spermatogenic failure, Y-linked, 2
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Also known as spermatogenic failure, Y-linked, 2, Y-linkedspermatogenic failure, Y-linked, type 2SPGFY2
Summary
spermatogenic failure, Y-linked, 2 (MONDO:0010767) is a disease with 2 cohort genes.
At a glance
- Cohort genes: 2
- ClinVar variants: 10
Clinical features
No curated clinical features (Orphanet) for this disease.
Identifiers
Disease identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | spermatogenic failure, Y-linked, 2 |
| Mondo ID | MONDO:0010767 |
| MeSH | C564030 |
| OMIM | 415000 |
| DOID | DOID:0070187 |
| UMLS | C1839071 |
| MedGen | 326394 |
| GARD | 0018504 |
| Is cancer (heuristic) | no |
Also known as: spermatogenic failure, Y-linked, 2 · spermatogenic failure, Y-linked, 2, Y-linked · spermatogenic failure, Y-linked, type 2 · SPGFY2
Data availability: 10 ClinVar variants.
Disease family
Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by etiologic mechanism › disease of genetic or genomic mechanism › hereditary disease › spermatogenic failure › spermatogenic failure, Y-linked, 2
Related subtypes (112): spermatogenic failure 6, spermatogenic failure 2, spermatogenic failure 5, spermatogenic failure 1, spermatogenic failure 4, spermatogenic failure, X-linked, 2, spermatogenic failure, Y-linked, 1, spermatogenic failure 3, spermatogenic failure 7, spermatogenic failure 8, spermatogenic failure 9, spermatogenic failure 10, spermatogenic failure 11, spermatogenic failure 12, spermatogenic failure 13, spermatogenic failure 14, spermatogenic failure 15, spermatogenic failure 16, spermatogenic failure 17, spermatogenic failure 30, spermatogenic failure 31, spermatogenic failure 32, spermatogenic failure 54, spermatogenic failure, X-linked, 4, spermatogenic failure, X-linked, 3, spermatogenic failure 33, spermatogenic failure 34, spermatogenic failure 55, spermatogenic failure 56, spermatogenic failure 57, spermatogenic failure 58, spermatogenic failure 59, spermatogenic failure 60, spermatogenic failure 61, spermatogenic failure 62, spermatogenic failure 63, spermatogenic failure 64, spermatogenic failure 65, spermatogenic failure 66, spermatogenic failure 67, spermatogenic failure 68, spermatogenic failure 69, spermatogenic failure 70, spermatogenic failure 71, spermatogenic failure 72, spermatogenic failure 73, spermatogenic failure 47, spermatogenic failure 48, spermatogenic failure 49, spermatogenic failure 50, spermatogenic failure 51, spermatogenic failure 52, spermatogenic failure 74, spermatogenic failure 75, spermatogenic failure 53, spermatogenic failure 76, spermatogenic failure 77, spermatogenic failure 35, spermatogenic failure 36, spermatogenic failure 37, spermatogenic failure 38, spermatogenic failure 39, spermatogenic failure 40, spermatogenic failure 41, spermatogenic failure 42, spermatogenic failure 43, spermatogenic failure 44, spermatogenic failure 45, spermatogenic failure 46, spermatogenic failure 18, spermatogenic failure 19, spermatogenic failure 20, spermatogenic failure 21, spermatogenic failure 22, spermatogenic failure 23, spermatogenic failure 24, spermatogenic failure 25, spermatogenic failure 26, spermatogenic failure 27, spermatogenic failure 28, spermatogenic failure 29, X-linked spermatogenic failure 1, spermatogenic failure 98, spermatogenic failure 78, spermatogenic failure 79, spermatogenic failure 80, spermatogenic failure, X-linked, 5, spermatogenic failure, X-linked, 6, spermatogenic failure 81, spermatogenic failure, X-linked, 7, spermatogenic failure 82, spermatogenic failure 83, spermatogenic failure 84, spermatogenic failure 85, spermatogenic failure 86, spermatogenic failure 87, spermatogenic failure 88, spermatogenic failure 89, spermatogenic failure 90, spermatogenic failure, X-linked, 8, spermatogenic failure 91, spermatogenic failure 92, spermatogenic failure 93, spermatogenic failure 94, spermatogenic failure 95, spermatogenic failure 96, spermatogenic failure 97, spermatogenic failure, X-linked, 9, spermatogenic failure 99, spermatogenic failure 100, spermatogenic failure 101, spermatogenic failure 102
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
10 retrieved; paginated sample, class counts are floors:
7 uncertain significance, 2 pathogenic, 1 conflicting classifications of pathogenicity
| ClinVar | Variant (HGVS) | Gene | Classification | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7136 | NM_000492.4(CFTR):c.3909C>G (p.Asn1303Lys) | CFTR | Pathogenic | practice guideline |
| 9757 | NM_004654.4(USP9Y):c.773+3_773+6del | USP9Y | Pathogenic | no assertion criteria provided |
| 1518294 | NM_000492.4(CFTR):c.458G>A (p.Arg153Lys) | CFTR | Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity | criteria provided, conflicting classifications |
| 2438504 | NM_004654.4(USP9Y):c.3835C>G (p.Leu1279Val) | USP9Y | Uncertain significance | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 2438505 | NM_004654.4(USP9Y):c.5924C>T (p.Thr1975Ile) | USP9Y | Uncertain significance | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 2627757 | NM_004654.4(USP9Y):c.6343G>T (p.Gly2115Cys) | USP9Y | Uncertain significance | no assertion criteria provided |
| 3381938 | NM_004654.4(USP9Y):c.6845dup (p.Arg2283fs) | USP9Y | Uncertain significance | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 3381939 | NM_004654.4(USP9Y):c.1774del (p.Gln592fs) | USP9Y | Uncertain significance | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 3383021 | NM_004654.4(USP9Y):c.3842T>C (p.Val1281Ala) | USP9Y | Uncertain significance | criteria provided, single submitter |
| 3383102 | NM_004654.4(USP9Y):c.1256G>A (p.Arg419His) | USP9Y | Uncertain significance | criteria provided, single submitter |
Genes & proteins
Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers
GenCC: 0 · Orphanet: 7 · OMIM-shared: 0 · Dual-evidence (GWAS+Mendelian): 0
Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)
| Gene | Orphanet ID | Rare disease |
|---|---|---|
| USP9Y | Orphanet:1646 | Chromosome Y microdeletion syndrome |
| CFTR | Orphanet:399805 | Male infertility with azoospermia or oligozoospermia due to single gene mutation |
| CFTR | Orphanet:48 | Congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens |
| CFTR | Orphanet:498359 | Aquagenic palmoplantar keratoderma |
| CFTR | Orphanet:586 | Cystic fibrosis |
| CFTR | Orphanet:60033 | Idiopathic bronchiectasis |
| CFTR | Orphanet:700124 | Autosomal recessive hereditary chronic pancreatitis |
Cohort genes → proteins
2 cohort genes, 2 distinct canonical proteins.
Evidence partition
| Subset | Genes |
|---|---|
| multi_evidence | 2 |
Cohort genes (full)
| Symbol | HGNC | Ensembl | UniProt | Name | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USP9Y | HGNC:12633 | ENSG00000114374 | O00507 | Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 9Y | clinvar |
| CFTR | HGNC:1884 | ENSG00000001626 | P13569 | Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator | clinvar |
Cohort function summary
Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.
| Symbol | Protein name | Function (lead sentence) |
|---|---|---|
| USP9Y | Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 9Y | Deubiquitinase that mediates deubiquitination of target proteins. |
| CFTR | Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator | Epithelial ion channel that plays an important role in the regulation of epithelial ion and water transport and fluid homeostasis. |
Protein-family classification
Druggable: 2 · Difficult: 0 · Unknown: 0 · Druggable fraction: 1.0
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.
| Family | Genes | Fold | FDR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transporter | 1 | 38.9× | 0.051 |
| Protease | 1 | 18.3× | 0.054 |
Per-gene assignment
| Symbol | Family | Druggable? | EC | InterPro (top 3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USP9Y | Protease | yes | Peptidase_C19_UCH, ARM-type_fold, USP_CS | |
| CFTR | Transporter | yes | 2.7.4.3 | ABC_transporter-like_ATP-bd, AAA+_ATPase, CFTR/ABCC7 |
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)
| Bucket | Genes |
|---|---|
| narrow (1-5 tissues) | 0 |
| moderate (6-20) | 0 |
| broad (>20) | 2 |
| unknown | 0 |
Top tissues across cohort
| Tissue | Cohort genes |
|---|---|
| male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis | 1 |
| metanephros cortex | 1 |
| right lung | 1 |
| body of pancreas | 1 |
| gall bladder | 1 |
| pancreas | 1 |
Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)
| Symbol | Bgee breadth | FANTOM5 breadth | SCXA | Top tissues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USP9Y | 254 | broad | marker | male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis, right lung, metanephros cortex |
| CFTR | 193 | broad | marker | body of pancreas, gall bladder, pancreas |
Protein interactions among cohort
Intra-cohort edges: 1.
Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)
| Symbol | Interactor count |
|---|---|
| CFTR | 7,664 |
| USP9Y | 955 |
Intra-cohort edges
| A | B | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| CFTR | USP9Y | intact |
Structural data
PDB: 1 · AlphaFold-only: 1 · No structure: 0
Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)
| Symbol | UniProt | PDB entries |
|---|---|---|
| CFTR | P13569 | 58 |
AlphaFold-only cohort genes (top 30 by pLDDT)
| Symbol | UniProt | pLDDT |
|---|---|---|
| USP9Y | O00507 | 79.64 |
Function
Pathway analysis
Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 11. Enrichment computed across 2 evidence-associated genes (1 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 1 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| Pathway | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHO GTPases regulate CFTR trafficking | 1 | 3806.7× | 0.003 | CFTR |
| Chaperone Mediated Autophagy | 1 | 496.5× | 0.008 | CFTR |
| Late endosomal microautophagy | 1 | 326.3× | 0.008 | CFTR |
| Aggrephagy | 1 | 248.3× | 0.008 | CFTR |
| Developmental Lineage of Pancreatic Ductal Cells | 1 | 228.4× | 0.008 | CFTR |
| Defective CFTR causes cystic fibrosis | 1 | 219.6× | 0.008 | CFTR |
| RHOQ GTPase cycle | 1 | 181.3× | 0.009 | CFTR |
| ABC-family protein mediated transport | 1 | 121.5× | 0.011 | CFTR |
| Cargo recognition for clathrin-mediated endocytosis | 1 | 104.8× | 0.012 | CFTR |
| Clathrin-mediated endocytosis | 1 | 85.2× | 0.013 | CFTR |
| Ub-specific processing proteases | 1 | 53.1× | 0.019 | CFTR |
GO biological processes 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.
| GO term | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| intracellular pH elevation | 1 | 2808.7× | 0.005 | CFTR |
| transepithelial water transport | 1 | 1685.2× | 0.005 | CFTR |
| positive regulation of enamel mineralization | 1 | 1685.2× | 0.005 | CFTR |
| membrane hyperpolarization | 1 | 936.2× | 0.006 | CFTR |
| multicellular organismal-level water homeostasis | 1 | 842.6× | 0.006 | CFTR |
| amelogenesis | 1 | 702.2× | 0.006 | CFTR |
| cellular response to forskolin | 1 | 561.7× | 0.006 | CFTR |
| water transport | 1 | 495.6× | 0.006 | CFTR |
| bicarbonate transport | 1 | 401.2× | 0.006 | CFTR |
| cholesterol transport | 1 | 366.4× | 0.006 | CFTR |
| sperm capacitation | 1 | 337.0× | 0.006 | CFTR |
| cholesterol biosynthetic process | 1 | 210.7× | 0.009 | CFTR |
| cellular response to cAMP | 1 | 145.3× | 0.013 | CFTR |
| chloride transmembrane transport | 1 | 118.7× | 0.014 | CFTR |
| BMP signaling pathway | 1 | 100.3× | 0.015 | USP9Y |
| protein deubiquitination | 1 | 88.7× | 0.015 | USP9Y |
| transmembrane transport | 1 | 84.3× | 0.015 | CFTR |
| response to endoplasmic reticulum stress | 1 | 83.4× | 0.015 | CFTR |
| establishment of localization in cell | 1 | 80.2× | 0.015 | CFTR |
| transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway | 1 | 79.5× | 0.015 | USP9Y |
| regulation of protein stability | 1 | 62.9× | 0.018 | USP9Y |
| cell migration | 1 | 30.8× | 0.035 | USP9Y |
| spermatogenesis | 1 | 17.6× | 0.058 | USP9Y |
| proteolysis | 1 | 17.1× | 0.058 | USP9Y |
Therapeutics
Drug target analysis
Approved (phase 4): 1 · Phase ≥3: 1 · Phased (≥1): 1 · Undrugged: 1
Druggability breadth: 1 of 2 evidence-associated genes (50%) 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.
| Symbol | Example approved molecule |
|---|---|
| CFTR | IVACAFTOR |
Top cohort targets by molecule count
| Symbol | Molecules | Max phase |
|---|---|---|
| CFTR | 14 | 4 |
| USP9Y | 0 | 0 |
Drugs targeting cohort genes (top 30)
| Molecule | Max phase | Targets in cohort |
|---|---|---|
| IVACAFTOR | 4 | CFTR |
| LUMACAFTOR | 4 | CFTR |
| TEZACAFTOR | 4 | CFTR |
| ELEXACAFTOR | 4 | CFTR |
| GLYBURIDE | 4 | CFTR |
| RUTIN | 3 | CFTR |
| BAMOCAFTOR | 3 | CFTR |
| QUERCETIN | 3 | CFTR |
| GALICAFTOR | 2 | CFTR |
| GENISTEIN | 2 | CFTR |
| ICENTICAFTOR | 2 | CFTR |
| NAVOCAFTOR | 2 | CFTR |
| RISELCAFTOR | 2 | CFTR |
| GLPG-2737 | 2 | CFTR |
Bioactivity and enzyme data
Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 1.
Cohort genes with ChEMBL bioactivity (full, sorted by assay count)
| Symbol | Assays | Type breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| CFTR | 520 | Binding:497, Functional:17, ADMET:5, Toxicity:1 |
Cohort enzymes (BRENDA EC)
| Symbol | EC numbers | Names |
|---|---|---|
| CFTR | 2.7.4.3, 5.6.1.6 | adenylate kinase, channel-conductance-controlling ATPase |
Cohort genes with high screening signal
≥100 ChEMBL assays — a studied-ness signal; see Therapeutics for approved-drug status.
| Symbol | ChEMBL assays |
|---|---|
| CFTR | 520 |
Pharmacogenomics
Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 2; with CPIC/DPWG dosing guidelines: 1.
Cohort genes with a CPIC/DPWG dosing guideline
| Symbol | CPIC guidelines |
|---|---|
| CFTR | 1 |
Chemical tractability of cohort targets
14 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.
| Compound | Max phase | Cohort target (bioactivity) |
|---|---|---|
| IVACAFTOR | 4 | CFTR |
| LUMACAFTOR | 4 | CFTR |
| TEZACAFTOR | 4 | CFTR |
| ELEXACAFTOR | 4 | CFTR |
| GLYBURIDE | 4 | CFTR |
| RUTIN | 3 | CFTR |
| BAMOCAFTOR | 3 | CFTR |
| QUERCETIN | 3 | CFTR |
| GALICAFTOR | 2 | CFTR |
| GENISTEIN | 2 | CFTR |
| ICENTICAFTOR | 2 | CFTR |
| NAVOCAFTOR | 2 | CFTR |
| RISELCAFTOR | 2 | CFTR |
| GLPG-2737 | 2 | CFTR |
Druggability pyramid
Cohort genes binned by druggability tier (high → low):
| Tier | Definition | Genes | Symbols |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Approved (phase 4 drug) | 1 | CFTR |
| B | Phased (≥1) drug, not yet approved | 0 | |
| C | Druggable family + PDB, no drug | 0 | |
| D | Druggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug | 1 | USP9Y |
| E | Difficult family or no structure, no drug | 0 |
Undrugged target profiles
1 cohort genes are undrugged. Ranked by ‘starting-point quality’ (assay depth + drugged-partner adjacency).
| Symbol | ChEMBL assays | Drugged partners (top 3) |
|---|---|---|
| USP9Y | 0 | — |
Clinical trials & evidence
Clinical trials
Clinical trials: 0.