FANCL

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Also known as FLJ10335FAAP43Pog

Summary

FANCL (FA complementation group L, HGNC:20748) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 2p16.1, encoding E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase FANCL (Q9NW38). Ubiquitin ligase protein that mediates monoubiquitination of FANCD2 in the presence of UBE2T, a key step in the DNA damage pathway. It is a selective cancer dependency (DepMap: 11.3% of cell lines).

This gene encodes a ubiquitin ligase that is a member of the Fanconi anemia complementation group (FANC). Members of this group are related by their assembly into a common nuclear protein complex rather than by sequence similarity. This gene encodes the protein for complementation group L that mediates monoubiquitination of FANCD2 as well as FANCI. Fanconi anemia is a genetically heterogeneous recessive disorder characterized by cytogenetic instability, hypersensitivity to DNA crosslinking agents, increased chromosomal breakage, and defective DNA repair. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.

Source: NCBI Gene 55120 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • Gene–disease (curated): Fanconi anemia complementation group L (Definitive, ClinGen) — +1 more curated relationship
  • GWAS associations: 46
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 889 total — 55 pathogenic, 58 likely-pathogenic
  • Phenotypes (HPO): 133
  • Cancer dependency (DepMap): dependent in 11.3% of screened cell lines
  • Dosage sensitivity (ClinGen): haploinsufficiency autosomal recessive, triplosensitivity no evidence
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_018062

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:20748
Approved symbolFANCL
NameFA complementation group L
Location2p16.1
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesFLJ10335, FAAP43, Pog
Ensembl geneENSG00000115392
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM608111
Entrez55120

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 160 — 60 nonsense_mediated_decay, 58 retained_intron, 37 protein_coding, 5 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined

ENST00000233741, ENST00000402135, ENST00000403295, ENST00000403676, ENST00000417361, ENST00000427708, ENST00000446381, ENST00000449070, ENST00000470506, ENST00000481670, ENST00000696305, ENST00000696306, ENST00000696307, ENST00000696308, ENST00000696314, ENST00000696315, ENST00000696316, ENST00000696317, ENST00000696318, ENST00000696319, ENST00000696320, ENST00000696321, ENST00000696324, ENST00000696325, ENST00000696326, ENST00000696338, ENST00000696339, ENST00000696340, ENST00000696341, ENST00000696342, ENST00000696343, ENST00000696344, ENST00000696345, ENST00000696346, ENST00000696347, ENST00000696358, ENST00000696359, ENST00000696360, ENST00000696361, ENST00000696362, ENST00000696363, ENST00000696364, ENST00000696371, ENST00000696372, ENST00000696373, ENST00000696374, ENST00000696375, ENST00000696376, ENST00000696377, ENST00000696378, ENST00000696379, ENST00000696380, ENST00000696394, ENST00000696395, ENST00000696396, ENST00000696397, ENST00000696398, ENST00000696399, ENST00000696400, ENST00000696401, ENST00000696402, ENST00000696403, ENST00000696404, ENST00000696409, ENST00000696410, ENST00000696411, ENST00000696412, ENST00000696413, ENST00000696414, ENST00000696415, ENST00000696416, ENST00000696417, ENST00000696418, ENST00000696419, ENST00000696432, ENST00000696433, ENST00000696434, ENST00000696435, ENST00000696436, ENST00000696437, ENST00000696438, ENST00000696439, ENST00000696440, ENST00000696454, ENST00000696455, ENST00000696456, ENST00000696457, ENST00000696458, ENST00000696459, ENST00000696460, ENST00000696461, ENST00000696467, ENST00000696468, ENST00000696469, ENST00000696470, ENST00000696471, ENST00000696472, ENST00000696473, ENST00000696474, ENST00000696475, ENST00000696476, ENST00000696477, ENST00000696478, ENST00000696492, ENST00000696493, ENST00000696494, ENST00000696495, ENST00000696496, ENST00000696497, ENST00000696498, ENST00000696499, ENST00000696508, ENST00000696509, ENST00000696510, ENST00000696511, ENST00000696527, ENST00000696528, ENST00000696529, ENST00000696530, ENST00000696531, ENST00000696532, ENST00000696542, ENST00000696543, ENST00000696544, ENST00000696545, ENST00000696546, ENST00000696547, ENST00000696548, ENST00000696549, ENST00000696550, ENST00000696551, ENST00000696564, ENST00000696565, ENST00000696566, ENST00000696567, ENST00000696568, ENST00000696569, ENST00000696570, ENST00000696594, ENST00000696595, ENST00000696596, ENST00000696597, ENST00000696598, ENST00000696619, ENST00000696620, ENST00000696621, ENST00000696622, ENST00000696623, ENST00000696624, ENST00000696625, ENST00000696634, ENST00000696635, ENST00000696636, ENST00000696637, ENST00000696638, ENST00000696639, ENST00000909681, ENST00000909682, ENST00000916569, ENST00000916570

RefSeq mRNA: 4 — MANE Select: NM_018062 NM_001114636, NM_001374615, NM_001410792, NM_018062

CCDS: CCDS1860, CCDS46294, CCDS92759, CCDS92760

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000233741 — 14 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE000016006385824121858241325
ENSE000016709915822981458229874
ENSE000017561195823205458232112
ENSE000037227405822672858226784
ENSE000037441595822194258222042
ENSE000039673405816343458163517
ENSE000039673425816010858160179
ENSE000039673535815924758159800
ENSE000039673545816152258161638
ENSE000039673565816302958163074
ENSE000039673585816572458165874
ENSE000039675725819859458198662
ENSE000039675745820413058204226
ENSE000039675765816286658162947

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 293 present calls, max score 96.22.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 23.2235 / max 683.1810, expressed in 1767 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (1 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
2855023.22351767

Top tissues by expression

299 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
pituitary glandUBERON:000000796.22gold quality
adenohypophysisUBERON:000219696.05gold quality
calcaneal tendonUBERON:000370196.04gold quality
right adrenal gland cortexUBERON:003582795.56gold quality
right adrenal glandUBERON:000123395.43gold quality
corpus callosumUBERON:000233695.07gold quality
adrenal cortexUBERON:000123594.92gold quality
adrenal tissueUBERON:001830394.87gold quality
left adrenal gland cortexUBERON:003582594.77gold quality
left adrenal glandUBERON:000123494.59gold quality
C1 segment of cervical spinal cordUBERON:000646994.21gold quality
tibiaUBERON:000097994.08gold quality
secondary oocyteCL:000065593.90gold quality
adrenal glandUBERON:000236993.88gold quality
right uterine tubeUBERON:000130293.64gold quality
ponsUBERON:000098893.61gold quality
spinal cordUBERON:000224093.15gold quality
embryoUBERON:000092293.02gold quality
body of pancreasUBERON:000115092.95gold quality
germinal epithelium of ovaryUBERON:000130492.86gold quality
ventricular zoneUBERON:000305392.72gold quality
substantia nigra pars compactaUBERON:000196592.51gold quality
Brodmann (1909) area 23UBERON:001355492.37gold quality
endometriumUBERON:000129592.19gold quality
cortical plateUBERON:000534392.07gold quality
ganglionic eminenceUBERON:000402392.05gold quality
primordial germ cell in gonadCL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:000099192.00gold quality
body of uterusUBERON:000985391.94gold quality
male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testisCL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:000047391.93gold quality
hypothalamusUBERON:000189891.91gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 4 experiment(s), a significant marker in 2.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-MTAB-7037yes323.74
E-ANND-3yes6.33
E-CURD-112no307.73
E-GEOD-81547no4.96

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

34 targeting FANCL, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-188-3P100.0068.761240
HSA-MIR-4795-3P100.0074.624024
HSA-MIR-6833-3P100.0070.633197
HSA-MIR-4768-5P100.0069.492861
HSA-MIR-56899.9869.862084
HSA-MIR-426799.9666.532368
HSA-MIR-495-3P99.9672.814197
HSA-MIR-568899.9673.234504
HSA-MIR-6835-3P99.9370.492904
HSA-MIR-314399.9371.963104
HSA-MIR-6809-3P99.9171.453814
HSA-MIR-117999.7168.701040
HSA-MIR-58799.6470.862611
HSA-MIR-451699.6167.783390
HSA-MIR-488-5P99.2868.12821
HSA-MIR-520E-5P99.2768.901513
HSA-MIR-3191-5P99.2466.521722
HSA-MIR-146A-3P99.1368.991881
HSA-MIR-443499.1067.011984
HSA-MIR-570399.1067.092053
HSA-MIR-607498.8969.642187
HSA-MIR-412-3P98.8666.89712
HSA-MIR-6754-3P98.8466.60889
HSA-MIR-60398.5868.281603
HSA-MIR-548AO-5P98.5569.571362
HSA-MIR-548AX98.5569.581362
HSA-MIR-445798.0967.121274
HSA-MIR-6782-3P97.6067.75931
HSA-MIR-89097.4768.67982
HSA-MIR-64397.3567.91805

Functional genomics

ClinGen dosage: haploinsufficiency 30 (autosomal recessive), triplosensitivity 0 (no evidence). ClinGen Gene Dosage Map DepMap (CRISPR cell-line fitness): dependent in 11.3% of screened cell lines.

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 22)

  • Deficiency of Fancl (also called Pog) is the cause of gcd mouse, which has a reduced number of primordial germ cells during the embryonic stage. (PMID:12417526)
  • FANCL is necessary for primordial germ cell proliferation during the embryonic stage but not necessary for spermatogonia proliferation in adulthood. Thus, mouse FancL-/- males are infertile at 7 to 12 weeks but gain fertility thereafter. (PMID:12606378)
  • data suggest that PHF9 has a crucial role in the Fanconi anemia pathway as the likely catalytic subunit required for monoubiquitination of FANCD2 (PMID:12973351)
  • FANCL, via its WD40 region, binds the FA complex and, via its PHD, recruits an as-yet-unidentified E2 for mono-ubiquitination of FANCD2 (PMID:16474167)
  • Abnormal FANCL expression is the cause leading to a defective Ranconi anemia-BRCA pathway, conferring sensitivity of a lung cancer cell line to mitomycin C> (PMID:17106252)
  • the first report to describe hypermethylation of FANCC in leukemia (PMID:18607065)
  • Upon the occurrence of DNA damage, FANCI becomes monoubiquitinated on Lys-523 by the UBE2T-FANCL pair. (PMID:19589784)
  • results rule out a major role of FANCL in familial breast cancer susceptibility (PMID:19737859)
  • expression of a novel splice variant of FA complementation group L (FANCL), named FAVL, can impair the FA pathway in non-FA tumor cells and act as a tumor promoting factor (PMID:20407210)
  • FANCL is associated with acute lung injury in mice (PMID:21297076)
  • genetic diversity in FANCA, FANCC and FANCL does not support an association of these genes with cervical cancer susceptibility in the Swedish population. (PMID:21543111)
  • FA DNA repair genes, FANCD2, FANCL, and FANCC, are transcriptionally upregulated differently in melanoma compared with non-melanoma skin cancer (PMID:21697891)
  • Suppression of FANCL expression in normal CD34(+) stem and progenitor cells results in fewer beta-catenin active cells and inhibits expansion of multilineage progenitors. (PMID:22653977)
  • FAVL elevation can increase the tumorigenic potential of bladder cancer cells, including the invasive potential that confers the development of advanced bladder cancer. (PMID:22828653)
  • a signal transduction pathway involved in self-renewal and survival of hematopoietic stem cells also functions to stabilize FANCL and suggesting that FANCL participates directly in support of stem cell function. (PMID:23783032)
  • Loss-of-Function FANCL Mutations Associate with Severe Fanconi Anemia Overlapping the VACTERL Association (PMID:25754594)
  • A novel homozygous mutation c.822_823insCTTTCAGG (p.Asp275LeufsX13) in the FANCL gene identified in a Chinese patient with Fanconi anemia. (PMID:28419882)
  • A founder variant in the South Asian population leads to a high prevalence of FANCL Fanconi anemia cases in India. (PMID:31513304)
  • FANCL gene mutations in premature ovarian insufficiency. (PMID:32048394)
  • Characterization of FANCL variants observed in patient cancer cells. (PMID:32420600)
  • Severe telomere shortening in Fanconi anemia complementation group L. (PMID:33394227)
  • Autosomal recessive systemic microangiopathy associated with FANCL Fanconi anaemia. (PMID:37451692)

Cross-species orthologs

4 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_reriofanclENSDARG00000007885
mus_musculusFanclENSMUSG00000004018
rattus_norvegicusFanclENSRNOG00000027249
drosophila_melanogasterFanclFBGN0037781

Protein

Protein identifiers

E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase FANCLQ9NW38 (reviewed: Q9NW38)

Alternative names: Fanconi anemia group L protein, Fanconi anemia-associated polypeptide of 43 kDa, RING-type E3 ubiquitin transferase FANCL

All UniProt accessions (61): Q9NW38, A0A087X0C0, A0A8Q3SIE7, A0A8Q3SIH1, A0A8Q3SIH3, A0A8Q3SIK5, A0A8Q3SIK6, A0A8Q3SIK9, A0A8Q3SIL3, A0A8Q3SIM1, A0A8Q3SIM8, A0A8Q3SIP2, A0A8Q3SIP3, A0A8Q3SIQ5, A0A8Q3SIQ9, A0A8Q3SIR8, A0A8Q3SIR9, A0A8Q3SIS2, A0A8Q3SIS7, A0A8Q3SIV1, A0A8Q3SIV2, A0A8Q3SIX5, A0A8Q3SJE4, A0A8Q3WL63, A0A8Q3WL68, A0A8Q3WL81, A0A8Q3WL86, A0A8Q3WL92, A0A8Q3WL94, A0A8Q3WL96, A0A8Q3WLA2, A0A8Q3WLA4, A0A8Q3WLA5, A0A8Q3WLA7, A0A8Q3WLB5, A0A8Q3WLB8, A0A8Q3WLC1, A0A8Q3WLC2, A0A8Q3WLD6, A0A8Q3WLE2, A0A8Q3WLF1, A0A8Q3WLF5, A0A8Q3WLH7, A0A8Q3WLU8, A0A8Q3WLW1, A0A8Q3WM82, A0A8Q3WM87, A0A8Q3WM99, A0A8Q3WMB2, A0A8Q3WMB7, A0A8Q3WMD3, A0A8Q3WMD8, A0A8Q3WMF1, A0A8Q3WMF8, A0A8Q3WMH1, B4DN24, B5MC31, B5MCZ6, C9J512, C9JZA9, H7C1M0

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Ubiquitin ligase protein that mediates monoubiquitination of FANCD2 in the presence of UBE2T, a key step in the DNA damage pathway. Also mediates monoubiquitination of FANCI. May stimulate the ubiquitin release from UBE2W. May be required for proper primordial germ cell proliferation in the embryonic stage, whereas it is probably not needed for spermatogonial proliferation after birth.

Subunit / interactions. Interacts with GGN. Belongs to the multisubunit FA complex composed of FANCA, FANCB, FANCC, FANCE, FANCF, FANCG, FANCL/PHF9 and FANCM. The complex is not found in FA patients. In complex with FANCF, FANCA and FANCG, but not with FANCC, nor FANCE, interacts with HES1; this interaction may be essential for the stability and nuclear localization of FA core complex proteins. Interacts with FANCI. Directly interacts (via the RING-type zinc finger) with UBE2T and UBE2W.

Subcellular location. Cytoplasm. Nucleus.

Post-translational modifications. The RING-type zinc finger domain is monoubiquitinated in the presence of UBE2T and UBE2W.

Disease relevance. Fanconi anemia complementation group L (FANCL) [MIM:614083] A disorder affecting all bone marrow elements and resulting in anemia, leukopenia and thrombopenia. It is associated with cardiac, renal and limb malformations, dermal pigmentary changes, and a predisposition to the development of malignancies. At the cellular level it is associated with hypersensitivity to DNA-damaging agents, chromosomal instability (increased chromosome breakage) and defective DNA repair. The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.

Domain organisation. The UBC-RWD region (URD) region mediates interaction with FANCI and FANCD2.

Pathway. Protein modification; protein ubiquitination.

Isoforms (2)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
Q9NW38-11yes
Q9NW38-22

RefSeq proteins (4): NP_001108108, NP_001361544, NP_001397721, NP_060532* (*=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR013083Znf_RING/FYVE/PHDHomologous_superfamily
IPR016135UBQ-conjugating_enzyme/RWDHomologous_superfamily
IPR019162FancL_WD-rpt_cont_domDomain
IPR026848FanclFamily
IPR026850FANCL_CDomain
IPR043003FANCL_d3_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR043898FANCL_d2Domain
IPR044037FANCL_d3Domain

Pfam: PF09765, PF11793, PF18890, PF18891

Enzyme classification (BRENDA):

  • EC 2.3.2.27 — RING-type E3 ubiquitin transferase (BRENDA: 28 organisms, 138 substrates, 10 inhibitors, 1 Km, 1 kcat entries)

Substrate kinetics (BRENDA)

1 substrates with measured Km, best-characterized 1. Km ranges are aggregated across organisms/conditions.

SubstrateKm (mM)Measurements
[UBE2W]-S-UBIQUITINYL-L-CYSTEINE0.30141

UniProt features (55 total): mutagenesis site 16, strand 11, binding site 8, helix 8, turn 4, initiator methionine 1, chain 1, modified residue 1, splice variant 1, sequence variant 1, zinc finger region 1, region of interest 1, sequence conflict 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

8 structures.

PDBMethodResolution (Å)
3ZQSX-RAY DIFFRACTION2
4CCGX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.4
7KZPELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.1
7KZSELECTRON MICROSCOPY4.2
7KZTELECTRON MICROSCOPY4.2
7KZVELECTRON MICROSCOPY4.2
7KZQELECTRON MICROSCOPY4.3
7KZRELECTRON MICROSCOPY4.4

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-Q9NW38-F191.360.77

Functional residue map

Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.

Ligand- & substrate-binding residues (8): 359; 362; 307; 310; 324; 329; 334; 337

Post-translational modifications (1): 2

Mutagenesis-validated functional residues (16):

PositionPhenotype
127–128no effect on interaction with fanci and fancd2.
149no effect on interaction with fanci and fancd2; when associated with a-166.
158–159abolishes ube2t charging.
166does not affect interaction with fanci and fancd2; when associated with a-149.
212–214impairs interaction with fanci and fancd2.
248impairs interaction with fanci and fancd2; when associated with a-252, a-254 and a-265.
252impairs interaction with fanci and fancd2; when associated with a-248, a-254 and a-265.
254impairs interaction with fanci and fancd2; when associated with a-248, a-252 and a-265.
265impairs interaction with fanci and fancd2; when associated with a-248, a-252 and a-254.
307abolishes ubiquitin ligase activity.
309loss of interaction with ube2t.
310abolishes ubiquitin ligase activity.
311loss of interaction with ube2t.
341loss of interaction with ube2t.
341abolishes interaction with ube2t and ubiquitin ligase activity.
359abolishes ubiquitin ligase activity.

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

2 pathways

IDPathway
R-HSA-6783310Fanconi Anemia Pathway
R-HSA-9833482PKR-mediated signaling

MSigDB gene sets: 437 (showing top): PID_FANCONI_PATHWAY, TGCGCANK_UNKNOWN, REACTOME_CYTOKINE_SIGNALING_IN_IMMUNE_SYSTEM, GCM_ZNF198, GRAESSMANN_APOPTOSIS_BY_DOXORUBICIN_DN, KAUFFMANN_DNA_REPAIR_GENES, MATHEW_FANCONI_ANEMIA_GENES, GOBP_PROTEIN_MONOUBIQUITINATION, GOBP_DNA_DAMAGE_RESPONSE, GOBP_POST_TRANSLATIONAL_PROTEIN_MODIFICATION, GOBP_INTERSTRAND_CROSS_LINK_REPAIR, FISCHER_DREAM_TARGETS, REACTOME_FANCONI_ANEMIA_PATHWAY, KEGG_UBIQUITIN_MEDIATED_PROTEOLYSIS, REACTOME_DNA_REPAIR

GO Biological Process (7): DNA repair (GO:0006281), protein monoubiquitination (GO:0006513), DNA damage response (GO:0006974), gamete generation (GO:0007276), interstrand cross-link repair (GO:0036297), regulation of cell population proliferation (GO:0042127), protein ubiquitination (GO:0016567)

GO Molecular Function (8): ubiquitin-protein transferase activity (GO:0004842), zinc ion binding (GO:0008270), ubiquitin protein ligase binding (GO:0031625), ubiquitin protein ligase activity (GO:0061630), protein binding (GO:0005515), transferase activity (GO:0016740), ligase activity (GO:0016874), metal ion binding (GO:0046872)

GO Cellular Component (9): chromatin (GO:0000785), nucleus (GO:0005634), nuclear envelope (GO:0005635), nucleoplasm (GO:0005654), cytosol (GO:0005829), nuclear body (GO:0016604), Fanconi anaemia nuclear complex (GO:0043240), cytoplasm (GO:0005737), membrane (GO:0016020)

Reactome top-level categories

Rollup of top-2 pathways:

CategoryPathways
DNA Repair1
Antimicrobial mechanism of IFN-stimulated genes1

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
cellular anatomical structure5
catalytic activity2
DNA metabolic process1
DNA damage response1
protein ubiquitination1
cellular response to stress1
sexual reproduction1
multicellular organismal reproductive process1
DNA repair1
cell population proliferation1
regulation of cellular process1
protein modification by small protein conjugation1
ubiquitin-like protein transferase activity1
transition metal ion binding1
ubiquitin-like protein ligase binding1
ubiquitin-protein transferase activity1
ubiquitin-like protein ligase activity1
binding1
cation binding1
chromosome1
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle1
nucleus1
endomembrane system1
organelle envelope1
nuclear lumen1
cytoplasm1
nucleoplasm1
intracellular membraneless organelle1
nuclear protein-containing complex1
intracellular anatomical structure1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

1243 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
FANCLFANCEQ9HB96999
FANCLFANCMQ8IYD8999
FANCLFANCCQ00597999
FANCLFANCFQ9NPI8999
FANCLFAAP100Q0VG06999
FANCLFANCGO15287999
FANCLFANCAO15360999
FANCLFANCBQ8NB91999
FANCLUBE2TQ9NPD8999
FANCLFANCD2Q9BXW9988
FANCLFANCIQ9NVI1988
FANCLF6S8H2F6S8H2967
FANCLFAAP24Q9BTP7965
FANCLUBE2WQ96B02947
FANCLRAD51CO43502916

IntAct

181 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
FANCAFANCGpsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.960
FANCAFANCGpsi-mi:“MI:0403”(colocalization)0.960
POLR2DPOLR2Cpsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.730
FANCLCHCHD3psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.720
SNX7SNX4psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.670
VSIG1TTI1psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.640
RBM45FANCLpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
FANCLGRNpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
TFCP2FANCLpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
FANCLIHO1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
DOCK8FANCLpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
LZTS2FANCLpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
KIFC3FANCLpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
FANCLEIF4ENIF1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
RIMBP3FANCLpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
IKZF3FANCLpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
SSX2IPFANCLpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
FANCLRBM45psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
IHO1FANCLpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
FANCLDOCK8psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
FANCLKIFC3psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560

BioGRID (197): FANCL (Affinity Capture-Western), FANCL (Two-hybrid), FANCL (Two-hybrid), FANCL (Two-hybrid), FANCL (Two-hybrid), FANCL (Two-hybrid), EIF4ENIF1 (Two-hybrid), DOCK8 (Two-hybrid), LZTS2 (Two-hybrid), RIMBP3 (Two-hybrid), SSX2IP (Two-hybrid), RBM45 (Two-hybrid), CCDC36 (Two-hybrid), C17orf70 (Affinity Capture-Western), FANCL (Affinity Capture-MS)

ESM2 similar proteins: A2AGL3, A2RT67, A2RUS2, A4IFQ0, A6QQW8, B0LPN4, E9Q401, O94955, P30957, P48553, Q08CZ0, Q13769, Q15413, Q28C34, Q3TLI0, Q3UBZ5, Q568D5, Q5F361, Q5RAQ5, Q5REX9, Q5ZJK1, Q5ZML0, Q68FX7, Q6AXU7, Q6DJ78, Q6GPL9, Q6NRC7, Q6NRD0, Q6P7Q1, Q6SP92, Q7Z3V4, Q7ZUV0, Q7ZYD9, Q8BHY8, Q8BKT7, Q8BM85, Q8K3W0, Q8N6S4, Q8TEA7, Q8WN69

Diamond homologs: Q9CR14, Q9NW38

SIGNOR signaling

8 interactions.

AEffectBMechanism
FANCL“form complex”“Fanconi anemia core complex”binding
FANCL“up-regulates activity”FANCD2ubiquitination
Ub:E2“up-regulates activity”FANCLubiquitination
FANCL“up-regulates activity”CTNNB1ubiquitination
FANCL“down-regulates quantity”UBE2Tubiquitination
UBE2T“up-regulates activity”FANCLubiquitination
FANCL“up-regulates activity”FANCIubiquitination

Enriched among interaction partners

Reactome pathways and GO biological processes over-represented among this gene’s 81 IntAct physical interaction partners (hypergeometric vs the genome-wide background, BH-FDR, gene-set size 15–500, ranked by fold). A functional readout of the neighbourhood — distinct from this gene’s own memberships above, and biased toward well-studied / hub proteins, so read it as themes rather than proof.

Reactome pathways:

PathwayPartnersFoldFDR
Fanconi Anemia Pathway634.8×1e-05
PKR-mediated signaling720.6×1e-05
TP53 Regulates Transcription of DNA Repair Genes518.9×9e-04
Signaling by Nuclear Receptors510.6×5e-03
Diseases of signal transduction by growth factor receptors and second messengers67.1×7e-03

GO biological processes:

GO termPartnersFoldFDR
interstrand cross-link repair634.6×2e-05
epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway516.5×5e-03

Disease & clinical

Cancer significance

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

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

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic55
Likely pathogenic58
Uncertain significance343
Likely benign325
Benign46

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (30)

Variant IDHGVSClassification
1071534NM_018062.4(FANCL):c.813_816del (p.His272fs)Pathogenic
1319324NM_018062.4(FANCL):c.565C>T (p.Gln189Ter)Pathogenic
1332720NM_018062.4(FANCL):c.746_756del (p.Pro249fs)Pathogenic
1376735NM_018062.4(FANCL):c.385_397del (p.Ala129fs)Pathogenic
1396207NM_018062.4(FANCL):c.295C>T (p.Gln99Ter)Pathogenic
1456615NC_000002.11:g.(?58425719)(58433394_?)delPathogenic
1460344NM_018062.4(FANCL):c.933T>A (p.Tyr311Ter)Pathogenic
1679872NM_018062.4(FANCL):c.761_771del (p.Leu254fs)Pathogenic
1988318NM_018062.4(FANCL):c.1A>C (p.Met1Leu)Pathogenic
1992250NM_018062.4(FANCL):c.320del (p.Pro107fs)Pathogenic
2067813NM_018062.4(FANCL):c.558_561dup (p.Ser188delinsLeuTer)Pathogenic
2089737NM_018062.4(FANCL):c.885_886insA (p.Ala296fs)Pathogenic
209076NM_018062.4(FANCL):c.268del (p.Leu90fs)Pathogenic
2194529NM_018062.4(FANCL):c.659del (p.Pro220fs)Pathogenic
241250NM_018062.4(FANCL):c.426_438del (p.Asp142fs)Pathogenic
2426430NC_000002.11:g.(?58468333)(58468448_?)delPathogenic
2426431NC_000002.11:g.(?58459169)(58468448_?)delPathogenic
2426432NC_000002.11:g.(?58386900)(58459267_?)delPathogenic
2428153NM_018062.4(FANCL):c.369G>A (p.Trp123Ter)Pathogenic
2535NM_018062.3(FANCL):c.822-15_822-9delins177Pathogenic
2701067NM_018062.4(FANCL):c.472del (p.Tyr158fs)Pathogenic
2730668NM_018062.4(FANCL):c.940C>T (p.Gln314Ter)Pathogenic
2732202NC_000002.12:g.58232113delPathogenic
2732757NM_018062.4(FANCL):c.235del (p.Asp79fs)Pathogenic
2745747NM_018062.4(FANCL):c.384T>G (p.Tyr128Ter)Pathogenic
2767289NM_018062.4(FANCL):c.231_232del (p.Ser77_Pro78insTer)Pathogenic
2821813NM_018062.4(FANCL):c.842T>G (p.Leu281Ter)Pathogenic
2825484NM_018062.4(FANCL):c.455_456del (p.Leu152fs)Pathogenic
2832950NC_000002.12:g.58229869_58229884AAT[2]CTAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTNNNNNNNNNNCTCGTGATCCGCCCGCCTCGGCCTCCCAAAGTGCTGGGATTACAGGCGTGAGCCACCGCGCCCGGCCCAATAATCTAAAATTTT[1]Pathogenic
2840749NM_018062.4(FANCL):c.639_642dup (p.Glu215delinsThrTer)Pathogenic

SpliceAI

2889 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
2:58162864:A:ACdonor_gain1.0000
2:58162865:C:CCdonor_gain1.0000
2:58162865:CAGA:Cdonor_gain1.0000
2:58221940:A:ACdonor_gain1.0000
2:58221941:C:CCdonor_gain1.0000
2:58221944:A:ACdonor_gain1.0000
2:58221944:AT:Adonor_gain1.0000
2:58221944:ATC:Adonor_gain1.0000
2:58221944:ATCC:Adonor_gain1.0000
2:58221945:T:Cdonor_gain1.0000
2:58221964:T:Cdonor_gain1.0000
2:58241216:A:ATdonor_loss1.0000
2:58241217:C:CTdonor_loss1.0000
2:58160178:CA:Cacceptor_gain0.9900
2:58160180:C:CCacceptor_gain0.9900
2:58160189:T:Cacceptor_gain0.9900
2:58160189:T:TCacceptor_gain0.9900
2:58161516:TTTTA:Tdonor_loss0.9900
2:58161517:TTTA:Tdonor_loss0.9900
2:58161518:TTAC:Tdonor_loss0.9900
2:58161519:TAC:Tdonor_loss0.9900
2:58161520:A:ATdonor_loss0.9900
2:58161521:CCTC:Cdonor_loss0.9900
2:58161635:AATCC:Aacceptor_loss0.9900
2:58161636:ATCCT:Aacceptor_loss0.9900
2:58161637:TCC:Tacceptor_loss0.9900
2:58161640:T:Aacceptor_loss0.9900
2:58162857:AAAAC:Adonor_loss0.9900
2:58162858:AAACT:Adonor_loss0.9900
2:58162859:AACT:Adonor_loss0.9900

AlphaMissense

2478 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

VariantProtein changeam_pathogenicity
2:58160125:A:GC359R0.996
2:58161623:A:GC307R0.995
2:58165738:C:GR226P0.995
2:58161614:A:GC310R0.994
2:58161621:A:CC307W0.994
2:58163030:A:GW274R0.994
2:58163030:A:TW274R0.994
2:58161533:A:GC337R0.993
2:58161622:C:TC307Y0.993
2:58161542:G:CH334D0.992
2:58160175:A:GL342P0.991
2:58161556:C:GC329S0.991
2:58161557:A:TC329S0.991
2:58161612:A:CC310W0.991
2:58161622:C:GC307S0.991
2:58161623:A:TC307S0.991
2:58165739:G:TR226S0.991
2:58160116:A:GC362R0.990
2:58160124:C:GC359S0.990
2:58160125:A:TC359S0.990
2:58160179:A:GW341R0.990
2:58160179:A:TW341R0.990
2:58161557:A:GC329R0.990
2:58161572:A:GC324R0.990
2:58160114:A:CC362W0.989
2:58161531:G:CC337W0.989
2:58161543:G:CF333L0.989
2:58161543:G:TF333L0.989
2:58161545:A:GF333L0.989
2:58161613:C:GC310S0.989

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000015170 (2:58227736 T>G), RS1000032267 (2:58196537 GAATT>G), RS1000088436 (2:58230863 T>G), RS1000091815 (2:58231622 G>A), RS1000108992 (2:58189519 TGGA>T), RS1000109407 (2:58222585 G>A), RS1000155900 (2:58226572 T>C), RS1000159532 (2:58193798 G>A), RS1000171041 (2:58225718 A>C,G), RS1000324446 (2:58220524 T>C), RS1000379172 (2:58164710 A>G), RS1000389080 (2:58237412 T>A,C), RS1000396871 (2:58182825 C>T), RS1000420667 (2:58237436 A>G), RS1000446826 (2:58189464 G>A)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:608111 | disease phenotypes: MIM:614083, MIM:227650, MIM:192350, MIM:314390

GenCC curated gene-disease

DiseaseClassificationInheritance
Fanconi anemia complementation group LDefinitiveAutosomal recessive
Fanconi anemiaSupportiveAutosomal recessive

ClinGen Gene-Disease Validity (1)

Expert-panel classifications — Definitive > Strong > Moderate > Limited > Disputed > Refuted.

DiseaseClassificationInheritance
Fanconi anemia complementation group LDefinitiveAR

Mondo (6): Fanconi anemia complementation group L (MONDO:0013566), Fanconi anemia (MONDO:0019391), Fanconi anemia complementation group A (MONDO:0009215), VACTERL/vater association (MONDO:0008642), VACTERL association, X-linked, with or without hydrocephalus (MONDO:0010752), premature menopause (MONDO:0001119)

Orphanet (3): Fanconi anemia (Orphanet:84), VACTERL/VATER association (Orphanet:887), VACTERL with hydrocephalus (Orphanet:3412)

HPO phenotypes

133 total (30 of 133 shown, HPO-id order):

HPOTerm
HP:0000007Autosomal recessive inheritance
HP:0000010Recurrent urinary tract infections
HP:0000027Azoospermia
HP:0000028Cryptorchidism
HP:0000035Abnormal testis morphology
HP:0000047Hypospadias
HP:0000054Micropenis
HP:0000072Hydroureter
HP:0000079Abnormality of the urinary system
HP:0000083Renal insufficiency
HP:0000089Renal hypoplasia
HP:0000122Unilateral renal agenesis
HP:0000130Abnormality of the uterus
HP:0000135Hypogonadism
HP:0000151Aplasia of the uterus
HP:0000175Cleft palate
HP:0000218High palate
HP:0000238Hydrocephalus
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0000268Dolichocephaly
HP:0000286Epicanthus
HP:0000316Hypertelorism
HP:0000324Facial asymmetry
HP:0000340Sloping forehead
HP:0000347Micrognathia
HP:0000364Hearing abnormality
HP:0000365Hearing impairment
HP:0000369Low-set ears
HP:0000377Abnormal pinna morphology
HP:0000431Wide nasal bridge

GWAS associations

46 associations (top):

StudyTraitp-value
GCST000830_25Body mass index2.000000e-12
GCST001953_14Obesity1.000000e-10
GCST001953_35Obesity6.000000e-09
GCST001953_60Obesity2.000000e-09
GCST002539_36Schizophrenia1.000000e-11
GCST002547_5Epilepsy1.000000e-08
GCST003764_6Hirschsprung disease3.000000e-08
GCST003809_1Response to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and depression2.000000e-06
GCST004064_34Waist-hip ratio7.000000e-07
GCST004064_74Waist-hip ratio4.000000e-09
GCST004065_85Waist circumference1.000000e-09
GCST004065_95Waist circumference4.000000e-08
GCST004521_86Autism spectrum disorder or schizophrenia1.000000e-12
GCST004521_96Autism spectrum disorder or schizophrenia1.000000e-10
GCST005023_41Initial pursuit acceleration9.000000e-07
GCST006803_28Schizophrenia2.000000e-12
GCST006941_55Irritable mood3.000000e-08
GCST006943_27Feeling miserable9.000000e-10
GCST007327_82Smoking status (ever vs never smokers)5.000000e-10
GCST007343_1Epilepsy8.000000e-09
GCST007345_1Childhood absence epilepsy5.000000e-10
GCST007353_2Generalized epilepsy1.000000e-11
GCST007576_264Chronotype1.000000e-09
GCST007847_117Type 2 diabetes2.000000e-08
GCST008529_35Tea consumption9.000000e-06
GCST008758_57Pre-treatment viral load in HIV-1 infection4.000000e-16
GCST009107_16Body mass index variance1.000000e-09
GCST009121_7Body mass index4.000000e-17
GCST010136_46Fruit consumption5.000000e-10
GCST010142_25Fish- and plant-related diet3.000000e-09

EFO canonical traits (19, from GWAS)

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0004340body mass index
EFO:0005658response to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
EFO:0004343waist-hip ratio
EFO:0008434initial pursuit acceleration
EFO:0009594irritability measurement
EFO:0009598feeling miserable measurement
EFO:0004318smoking behavior
EFO:0008328chronotype measurement
EFO:0010091tea consumption measurement
EFO:0010125viral load
EFO:0008111diet measurement
EFO:0004612high density lipoprotein cholesterol measurement
EFO:0004530triglyceride measurement
EFO:0004346neuroimaging measurement
EFO:0004840cortical thickness
EFO:0009819comparative body size at age 10, self-reported
EFO:0007828daytime rest measurement
EFO:0007788BMI-adjusted waist-hip ratio
EFO:0009749age at first sexual intercourse measurement

MeSH disease descriptors (2)

DescriptorNameTree numbers
D005199Fanconi AnemiaC15.378.050.085.080.280; C15.378.190.223.500.500.280; C16.320.077.280; C18.452.284.280
D008594Menopause, PrematureC12.050.351.500.056.630.250; C12.100.250.056.630.250; G08.686.157.500.500; G08.686.841.249.500.500

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: no

PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)

CTD chemical–gene interactions

54 total (human), top 30 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
Benzo(a)pyrenedecreases expression, increases expression4
Particulate Matterdecreases expression, increases abundance, affects cotreatment, increases expression3
bisphenol Aaffects expression, decreases expression2
Doxorubicindecreases expression, affects response to substance2
Cyclosporinedecreases expression2
GSK-J4decreases expression1
dicrotophosdecreases expression1
urushiolincreases expression1
triphenyl phosphateaffects expression1
pirinixic acidaffects binding, decreases expression, increases activity1
beta-lapachonedecreases expression1
arseniteaffects binding, decreases reaction1
sodium arseniteaffects cotreatment, decreases expression, increases abundance1
cobaltous chloridedecreases expression1
nickel chloridedecreases expression1
manganese chlorideincreases abundance, affects cotreatment, decreases expression1
2,3-bis(3’-hydroxybenzyl)butyrolactoneincreases expression, affects cotreatment1
resorcinolincreases expression1
beta-glycerophosphoric acidaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
4-aminophenylarsenoxideaffects binding, decreases reaction1
isobutyl alcoholaffects cotreatment, decreases expression, increases abundance1
beta-methylcholineaffects expression1
CGP 52608affects binding, increases reaction1
CPG-oligonucleotidedecreases expression1
4(2’-aminoethyl)amino-1,8-dimethylimidazo(1,2-a)quinoxalinedecreases expression1
abrinedecreases expression1
Resveratrolaffects cotreatment, increases expression1
Sunitinibdecreases expression1
Troglitazonedecreases expression1
Leflunomidedecreases expression1

Cellosaurus cell lines

1 cell lines: 1 cancer cell line

First 10 cell lines (id-ordered, not curated):

CellosaurusNameCategorySex
CVCL_SN10HAP1 FANCL (-)Cancer cell lineMale

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

171 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

TrialPhaseStatusTitle
NCT00417066PHASE4COMPLETEDFlexible GnRH Antagonist vs Flare up GnRH Agonist Protocol in Poor Responders
NCT00732693PHASE4COMPLETEDEvaluation of Physiologic and Standard Sex Steroid Replacement Regimens in Women With Premature Ovarian Failure
NCT00837616PHASE4COMPLETEDEstrogen Dosing in Turner Syndrome: Pharmacology and Metabolism
NCT01853501PHASE4UNKNOWNEffects of ADSC Therapy in Women With POF
NCT02783937PHASE4COMPLETEDFilgrastim for Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
NCT03535480PHASE4UNKNOWNAutologous Bone Marrow Stem Cell Ovarian Transplantation to Restore Ovarian Function in Premature Ovarian Failure
NCT06519786PHASE3UNKNOWNSafety and Efficacy of Metformin for Treatment of Cytopenia in Children and Adolescents With Fanconi Anemia
NCT00140998PHASE3COMPLETEDEstrogen Treatment (Oral vs. Patches) in Turner Syndrome
NCT00000603PHASE2COMPLETEDCord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation Study (COBLT)
NCT00001749PHASE2COMPLETEDMedical Treatment for Diamond Blackfan Anemia
NCT00004787PHASE2COMPLETEDPhase II Pilot Study of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor for Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
NCT00053989PHASE2COMPLETEDNMA Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant in Hematologic Cancer/Disorders
NCT00084695PHASE2UNKNOWNUmbilical Cord Blood for Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Young Patients With Malignant or Nonmalignant Diseases
NCT00258427PHASE2COMPLETEDHematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in High Risk Patients With Fanconi Anemia
NCT00453388PHASE2COMPLETEDFludarabine Phosphate, Cyclophosphamide, and Total-Body Irradiation Followed by Donor Bone Marrow Transplant, Mycophenolate Mofetil, and Cyclosporine in Treating Patients With Fanconi Anemia
NCT01071239PHASE2COMPLETEDHematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant for Fanconi Anemia
NCT02143830PHASE2RECRUITINGHSCT for Patients With Fanconi Anemia Using Risk-Adjusted Chemotherapy
NCT02931071PHASE2COMPLETEDClinical Phase II Trial to Evaluate CD34+ Cells Mobilization and Collection in Patients With Fanconi Anemia for Subsequent Transduction With a Lentiviral Vector Carring FANCA Gene. FANCOSTEM-1
NCT03206086PHASE2ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGEltrombopag for People With Fanconi Anemia
NCT03398824PHASE2COMPLETEDPilot Study of Metformin for Patients With Fanconi Anemia
NCT03476330PHASE2COMPLETEDQuercetin Chemoprevention for Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Patients With Fanconi Anemia
NCT03579875PHASE2RECRUITINGAlpha/Beta TCD HCT in Patients With Inherited BMF Disorders
NCT03600909PHASE2TERMINATEDA Study of the Effect of Blood Stem Cell Transplant After Chemotherapy Alone in Patients With Fanconi Anemia
NCT04232085PHASE2RECRUITINGRegenerative Medicine to Restore Hematopoiesis and Immune Function in Immunodeficiencies and Inherited Bone Marrow Failures
NCT06045052PHASE2COMPLETEDEltrombopag for Treatment of Fanconi Anemia
NCT04069533PHASE2ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLentiviral-mediated Gene Therapy for Pediatric Patients With Fanconi Anemia Subtype A
NCT04248439PHASE2ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGGene Therapy for Fanconi Anemia, Complementation Group A
NCT00001951PHASE2COMPLETEDHormone Replacement in Young Women With Premature Ovarian Failure
NCT00370019PHASE2WITHDRAWNEffects of an Estrogen Replacement Therapy Skin Patch on Ovulation in Women With Premature Ovarian Failure
NCT00429494PHASE2COMPLETEDGnRH Analogue for Ovarian Function Preservation in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Patients
NCT03816852PHASE2SUSPENDEDThe Safety and Efficiency Study of Mesenchymal Stem Cell (19#iSCLife®-POI) in Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
NCT04536467PHASE2UNKNOWNPrevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Ovarian Failure With Goserelin in Premenopausal Lymphoma Patients
NCT06117982PHASE2COMPLETEDThe Impact of Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor on Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
NCT00001399PHASE1COMPLETEDGene Therapy for the Treatment of Fanconi’s Anemia Type C
NCT00005896PHASE1UNKNOWNPhase I Pilot Study of CD34 Enriched, Fanconi’s Anemia Complementation Group C Gene Transduced Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients With Fanconi’s Anemia
NCT00006127PHASE1UNKNOWNPhase I Study of Amifostine in Patients With Bone Marrow Failure Related to Fanconi’s Anemia
NCT00093743PHASE1COMPLETEDLow-Dose Total-Body Irradiation and Fludarabine Phosphate Followed by Unrelated Donor Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Fanconi Anemia
NCT00243399PHASE1COMPLETEDOxandrolone for the Treatment of Bone Marrow Aplasia in Fanconi Anemia
NCT00272857PHASE1COMPLETEDBone Marrow Cell Gene Transfer in Individuals With Fanconi Anemia
NCT00317876PHASE1COMPLETEDCyclophosphamide in Treating Patients Who Are Undergoing a Donor Bone Marrow Transplant for Fanconi’s Anemia