rs782157103

chr8-143932197-ATCT-A

Variant summary

Our verdict is Uncertain significance. Variant got 3 ACMG points: 3P and 0B. PM2 PM4_Supporting

The NM_201384.3(PLEC):c.2012_2014del(p.Lys671del) variant causes a inframe deletion change involving the alteration of a non-conserved nucleotide. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 0.0000192 in 1,612,212 control chromosomes in the GnomAD database, with no homozygous occurrence. Variant has been reported in ClinVar as Uncertain significance (★★). Synonymous variant affecting the same amino acid position (i.e. K671K) has been classified as Likely benign.

• Frequency:
  • Genomes: 𝑓 0.000020 (0 hom., cov: 33)
  • Exomes 𝑓: 0.000019 (0 hom.)
• Consequence: PLEC NM_201384.3 inframe_deletion
• Clinical Significance: Uncertain significance criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts U:3
• Conservation: PhyloP100: 0.488

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 These names were superseded by plectin.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]

ACMG classification

Verdict is Uncertain_significance. Variant got 3 ACMG points.

• PM2: Very rare variant in population databases, with high coverage
• PM4: Nonframeshift variant in NON repetitive region in NM_201384.3. Strenght limited to Supporting due to length of the change: 1aa.

Transcripts

RefSeq

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	MANE	UniProt
PLEC	NM_201378.4	c.1970_1972del	p.Lys657del	inframe_deletion	17/32	ENST00000356346.7
PLEC	NM_201384.3	c.2012_2014del	p.Lys671del	inframe_deletion	17/32	ENST00000345136.8

Ensembl

Gene	Transcript	HGVSc	HGVSp	Effect	#exon/exons	TSL	MANE	Appris	UniProt
PLEC	ENST00000345136.8	c.2012_2014del	p.Lys671del	inframe_deletion	17/32	1	NM_201384.3
PLEC	ENST00000356346.7	c.1970_1972del	p.Lys657del	inframe_deletion	17/32	1	NM_201378.4

Frequencies

GnomAD3 genomes AF: 0.0000197 AC: 3 AN: 152050 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 33

Gnomad AFR AF: 0.0000483

Gnomad AMI AF: 0.00

Gnomad AMR AF: 0.00

Gnomad ASJ AF: 0.00

Gnomad EAS AF: 0.000193

Gnomad SAS AF: 0.00

Gnomad FIN AF: 0.00

Gnomad MID AF: 0.00

Gnomad NFE AF: 0.00

Gnomad OTH AF: 0.00

GnomAD3 exomes AF: 0.0000206 AC: 5 AN: 242146 Hom.: 0 AF XY: 0.0000226 AC XY: 3 AN XY: 132646

Gnomad AFR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad AMR exome AF: 0.0000582

Gnomad ASJ exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad EAS exome AF: 0.0000559

Gnomad SAS exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad FIN exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad NFE exome AF: 0.0000186

Gnomad OTH exome AF: 0.00

GnomAD4 exome AF: 0.0000192 AC: 28 AN: 1460044 Hom.: 0 AF XY: 0.0000179 AC XY: 13 AN XY: 726322

Gnomad4 AFR exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 AMR exome AF: 0.0000447

Gnomad4 ASJ exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 EAS exome AF: 0.000227

Gnomad4 SAS exome AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 FIN exome AF: 0.0000193

Gnomad4 NFE exome AF: 0.0000117

Gnomad4 OTH exome AF: 0.0000497

GnomAD4 genome AF: 0.0000197 AC: 3 AN: 152168 Hom.: 0 Cov.: 33 AF XY: 0.0000403 AC XY: 3 AN XY: 74404

Gnomad4 AFR AF: 0.0000482

Gnomad4 AMR AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 ASJ AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 EAS AF: 0.000194

Gnomad4 SAS AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 FIN AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 NFE AF: 0.00

Gnomad4 OTH AF: 0.00

Bravo AF: 0.0000227

EpiCase AF: 0.000109

EpiControl AF: 0.0000593

ClinVar

Significance: Uncertain significance

Submissions summary: Uncertain:3

Revision: criteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Submissions by phenotype

not provided Uncertain:2

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	Revvity Omics, Revvity	Jun 15, 2022	- -
Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter	clinical testing	GeneDx	Jul 17, 2017	A variant of uncertain significance has been identified in the PLEC gene. The c.2093_2095delAGA variant has not been published as a pathogenic variant, nor has it been reported as a benign variant to our knowledge. The c.2093_2095delAGA variant is not observed at a significant frequency in large population cohorts (Lek et al., 2016; 1000 Genomes Consortium et al., 2015; Exome Variant Server). The c.2093_2095delAGA variant results in an in-frame deletion of one amino acid, denoted p.Lys698del. This variant occurs at a position that is conserved in mammals. In silico analysis is inconsistent in its predictions as to whether or not the variant is damaging to the protein structure/function. However, other in-frame deletions or missense variants have not been reported at nearby residues in the Human Gene Mutation Database (Stenson et al., 2014). Therefore, based on the currently available information, it is unclear whether this variant is a pathogenic variant or a rare benign variant. -

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

Uncertain significance, criteria provided, single submitter

clinical testing

Invitae

Jan 15, 2024

This variant, c.2093_2095del, results in the deletion of 1 amino acid(s) of the PLEC protein (p.Lys698del), but otherwise preserves the integrity of the reading frame. This variant is present in population databases (rs782157103, gnomAD 0.006%). 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: 450111). Experimental studies and prediction algorithms are not available or were not evaluated, and the functional significance of this variant is currently unknown. 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

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

LitVar

Other links and lift over

dbSNP: rs782157103; hg19: chr8-145006365;