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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot P04156: Variant p.Gln217Arg

Major prion protein
Gene: PRNP
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Variant information Variant position: help 217 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 Glutamine (Q) to Arginine (R) at position 217 (Q217R, p.Gln217Arg). 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 medium size and polar (Q) to large size and basic (R) 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).
More information can be found on the following page
Variant description: help In GSD; with neurofibrillary tangles. Any additional useful information about the variant.
Other resources: help Links to websites of interest for the variant.


Sequence information Variant position: help 217 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Protein sequence length: help 253 The length of the canonical sequence.
Location on the sequence: help NFTETDVKMMERVVEQMCIT Q YERESQAYYQRGSSMVLFSS 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                         NFTETDV--KMMERVVEQMCITQYERESQAYYQ--RGSSMVLFSS

Gorilla                       NFTETDV--KMMERVVEQMCITQYERESQAYYQ--RGSSMV

                              NFTETDI--KMMERVVEQMCITQYQRESEAYYQ--RGASVI

Rhesus macaque                NFTETDV--KMMERVVEQMCITQYEKESQAYYQ--RGSSMV

Chimpanzee                    NFTETDV--KMMERVVEQMCITQYERESQAYYQ--RGSSMV

Mouse                         NFTETDV--KMMERVVEQMCVTQYQKESQAYYDGRRSSSTV

Rat                           NFTETDV--KMMERVVEQMCVTQYQKESQAYYDG-RRSSAV

Pig                           NFTETDV--KMIERVVEQMCITQYQKEYEAYAQ--RGASVI

Bovine                        NFTETDI--KMMERVVEQMCITQYQRESQAYYQ--RGASVI

Rabbit                        NFTETDI--KIMERVVEQMCITQYQQESQAAYQ--RAAGVL

Goat                          NFTETDI--KIMERVVEQMCITQYQRESQAYYQ--RGASVI

Sheep                         NFTETDI--KIMERVVEQMCITQYQRESQAYYQ--RGASVI

Cat                           NFTETDM--KIMERVVEQMCVTQYQKESEAYYQ--RRASAI

Chicken                       NQTEVEMENKVVTKVIREMCVQQYRE-----YR--LASGIQ
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 23 – 230 Major prion protein
Region 23 – 230 Interaction with GRB2, ERI3 and SYN1
Lipidation 230 – 230 GPI-anchor amidated serine
Glycosylation 197 – 197 N-linked (GlcNAc...) asparagine



Literature citations
Mutant prion proteins in Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease with neurofibrillary tangles.
Hsiao K.; Dlouhy S.R.; Farlow M.R.; Cass C.; da Costa M.; Conneally P.M.; Hodes M.E.; Ghetti B.; Prusiner S.B.;
Nat. Genet. 1:68-71(1992)
Cited for: VARIANT GSD ARG-217;
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