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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Q14790: Variant p.Arg248Trp

Caspase-8
Gene: CASP8
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Variant information Variant position: help 248 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 Tryptophan (W) at position 248 (R248W, p.Arg248Trp). 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 large size and aromatic (W) 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 CASP8D. Any additional useful information about the variant.
Other resources: help Links to websites of interest for the variant.


Sequence information Variant position: help 248 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Protein sequence length: help 479 The length of the canonical sequence.
Location on the sequence: help MKSKPRGYCLIINNHNFAKA R EKVPKLHSIRDRNGTHLDAG 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                         MKSKPRGYCLIINNHNFAK--AREKVPKLH--SIRDRNGTHLDAG

Mouse                         MKNKPRGYCLIINNHDFSK--AREDITQLR--KMKDRKGTD

Rat                           MKSKPRGYCLIFNNNNFSK--AREDIPKLS--NMRDRKGTN

Drosophila                    LTRENAGIALIINQQKFHRNVSRDNMKFLSPDPLRRRDGTD
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 217 – 374 Caspase-8 subunit p18
Alternative sequence 184 – 267 Missing. In isoform 3.
Alternative sequence 221 – 479 Missing. In isoform 6.
Alternative sequence 236 – 479 Missing. In isoform 5.
Helix 245 – 250



Literature citations
Pleiotropic defects in lymphocyte activation caused by caspase-8 mutations lead to human immunodeficiency.
Chun H.J.; Zheng L.; Ahmad M.; Wang J.; Speirs C.K.; Siegel R.M.; Dale J.K.; Puck J.; Davis J.; Hall C.G.; Skoda-Smith S.; Atkinson T.P.; Straus S.E.; Lenardo M.J.;
Nature 419:395-399(2002)
Cited for: VARIANT CASP8D TRP-248;
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