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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot P17661: Variant p.Ala120Asp

Desmin
Gene: DES
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Variant information Variant position: help 120 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 Aspartate (D) at position 120 (A120D, p.Ala120Asp). 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 acidic (D) The physico-chemical property of the reference and variant residues and the change implicated.
BLOSUM score: help -2 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 CMD1I; results in impaired filaments formation, does not localize at intercalated disks. Any additional useful information about the variant.
Other resources: help Links to websites of interest for the variant.


Sequence information Variant position: help 120 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Protein sequence length: help 470 The length of the canonical sequence.
Location on the sequence: help EFLTTRTNEKVELQELNDRF A NYIEKVRFLEQQNAALAAEV 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                         EFLTTRTNEKVELQELNDRFANYIEKVRFLEQQNAALAAEV

                              EFLTTRTNEKVELQELNDRFANYIEKVRFLEQQNAALAAEV

Mouse                         EFLATRTNEKVELQELNDRFANYIEKVRFLEQQNAALAAEV

Rat                           EFLATRTNEKVELQELNDRFANYFEKVRFLEQQNAALAAEV

Pig                           EFLTTRTNEKVELQELNDRFANYIEKVRFLEQQNAALAAEV

Bovine                        EFLTTRTNEKVELQELNDRFANYIEKVRFLEQQNAALAAEV

Chicken                       EFLQTRTNEKVELQELNDRFANYIEKVRFLEQQNALMVAEV

Xenopus laevis                EFLQTRTNEKVELQDLNDRFANYIEKVRYLEQQNQILVAEV
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 – 470 Desmin
Domain 108 – 416 IF rod
Region 109 – 141 Coil 1A
Mutagenesis 120 – 120 A -> ER. Results in impaired filaments formation.
Mutagenesis 120 – 120 A -> KLV. Does not result in impaired filaments formation.



Literature citations
The novel desmin mutant p.A120D impairs filament formation, prevents intercalated disk localization, and causes sudden cardiac death.
Brodehl A.; Dieding M.; Klauke B.; Dec E.; Madaan S.; Huang T.; Gargus J.; Fatima A.; Saric T.; Cakar H.; Walhorn V.; Toensing K.; Skrzipczyk T.; Cebulla R.; Gerdes D.; Schulz U.; Gummert J.; Svendsen J.H.; Olesen M.S.; Anselmetti D.; Christensen A.H.; Kimonis V.; Milting H.;
Circ. Cardiovasc. Genet. 6:615-623(2013)
Cited for: VARIANTS CMD1I ASP-120 AND ARG-326; CHARACTERIZATION OF VARIANTS CMD1I ASP-120 AND ARG-326; FUNCTION; SUBCELLULAR LOCATION; MUTAGENESIS OF ALA-120;
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