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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot O76090: Variant p.Arg218Ser

Bestrophin-1
Gene: BEST1
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Variant information Variant position: help 218 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 Arginine (R) to Serine (S) at position 218 (R218S, p.Arg218Ser). 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 basic (R) to small size and polar (S) The physico-chemical property of the reference and variant residues and the change implicated.
BLOSUM score: help -1 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).
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Variant description: help In VMD2; does not affect protein homooligomerization; inhibits chloride channel activity. Any additional useful information about the variant.
Other resources: help Links to websites of interest for the variant.


Sequence information Variant position: help 218 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Protein sequence length: help 585 The length of the canonical sequence.
Location on the sequence: help GGRIRDPILLQSLLNEMNTL R TQCGHLYAYDWISIPLVYTQ 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.
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 – 585 Bestrophin-1
Topological domain 83 – 237 Cytoplasmic
Mutagenesis 221 – 221 C -> A. Impairs inactivation of ligand-gated anion channel activity by sulfhydryl-reactive agents; when associated with A-23; A-42; A-69 and A-251.
Helix 204 – 229



Literature citations
The vitelliform macular dystrophy protein defines a new family of chloride channels.
Sun H.; Tsunenari T.; Yau K.-W.; Nathans J.;
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99:4008-4013(2002)
Cited for: FUNCTION; TRANSPORTER ACTIVITY; ACTIVITY REGULATION; SUBUNIT; MUTAGENESIS OF CYS-23; CYS-42; CYS-69; CYS-221 AND CYS-251; VARIANTS VMD2 HIS-85; CYS-92; SER-218 AND GLU-299; CHARACTERIZATION OF VARIANTS VMD2 HIS-85; CYS-92; SER-218 AND GLU-299; The mutation spectrum of the bestrophin protein -- functional implications.
Bakall B.; Marknell T.; Ingvast S.; Koisti M.J.; Sandgren O.; Li W.; Bergen A.A.B.; Andreasson S.; Rosenberg T.; Petrukhin K.; Wadelius C.;
Hum. Genet. 104:383-389(1999)
Cited for: VARIANTS VMD2 VAL-10; VAL-82; CYS-92; HIS-96; SER-135; CYS-218; SER-218 AND LYS-293; Mutations in the VMD2 gene are associated with juvenile-onset vitelliform macular dystrophy (Best disease) and adult vitelliform macular dystrophy but not age-related macular degeneration.
Kraemer F.; White K.; Pauleikhoff D.; Gehrig A.; Passmore L.; Rivera A.; Rudolph G.; Kellner U.; Andrassi M.; Lorenz B.; Rohrschneider K.; Blankenagel A.; Jurklies B.; Schilling H.; Schuett F.; Holz F.G.; Weber B.H.;
Eur. J. Hum. Genet. 8:286-292(2000)
Cited for: VARIANTS VMD2 PRO-6; MET-9; THR-10; VAL-21; TRP-25; ARG-27; HIS-47; LEU-58; SER-92; LYS-99; ARG-100; ASN-209; SER-218; MET-224; ARG-231; ARG-237; VAL-243; ILE-295 DEL; LYS-300; ASN-301; GLU-301; THR-310; GLY-311 AND ASN-312;
Disclaimer: Any medical or genetic information present in this entry is provided for research, educational and informational purposes only. They are not in any way intended to be used as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnostic, treatment or care.