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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Q9Y5Y0: Variant p.Ala241Thr

Choline/ethanolamine transporter FLVCR1
Gene: FLVCR1
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Variant information Variant position: help 241 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 Threonine (T) at position 241 (A241T, p.Ala241Thr). 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 polar (T) 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).
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Variant description: help In PCARP; abolished localization to the plasma membrane, leading to decreased heme exporter activity. Any additional useful information about the variant.
Other resources: help Links to websites of interest for the variant.


Sequence information Variant position: help 241 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Protein sequence length: help 555 The length of the canonical sequence.
Location on the sequence: help PSRIASVWFGPKEVSTACAT A VLGNQLGTAVGFLLPPVLVP 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                         PSRIASVWFGPKEVSTACATAVLGNQLGTAVGFLLPPVLVP------------

Mouse                         PSPVASVWFGPKEVSTACATAVLGNQLGTAVGFLLPPVLVP

Cat                           PSRIASVWFGPKEVSTACATAVLGNQLGAAIGFLLPPVLVP

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 – 555 Choline/ethanolamine transporter FLVCR1
Transmembrane 234 – 259 Helical; Name=TM5
Alternative sequence 1 – 276 Missing. In isoform 2.
Mutagenesis 245 – 245 N -> A. Slightly reduced transport of choline and ethanolamine.
Helix 234 – 259



Literature citations
Mutations in FLVCR1 cause posterior column ataxia and retinitis pigmentosa.
Rajadhyaksha A.M.; Elemento O.; Puffenberger E.G.; Schierberl K.C.; Xiang J.Z.; Putorti M.L.; Berciano J.; Poulin C.; Brais B.; Michaelides M.; Weleber R.G.; Higgins J.J.;
Am. J. Hum. Genet. 87:643-654(2010)
Cited for: VARIANTS PCARP ASP-121; ARG-192 AND THR-241; Mutations of FLVCR1 in posterior column ataxia and retinitis pigmentosa result in the loss of heme export activity.
Yanatori I.; Yasui Y.; Miura K.; Kishi F.;
Blood Cells Mol. Dis. 49:60-66(2012)
Cited for: FUNCTION; SUBCELLULAR LOCATION; CHARACTERIZATION OF VARIANTS PCARP ASP-121; ARG-192; THR-241 AND ARG-493;
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