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CFAP92

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Also known as FLJ43738FAP92

Summary

CFAP92 (cilia and flagella associated protein 92 (putative), HGNC:29231) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 3q21.3, encoding Uncharacterized protein CFAP92 (Q9ULG3).

At a glance

  • GWAS associations: 1
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 162 total — 5 likely-pathogenic
  • GTEx eGene: eQTL in 23 tissues, sQTL in 1 (q < 0.05)
  • Constraint (gnomAD): pLI 0.00 (LoF-tolerant), LOEUF 0.96 (unconstrained)
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_001394090
  • Notable: 162 clinical variants but no curated precision-oncology (CIViC) evidence yet

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:29231
Approved symbolCFAP92
Namecilia and flagella associated protein 92 (putative)
Location3q21.3
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesFLJ43738, FAP92
Ensembl geneENSG00000114656
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
Entrez57501

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 15 — 11 protein_coding, 3 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined, 1 nonsense_mediated_decay

MANE Select: ENST00000645291

Transcript support level (Ensembl TSL; 1 = fully mRNA-supported): TSL 1: 2, TSL 2: 1, TSL 3: 1, TSL 4: 2, TSL 5: 1

ENST00000645291, ENST00000265068, ENST00000507225, ENST00000510149, ENST00000511204, ENST00000511438, ENST00000515659, ENST00000637488, ENST00000669741, ENST00001081917, ENST00001081918, ENST00001081919, ENST00001113478, ENST00001125681, ENST00001140241

RefSeq mRNA: 6 — MANE Select: NM_001394090 NM_001348520, NM_001348521, NM_001348522, NM_001348523, NM_001394090, NM_020741

CCDS: CCDS46905, CCDS87133, CCDS93370

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000645291 — 16 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE00000778077128993043128993336
ENSE00001367608128935125128935319
ENSE00001370307128915357128915563
ENSE00001372457128915119128915275
ENSE00002042312128909873128910333
ENSE00002087056128971287128971433
ENSE00003533688128988728128988918
ENSE00003575486128978045128978185
ENSE00003579094128976979128977066
ENSE00003616840128987616128987829
ENSE00003652626128975779128975903
ENSE00003797375128916107128916271
ENSE00003799892128932700128932997
ENSE00003818400128945071128945975
ENSE00003820191128965511128965695
ENSE00003934509128993980128994076

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 170 present calls, max score 88.30.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth broad, TPM avg 1.5833 / max 156.9402, expressed in 426 samples.

Highest expression (Bgee): testis, sperm, male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis, secondary oocyte, oocyte.

Genetic regulation across tissues (GTEx eQTL / sQTL)

CFAP92 is an eGene in GTEx v10 — its expression is genetically regulated (eQTL) in 23 tissues and its splicing (sQTL) in 1 (q < 0.05). Strongest associations first; slope = normalized effect of the lead variant’s alternative allele.

showing 20 of 24 significant tissue × QTL associations:

TissueQTLq-valueSlopeLead variant
Testissqtl6.5e-29-0.913:128985447:A:T
Nerve Tibialeqtl7.3e-10+0.363:128916083:C:T
Testiseqtl1.0e-09+0.153:128985447:A:T
Skin Not Sun Exposed Suprapubiceqtl3.8e-06-0.253:128923152:CAGG:C
Muscle Skeletaleqtl4.0e-06-0.283:128924618:A:ATTT
Thyroideqtl8.2e-06+0.233:128930696:A:T
Skin Sun Exposed Lower legeqtl4.1e-05-0.223:128849359:C:A
Brain Nucleus accumbens basal gangliaeqtl4.8e-05-0.443:128993689:C:T
Brain Cerebellumeqtl9.1e-05+0.783:128851341:C:A
Artery Tibialeqtl1.0e-04+0.243:128916083:C:T
Esophagus Mucosaeqtl2.3e-04+0.233:128930696:A:T
Adipose Subcutaneouseqtl6.6e-04-0.213:128943914:T:TCCC
Artery Aortaeqtl1.4e-03-0.283:128947186:T:G
Brain Cerebellar Hemisphereeqtl2.4e-03-0.383:128950809:C:T
Ovaryeqtl3.1e-03+1.893:129551863:C:T
Colon Transverseeqtl3.7e-03+0.223:128930696:A:T
Brain Frontal Cortex BA9eqtl4.9e-03-0.523:128993689:C:T
Pituitaryeqtl5.5e-03-0.183:128984859:G:A
Pancreaseqtl7.2e-03-0.303:128951603:A:G
Adipose Visceral Omentumeqtl7.9e-03-0.203:129025892:T:C

FANTOM5 promoters

7 alternative TSS:

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
444720.8568259
444730.2824114
444770.229998
444760.063323
444780.057617
444750.053925
444740.039513

Top tissues by expression

showing 100 of 245 tissues by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
left testisUBERON:000453388.30gold quality
right testisUBERON:000453487.66gold quality
testisUBERON:000047386.56gold quality
spermCL:000001985.64gold quality
male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testisCL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:000047385.58gold quality
secondary oocyteCL:000065583.29gold quality
oocyteCL:000002381.79gold quality
primordial germ cell in gonadCL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:000099179.03gold quality
right uterine tubeUBERON:000130278.71gold quality
olfactory segment of nasal mucosaUBERON:000538673.91gold quality
bloodUBERON:000017873.15gold quality
islet of LangerhansUBERON:000000672.83gold quality
colonic epitheliumUBERON:000039772.74gold quality
bone marrow cellCL:000209272.33silver quality
adenohypophysisUBERON:000219672.08gold quality
pituitary glandUBERON:000000771.69gold quality
sural nerveUBERON:001548870.32gold quality
prefrontal cortexUBERON:000045169.61gold quality
right frontal lobeUBERON:000281069.42gold quality
right hemisphere of cerebellumUBERON:001489068.90gold quality
mammary ductUBERON:000176568.89gold quality
calcaneal tendonUBERON:000370168.21gold quality
cerebellar hemisphereUBERON:000224568.08gold quality
hypothalamusUBERON:000189868.01gold quality
cerebellar cortexUBERON:000212968.01gold quality
nucleus accumbensUBERON:000188267.96gold quality
left ovaryUBERON:000211967.78gold quality
skin of abdomenUBERON:000141667.76gold quality
Brodmann (1909) area 9UBERON:001354067.69gold quality
lower esophagus mucosaUBERON:003583467.59gold quality
cortical plateUBERON:000534367.57gold quality
gall bladderUBERON:000211067.25gold quality
right lungUBERON:000216767.20gold quality
adrenal tissueUBERON:001830367.19gold quality
skin of legUBERON:000151166.93gold quality
cerebellumUBERON:000203766.44gold quality
ventricular zoneUBERON:000305366.43gold quality
right ovaryUBERON:000211866.41gold quality
pancreasUBERON:000126466.32gold quality
anterior cingulate cortexUBERON:000983566.28gold quality
superficial temporal arteryUBERON:000161466.18gold quality
caudate nucleusUBERON:000187366.09gold quality
ovaryUBERON:000099266.08gold quality
bronchial epithelial cellCL:000232865.40gold quality
zone of skinUBERON:000001465.19gold quality
granulocyteCL:000009465.04gold quality
upper lobe of left lungUBERON:000895265.01gold quality
body of stomachUBERON:000116164.75gold quality
frontal cortexUBERON:000187064.71gold quality
upper lobe of lungUBERON:000894864.70gold quality
neocortexUBERON:000195064.59gold quality
bronchusUBERON:000218564.27gold quality
muscle of legUBERON:000138364.15gold quality
gastrocnemiusUBERON:000138864.10gold quality
fallopian tubeUBERON:000388964.00gold quality
amygdalaUBERON:000187663.87gold quality
stomachUBERON:000094563.83gold quality
leukocyteCL:000073863.78gold quality
spleenUBERON:000210663.75gold quality
dorsolateral prefrontal cortexUBERON:000983463.70gold quality
putamenUBERON:000187463.61gold quality
rectumUBERON:000105263.53gold quality
esophagogastric junction muscularis propriaUBERON:003584163.32gold quality
esophagus mucosaUBERON:000246963.19gold quality
forebrainUBERON:000189063.17gold quality
stromal cell of endometriumCL:000225563.15gold quality
monocyteCL:000057663.13gold quality
body of pancreasUBERON:000115063.12gold quality
esophagusUBERON:000104363.01gold quality
brainUBERON:000095562.92gold quality
anatomical systemUBERON:000046762.90gold quality
left lobe of thyroid glandUBERON:000112062.82gold quality
vermiform appendixUBERON:000115462.73gold quality
lower esophagusUBERON:001347362.71gold quality
buccal mucosa cellCL:000233662.70silver quality
lower esophagus muscularis layerUBERON:003583362.67gold quality
thyroid glandUBERON:000204662.63gold quality
material anatomical entityUBERON:000046562.58gold quality
multicellular organismUBERON:000046862.56gold quality
smooth muscle tissueUBERON:000113562.51gold quality
body of uterusUBERON:000985362.44gold quality
amniotic fluidUBERON:000017362.23gold quality
transverse colonUBERON:000115762.22gold quality
omental fat padUBERON:001041462.15gold quality
peritoneumUBERON:000235862.09gold quality
oviduct epitheliumUBERON:000480462.09silver quality
vaginaUBERON:000099662.06gold quality
cerebral cortexUBERON:000095661.93gold quality
right lobe of thyroid glandUBERON:000111961.93gold quality
apex of heartUBERON:000209861.92gold quality
prostate glandUBERON:000236761.92gold quality
metanephros cortexUBERON:001053361.90gold quality
ganglionic eminenceUBERON:000402361.89gold quality
embryoUBERON:000092261.88gold quality
ectocervixUBERON:001224961.69gold quality
lungUBERON:000204861.57gold quality
adipose tissue of abdominal regionUBERON:000780861.51gold quality
muscle layer of sigmoid colonUBERON:003580561.51gold quality
endocervixUBERON:000045861.28gold quality
hindlimb stylopod muscleUBERON:000425261.18gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 1 experiment(s), a significant marker in 1.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-ANND-3yes6.03

HPA expression

RNA tissue specificity: Tissue enriched

showing 60 of 76 HPA tissues / cells by nTPM:

Tissue / cellAxisnTPM
Testistissue20.6
Choroid plexustissue20.0
Hippocampustissue16.0
Nucleus accumbenstissue15.0
Periaqueductal graytissue11.6
Locus coeruleustissue11.5
Postcentral gyrustissue10.9
Amygdalatissue8.8
Basal gangliatissue8.0
Hippocampal formationtissue7.9
Septumtissue7.2
Hypothalamustissue6.7
Cerebral cortextissue6.6
Insular cortextissue6.6
Occipital cortextissue6.3
Retrosplenial and cingulate cortextissue6.1
Temporal cortextissue5.9
Somatosensory cortextissue5.8
Prefrontal cortextissue5.7
Retrosplenial cortextissue5.6
Ventral forebraintissue5.5
Entorhinal cortextissue5.4
Motor cortextissue4.9
Pituitary glandtissue4.1
Skin 1tissue4.1
Cerebellumtissue4.1
Ponstissue3.8
Thymustissue3.8
Corpus callosumtissue3.7
Putamentissue3.5
Fallopian tubetissue3.1
Thalamustissue3.0
Medulla oblongatatissue2.9
Retinatissue2.7
Midbraintissue2.7
Olfactory bulbtissue2.3
Ovarytissue2.0
Bone marrowtissue2.0
Parathyroid glandtissue1.6
Superior colliculitissue1.6
Substantia nigratissue1.6
Spinal cordtissue1.6
Gallbladdertissue1.3
Vaginatissue1.1
Esophagustissue1.1
Placentatissue1.1
Lungtissue1.1
Lymph nodetissue1.0
Stomach 1tissue1.0
Spleentissue1.0
Caudate putamentissue1.0
Appendixtissue1.0
Pancreastissue0.9
Prostatetissue0.9
Thyroid glandtissue0.8
Small intestinetissue0.8
Duodenumtissue0.8
Breasttissue0.7
Salivary glandtissue0.7
Rectumtissue0.7

Brain sub-regions (HPA Brain Atlas): detected in 189; highest nTPM — Periaquaductal grey, lateral (21.0), Vermis (18.7), Flocculonodular lobe (18.3), Dentate gyrus (18.2), Nucleus tractus solitarii (18.1).

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

Targeting CFAP92 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific).

19 miRNAs:

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-548C-3P99.9974.017587
HSA-MIR-3605-5P99.9667.12932
HSA-MIR-568899.9673.234504
HSA-MIR-495-3P99.9672.814197
HSA-MIR-442299.7272.072908
HSA-MIR-120099.7170.421838
HSA-MIR-613499.6365.681537
HSA-MIR-129099.5969.902079
HSA-MIR-4786-3P99.3668.351390
HSA-MIR-797499.2465.481137
HSA-MIR-806599.1970.381289
HSA-MIR-38498.7167.341229
HSA-MIR-410-5P96.5566.28459
HSA-MIR-323B-5P96.1266.39472
HSA-MIR-6815-5P96.0565.55662
HSA-MIR-6865-5P96.0565.58675
HSA-MIR-494-5P95.3166.29463
HSA-MIR-3679-5P94.7566.46862
HSA-MIR-1185-5P94.4765.95725

Functional genomics

gnomAD constraint: pLI 1.79e-22, LOEUF 0.959, missense Z 1.01 — population loss-of-function intolerance (pLI ≥ 0.9 = LoF-intolerant; lower LOEUF = more constrained). gnomAD

Regional missense constraint (gnomAD RMC): no regional variation along ENST00000645291 — one region, missense o/e 0.94.

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 1)

  • The gain of function studies indicated that KIAA1257 activate NR5A1 gene expression. (PMID:18579725)

Cross-species orthologs

3 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_reriocfap92ENSDARG00000052912
mus_musculusCfap92ENSMUSG00000089997
rattus_norvegicusCfap92ENSRNOG00000031408

Genomic neighbors (locus context)

Genes flanking this one on the chromosome (NCBI/Entrez gene neighborhood). Positional context only — some neighbors share regulatory elements (bidirectional promoters, antisense/overlapping transcripts), but chromosomal adjacency is not itself a functional relationship (see Interactions for that).

SymbolTypeEntrez
GP9protein-coding2815
ACAD9protein-coding28976
EFCC1protein-coding79825
ACAD9-DTncRNA123706524
ISY1-RAB43protein-coding100534599
RAB43protein-coding339122

Protein

Protein identifiers

Uncharacterized protein CFAP92 — Q9ULG3 (reviewed: Q9ULG3)

Alternative names: Putative cilia and flagella associated protein 92

All UniProt accessions (5): Q9ULG3, A0A1B0GVL5, A0A2R8YFM9, A0A590UJZ5, D6RH05

Isoforms (2)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
Q9ULG3-11yes
Q9ULG3-22

RefSeq proteins (6): NP_001335449, NP_001335450, NP_001335451, NP_001335452, NP_001381019, NP_065792 (=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR027876DUF4550Domain

Pfam: PF15084

UniProt features (11 total): compositionally biased region 6, region of interest 3, chain 1, splice variant 1

Structure

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-Q9ULG3-F157.390.09

Human Protein Atlas

Protein class: Predicted intracellular proteins, UniProt - Evidence at transcript level

Protein evidence: Evidence at protein level

Antibody reliability (HPA): IH uncertain

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

0 curated (TAS) of 0; 0 disease pathways. Curated-first; evidence = TAS (manually curated) vs IEA (electronic inference).

MSigDB gene sets: 17 (showing top): chr3q21, DODD_NASOPHARYNGEAL_CARCINOMA_DN, DLX6_TARGET_GENES, ZNF610_TARGET_GENES, MIR5688, CREIGHTON_ENDOCRINE_THERAPY_RESISTANCE_2, MIR3605_5P, GAO_ESOPHAGUS_25W_C1_CILIATED_EPITHELIAL_CELLS, DESCARTES_MAIN_FETAL_CILIATED_EPITHELIAL_CELLS, DESCARTES_FETAL_LIVER_HEMATOPOIETIC_STEM_CELLS, ZNF623_TARGET_GENES, GSE17974_IL4_AND_ANTI_IL12_VS_UNTREATED_6H_ACT_CD4_TCELL_UP, GSE17974_IL4_AND_ANTI_IL12_VS_UNTREATED_24H_ACT_CD4_TCELL_DN, GSE2706_LPS_VS_R848_AND_LPS_2H_STIM_DC_UP, GSE9509_LPS_VS_LPS_AND_IL10_STIM_IL10_KO_MACROPHAGE_30MIN_DN

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

showing 15 of 678 interactions by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
CFAP92CCDC180Q9P1Z9591
CFAP92LRRC72A6NJI9547
CFAP92LHFPL7Q6ICI0525
CFAP92TMEM221A6NGB7493
CFAP92DLEC1Q9Y238477
CFAP92SPAG17Q6Q759433
CFAP92RNF39Q9H2S5430
CFAP92SPATA17Q96L03430
CFAP92SPAG6O75602398
CFAP92TVP23AA6NH52386
CFAP92CFAP221Q4G0U5374
CFAP92C1DQ13901358
CFAP92OVOL3O00110353
CFAP92DCDC2BA2VCK2352
CFAP92GPR137CQ8N3F9348

Disease & clinical

Genetic variants

Variant evidence for CFAP92: 162 ClinVar records (5 pathogenic / likely pathogenic); 1 GWAS association. Per-variant detail is on Sugi Variant.

ClinVar

162 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic0
Likely pathogenic5
Uncertain significance122
Likely benign21
Benign1

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (5)

Showing all 5 pathogenic / likely-pathogenic ClinVar records, ranked by ClinVar review status (expert panel → multiple submitters → single submitter), then by number of submitting labs.

Variant IDHGVSClassificationReviewSubmitters
1932297NM_014049.5(ACAD9):c.1692+1G>ALikely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts3
242459NM_014049.5(ACAD9):c.1595G>A (p.Arg532Gln)Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts2
432152NM_014049.5(ACAD9):c.1693-2A>GLikely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter2
3240617NM_014049.5(ACAD9):c.1799_1800del (p.Lys600fs)Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter1
3588368NM_014049.5(ACAD9):c.1564-2A>GLikely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter1

Per-variant reference — Sugi Variant

Explore CFAP92’s pathogenic and likely-pathogenic variants individually — each with its ClinVar classification and conditions, applied ACMG criteria (ClinGen expert panel, where curated), the calibrated in-silico predictors (AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt, conservation), gnomAD frequency, and the predictor-disagreement QC signal — on Sugi Variant.

SpliceAI

Top 10 splice-impact sites by Δscore (adjacent positions with the same effect merged into one range; 28 predictions of 1,912):

Position(s)EffectΔscoreSites
3:128915347donor_gain1.0000
3:128915365donor_gain1.0000
3:128916105–128916106donor_loss1.00005
3:128916272–128916273acceptor_loss1.00006
3:128935123–128935124donor_loss1.00005
3:128935147donor_gain1.0000
3:128935320acceptor_loss1.00002
3:128965509–128965510donor_loss1.00005
3:128975832donor_gain1.0000
3:128935123donor_loss0.9900

AlphaMissense

423 missense substitutions predicted likely pathogenic (of 7,309 scored), across 123 residues. Top 20 hotspot residues, ranked by the number of likely-pathogenic substitutions (of those reachable by a single-nucleotide change), then by mean score:

ResidueLikely-pathogenic substitutionsMean am_pathogenicityMax am_pathogenicity
D13480.9450.972
H11880.8580.975
W16670.9780.997
W16370.9730.996
W15670.9610.989
F13870.9520.983
W19270.9250.976
F14570.9160.979
H18570.8560.977
K14360.9270.984
P12560.8840.954
E12060.8810.930
F8360.8590.971
P38660.8120.925
K17660.7720.880
V16460.7520.974
C7560.7450.968
D12760.7330.831
Y12150.9390.988
F7750.8970.984

HPA cancer prognostics

RNA cancer specificity: Low cancer specificity

Human Protein Atlas survival analysis — favorable = higher expression predicts better survival.

1 prognostic cancer types:

CancerPrognosticp-value
Colon Adenocarcinoma (validation)unfavorable0.00015

Disease associations

OMIM: gene `` | disease phenotypes: MIM:611126

GenCC curated gene-disease

Mondo (1): acyl-CoA dehydrogenase 9 deficiency (MONDO:0012624)

Orphanet (1): Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase 9 deficiency (Orphanet:99901)

GWAS associations

1 associations:

StudyTraitp-value
GCST003649_7Pneumococcal bacteremia5e-7

EFO canonical traits (from GWAS)

1 canonical traits:

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:1001925pneumococcal bacteremia

MeSH disease descriptors

1 disease descriptors:

DescriptorNameTree numbers
C567006Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Family, Member 9, Deficiency of *(supp.)*

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: no

PharmGKB: 1 entry (CPIC guideline: no)

CTD chemical–gene interactions

20 total (human), top 20 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
Valproic Acidaffects cotreatment, increases expression, affects expression3
sotorasibaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
propionaldehydeincreases expression1
sodium arseniteincreases expression1
butyraldehydeincreases expression1
aflatoxin B2increases methylation1
S-(1,2-dichlorovinyl)cysteineaffects response to substance, increases expression1
pentanalincreases expression1
4-(5-benzo(1,3)dioxol-5-yl-4-pyridin-2-yl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)benzamideaffects cotreatment, increases expression1
dorsomorphinincreases expression, affects cotreatment1
trametinibdecreases expression, affects cotreatment1
NVP-BKM120decreases expression, affects cotreatment1
Air Pollutantsincreases abundance, increases expression1
Aldehydesincreases expression1
Benzo(a)pyreneaffects methylation, increases methylation1
Lipopolysaccharidesaffects response to substance, increases expression1
Smokeincreases abundance, increases expression1
Tobacco Smoke Pollutiondecreases expression1
Urethanedecreases expression1
Lactic Aciddecreases expression1

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

Via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

  • Disease cohort memberships (association, not causation — diseases whose associated-gene cohort lists this gene; a subset are also under Associated diseases): acyl-CoA dehydrogenase 9 deficiency