Expasy logo

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot variant pages

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot P49638: Variant p.Arg59Trp

Alpha-tocopherol transfer protein
Gene: TTPA
Feedback?
Variant information Variant position: help 59 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 59 (R59W, p.Arg59Trp). 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 AVED. Any additional useful information about the variant.
Other resources: help Links to websites of interest for the variant.


Sequence information Variant position: help 59 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Protein sequence length: help 278 The length of the canonical sequence.
Location on the sequence: help GVPLAPLPLTDSFLLRFLRA R DFDLDLAWRLLKNYYKWRAE 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                         GVPLAPLPLTDSFLLRFLRARDFDLDLAWRLLKNYYKWRAE

Mouse                         GVPQTPQPLTDAFLLRFLRARDFDLDLAWRLMKNYYKWRAE

Rat                           GVPETPQPLTDAFLLRFLRARDFDLDLAWRLMKNYYKWRAE

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 – 278 Alpha-tocopherol transfer protein
Turn 59 – 61



Literature citations
Ataxia with isolated vitamin E deficiency: heterogeneity of mutations and phenotypic variability in a large number of families.
Cavalier L.; Ouahchi K.; Kayden H.J.; Di Donato S.; Reutenauer L.; Mandel J.-L.; Koenig M.;
Am. J. Hum. Genet. 62:301-310(1998)
Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA] OF 1-119; VARIANTS AVED TRP-59; THR-120; LYS-141 AND TRP-221; Molecular determinants of heritable vitamin E deficiency.
Morley S.; Panagabko C.; Shineman D.; Mani B.; Stocker A.; Atkinson J.; Manor D.;
Biochemistry 43:4143-4149(2004)
Cited for: CHARACTERIZATION OF VARIANTS AVED TRP-59; GLN-101; THR-120; LYS-141; HIS-192 AND TRP-221;
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.