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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot P04424: Variant p.Val178Met

Argininosuccinate lyase
Gene: ASL
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Variant information Variant position: help 178 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 Valine (V) to Methionine (M) at position 178 (V178M, p.Val178Met). 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 Similar physico-chemical property. Both residues are medium size and hydrophobic. 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 ARGINSA; reduction of argininosuccinate lyase activity; no effect on protein expression. Any additional useful information about the variant.
Other resources: help Links to websites of interest for the variant.


Sequence information Variant position: help 178 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Protein sequence length: help 464 The length of the canonical sequence.
Location on the sequence: help YTHLQRAQPIRWSHWILSHA V ALTRDSERLLEVRKRINVLP 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                         YTHLQRAQPIRWSHWILSHAVALTRDSERLLEVRKRINVLP

Mouse                         YTHLQRAQPIRWSHWILSHAVALTRDSERLLEVQKRINVLP

Rat                           YTHLQRAQPIRWSHWILSHAVALTRDLERLKEVQKRINVLP

Bovine                        YTHLQRAQPIRWSHWILSHAVALTRDSERLLEVRKRINVLP

Baker's yeast                 YTHLQRAQPIRWSHWLSSYATYFTEDYKRLGQILHRLNQSP

Fission yeast                 YTHLQRAQPVRWSHFLMSHALPLLGDLGRLRQLYTRVSQLP
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 – 464 Argininosuccinate lyase
Active site 160 – 160 Proton acceptor
Binding site 159 – 159 in chain C
Alternative sequence 176 – 201 Missing. In isoform 3.
Helix 169 – 194



Literature citations
Clinical, enzymatic, and molecular genetic characterization of a biochemical variant type of argininosuccinic aciduria: prenatal and postnatal diagnosis in five unrelated families.
Kleijer W.J.; Garritsen V.H.; Linnebank M.; Mooyer P.; Huijmans J.G.M.; Mustonen A.; Simola K.O.J.; Arslan-Kirchner M.; Battini R.; Briones P.; Cardo E.; Mandel H.; Tschiedel E.; Wanders R.J.A.; Koch H.G.;
J. Inherit. Metab. Dis. 25:399-410(2002)
Cited for: VARIANTS ARGINSA MET-178; CYS-379 AND CYS-385; Argininosuccinate lyase deficiency: mutational spectrum in Italian patients and identification of a novel ASL pseudogene.
Trevisson E.; Salviati L.; Baldoin M.C.; Toldo I.; Casarin A.; Sacconi S.; Cesaro L.; Basso G.; Burlina A.B.;
Hum. Mutat. 28:694-702(2007)
Cited for: VARIANTS ARGINSA ASN-31; GLN-113; MET-178; GLN-186; TRP-236; ARG-286; LEU-335; ARG-382 AND TRP-456; Functional complementation in yeast allows molecular characterization of missense argininosuccinate lyase mutations.
Trevisson E.; Burlina A.; Doimo M.; Pertegato V.; Casarin A.; Cesaro L.; Navas P.; Basso G.; Sartori G.; Salviati L.;
J. Biol. Chem. 284:28926-28934(2009)
Cited for: VARIANTS ARGINSA ASN-31; LYS-73; GLN-113; MET-178; GLN-182; GLN-186; TRP-236; ARG-286; GLN-297; LEU-335; ARG-382 AND TRP-456; CHARACTERIZATION OF VARIANTS ARGINSA ASN-31; LYS-73; GLN-113; MET-178; GLN-182; GLN-186; TRP-236; ARG-286; GLN-297; LEU-335; ARG-382 AND TRP-456;
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