 2010, this locus was named plectin 1 (symbol PLEC1 in human; Plec1 in mouse and rat) and the gene product had been referred to as "hemidesmosomal protein 1" or "plectin 1, intermediate filament binding 500kDa". These names were superseded by plectin. The plectin gene locus in mouse on chromosome 15 has been analyzed in detail (PMID: 10556294, 14559777), revealing a genomic exon-intron organization with well over 40 exons spanning over 62 kb and an unusual 5' transcript complexity of plectin isoforms. Eleven exons (1-1j) have been identified that alternatively splice directly into a common exon 2 which is the first exon to encode plectin's highly conserved actin binding domain (ABD). Three additional exons (-1, 0a, and 0) splice into an alternative first coding exon (1c), and two additional exons (2alpha and 3alpha) are optionally spliced within the exons encoding the acting binding domain (exons 2-8). Analysis of the human locus has identified eight of the eleven alternative 5' exons found in mouse and rat (PMID: 14672974); exons 1i, 1j and 1h have not been confirmed in human. Furthermore, isoforms lacking the central rod domain encoded by exon 31 have been detected in mouse (PMID:10556294), rat (PMID: 9177781), and human (PMID: 11441066, 10780662, 20052759). The short alternative amino-terminal sequences encoded by the different first exons direct the targeting of the various isoforms to distinct subcellular locations (PMID: 14559777). As the expression of specific plectin isoforms was found to be dependent on cell type (tissue) and stage of development (PMID: 10556294, 12542521, 17389230) it appears that each cell type (tissue) contains a unique set (proportion and composition) of plectin isoforms, as if custom-made for specific requirements of the particular cells. Concordantly, individual isoforms were found to carry out distinct and specific functions (PMID: 14559777, 12542521, 18541706). In 1996, a number of groups reported that patients suffering from epidermolysis bullosa simplex with muscular dystrophy (EBS-MD) lacked plectin expression in skin and muscle tissues due to defects in the plectin gene (PMID: 8698233, 8941634, 8636409, 8894687, 8696340). Two other subtypes of plectin-related EBS have been described: EBS-pyloric atresia (PA) and EBS-Ogna. For reviews of plectin-related diseases see PMID: 15810881, 19945614. Mutations in the plectin gene related to human diseases should be named based on the position in NM_000445 (variant 1, isoform 1c), unless the mutation is located within one of the other alternative first exons, in which case the position in the respective Reference Sequence should be used. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011]

PLEC Gene-Disease associations (from GenCC):

epidermolysis bullosa simplex
Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG Submitted by: G2P
epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5A, Ogna type
Inheritance: AD Classification: STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Orphanet, PanelApp Australia, Genomics England PanelApp
autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2Q
Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, G2P, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae)
congenital myasthenic syndrome
Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG Submitted by: Genomics England PanelApp
epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5B, with muscular dystrophy
Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: PanelApp Australia, Orphanet, Genomics England PanelApp
epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5C, with pyloric atresia
Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG, SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet, Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Genomics England PanelApp
epidermolysis bullosa simplex with nail dystrophy
Inheritance: AR Classification: STRONG Submitted by: PanelApp Australia
autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
Inheritance: AR Classification: MODERATE Submitted by: ClinGen
aplasia cutis congenita
Inheritance: AD Classification: SUPPORTIVE Submitted by: Orphanet
cholestasis
Inheritance: AR Classification: LIMITED Submitted by: Ambry Genetics

PLEC links:

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ACMG classification

Classification was made for transcript

Our verdict: Likely_benign. The variant received -5 ACMG points.

BP4

Computational evidence support a benign effect (MetaRNN=0.020653516).

BS1

Variant frequency is greater than expected in population eas. GnomAd4 allele frequency = 0.000092 (14/152242) while in subpopulation EAS AF = 0.00155 (8/5174). AF 95% confidence interval is 0.000769. There are 0 homozygotes in GnomAd4. There are 6 alleles in the male GnomAd4 subpopulation. Median coverage is 33. This position passed quality control check. Existence of Clinvar submissions makes me limit the strength of this signal to Supporting

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
PLEC	NM_201384.3 link	c.10615C>T	p.Arg3539Cys	missense_variant	Exon 32 of 32	ENST00000345136.8	NP_958786.1	Q15149-4
PLEC	NM_201378.4 link	c.10573C>T	p.Arg3525Cys	missense_variant	Exon 32 of 32	ENST00000356346.7	NP_958780.1	Q15149-9

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
PLEC	ENST00000345136.8 link	c.10615C>T	p.Arg3539Cys	missense_variant	Exon 32 of 32	1	NM_201384.3	ENSP00000344848.3		Q15149-4
PLEC	ENST00000356346.7 link	c.10573C>T	p.Arg3525Cys	missense_variant	Exon 32 of 32	1	NM_201378.4	ENSP00000348702.3		Q15149-9

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes

AF:

0.0000920

AC:

AN:

152126

Hom.:

Cov.:

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR

AF:

0.0000724

Gnomad AMI

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMR

AF:

0.00

Gnomad ASJ

AF:

0.00

Gnomad EAS

AF:

0.00154

Gnomad SAS

AF:

0.000415

Gnomad FIN

AF:

0.00

Gnomad MID

AF:

0.00

Gnomad NFE

AF:

0.0000147

Gnomad OTH

AF:

0.00

GnomAD2 exomes

AF:

0.000164

AC:

AN:

249264

AF XY:

0.000133

show subpopulations

Gnomad AFR exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad AMR exome

AF:

0.0000290

Gnomad ASJ exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad EAS exome

AF:

0.00150

Gnomad FIN exome

AF:

0.00

Gnomad NFE exome

AF:

0.0000177

Gnomad OTH exome

AF:

0.000165

GnomAD4 exome

AF:

0.0000575

AC:

AN:

1461492

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.0000591

AC XY:

AN XY:

727074

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

33480

American (AMR)

AF:

0.0000224

AC:

AN:

44722

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

26136

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.000882

AC:

AN:

39700

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.000104

AC:

AN:

86258

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

53028

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

5768

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.0000324

AC:

AN:

1112006

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.0000497

AC:

AN:

60394

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.484

Heterozygous variant carriers

0.00

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

0.95

Allele balance

Age Distribution

Exome Het

Variant carriers

<30

30-35

35-40

40-45

45-50

50-55

55-60

60-65

65-70

70-75

75-80

>80

Age

GnomAD4 genome

AF:

0.0000920

AC:

AN:

152242

Hom.:

Cov.:

AF XY:

0.0000806

AC XY:

AN XY:

74438

show subpopulations

African (AFR)

AF:

0.0000722

AC:

AN:

41528

American (AMR)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

15300

Ashkenazi Jewish (ASJ)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

3470

East Asian (EAS)

AF:

0.00155

AC:

AN:

5174

South Asian (SAS)

AF:

0.000416

AC:

AN:

4812

European-Finnish (FIN)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

10620

Middle Eastern (MID)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

294

European-Non Finnish (NFE)

AF:

0.0000147

AC:

AN:

68016

Other (OTH)

AF:

0.00

AC:

AN:

2116

Allele Balance Distribution

Red line indicates average allele balance

Average allele balance: 0.514

Heterozygous variant carriers

0.00

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

0.95

Allele balance

Age Distribution

Genome Het

Variant carriers

<30

30-35

35-40

40-45

45-50

50-55

55-60

60-65

65-70

70-75

75-80

>80

Age

Alfa

AF:

0.0000727

Hom.:

Bravo

AF:

0.0000793

ExAC

AF:

0.000165

AC:

Asia WGS

AF:

0.00173

AC:

AN:

3478

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:6

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

LINK: link

Submissions by phenotype

not provided

Uncertain:4

Oct 17, 2018

Athena Diagnostics

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Jul 13, 2019

Revvity Omics, Revvity

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

- -

Breakthrough Genomics, Breakthrough Genomics

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:not provided

- -

Dec 18, 2024

GeneDx

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

In silico analysis indicates that this missense variant does not alter protein structure/function; Has not been previously published as pathogenic or benign to our knowledge -

Inborn genetic diseases

Uncertain:1

May 26, 2025

Ambry Genetics

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

The c.10696C>T (p.R3566C) alteration is located in exon 33 (coding exon 32) of the PLEC gene. This alteration results from a C to T substitution at nucleotide position 10696, causing the arginine (R) at amino acid position 3566 to be replaced by a cysteine (C). Based on insufficient or conflicting evidence, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear. -

Epidermolysis bullosa simplex, Ogna type;C2677349:Epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5C, with pyloric atresia;C2931072:Epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5B, with muscular dystrophy;C3150989:Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2Q;C4225309:Epidermolysis bullosa simplex with nail dystrophy

Uncertain:1

Sep 28, 2024

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance:Uncertain significance

Review Status:criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method:clinical testing

This sequence change replaces arginine, which is basic and polar, with cysteine, which is neutral and slightly polar, at codon 3566 of the PLEC protein (p.Arg3566Cys). This variant is present in population databases (rs201438739, gnomAD 0.1%). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with PLEC-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 471517). Invitae Evidence Modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) indicates that this missense variant is not expected to disrupt PLEC protein function with a negative predictive value of 80%. In summary, the available evidence is currently insufficient to determine the role of this variant in disease. Therefore, it has been classified as a Variant of Uncertain Significance. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

AlphaMissense

Benign

0.098

BayesDel_addAF

Benign

-0.45

BayesDel_noAF

Benign

-0.45

CADD

Benign

(source)

DANN

Benign

0.71

DEOGEN2

Benign

0.14

.;.;.;.;T;.;.;.;.;.

Eigen

Benign

-0.61

Eigen_PC

Benign

-0.48

FATHMM_MKL

Benign

0.43

LIST_S2

Uncertain

0.89

D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D;D

M_CAP

Benign

0.047

MetaRNN

Benign

0.021

T;T;T;T;T;T;T;T;T;T

MetaSVM

Benign

-1.0

MutationAssessor

Benign

-0.025

.;.;.;.;N;.;.;.;.;.

PhyloP100

1.9

PrimateAI

Benign

0.41

PROVEAN

Benign

-2.0

N;N;N;N;N;N;N;N;.;N

REVEL

Benign

0.17

Sift

Benign

0.20

T;T;T;T;T;T;T;T;.;T

Sift4G

Benign

0.17

T;T;T;T;T;T;T;T;.;T

Polyphen

0.0010

B;B;B;B;B;B;B;B;.;.

Vest4

0.23

MVP

0.33

ClinPred

0.018

GERP RS

2.7

RBP_binding_hub_radar

0.0

RBP_regulation_power_radar

1.2

Varity_R

0.068

gMVP

0.50

Mutation Taster

=83/17

polymorphism

(source)

Splicing

Name

Calibrated prediction

Score

Prediction

SpliceAI score (max)

0.0

Details are displayed if max score is > 0.2

Find out detailed SpliceAI scores and Pangolin per-transcript scores at spliceailookup.broadinstitute.org

Publications

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Variant summary

Frequency

Consequence

Scores

Clinical Significance

Conservation

Publications

ACMG classification

Transcripts

RefSeq

Ensembl

Frequencies

Age Distribution

Age Distribution

ClinVar

Submissions by phenotype

Computational scores

Splicing

Publications

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