Expasy logo

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot variant pages

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Q9NZC2: Variant p.Arg62His

Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2
Gene: TREM2
Feedback?
Variant information Variant position: help 62 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Type of variant: help 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: help From Arginine (R) to Histidine (H) at position 62 (R62H, p.Arg62His). 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 medium size and polar (H) 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).
More information can be found on the following page

Variant description: help Does not affect protein structure; no effect on cell membrane localization; increases autophagy in microglia; decreases LDL, CLU and APOE binding; decreases LDL uptake into cells; no effect on CLU uptake into cells; decreases the uptake of APP-LDL complex in macrophages; decreases binding to oligomeric APP cleavage product beta-amyloid peptide 42. Any additional useful information about the variant.
Other resources: help Links to websites of interest for the variant.


Sequence information Variant position: help 62 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Protein sequence length: help 230 The length of the canonical sequence.
Location on the sequence: help KHWGRRKAWCRQLGEKGPCQ R VVSTHNLWLLSFLRRWNGST 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                         KHWGRRKAWCRQLGEKGPCQRVVSTHNLWLLSFLRRWNGST

Mouse                         KHWGRRKAWCRQLGEEGPCQRVVSTHGVWLLAFLKKRNGST

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 19 – 230 Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2
Topological domain 19 – 174 Extracellular
Domain 29 – 112 Ig-like V-type
Binding site 67 – 67
Binding site 68 – 68
Binding site 77 – 77
Glycosylation 79 – 79 N-linked (GlcNAc...) asparagine
Disulfide bond 36 – 110
Mutagenesis 48 – 48 K -> M. Loss of LDL, CLU and APOE binding.
Mutagenesis 60 – 60 C -> A. Loss of proteolytic cleavage by ADAM10 and ectodomain shedding. Decreases protein maturation and cell membrane localization.
Mutagenesis 68 – 68 N -> K. No effect on cell membrane localization.
Mutagenesis 76 – 76 R -> D. Decreases binding to THP-1 cells.
Mutagenesis 77 – 77 R -> D. Decreases binding to THP-1 cells.
Beta strand 60 – 65



Literature citations
TREM2 Binds to Apolipoproteins, Including APOE and CLU/APOJ, and Thereby Facilitates Uptake of Amyloid-Beta by Microglia.
Yeh F.L.; Wang Y.; Tom I.; Gonzalez L.C.; Sheng M.;
Neuron 91:328-340(2016)
Cited for: FUNCTION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; CHARACTERIZATION OF VARIANTS CYS-38; HIS-47; HIS-62; MET-66 AND ASN-87; MUTAGENESIS OF LYS-48; TREM2 Maintains Microglial Metabolic Fitness in Alzheimer's Disease.
Ulland T.K.; Song W.M.; Huang S.C.; Ulrich J.D.; Sergushichev A.; Beatty W.L.; Loboda A.A.; Zhou Y.; Cairns N.J.; Kambal A.; Loginicheva E.; Gilfillan S.; Cella M.; Virgin H.W.; Unanue E.R.; Wang Y.; Artyomov M.N.; Holtzman D.M.; Colonna M.;
Cell 170:649-663(2017)
Cited for: TISSUE SPECIFICITY; CHARACTERIZATION OF VARIANTS HIS-47 AND HIS-62; TREM2 Is a Receptor for beta-Amyloid that Mediates Microglial Function.
Zhao Y.; Wu X.; Li X.; Jiang L.L.; Gui X.; Liu Y.; Sun Y.; Zhu B.; Pina-Crespo J.C.; Zhang M.; Zhang N.; Chen X.; Bu G.; An Z.; Huang T.Y.; Xu H.;
Neuron 97:1023-1031(2018)
Cited for: FUNCTION; CHARACTERIZATION OF VARIANTS HIS-47 AND HIS-62; Neurodegenerative disease mutations in TREM2 reveal a functional surface and distinct loss-of-function mechanisms.
Kober D.L.; Alexander-Brett J.M.; Karch C.M.; Cruchaga C.; Colonna M.; Holtzman M.J.; Brett T.J.;
Elife 5:E20391-E20391(2016)
Cited for: X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY (3.10 ANGSTROMS) OF 19-133; DISULFIDE BONDS; SUBUNIT; SUBCELLULAR LOCATION; MUTAGENESIS OF ASN-68; ARG-76 AND ARG-77; GLYCOSYLATION AT ASN-79; CHARACTERIZATION OF VARIANTS CYS-38; HIS-47; HIS-62; MET-66; ASN-87 AND LYS-96; CHARACTERIZATION OF VARIANT PLOSL2 GLY-126;
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.