lissencephaly due to TUBA1A mutation

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Also known as LIS3lissencephaly 3

Summary

lissencephaly due to TUBA1A mutation (MONDO:0012703) is a disease caused by TUBA1A (GenCC Definitive), with 3 cohort genes.

At a glance

  • Prevalence: <1 / 1 000 000 (Worldwide) [Orphanet-validated]
  • Causal gene: TUBA1A (GenCC Definitive)
  • Cohort genes: 3
  • ClinVar variants: 140
  • Phenotypes (HPO): 29

Clinical features

Epidemiology

Prevalence records

2 prevalence record(s), Orphanet:

TypeClassValueGeographyValidation
Cases/families15WorldwideValidated
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000WorldwideValidated

Signs & symptoms

Clinical features (HPO)

29 HPO clinical features (Orphanet curated; top 29 by frequency):

HPO IDTermFrequency
HP:0001263Global developmental delayVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0002119VentriculomegalyVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0025102Dysgenesis of the basal gangliaVery frequent (80-99%)
HP:0000252MicrocephalyFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0000308MicroretrognathiaFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0000486StrabismusFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0001252HypotoniaFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0001257SpasticityFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0001274Agenesis of corpus callosumFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0001320Cerebellar vermis hypoplasiaFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0001339LissencephalyFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0002069Bilateral tonic-clonic seizureFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0002079Hypoplasia of the corpus callosumFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0002198Dilated fourth ventricleFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0002365Hypoplasia of the brainstemFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0025101Dysgenesis of the hippocampusFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0034051Hypoplastic anterior limbs of the internal capsuleFrequent (30-79%)
HP:0000609Optic nerve hypoplasiaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0000639NystagmusOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001302PachygyriaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0001338Partial agenesis of the corpus callosumOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002126PolymicrogyriaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0006989Dysplastic corpus callosumOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0007359Focal-onset seizureOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0012469Infantile spasmsOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0012650Perisylvian polymicrogyriaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0025517Hypoplastic hippocampusOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0031882AgyriaOccasional (5-29%)
HP:0002251Aganglionic megacolonVery rare (<1-4%)

Identifiers

Disease identifiers

FieldValue
Canonical namelissencephaly due to TUBA1A mutation
Mondo IDMONDO:0012703
MeSHC566908
OMIM611603
Orphanet171680
NCITC148461
UMLSC4305153
MedGen930822
GARD0017066
Is cancer (heuristic)no

Also known as: LIS3 · lissencephaly 3

Data availability: 140 ClinVar variants · 5 GenCC gene-disease records · 5 cell lines.

Disease family

Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by body system or component › nervous system disordercongenital nervous system disorderlissencephaly spectrum disorderslissencephaly type 3lissencephaly due to TUBA1A mutation

Related subtypes (3): Neu-Laxova syndrome, lissencephaly type 3-metacarpal bone dysplasia syndrome, lissencephaly type 3-familial fetal akinesia sequence syndrome

Genetics & variants

GWAS landscape

No GWAS associations recorded — common-variant (GWAS) studies don’t cover this disease (typical for Mendelian / rare diseases). See the curated gene cohort and Mendelian overlap below.

Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers

ClinVar germline variants

140 retrieved; paginated sample, class counts are floors:

44 likely pathogenic, 30 uncertain significance, 26 pathogenic/likely pathogenic, 19 conflicting classifications of pathogenicity, 16 pathogenic, 2 benign/likely benign, 2 benign, 1 not provided

ClinVarVariant (HGVS)GeneClassificationReview
1012610NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.236G>A (p.Arg79His)TUBA1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1065497NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.1288_1302del (p.Lys430_Glu434del)TUBA1APathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
1164064NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.431G>T (p.Gly144Val)TUBA1APathogenicno assertion criteria provided
1394747NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.657T>G (p.Ile219Met)TUBA1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
160143NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.1148C>T (p.Ala383Val)TUBA1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
160146NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.1204C>T (p.Arg402Cys)TUBA1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
160147NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.1205G>T (p.Arg402Leu)TUBA1APathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
160148NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.1274T>A (p.Met425Lys)TUBA1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
160158NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.481T>G (p.Tyr161Asp)TUBA1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
160161NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.5G>A (p.Arg2His)TUBA1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
160164NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.808G>T (p.Ala270Ser)TUBA1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
160167NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.986A>G (p.Asn329Ser)TUBA1APathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
208490NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.1226T>C (p.Val409Ala)TUBA1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
212488NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.1105G>A (p.Ala369Thr)TUBA1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
217023NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.352G>A (p.Val118Met)TUBA1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
265378NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.367C>T (p.Arg123Cys)TUBA1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
287392NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.791G>A (p.Arg264His)TUBA1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
3255105NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.4C>T (p.Arg2Cys)TUBA1APathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
372542NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.641G>A (p.Arg214His)TUBA1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
4072026NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.955T>A (p.Tyr319Asn)TUBA1APathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter
418531NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.1168C>T (p.Arg390Cys)TUBA1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
420581NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.190C>T (p.Arg64Trp)TUBA1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
423490NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.1169G>C (p.Arg390Pro)TUBA1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
437122NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.368G>A (p.Arg123His)TUBA1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
438589NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.920C>T (p.Pro307Leu)TUBA1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
488628NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.1169G>A (p.Arg390His)TUBA1APathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
521647NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.959G>A (p.Arg320His)TUBA1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
625504NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.1225G>A (p.Val409Ile)TUBA1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
625513NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.167C>T (p.Thr56Met)TUBA1APathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
625515NM_006009.4(TUBA1A):c.302A>G (p.Asn101Ser)TUBA1APathogenic/Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Genes & proteins

Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers

GenCC: 7 · Orphanet: 17 · OMIM-shared: 0 · Dual-evidence (GWAS+Mendelian): 0

GenCC gene–disease validity (cohort genes)

the Disease column is the GenCC-asserted condition — a cohort gene’s strongest validity may be for a related predisposition syndrome.

GeneClassificationInheritanceDiseaseRecords
TUBA1ADefinitiveAutosomal dominantlissencephaly due to TUBA1A mutation7

Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)

GeneOrphanet IDRare disease
TUBA1AOrphanet:171680Lissencephaly due to TUBA1A mutation
TUBA1AOrphanet:45358Congenital fibrosis of extraocular muscles
TUBA1AOrphanet:467166Tubulinopathy-associated dysgyria
TUBA1AOrphanet:994Fetal akinesia deformation sequence
NKX2-5Orphanet:101351Familial isolated congenital asplenia
NKX2-5Orphanet:1479Atrial septal defect-atrioventricular conduction defects syndrome
NKX2-5Orphanet:1627Deletion 5q35 syndrome
NKX2-5Orphanet:2248Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
NKX2-5Orphanet:3303Tetralogy of Fallot
NKX2-5Orphanet:334Hereditary atrial fibrillation
NKX2-5Orphanet:402075Familial bicuspid aortic valve
NKX2-5Orphanet:871Hereditary progressive cardiac conduction defect
NKX2-5Orphanet:95712Thyroid ectopia
NKX2-5Orphanet:95713Athyreosis
NKX2-5Orphanet:99103Atrial septal defect, ostium secundum type
AIPL1Orphanet:1872Cone rod dystrophy
AIPL1Orphanet:65Leber congenital amaurosis

Cohort genes → proteins

3 cohort genes, 3 distinct canonical proteins.

Evidence partition

SubsetGenes
multi_evidence3

Cohort genes (full)

SymbolHGNCEnsemblUniProtNameEvidence
TUBA1AHGNC:20766ENSG00000167552Q71U36Tubulin alpha-1A chaingencc,clinvar
NKX2-5HGNC:2488ENSG00000183072P52952Homeobox protein Nkx-2.5clinvar
AIPL1HGNC:359ENSG00000129221Q9NZN9Aryl-hydrocarbon-interacting protein-like 1clinvar

Cohort function summary

Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.

SymbolProtein nameFunction (lead sentence)
TUBA1ATubulin alpha-1A chainTubulin is the major constituent of microtubules, a cylinder consisting of laterally associated linear protofilaments composed of alpha- and beta-tubulin heterodimers.
NKX2-5Homeobox protein Nkx-2.5Transcription factor required for the development of the heart and the spleen.
AIPL1Aryl-hydrocarbon-interacting protein-like 1May be important in protein trafficking and/or protein folding and stabilization.

Protein-family classification

Druggable: 0 · Difficult: 1 · Unknown: 2 · Druggable fraction: 0.0

Family distribution

Cohort families vs a genome-wide background (hypergeometric, BH-FDR; fold = observed/expected). Counts kept; sorted by enrichment, so the catch-all Other/Unknown bucket no longer leads.

FamilyGenesFoldFDR
Transcription factor12.8×0.587
Other/Unknown21.2×0.587

Per-gene assignment

SymbolFamilyDruggable?ECInterPro (top 3)
TUBA1AOther/UnknownnoTubulin, Alpha_tubulin, Tubulin_FtsZ_GTPase
NKX2-5Transcription factornoHD, Homeodomain-like_sf, Homeobox_CS
AIPL1Other/UnknownnoTPR-like_helical_dom_sf, TPR_rpt, AIP/AIPL1/TTC9

Expression context

Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.

2 cohort genes are a single-cell marker in ≥1 SCXA experiment.

Breadth distribution (Bgee present_calls)

BucketGenes
narrow (1-5 tissues)0
moderate (6-20)0
broad (>20)3
unknown0

Top tissues across cohort

TissueCohort genes
cortical plate1
endothelial cell1
ganglionic eminence1
apex of heart1
cardiac atrium1
right atrium auricular region1
buccal mucosa cell1
pancreatic ductal cell1
tendon of biceps brachii1

Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)

SymbolBgee breadthFANTOM5 breadthSCXATop tissues
TUBA1A288ubiquitousmarkerendothelial cell, cortical plate, ganglionic eminence
NKX2-598broadyesapex of heart, right atrium auricular region, cardiac atrium
AIPL162tissue_specificmarkerbuccal mucosa cell, pancreatic ductal cell, tendon of biceps brachii

Protein interactions among cohort

Intra-cohort edges: 0.

Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)

SymbolInteractor count
NKX2-52,355
TUBA1A1,436
AIPL1891

Structural data

PDB: 3 · AlphaFold-only: 0 · No structure: 0

Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)

SymbolUniProtPDB entries
TUBA1AQ71U3615
AIPL1Q9NZN96
NKX2-5P529524

Function

Pathway analysis

Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 96. Enrichment computed across 3 evidence-associated genes (2 with Reactome annotation).

Pathways by enrichment

Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 2 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.

PathwayCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
YAP1- and WWTR1 (TAZ)-stimulated gene expression1380.7×0.031NKX2-5
Physiological factors1335.9×0.031NKX2-5
Microtubule-dependent trafficking of connexons from Golgi to the plasma membrane1271.9×0.031TUBA1A
Transport of connexons to the plasma membrane1271.9×0.031TUBA1A
Gap junction trafficking and regulation1237.9×0.031TUBA1A
Gap junction trafficking1237.9×0.031TUBA1A
Post-chaperonin tubulin folding pathway1237.9×0.031TUBA1A
Formation of tubulin folding intermediates by CCT/TriC1211.5×0.031TUBA1A
Cardiogenesis1211.5×0.031NKX2-5
Cooperation of Prefoldin and TriC/CCT in actin and tubulin folding1203.9×0.031TUBA1A
Prefoldin mediated transfer of substrate to CCT/TriC1196.9×0.031TUBA1A
Activation of AMPK downstream of NMDARs1190.3×0.031TUBA1A
RHO GTPases activate IQGAPs1173.0×0.031TUBA1A
Sealing of the nuclear envelope (NE) by ESCRT-III1173.0×0.031TUBA1A
HCMV Infection1163.1×0.031TUBA1A
Chaperonin-mediated protein folding1150.3×0.031TUBA1A
Gap junction assembly1146.4×0.031TUBA1A
Nuclear Envelope (NE) Reassembly1146.4×0.031TUBA1A
Selective autophagy1139.3×0.031TUBA1A
Protein folding1129.8×0.031TUBA1A
Centrosome maturation1126.9×0.031TUBA1A
Assembly and cell surface presentation of NMDA receptors1126.9×0.031TUBA1A
Cargo trafficking to the periciliary membrane1124.1×0.031TUBA1A
Aggrephagy1124.1×0.031TUBA1A
Carboxyterminal post-translational modifications of tubulin1119.0×0.031TUBA1A
Recycling pathway of L11112.0×0.031TUBA1A
COPI-independent Golgi-to-ER retrograde traffic1103.8×0.031TUBA1A
Post NMDA receptor activation events1102.0×0.031TUBA1A
Intraflagellar transport1100.2×0.031TUBA1A
Antimicrobial mechanism of IFN-stimulated genes198.5×0.031TUBA1A

GO biological processes by enrichment

Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 3 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.

GO termCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
Purkinje myocyte differentiation15617.3×0.005NKX2-5
septum secundum development15617.3×0.005NKX2-5
right ventricular cardiac muscle tissue morphogenesis12808.7×0.005NKX2-5
atrioventricular node cell fate commitment12808.7×0.005NKX2-5
cardiac ventricle formation11872.4×0.005NKX2-5
apoptotic process involved in heart morphogenesis11872.4×0.005NKX2-5
proepicardium development11872.4×0.005NKX2-5
pulmonary myocardium development11872.4×0.005NKX2-5
protein farnesylation11872.4×0.005AIPL1
ventricular cardiac myofibril assembly11872.4×0.005NKX2-5
atrial cardiac muscle cell development11872.4×0.005NKX2-5
bundle of His development11404.3×0.005NKX2-5
atrial cardiac muscle tissue development11404.3×0.005NKX2-5
positive regulation of cardioblast differentiation11404.3×0.005NKX2-5
atrioventricular node cell development11404.3×0.005NKX2-5
pyramidal neuron differentiation11123.5×0.005TUBA1A
regulation of cardiac muscle cell proliferation11123.5×0.005NKX2-5
atrioventricular node development1936.2×0.006NKX2-5
cerebellar cortex morphogenesis1936.2×0.006TUBA1A
embryonic heart tube left/right pattern formation1936.2×0.006NKX2-5
positive regulation of heart contraction1702.2×0.007NKX2-5
neuron projection arborization1624.1×0.007TUBA1A
regulation of opsin-mediated signaling pathway1561.7×0.007AIPL1
response to L-glutamate1561.7×0.007TUBA1A
ventricular cardiac muscle cell development1510.7×0.007NKX2-5
forebrain morphogenesis1468.1×0.007TUBA1A
cardiac muscle tissue morphogenesis1468.1×0.007NKX2-5
phototransduction, visible light1432.1×0.007AIPL1
atrial septum morphogenesis1432.1×0.007NKX2-5
adult heart development1401.2×0.007NKX2-5

Therapeutics

Drug target analysis

Approved (phase 4): 1 · Phase ≥3: 1 · Phased (≥1): 1 · Undrugged: 2

Druggability breadth: 2 of 3 evidence-associated genes (67%) have a ChEMBL target (buckets above are over the deeply-mined display cohort).

Genes with an approved drug

The molecule shown is one approved compound that hits the gene — not necessarily a drug of choice or one indicated for this disease.

SymbolExample approved molecule
TUBA1ACOLCHICINE

Top cohort targets by molecule count

SymbolMoleculesMax phase
TUBA1A224
NKX2-500
AIPL100

Drugs targeting cohort genes (top 30)

MoleculeMax phaseTargets in cohort
COLCHICINE4TUBA1A
VINBLASTINE4TUBA1A
LEVOFLOXACIN ANHYDROUS4TUBA1A
DOCETAXEL4TUBA1A
NOSCAPINE4TUBA1A
VINBLASTINE SULFATE4TUBA1A
PACLITAXEL4TUBA1A
LEVOFLOXACIN4TUBA1A
VINORELBINE4TUBA1A
TIRBANIBULIN4TUBA1A
PODOFILOX4TUBA1A
VINCRISTINE4TUBA1A
DOCETAXEL ANHYDROUS4TUBA1A
PATUPILONE3TUBA1A
ABT-7512TUBA1A
MAYTANSINE2TUBA1A
DOLASTATIN-102TUBA1A
INDIBULIN2TUBA1A
PARBENDAZOLE2TUBA1A
NOCODAZOLE2TUBA1A
MOLIBRESIB2TUBA1A
COMBRETASTATIN1TUBA1A

Bioactivity and enzyme data

Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 0.

Cohort genes with ChEMBL bioactivity (full, sorted by assay count)

SymbolAssaysType breakdown
TUBA1A1,696Binding:1655, Functional:35, ADMET:6
AIPL11Binding:1

Cohort genes with high screening signal

≥100 ChEMBL assays — a studied-ness signal; see Therapeutics for approved-drug status.

SymbolChEMBL assays
TUBA1A1,696

Pharmacogenomics

Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 3; with CPIC/DPWG dosing guidelines: 0.

No cohort gene has a CPIC/DPWG genotype-guided dosing guideline (PharmGKB).

Chemical tractability of cohort targets

22 approved/phased compounds have measured bioactivity against a cohort gene (and aren’t yet in disease-level trials). This is a research / tractability signal, NOT a therapeutic recommendation — a bioactivity row often reflects off-target or screening binding (e.g. promiscuous kinase inhibitors against a cohort kinase), implying no disease mechanism.

CompoundMax phaseCohort target (bioactivity)
COLCHICINE4TUBA1A
VINBLASTINE4TUBA1A
LEVOFLOXACIN ANHYDROUS4TUBA1A
DOCETAXEL4TUBA1A
NOSCAPINE4TUBA1A
VINBLASTINE SULFATE4TUBA1A
PACLITAXEL4TUBA1A
LEVOFLOXACIN4TUBA1A
VINORELBINE4TUBA1A
TIRBANIBULIN4TUBA1A
PODOFILOX4TUBA1A
VINCRISTINE4TUBA1A
DOCETAXEL ANHYDROUS4TUBA1A
PATUPILONE3TUBA1A
ABT-7512TUBA1A
MAYTANSINE2TUBA1A
DOLASTATIN-102TUBA1A
INDIBULIN2TUBA1A
PARBENDAZOLE2TUBA1A
NOCODAZOLE2TUBA1A
MOLIBRESIB2TUBA1A
COMBRETASTATIN1TUBA1A

Druggability pyramid

Cohort genes binned by druggability tier (high → low):

TierDefinitionGenesSymbols
AApproved (phase 4 drug)1TUBA1A
BPhased (≥1) drug, not yet approved0
CDruggable family + PDB, no drug0
DDruggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug0
EDifficult family or no structure, no drug2NKX2-5, AIPL1

Undrugged target profiles

2 cohort genes are undrugged. Ranked by ‘starting-point quality’ (assay depth + drugged-partner adjacency).

SymbolChEMBL assaysDrugged partners (top 3)
NKX2-50
AIPL11

Clinical trials & evidence

Clinical trials

Clinical trials: 0.