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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot P17302: Variant p.Ala40Val

Gap junction alpha-1 protein
Gene: GJA1
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Variant information Variant position: help 40 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 Alanine (A) to Valine (V) at position 40 (A40V, p.Ala40Val). 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 small size and hydrophobic (A) to medium size and hydrophobic (V) The physico-chemical property of the reference and variant residues and the change implicated.
BLOSUM score: help 0 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 ODDD. Any additional useful information about the variant.
Other resources: help Links to websites of interest for the variant.


Sequence information Variant position: help 40 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Protein sequence length: help 382 The length of the canonical sequence.
Location on the sequence: help AGGKVWLSVLFIFRILLLGT A VESAWGDEQSAFRCNTQQPG 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                         AGGKVWLSVLFIFRILLLGTAVESAWGDEQSAFRCNTQQPG

                              AGGKVWLSVLFIFRILLLGTAVESAWGDEQSAFRCNTQQPG

Mouse                         AGGKVWLSVLFIFRILLLGTAVESAWGDEQSAFRCNTQQPG

Rat                           AGGKVWLSVLFIFRILLLGTAVESAWGDEQSAFRCNTQQPG

Pig                           AGGKVWLSVLFIFRILLLGTAVESAWGDEQSAFRCNTQQPG

Bovine                        AGGKVWLSVLFIFRILLLGTAVESAWGDEQSAFRCNTQQPG

Rabbit                        AGGKVWLSVLFIFRILLLGTAVESAWGDEQSAFRCNTQQPG

Chicken                       AGGKVWLSVLFIFRILLLGTAVESAWGDEQSAFRCNTQQPG

Xenopus laevis                AGGKVWLSVLFIFRILLLGTAVESAWGDEQSAFVCNTQQPG

Zebrafish                     AGGKVWLSVLFIFRILVLGTAVESAWGDEQSAFKCNTQQPG
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 2 – 382 Gap junction alpha-1 protein
Transmembrane 24 – 44 Helical
Helix 22 – 44



Literature citations
Connexin 43 (GJA1) mutations cause the pleiotropic phenotype of oculodentodigital dysplasia.
Paznekas W.A.; Boyadjiev S.A.; Shapiro R.E.; Daniels O.; Wollnik B.; Keegan C.E.; Innis J.W.; Dinulos M.B.; Christian C.; Hannibal M.C.; Jabs E.W.;
Am. J. Hum. Genet. 72:408-418(2003)
Cited for: NON-ASSOCIATION WITH NON-SYNDROMIC AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DEAFNESS; VARIANTS ODDD SER-17; PRO-18; ARG-21; GLU-22; THR-23; VAL-40; LYS-49; PHE-52 INS; SER-76; VAL-90; CYS-98; ASN-102; THR-130; GLU-134; ARG-138; HIS-202 AND LEU-216; VARIANT VAL-253; Expression of Gja1 correlates with the phenotype observed in oculodentodigital syndrome/type III syndactyly.
Richardson R.R.; Donnai D.; Meire F.; Dixon M.J.;
J. Med. Genet. 41:60-67(2004)
Cited for: VARIANTS ODDD PRO-27; MET-31; VAL-40; TYR-69; PRO-113; ASN-134; GLN-148 AND HIS-202; VARIANT SDTY3 SER-143; Novel GJA1 mutations in patients with oculo-dento-digital dysplasia (ODDD).
Debeer P.; Van Esch H.; Huysmans C.; Pijkels E.; De Smet L.; Van de Ven W.; Devriendt K.; Fryns J.-P.;
Eur. J. Med. Genet. 48:377-387(2005)
Cited for: VARIANTS ODDD VAL-40; ASP-110; THR-147 AND PHE-169 DEL; GJA1 mutations, variants, and connexin 43 dysfunction as it relates to the oculodentodigital dysplasia phenotype.
Paznekas W.A.; Karczeski B.; Vermeer S.; Lowry R.B.; Delatycki M.; Laurence F.; Koivisto P.A.; Van Maldergem L.; Boyadjiev S.A.; Bodurtha J.N.; Jabs E.W.;
Hum. Mutat. 30:724-733(2009)
Cited for: VARIANTS ODDD VAL-7; VAL-40; PRO-49; GLN-49 INS; ALA-96; PRO-106; ALA-154; PHE-201 AND HIS-202;
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