rs727503456

Variant names:

• chr11-121113186-G-T
• rs727503456
• NM_005422.4:c.601G>T

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. The variant received 3 ACMG points: 3P and 0B. PM2 PP3

The NM_005422.4(TECTA):​c.601G>T​(p.Gly201Cys) variant causes a missense change involving the alteration of a conserved nucleotide. The variant was absent in control chromosomes in GnomAD project. In-silico tool predicts a pathogenic outcome for this variant. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★).

• Frequency: Genomes: not found (cov: 32)
• Consequence: TECTA NM_005422.4 missense
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:3
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 9.94
• Publications: 0 publications found

Genes affected

TECTA (HGNC:11720): (tectorin alpha) The tectorial membrane is an extracellular matrix of the inner ear that contacts the stereocilia bundles of specialized sensory hair cells. Sound induces movement of these hair cells relative to the tectorial membrane, deflects the stereocilia, and leads to fluctuations in hair-cell membrane potential, transducing sound into electrical signals. Alpha-tectorin is one of the major noncollagenous components of the tectorial membrane. Mutations in the TECTA gene have been shown to be responsible for autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing impairment and a recessive form of sensorineural pre-lingual non-syndromic deafness. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

TBCEL-TECTA (HGNC:54857): (TBCEL-TECTA readthrough) Predicted to enable alpha-tubulin binding activity. Predicted to be involved in microtubule cytoskeleton organization; post-chaperonin tubulin folding pathway; and tubulin complex assembly. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

ACMG classification

Our verdict: Uncertain_significance. The variant received 3 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PP3: MetaRNN computational evidence supports a deleterious effect, 0.835

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	MANE	Protein	UniProt
TECTA	NM_005422.4	c.601G>T	p.Gly201Cys	missense_variant	Exon 5 of 24	ENST00000392793.6	NP_005413.2
TBCEL-TECTA	NM_001378761.1	c.1558G>T	p.Gly520Cys	missense_variant	Exon 11 of 30		NP_001365690.1

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	Exon rank	TSL	MANE	Protein	Appris	UniProt
TECTA	ENST00000392793.6	c.601G>T	p.Gly201Cys	missense_variant	Exon 5 of 24	5	NM_005422.4	ENSP00000376543.1
TECTA	ENST00000264037.2	c.601G>T	p.Gly201Cys	missense_variant	Exon 4 of 23	1		ENSP00000264037.2
TECTA	ENST00000642222.1	c.601G>T	p.Gly201Cys	missense_variant	Exon 5 of 24			ENSP00000493855.1
TBCEL-TECTA	ENST00000645041.1	c.*78G>T		downstream_gene_variant				ENSP00000496315.1

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes Cov.: 32

GnomAD4 exome Cov.: 31

GnomAD4 genome Cov.: 32

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:3

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Uncertain:2

Apr 10, 2024

Labcorp Genetics (formerly Invitae), Labcorp

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

This sequence change replaces glycine, which is neutral and non-polar, with cysteine, which is neutral and slightly polar, at codon 201 of the TECTA protein (p.Gly201Cys). This variant is not present in population databases (gnomAD no frequency). This variant has not been reported in the literature in individuals affected with TECTA-related conditions. ClinVar contains an entry for this variant (Variation ID: 165342). Advanced modeling of protein sequence and biophysical properties (such as structural, functional, and spatial information, amino acid conservation, physicochemical variation, residue mobility, and thermodynamic stability) has been performed at Invitae for this missense variant, however the output from this modeling did not meet the statistical confidence thresholds required to predict the impact of this variant on TECTA protein function. 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. -

Jun 30, 2025

GeneDx

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

Not observed at significant frequency in large population cohorts (gnomAD); In silico analysis suggests that this missense variant does not alter protein structure/function; Has not been previously published as pathogenic or benign to our knowledge; This variant is associated with the following publications: (PMID: 21520338, 9590290, 31554319) -

not specified Uncertain:1

Jun 25, 2013

Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Mass General Brigham Personalized Medicine

Significance: Uncertain significance

Review Status: criteria provided, single submitter

Collection Method: clinical testing

The Gly201Cys variant in TECTA has not been reported in individuals with hearing loss or in large population studies. Computational analyses (biochemical amino acid properties, conservation, PolyPhen2, and SIFT) suggest that the variant may impact the protein; however, this information alone is not sufficient to determ ine pathogenicity. In summary, additional information is needed to determine the clinical significance of this variant. -

Computational scores

Source: dbNSFP v4.3

Name	Calibrated prediction	Score	Prediction
AlphaMissense	Pathogenic	0.99
BayesDel_addAF	Pathogenic	0.39	D
BayesDel_noAF	Pathogenic	0.32
CADD	Pathogenic	30
DANN	Uncertain	1.0
DEOGEN2	Uncertain	0.43	T;.;T
Eigen	Pathogenic	1.0
Eigen_PC	Pathogenic	0.91
FATHMM_MKL	Pathogenic	0.98	D
LIST_S2	Uncertain	0.89	.;D;D
M_CAP	Uncertain	0.11	D
MetaRNN	Pathogenic	0.84	D;D;D
MetaSVM	Uncertain	0.56	D
MutationAssessor	Pathogenic	3.8	H;.;H
PhyloP100		9.9
PrimateAI	Pathogenic	0.88	D
PROVEAN	Benign	-0.33	N;.;N
REVEL	Uncertain	0.63
Sift	Uncertain	0.0080	D;.;D
Sift4G	Pathogenic	0.0	D;.;D
Polyphen		1.0	D;.;D
Vest4		0.96
MutPred		0.60		Loss of disorder (P = 0.0121);Loss of disorder (P = 0.0121);Loss of disorder (P = 0.0121);
MVP		0.95
MPC		1.0
ClinPred		1.0	D
GERP RS		5.4
Varity_R		0.68
gMVP		0.93
Mutation Taster		=23/77	disease causing

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

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs727503456; hg19: chr11-120983895;