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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot P29033: Variant p.Trp44Ser

Gap junction beta-2 protein
Gene: GJB2
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Variant information Variant position: help 44 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Type of variant: help LP/P [Disclaimer] The variants are classified into three categories: LP/P, LB/B and US.
  • LP/P: likely pathogenic or pathogenic.
  • LB/B: likely benign or benign.
  • US: uncertain significance
Residue change: help From Tryptophan (W) to Serine (S) at position 44 (W44S, p.Trp44Ser). Indicates the amino acid change of the variant. The one-letter and three-letter codes for amino acids used in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot are those adopted by the commission on Biochemical Nomenclature of the IUPAC-IUB.
Physico-chemical properties: help Change from large size and aromatic (W) to small size and polar (S) The physico-chemical property of the reference and variant residues and the change implicated.
BLOSUM score: help -3 The score within a Blosum matrix for the corresponding wild-type to variant amino acid change. The log-odds score measures the logarithm for the ratio of the likelihood of two amino acids appearing by chance. The Blosum62 substitution matrix is used. This substitution matrix contains scores for all possible exchanges of one amino acid with another:
  • Lowest score: -4 (low probability of substitution).
  • Highest score: 11 (high probability of substitution).
More information can be found on the following page
Variant description: help In DFNA3A; does not affect protein trafficking; affects the ability to form functional channels; dominant negative effect. Any additional useful information about the variant.
Other resources: help Links to websites of interest for the variant.


Sequence information Variant position: help 44 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Protein sequence length: help 226 The length of the canonical sequence.
Location on the sequence: help WLTVLFIFRIMILVVAAKEV W GDEQADFVCNTLQPGCKNVC The residue change on the sequence. Unless the variant is located at the beginning or at the end of the protein sequence, both residues upstream (20) and downstream (20) of the variant will be shown.
Residue conservation: help The multiple alignment of the region surrounding the variant against various orthologous sequences. 
Human                         WLTVLFIFRIMILVVAAKEVWGDEQADFVCNTLQPGCKNVC

Gorilla                       WLTVLFIFRIMILVVAAKEVWGDEQADFVCNTLQPGCKNVC

Rhesus macaque                WLTVLFIFRIMILVVAAKEVWGDEQADFVCNTLQPGCKNVC

Mouse                         WLTVLFIFRIMILVVAAKEVWGDEQADFVCNTLQPGCKNVC

Rat                           WLTVLFIFRIMILVVAAKEVWGDEQADFVCNTLQPGCKNVC

Bovine                        WLTVLFIFRIMILVVAAKEVWGDEQADFVCNTLQPGCKNVC

Sheep                         WLTVLFIFRIMILVVAAKEVWGDEQADFVCNTLQPGCKNVC
Sequence annotation in neighborhood: help The regions or sites of interest surrounding the variant. In general the features listed are posttranslational modifications, binding sites, enzyme active sites, local secondary structure or other characteristics reported in the cited references. The "Sequence annotation in neighborhood" lines have a fixed format:
  • Type: the type of sequence feature.
  • Positions: endpoints of the sequence feature.
  • Description: contains additional information about the feature.
TypePositionsDescription
Chain 1 – 226 Gap junction beta-2 protein
Topological domain 41 – 73 Extracellular
Binding site 42 – 42 in other chain
Binding site 45 – 45
Binding site 47 – 47
Mutagenesis 34 – 34 M -> A. Loss of gap junction ion conductance, probably due to very low open probability of the channels. Can form functional channels with wild-type, but with strongly reduced channel conductance. No visible effect on channel assembly and membrane insertion.
Turn 43 – 50



Literature citations
Mutations in the gene for connexin 26 (GJB2) that cause hearing loss have a dominant negative effect on connexin 30.
Marziano N.K.; Casalotti S.O.; Portelli A.E.; Becker D.L.; Forge A.;
Hum. Mol. Genet. 12:805-812(2003)
Cited for: CHARACTERIZATION OF VARIANTS DFNA3A SER-44 AND TRP-75; CHARACTERIZATION OF VARIANT PPKDFN ALA-59; CHARACTERIZATION OF VARIANT VOWNKL HIS-66;
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