UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot P0C645: Variant p.Arg238Trp

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Variant information

Variant position: 238 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Type of variant: LB/B 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: From Arginine (R) to Tryptophan (W) at position 238 (R238W, p.Arg238Trp). 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: 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: -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
Polymorphism: There at least 2 alleles for OR4E1. A non-functional allele results from a polymorphism at position 197 (dbSNP rs199890040), which leads to a frameshift, premature truncation of the coding region and hence pseudogenization. The presence of various combinations of functional (olfactory receptors) and non-functional (olfactory receptor segregating pseudogenes) alleles may underlie differences in olfactory sensitivity between individuals (hyperosmia, hyposmia or even anosmia). Additional information on the polymorphism described.
Other resources: Links to websites of interest for the variant.

• Variant rs970025 [ dbSNP | Ensembl ]

Sequence information

Variant position: 238 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Protein sequence length: 315 The length of the canonical sequence.
Location on the sequence: LVVSYAVILVSLRQQISKGK R KALSTCAAHLTVVTLFLGHC 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.
Sequence annotation in neighborhood: 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.

Type	Positions	Description
Chain	1 – 315	Olfactory receptor 4E1
Topological domain	230 – 240	Cytoplasmic

Literature citations

No reference for the current variant in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.