MCPH1

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Also known as FLJ12847BRIT1

Summary

MCPH1 (microcephalin 1, HGNC:6954) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 8p23.1, encoding Microcephalin (Q8NEM0). Implicated in chromosome condensation and DNA damage induced cellular responses.

This gene encodes a DNA damage response protein. The encoded protein may play a role in G2/M checkpoint arrest via maintenance of inhibitory phosphorylation of cyclin-dependent kinase 1. Mutations in this gene have been associated with primary autosomal recessive microcephaly 1 and premature chromosome condensation syndrome. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described.

Source: NCBI Gene 79648 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • Gene–disease (curated): microcephaly with intellectual disability (Definitive, ClinGen) — +4 more curated relationships
  • GWAS associations: 42
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 1,168 total — 53 pathogenic, 58 likely-pathogenic
  • Phenotypes (HPO): 24
  • Dosage sensitivity (ClinGen): haploinsufficiency autosomal recessive, triplosensitivity unscored
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_024596

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:6954
Approved symbolMCPH1
Namemicrocephalin 1
Location8p23.1
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesFLJ12847, BRIT1
Ensembl geneENSG00000147316
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM607117
Entrez79648

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 41 — 17 protein_coding, 11 nonsense_mediated_decay, 8 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined, 5 retained_intron

ENST00000344683, ENST00000519221, ENST00000519480, ENST00000521129, ENST00000521175, ENST00000522020, ENST00000522905, ENST00000684782, ENST00000685179, ENST00000686750, ENST00000686882, ENST00000687324, ENST00000687413, ENST00000687577, ENST00000687720, ENST00000687874, ENST00000688099, ENST00000688101, ENST00000688388, ENST00000688452, ENST00000688658, ENST00000688912, ENST00000689148, ENST00000689348, ENST00000689633, ENST00000689736, ENST00000690159, ENST00000690518, ENST00000690682, ENST00000690708, ENST00000690826, ENST00000691435, ENST00000691655, ENST00000691738, ENST00000692534, ENST00000692836, ENST00000692938, ENST00000693231, ENST00000693528, ENST00000933168, ENST00000949609

RefSeq mRNA: 10 — MANE Select: NM_024596 NM_001172574, NM_001172575, NM_001322042, NM_001322043, NM_001322045, NM_001363979, NM_001363980, NM_001410916, NM_001410917, NM_024596

CCDS: CCDS43689, CCDS55190, CCDS55191, CCDS94245, CCDS94246, CCDS94247, CCDS94248, CCDS94249, CCDS94250

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000344683 — 14 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE0000108786264420676442156
ENSE0000108786464389536439096
ENSE0000108786664360486436162
ENSE0000137590164314996431586
ENSE0000149323164147656414883
ENSE0000149323464092796409370
ENSE0000159575166214546621691
ENSE0000172935164551436455252
ENSE0000209856864066276406689
ENSE0000230905264443936445547
ENSE0000356803264775946477631
ENSE0000362557464998526499929
ENSE0000365731064807146480876
ENSE0000369999266429946648508

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 204 present calls, max score 92.05.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 23.7147 / max 318.1367, expressed in 1800 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (4 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
8723823.60271800
872400.07035
872410.03045
872420.01143

Top tissues by expression

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

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
secondary oocyteCL:000065592.05gold quality
ganglionic eminenceUBERON:000402389.13gold quality
calcaneal tendonUBERON:000370189.11gold quality
cortical plateUBERON:000534387.59gold quality
ventricular zoneUBERON:000305386.78gold quality
bone marrow cellCL:000209286.64gold quality
gastrocnemiusUBERON:000138886.36gold quality
muscle of legUBERON:000138386.06gold quality
hindlimb stylopod muscleUBERON:000425285.85gold quality
popliteal arteryUBERON:000225085.17gold quality
tibial arteryUBERON:000761085.16gold quality
male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testisCL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:000047383.62gold quality
aortaUBERON:000094783.52gold quality
primordial germ cell in gonadCL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:000099183.01gold quality
stromal cell of endometriumCL:000225582.75gold quality
sural nerveUBERON:001548882.66gold quality
colonic epitheliumUBERON:000039782.55gold quality
islet of LangerhansUBERON:000000682.44gold quality
smooth muscle tissueUBERON:000113582.21gold quality
ascending aortaUBERON:000149681.87gold quality
thoracic aortaUBERON:000151581.87gold quality
olfactory segment of nasal mucosaUBERON:000538681.82gold quality
descending thoracic aortaUBERON:000234581.81gold quality
leukocyteCL:000073881.78gold quality
monocyteCL:000057681.73gold quality
adrenal tissueUBERON:001830381.52gold quality
lower esophagus mucosaUBERON:003583481.29gold quality
lower esophagusUBERON:001347381.26gold quality
lower esophagus muscularis layerUBERON:003583381.26gold quality
endocervixUBERON:000045881.25gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

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

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-ANND-3yes5.56

Regulation

Is transcription factor: yes

Downstream targets (CollecTRI)

1 targets.

TargetRegulation
TERTRepression

Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): E2F1, HR

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

179 targeting MCPH1, 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-7110-3P100.0073.182486
HSA-MIR-3120-5P100.0065.56965
HSA-MIR-3163100.0077.238605
HSA-MIR-4455100.0065.481587
HSA-MIR-6867-5P100.0082.213464
HSA-MIR-3613-3P100.0076.367965
HSA-MIR-607799.9968.042299
HSA-MIR-371B-5P99.9975.344759
HSA-MIR-27A-3P99.9872.132955
HSA-MIR-27B-3P99.9872.132955
HSA-MIR-998599.9872.112939
HSA-MIR-373-5P99.9875.364753
HSA-MIR-616-5P99.9875.584775
HSA-MIR-56899.9869.862084
HSA-MIR-477599.9875.006394
HSA-LET-7F-2-3P99.9870.982588
HSA-MIR-1185-1-3P99.9871.042593
HSA-MIR-1185-2-3P99.9871.042593
HSA-MIR-807599.9767.20962
HSA-MIR-1250-3P99.9670.044038
HSA-MIR-6778-3P99.9667.292693
HSA-MIR-548AA99.9670.643753
HSA-MIR-548AP-3P99.9670.643753
HSA-MIR-548T-3P99.9670.643753
HSA-MIR-335-3P99.9373.364958
HSA-MIR-145-5P99.9271.131836
HSA-MIR-5195-3P99.9270.921877
HSA-MIR-153-5P99.8973.866317
HSA-MIR-449299.8768.253611
HSA-MIR-30A-3P99.8769.742928

Functional genomics

ClinGen dosage: haploinsufficiency 30 (autosomal recessive), triplosensitivity Not yet evaluated (unscored). ClinGen Gene Dosage Map

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 40)

  • Identification of microcephalin, a protein implicated in determining the size of the human brain, which is mapped to the MCPH1 locus and is mutated in primary microcephaly. (PMID:12046007)
  • microcephalin and ASPM determine the size of the human brain (PMID:12571366)
  • Mcph1 is involved in DNA damage-induced cellular responses and may have a role in regulation of Brca1 and/or Chk1 (PMID:15220350)
  • findings show that one genetic variant of Microcephalin in modern humans, which arose approximately 37,000 years ago, increased in frequency too rapidly to be compatible with neutral drift; this indicates that it has spread under strong positive selection (PMID:16151009)
  • Data suggest that the microcephaly observed in patients with MCPH1 deficiencies is due to disruption of the ATR-BRCA1-Chk1 signaling pathway that is also disrupted in Seckel syndrome patients. (PMID:16217032)
  • The study found no evidence that the selected alleles of MCPH1 and ASPM were associated with increases or decreases in brain volume. (PMID:16687438)
  • We conclude that MCPH1 has a function downstream of Chk1 in the ATR-signalling pathway. (PMID:16783362)
  • BRIT1 is a crucial DNA damage regulator in the ATM/ATR pathways and suggest that it functions as a tumor suppressor gene (PMID:16872911)
  • review: MCPH1 functions in the ATR-dependent DNA damage response pathway. Additionally, MCPH1 has a function in the regulation of mitotic entry that is ATR-independent (PMID:17102619)
  • Studies using 2393 subjects do not support a detectable association between the recent adaptive evolution of either ASPM or Microcephalin and changes in IQ. (PMID:17220170)
  • no relationship was found between polymorphisms of brain regulator gene Microcephalin Microcephalin and any general mental ability, head circumference and social intelligence (PMID:17251122)
  • phenotypes other than brain size may have been selected for in ASPM and MCPH1 variants during evolution of modern humans. (PMID:17566767)
  • MCPH1 functions in an H2AX-dependent but MDC1-independent pathway in response to DNA damage (PMID:17925396)
  • A non-synonymous SNP (rs1057090, V761A in BRCA1 C-terminus (BRCT) domain) of MCPH1 other than the two known tag SNPs is significantly associated with cranial volume in Chinese males. (PMID:18204051)
  • MDC1 and BRIT1 may function as tumor-suppressor genes, at least in part by orchestrating proper centrosome duplication and mitotic spindle assembly. (PMID:18635967)
  • Data show that MCPH1 cooperates with E2F1 to regulate genes involved in DNA repair, checkpoint and apoptosis, and might participate in the maintenance of genomic integrity. (PMID:18660752)
  • Microcephalin/MCPH1 associates with the Condensin II complex to function in homologous recombination repair (PMID:18718915)
  • There is little or no association between the MCPH1 c.940G allele and either microcephaly or mental retardation. However, there are significant racial differences in the c.940G > C SNP allele frequencies between African-American and Caucasian populations. (PMID:19267414)
  • The findings therefore identify BRIT1 as a key molecule that links chromatin remodelling with response to DNA damage in the control of DNA repair, and its dysfunction contributes to human disease. (PMID:19525936)
  • Results show that a lack of microcephalin or pericentrin results in a loss of Chk1 from centrosomes with subsequently deregulated activation of centrosomal cyclin B-Cdk1. (PMID:19546241)
  • Role of MCPH1 in the DNA damage response is in part associated with the ability to localize BRCA2 to sites of DNA double-stand breaks. (PMID:19549900)
  • Copy number changes of the microcephalin 1 gene (MCPH1) in patients with autism spectrum disorders. (PMID:19793310)
  • discuss our current findings and future perspectives about how BRIT1/MCPH1, a human disease gene, specifies the function of chromatin remodelers and links chromatin remodeling to genome maintenance.[review] (PMID:19829069)
  • Compared with other BRCT domain structures, the most striking differences are an elongated, ordered beta1-alpha1 loop and an adjacent hydrophobic pocket. (PMID:19925808)
  • Craniosynostosis-microcephaly with chromosomal breakage and other abnormalities is caused by a truncating MCPH1 mutation (PMID:20101680)
  • Microcephalin is an independent predictor of breast cancer-specific survival in invasive ductal breast cancer patients and may prove to be a useful biomarker for the identification of aggressive breast cancers (PMID:20632086)
  • The first study of MCPH1 in a large cohort of non-consanguineous patients with microcephaly, is reported. (PMID:20949544)
  • Results indicate that the DNA damage response in human cells with truncating MCPH1 mutations differs significantly from the damage responses in cells of certain model organisms and in cells depleted of MCPH1 by RNAi. (PMID:21150325)
  • We conclude that the common variations we measured in the 4 microcephaly genes, ASPM, MCPH1, CDK5RAP2, and CENPJ, do not affect the risk of Alzheimer disease (PMID:21297427)
  • SET is an important regulator of chromosome condensation/decondensation and disruption of the MCPH1-SET interaction might be important for the pathogenesis of primary microcephaly (PMID:21515671)
  • these findings show that genetic variants in the microcephalin 1 locus are suggestively associated with the risk of epirubicin-induced adverse drug reactions. (PMID:21799462)
  • MCPH1 regulates chromosome condensation and shaping as a composite modulator of condensin II (PMID:21911480)
  • MCPH1 expression is downregulated in blood cells of CML patients compared to control subjects; this downregulation is independent of BCR/ABL. CML cells exhibit defective G2/M arrest; data confirm role of MCPH1 as regulator of G2/M checkpoint. (PMID:21934293)
  • The MCPH1 promoter region was sequenced in human, chimpanzee and rhesus macaque; sequence comparison of vertebrate species suggested that the identified E2F1 binding motif is primate specific. (PMID:22136275)
  • the biochemical, structural, and cellular determinants of the novel interaction between MCPH1 and Cdc27 and suggest that this interaction may occur within the larger context of MCPH1-APC/C. (PMID:22139841)
  • the crystal structures of MCPH1 natural variant (A761) C-terminal tandem BRCT domains alone as well as in complex with gammaH2AX tail (PMID:22154951)
  • It was shown that MCPH1 directly binds to the promoter of human telomerase reverse transcriptase and represses telomerase activity. An intact N terminal BRCT domain was essential for the proper inhibiting function of MCPH1. (PMID:22240313)
  • MCPH1 recruitment to sites of DNA damage is linked to both states of histone H2A.X. (PMID:22908299)
  • MCPH1 encodes different isoforms that are differentially regulated at the transcript level and have different functions at the protein level (PMID:22952573)
  • Reduced protein expression of MCPH1 is associated with breast carcinoma. (PMID:23117476)

Cross-species orthologs

4 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_reriomcph1ENSDARG00000058372
mus_musculusMcph1ENSMUSG00000039842
rattus_norvegicusMcph1ENSRNOG00000028586
drosophila_melanogasterMCPH1FBGN0260959

Protein

Protein identifiers

MicrocephalinQ8NEM0 (reviewed: Q8NEM0)

All UniProt accessions (22): Q8NEM0, A0A8I5KPV6, A0A8I5KQQ3, A0A8I5KQZ4, A0A8I5KR64, A0A8I5KR97, A0A8I5KRI7, A0A8I5KRS3, A0A8I5KSF2, A0A8I5KTK9, A0A8I5KV10, A0A8I5KW78, A0A8I5KWR1, A0A8I5KX36, A0A8I5KXJ5, A0A8I5KXP9, A0A8I5KYD2, A0A8I5KYX6, A0A8I5KZ89, A0A8I5QJK3, A0A8I5QKX9, A0A8I5QKY7

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Implicated in chromosome condensation and DNA damage induced cellular responses. May play a role in neurogenesis and regulation of the size of the cerebral cortex.

Subunit / interactions. Interacts with CDC27 and maybe other components of the APC/C complex. Interacts with histone variant H2AX under DNA damage conditions.

Subcellular location. Cytoplasm. Cytoskeleton. Microtubule organizing center. Centrosome.

Tissue specificity. Expressed in fetal brain, liver and kidney.

Disease relevance. Microcephaly 1, primary, autosomal recessive (MCPH1) [MIM:251200] A disease defined as a head circumference more than 3 standard deviations below the age-related mean. Brain weight is markedly reduced and the cerebral cortex is disproportionately small. Despite this marked reduction in size, the gyral pattern is relatively well preserved, with no major abnormality in cortical architecture. Affected individuals have mild to severe intellectual disability. Primary microcephaly is further defined by the absence of other syndromic features or significant neurological deficits due to degenerative brain disorder. Some MCHP1 patients also present growth retardation, short stature, and misregulated chromosome condensation as indicated by a high number of prophase-like cells detected in routine cytogenetic preparations and poor-quality metaphase G-banding. The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.

Domain organisation. BRCT domain 1 is required to prevent abnormal chromosome condensation. It binds directly to the SWI-SNF chromatin remodeling complex. BRCT domains 2 and 3 recognize phosphoserine/phosphothreonine marks on proteins with high selectivity, and mediate interaction with phosphorylated CDC27. They also mediate the dual recognition of phosphoserine and phosphotyrosine in the C-terminal tail of histone H2AX.

Miscellaneous. MCPH1 deficient cells exhibit a delay in post-mitotic chromosome decondensation.

Isoforms (3)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
Q8NEM0-11yes
Q8NEM0-22
Q8NEM0-33

RefSeq proteins (10): NP_001166045, NP_001166046, NP_001308971, NP_001308972, NP_001308974, NP_001350908, NP_001350909, NP_001397845, NP_001397846, NP_078872* (*=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR001357BRCT_domDomain
IPR022047Microcephalin-likeFamily
IPR029504Microcephalin_mammalFamily
IPR036420BRCT_dom_sfHomologous_superfamily

Pfam: PF12258, PF12738

UniProt features (62 total): helix 14, sequence variant 13, strand 12, modified residue 6, turn 4, domain 3, splice variant 3, region of interest 3, compositionally biased region 3, chain 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

9 structures.

PDBMethodResolution (Å)
3PA6X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.5
3U3ZX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.5
2WT8X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.6
3KTFX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.6
3SHTX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.95
3SHVX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.1
7C5DX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.15
3T1NX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.6
3SZMX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.63

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-Q8NEM0-F159.800.29

Functional residue map

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

Post-translational modifications (6): 279, 287, 296, 333, 335, 548

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

5 pathways

IDPathway
R-HSA-2299718Condensation of Prophase Chromosomes
R-HSA-1640170Cell Cycle
R-HSA-68875Mitotic Prophase
R-HSA-68886M Phase
R-HSA-69278Cell Cycle, Mitotic

MSigDB gene sets: 162 (showing top): GOBP_CHROMOSOME_ORGANIZATION, GOBP_ESTABLISHMENT_OF_SPINDLE_ORIENTATION, GOBP_PROTEIN_LOCALIZATION_TO_CYTOSKELETON, GOBP_ESTABLISHMENT_OR_MAINTENANCE_OF_CELL_POLARITY, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_MICROTUBULE_BASED_PROCESS, GOBP_SKELETAL_SYSTEM_DEVELOPMENT, GOBP_INFLAMMATORY_RESPONSE, GOBP_SPINDLE_LOCALIZATION, GOBP_CHROMOSOME_CONDENSATION, GOCC_MICROTUBULE_ORGANIZING_CENTER, GOBP_FOREBRAIN_DEVELOPMENT, GOBP_ESTABLISHMENT_OF_CELL_POLARITY, GOBP_BONE_DEVELOPMENT, GOBP_CEREBRAL_CORTEX_DEVELOPMENT, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_CELL_CYCLE

GO Biological Process (11): negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II (GO:0000122), establishment of mitotic spindle orientation (GO:0000132), mitotic cell cycle (GO:0000278), cerebral cortex development (GO:0021987), regulation of centrosome cycle (GO:0046605), regulation of inflammatory response (GO:0050727), bone development (GO:0060348), regulation of chromosome condensation (GO:0060623), protein localization to centrosome (GO:0071539), neuronal stem cell population maintenance (GO:0097150), regulation of gene expression (GO:0010468)

GO Molecular Function (2): identical protein binding (GO:0042802), protein binding (GO:0005515)

GO Cellular Component (4): nucleoplasm (GO:0005654), centrosome (GO:0005813), cytoplasm (GO:0005737), cytoskeleton (GO:0005856)

Reactome top-level categories

Rollup of top-4 pathways:

CategoryPathways
Mitotic Prophase1
M Phase1
Cell Cycle, Mitotic1
Cell Cycle1

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
cellular anatomical structure2
regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II1
transcription by RNA polymerase II1
negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription1
mitotic cell cycle1
establishment of mitotic spindle localization1
establishment of spindle orientation1
cell cycle1
mitotic nuclear division1
pallium development1
anatomical structure development1
centrosome cycle1
regulation of cell cycle process1
regulation of microtubule-based process1
regulation of cellular component organization1
inflammatory response1
regulation of defense response1
regulation of response to external stimulus1
skeletal system development1
animal organ development1
chromosome condensation1
regulation of chromosome organization1
protein localization to microtubule organizing center1
stem cell population maintenance1
gene expression1
regulation of macromolecule biosynthetic process1
protein binding1
binding1
nuclear lumen1
centriole1
microtubule organizing center1
intracellular anatomical structure1
intracellular membraneless organelle1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

1328 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
MCPH1ASPMQ8IZT6988
MCPH1CDK5RAP2Q96SN8942
MCPH1STILQ15468933
MCPH1CPAPQ9HC77916
MCPH1CEP152O94986854
MCPH1WDR62O43379820
MCPH1MDC1Q14676772
MCPH1CHEK1O14757697
MCPH1TOPBP1Q92547696
MCPH1BRCA2P51587689
MCPH1PDHA2P29803684
MCPH1NCAPG2Q86XI2677
MCPH1CEP135Q66GS9670
MCPH1VDAC1P21796669
MCPH1NCAPD3P42695657

IntAct

32 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
TERF2IPTERF2psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.970
MCPH1E2F1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.630
E2F1MCPH1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.630
MCPH1E2F1psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.630
MCPH1TERF2psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.580
MCPH1TERF2psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.580
TERF2MCPH1psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.580
CRACR2AMCPH1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
MCPH1MCPH1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.510
MCPH1E2F2psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.400
MCPH1TADA2Apsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.370
ABCC2MCPH1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.370
PHF11MCPH1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.370
CFTRMCPH1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.370
MCPH1KDM1Apsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.370
NCBP3RSL1D1psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350
CRACR2APLS1psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350
S100A2PLEKHG3psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350
SLC28A2NACApsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350
MCPH1RNF8psi-mi:“MI:0403”(colocalization)0.270
BRCA1SMCHD1psi-mi:“MI:2364”(proximity)0.270
FASTKD2MED19psi-mi:“MI:2364”(proximity)0.270
RBM15ILVBLpsi-mi:“MI:2364”(proximity)0.270

BioGRID (139): MCPH1 (Affinity Capture-MS), MCPH1 (Affinity Capture-Western), MCPH1 (Affinity Capture-Western), BIRC6 (Affinity Capture-Western), USP8 (Affinity Capture-Western), H2AFX (Affinity Capture-Western), MCPH1 (Co-localization), MCPH1 (Synthetic Lethality), MCPH1 (Affinity Capture-Western), MCPH1 (Affinity Capture-MS), POLR2G (Two-hybrid), UXT (Two-hybrid), AKIP1 (Two-hybrid), COL1A1 (Two-hybrid), ENO1 (Two-hybrid)

ESM2 similar proteins: A0P8Z5, B0KYV5, B1WC58, B2RYR0, F1LR10, F6SNN2, O75128, O75410, P51826, P61590, P61591, P61592, P61593, P61594, Q3USH1, Q501R9, Q5IFK1, Q5PQK4, Q5R8C5, Q5SU73, Q5SWA1, Q5U5Q9, Q6NZF1, Q6P1D7, Q6P7W0, Q6PJW8, Q6Y685, Q6ZSG2, Q6ZVT6, Q7TT79, Q80XI1, Q80XJ2, Q80YR6, Q86T90, Q8BFU3, Q8C9B9, Q8IY92, Q8IYW5, Q8ND24, Q8NEM0

Diamond homologs: P61590, P61591, P61592, P61593, P61594, Q5IFK1, Q7TT79, Q8NEM0, Q9QZH2, Q8RXD4, Q99728

SIGNOR signaling

1 interactions.

AEffectBMechanism
E2F1“up-regulates quantity by expression”MCPH1“transcriptional regulation”

Disease & clinical

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

1168 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic53
Likely pathogenic58
Uncertain significance337
Likely benign527
Benign77

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (30)

Variant IDHGVSClassification
1071403NM_024596.5(MCPH1):c.1040C>A (p.Ser347Ter)Pathogenic
1453725NM_024596.5(MCPH1):c.26dup (p.Val10fs)Pathogenic
1456805NC_000008.10:g.(?6264189)(6312793_?)delPathogenic
1705328NM_024596.5(MCPH1):c.477del (p.Ser159_Leu160insTer)Pathogenic
1708306NM_024596.5(MCPH1):c.168C>G (p.Tyr56Ter)Pathogenic
1800940NM_024596.5(MCPH1):c.322-2A>TPathogenic
2021482NM_024596.5(MCPH1):c.146dup (p.His49fs)Pathogenic
2426841NC_000008.10:g.(?6266780)(6266911_?)delPathogenic
2426842NC_000008.10:g.(?6264189)(6266911_?)delPathogenic
2691298NM_024596.5(MCPH1):c.698C>A (p.Ser233Ter)Pathogenic
2701607NM_024596.5(MCPH1):c.382C>T (p.Gln128Ter)Pathogenic
2735118NM_024596.5(MCPH1):c.909_921del (p.Arg304fs)Pathogenic
2767053NM_024596.5(MCPH1):c.364G>T (p.Glu122Ter)Pathogenic
2769413NM_024596.5(MCPH1):c.873del (p.Phe291_Leu292insTer)Pathogenic
2785730NM_024596.5(MCPH1):c.630_631del (p.Cys210_Glu211delinsTer)Pathogenic
2793324NM_024596.5(MCPH1):c.119C>G (p.Ser40Ter)Pathogenic
2794044NM_024596.5(MCPH1):c.1156C>T (p.Gln386Ter)Pathogenic
2821502NM_024596.5(MCPH1):c.673G>T (p.Glu225Ter)Pathogenic
2826934NM_024596.5(MCPH1):c.595C>T (p.Gln199Ter)Pathogenic
2849903NM_024596.5(MCPH1):c.94del (p.Val33fs)Pathogenic
2872441NM_024596.5(MCPH1):c.479T>A (p.Leu160Ter)Pathogenic
2879698NM_024596.5(MCPH1):c.634_638del (p.Ala212fs)Pathogenic
2903095NM_024596.5(MCPH1):c.348del (p.Phe116fs)Pathogenic
2994549NM_024596.5(MCPH1):c.857C>G (p.Ser286Ter)Pathogenic
3008906NM_024596.5(MCPH1):c.128_129del (p.Thr42_Phe43insTer)Pathogenic
30639NM_024596.5(MCPH1):c.566dup (p.Asn189fs)Pathogenic
30640NM_024596.5(MCPH1):c.147C>G (p.His49Gln)Pathogenic
30642NM_024596.5(MCPH1):c.302C>G (p.Ser101Ter)Pathogenic
3245594NC_000008.10:g.(?6289000)(6289127_?)delPathogenic
3245595NC_000008.10:g.(?6264189)(6335172_?)delPathogenic

SpliceAI

5472 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
8:6406686:AAAG:Adonor_loss1.0000
8:6406687:AAG:Adonor_loss1.0000
8:6406688:AG:Adonor_loss1.0000
8:6406689:GG:Gdonor_loss1.0000
8:6406691:T:Gdonor_loss1.0000
8:6409270:T:TAacceptor_gain1.0000
8:6409277:A:AGacceptor_gain1.0000
8:6409278:G:GGacceptor_gain1.0000
8:6409278:G:GTacceptor_loss1.0000
8:6409278:GAT:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
8:6409278:GATGT:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
8:6409366:CAAAG:Cdonor_loss1.0000
8:6409367:AAAG:Adonor_loss1.0000
8:6409368:AAGG:Adonor_loss1.0000
8:6409369:AGG:Adonor_loss1.0000
8:6409370:GGTA:Gdonor_loss1.0000
8:6409371:G:Cdonor_loss1.0000
8:6409372:T:Gdonor_loss1.0000
8:6414759:CTACA:Cacceptor_loss1.0000
8:6414760:TACAG:Tacceptor_loss1.0000
8:6414762:CAGGT:Cacceptor_loss1.0000
8:6414763:A:Tacceptor_loss1.0000
8:6414877:TGGAA:Tdonor_gain1.0000
8:6414878:GGAAA:Gdonor_gain1.0000
8:6414881:AAAGT:Adonor_loss1.0000
8:6414882:AAG:Adonor_loss1.0000
8:6414883:AGT:Adonor_loss1.0000
8:6414884:G:GGdonor_gain1.0000
8:6414884:GTAAG:Gdonor_loss1.0000
8:6414885:T:Adonor_loss1.0000

AlphaMissense

5493 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

VariantProtein changeam_pathogenicity
8:6414799:T:AV50D0.997
8:6414873:T:AW75R0.997
8:6414873:T:CW75R0.997
8:6621682:T:AW815R0.996
8:6621682:T:CW815R0.996
8:6409351:T:CL32P0.994
8:6414875:G:CW75C0.994
8:6414875:G:TW75C0.994
8:6409294:T:AV13D0.993
8:6409351:T:AL32H0.993
8:6642996:T:CS819P0.993
8:6409338:T:CF28L0.992
8:6409340:T:AF28L0.992
8:6409340:T:GF28L0.992
8:6414862:T:AV71D0.992
8:6621684:G:CW815C0.992
8:6621684:G:TW815C0.992
8:6409288:C:AA11D0.991
8:6414804:T:CF52L0.991
8:6414805:T:CF52S0.991
8:6414806:C:AF52L0.991
8:6414806:C:GF52L0.991
8:6409339:T:CF28S0.990
8:6431500:T:CC79R0.990
8:6409365:G:CA37P0.989
8:6409362:G:TG36W0.988
8:6477610:T:AV651D0.988
8:6480874:T:AW712R0.988
8:6480874:T:CW712R0.988
8:6480757:T:CF673L0.987

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000010942 (8:6647126 G>A), RS1000014087 (8:6565492 A>G,T), RS1000023385 (8:6439543 C>T), RS1000024202 (8:6438274 A>G), RS1000024371 (8:6575325 C>G,T), RS1000024505 (8:6645853 C>T), RS1000032502 (8:6408271 C>G,T), RS1000034818 (8:6439781 C>A,G,T), RS1000037050 (8:6621776 C>A,G,T), RS1000038202 (8:6569893 C>A,T), RS1000039233 (8:6538027 G>C), RS1000058381 (8:6619050 G>A,T), RS1000063533 (8:6490968 C>A,G), RS1000065761 (8:6466641 C>T), RS1000070871 (8:6412916 C>A,G)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:607117 | disease phenotypes: MIM:251200

GenCC curated gene-disease

DiseaseClassificationInheritance
microcephaly 1, primary, autosomal recessiveDefinitiveAutosomal recessive
microcephaly with intellectual disabilityStrongAutosomal recessive
autosomal recessive primary microcephalySupportiveAutosomal recessive
hereditary breast carcinomaLimitedUnknown
familial ovarian cancerNo Known Disease RelationshipUnknown

ClinGen Gene-Disease Validity (3)

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

DiseaseClassificationInheritance
microcephaly with intellectual disabilityDefinitiveAR
familial ovarian cancerNo Known Disease RelationshipAD
hereditary breast carcinomaLimitedAD

Mondo (8): microcephaly 1, primary, autosomal recessive (MONDO:0009617), congenital nervous system disorder (MONDO:0002320), autosomal recessive primary microcephaly (MONDO:0016660), intellectual disability (MONDO:0001071), microcephaly (MONDO:0001149), familial ovarian cancer (MONDO:0016248), hereditary breast carcinoma (MONDO:0016419), microcephaly with intellectual disability (MONDO:0100200)

Orphanet (3): Autosomal recessive primary microcephaly (Orphanet:2512), Premature chromosome condensation with microcephaly and intellectual disability (Orphanet:52183), NON RARE IN EUROPE: Unexplained intellectual disability (Orphanet:319658)

HPO phenotypes

24 total (24 of 24 shown, HPO-id order):

HPOTerm
HP:0000007Autosomal recessive inheritance
HP:0000076Vesicoureteral reflux
HP:0000122Unilateral renal agenesis
HP:0000219Thin upper lip vermilion
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0000340Sloping forehead
HP:0000582Upslanted palpebral fissure
HP:0001249Intellectual disability
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0001263Global developmental delay
HP:0001274Agenesis of corpus callosum
HP:0001302Pachygyria
HP:0001347Hyperreflexia
HP:0001510Growth delay
HP:0002119Ventriculomegaly
HP:0002282Gray matter heterotopia
HP:0002472Small cerebral cortex
HP:0003103Abnormal cortical bone morphology
HP:0003451Increased rate of premature chromosome condensation
HP:0003577Congenital onset
HP:0004322Short stature
HP:0007333Hypoplasia of the frontal lobes
HP:0010864Severe intellectual disability
HP:0011451Primary microcephaly

GWAS associations

42 associations (top):

StudyTraitp-value
GCST001175_1Epirubicin-induced leukopenia2.000000e-09
GCST001272_7Cytomegalovirus antibody response8.000000e-06
GCST003264_1036Post bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio3.000000e-06
GCST003264_132Post bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio2.000000e-06
GCST003264_1593Post bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio5.000000e-09
GCST003264_161Post bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio3.000000e-06
GCST003264_436Post bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio6.000000e-07
GCST003264_475Post bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio3.000000e-06
GCST003264_796Post bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio4.000000e-07
GCST004273_1Venlafaxine response in generalised anxiety disorder (remitters vs non-remitters after 24 weeks)3.000000e-06
GCST004860_74Alcoholic chronic pancreatitis3.000000e-06
GCST006412_73Intraocular pressure2.000000e-13
GCST006627_99Diastolic blood pressure6.000000e-14
GCST006979_224Heel bone mineral density8.000000e-14
GCST007436_5Carotid intima media thickness9.000000e-09
GCST008059_201Estimated glomerular filtration rate3.000000e-09
GCST008362_175Birth weight7.000000e-12
GCST009391_120Metabolite levels6.000000e-06
GCST009391_1439Metabolite levels1.000000e-06
GCST009391_1460Metabolite levels1.000000e-06
GCST009391_1487Metabolite levels9.000000e-06
GCST009391_1580Metabolite levels5.000000e-06
GCST009391_1590Metabolite levels2.000000e-06
GCST009391_1812Metabolite levels2.000000e-07
GCST009391_1822Metabolite levels2.000000e-07
GCST009391_1842Metabolite levels5.000000e-07
GCST009391_1863Metabolite levels7.000000e-06
GCST009391_1884Metabolite levels4.000000e-06
GCST009391_2086Metabolite levels1.000000e-06
GCST009391_239Metabolite levels6.000000e-06

EFO canonical traits (25, from GWAS)

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0004713FEV/FVC ratio
EFO:0004695intraocular pressure measurement
EFO:0006336diastolic blood pressure
EFO:0009270heel bone mineral density
EFO:0004344birth weight
EFO:0010354diacylglycerol 36:1 measurement
EFO:0010409triacylglycerol 50:2 measurement
EFO:0010406triacylglycerol 48:3 measurement
EFO:0010414triacylglycerol 52:2 measurement
EFO:0010349cholesteryl ester 20:5 measurement
EFO:0010350cholesteryl ester 22:6 measurement
EFO:0010404triacylglycerol 48:1 measurement
EFO:0010405triacylglycerol 48:2 measurement
EFO:0010413triacylglycerol 52:1 measurement
EFO:0010410triacylglycerol 50:3 measurement
EFO:0010373phosphatidylcholine 32:1 measurement
EFO:0010493glycodeoxycholate measurement
EFO:0010389phosphatidylcholine 40:6 measurement
EFO:0010507lactose measurement
EFO:0010399triacylglycerol 44:1 measurement
EFO:0010401triacylglycerol 46:1 measurement
EFO:0010402triacylglycerol 46:2 measurement
EFO:0010403triacylglycerol 48:0 measurement
EFO:0004327electrocardiography
EFO:0007874gut microbiome measurement

MeSH disease descriptors (5)

DescriptorNameTree numbers
D008607Intellectual DisabilityC10.597.606.360; C23.888.592.604.646; F01.700.687; F03.625.539
D008831MicrocephalyC05.660.207.620; C10.500.507.400.500; C16.131.621.207.620; C16.131.666.507.400.500
C579935Autosomal Recessive Primary Microcephaly (supp.)
C562840Breast Cancer, Familial (supp.)
C565384Microcephaly, Primary Autosomal Recessive, 1 (supp.)

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: no

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

PharmGKB variants

9 variants.

VariantGenesLevelScore#Clin annotsDrugs
rs11774231MCPH10.000
rs11989215ANGPT2, MCPH10.000
rs17570753MCPH10.000
rs2916733MCPH10.000
rs2515409ANGPT2, MCPH10.000
rs10102851ANGPT2, MCPH10.000
rs2515462ANGPT2, MCPH10.000
rs13269021ANGPT2, MCPH10.000
rs1375668ANGPT2, MCPH10.000

CTD chemical–gene interactions

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

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
Valproic Acidaffects cotreatment, decreases expression, affects expression7
(+)-JQ1 compounddecreases expression3
Doxorubicinincreases expression, affects expression, affects response to substance, decreases expression2
Phenylmercuric Acetatedecreases expression, affects cotreatment2
Cyclosporineincreases expression2
Cadmium Chlorideincreases expression2
FR900359decreases phosphorylation1
TAK-243increases sumoylation1
pradimicin-IRDaffects expression, affects response to substance1
methylmercuric chloridedecreases expression1
triphenyl phosphateaffects expression1
bisphenol Adecreases methylation1
trichostatin Adecreases expression1
11-nor-delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol-9-carboxylic acidaffects methylation, increases abundance1
sodium arseniteincreases expression1
butyraldehydedecreases expression1
di-n-butylphosphoric acidaffects expression1
CGP 52608increases reaction, affects binding1
4-(5-benzo(1,3)dioxol-5-yl-4-pyridin-2-yl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)benzamideaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
abrineincreases expression1
dorsomorphinaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
Leflunomideincreases expression1
Acetaminophenincreases expression1
Arsenicaffects methylation1
Vehicle Emissionsincreases expression, increases abundance1
Benzo(a)pyrenedecreases expression1
Caffeineincreases phosphorylation1
Cannabinoidsaffects methylation, increases abundance1
Estradiolincreases expression1
Formaldehydedecreases expression1

Cellosaurus cell lines

1 cell lines: 1 embryonic stem cell

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

CellosaurusNameCategorySex
CVCL_A4DQWAe001-A-52Embryonic stem cellMale

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

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

TrialPhaseStatusTitle
NCT05657860PHASE4COMPLETEDGuanfacine Extended Release for the Reduction of Aggression and Self-injurious Behavior Associated With Prader-Willi Syndrome
NCT05744479PHASE4RECRUITINGMetformin for Antipsychotic-induced Weight Gain in Adults With Intellectual Disability
NCT06107829PHASE4WITHDRAWNValbenazine Treatment of Tardive Dyskinesia in Adults With Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
NCT06997198PHASE4NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDeutetrabenazine Treatment for Tardive Dyskinesia in Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
NCT02270736PHASE3COMPLETEDClinical Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of NT 201 Compared to Placebo in the Treatment of Chronic Troublesome Drooling Associated With Neurological Disorders and/or Intellectual Disability
NCT02304302PHASE2COMPLETEDDown Syndrome Memantine Follow-up Study
NCT03862950PHASE2COMPLETEDA Trial of Metformin in Individuals With Fragile X Syndrome (Met)
NCT04529226PHASE2UNKNOWNStudy to Compare Clozapine vs Treatment as Usual in People With Intellectual Disability & Treatment-resistant Psychosis
NCT04821856PHASE2COMPLETEDEvaluation of the Effectiveness of Cannabidiol in Treating Severe Behavioural Problems in Children and Adolescents With Intellectual Disability
NCT05273320PHASE1COMPLETEDClinical Trial of Nabilone for Aggression in Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
NCT05301361PHASE1ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONSensitivity of the NIH Toolbox to Stimulant Treatment in Intellectual Disabilities
NCT06016764PHASE1COMPLETEDUse of MRI and cTBS for Catatonia in Autism
NCT06586827PHASE1COMPLETEDImpact of Competency-Based Training and Technical Assistance Employment Outcomes of Individuals With ID/DD
NCT07531940PHASE1NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEscalating Doses of Memantine in Down Syndrome (MEDS-123)
NCT00040222Not specifiedCOMPLETEDClinical, Genetic, Behavioral, Laboratory and Epidemiologic Characterization of Individuals and Families at High Risk of Breast/Ovarian Cancer
NCT02557776Not specifiedCOMPLETEDWritten Genetic Counseling and Mutation Analysis of BRCA1 and BRCA2 to Patients With Breast Cancer
NCT03495544Not specifiedUNKNOWNStudy Estimating Association Between Germline Mutations and PD-L1 Expression in Breast Cancer
NCT03959267Not specifiedCOMPLETEDTesting a Culturally Adapted Telephone Genetic Counseling Intervention
NCT04058418Not specifiedCOMPLETEDSpecialist Recommendation on FBC (Familial Breast Cancer) Chemoprevention Prescribing
NCT04125914Not specifiedACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGWeight Management and Health Behavior Intervention in Lowering Cancer Risk for BRCA Positive and Lynch Syndrome Families
NCT04169542Not specifiedRECRUITINGImpact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Out-of-Pocket Costs, Lost Wages, and Unemployment in Patients With Breast Cancer Undergoing Breast Surgery
NCT04197856Not specifiedACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGDirect Information to At-risk Relatives
NCT07292246Not specifiedRECRUITINGA Prospective CohorT Study of HandX - Assisted ENdoscopic MAstectomy: Feasibility and Safety (ATHENA I Study)
NCT07307664Not specifiedRECRUITINGIncreasing Germline Genetic Testing for Patients With Cancer
NCT03479476PHASE2/PHASE3COMPLETEDA Trial of Metformin in Individuals With Fragile X Syndrome
NCT02616796PHASE1/PHASE2COMPLETEDEffects of Social Gaze Training on Brain and Behavior in Fragile X Syndrome
NCT06860672EARLY_PHASE1RECRUITINGClinical Trial of the Dual Vector Base Editor for the Treatment of the CHD3-R1025W Mutation
NCT00597948Not specifiedCOMPLETEDHealthy Lifestyles for People With Intellectual Disabilities
NCT01087320Not specifiedRECRUITINGGenome Medical Sequencing for Gene Discovery
NCT01652963Not specifiedUNKNOWNPicture-based Computerised Assessment and Training of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Skills
NCT01695395Not specifiedCOMPLETEDMental Health Care Provision for Adults With Intellectual Disability and a Mental Disorder
NCT01867554Not specifiedCOMPLETEDResearch and Characterization of New Genes Involved in Intellectual Disability
NCT01915381Not specifiedCOMPLETEDImproving Adherence Healthy Lifestyle With a Smartphone Application Based on Adults With Intellectual Disabilities
NCT01988623Not specifiedCOMPLETEDPivotal Response Treatment for Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities
NCT02099773Not specifiedCOMPLETEDSupport Staff-client Interactions With Augmentative and Alternative Communication
NCT02136849Not specifiedCOMPLETEDInter-regional Project of the Great Western Exploration Approach for Exome Molecular Causes Severe Intellectual Disability Isolated or Syndromic
NCT02225041Not specifiedCOMPLETEDSedation Strategy and Cognitive Outcome After Critical Illness in Early Childhood
NCT02414438Not specifiedCOMPLETEDEstablishing the Clinical Utility of First StepDx PLUS and NextStepDx PLUS Study
NCT02451761Not specifiedCOMPLETEDApparently Balanced Chromosomal Translocation/ Next-generation Sequencing/ Intellectual Disability
NCT02461420Not specifiedACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMapping the Genotype, Phenotype, and Natural History of Phelan-McDermid Syndrome