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TSEN2

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Also known as SEN2SEN2LMGC2776

Summary

TSEN2 (tRNA splicing endonuclease subunit 2, HGNC:28422) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 3p25.2, encoding tRNA-splicing endonuclease subunit Sen2 (Q8NCE0). Constitutes one of the two catalytic subunit of the tRNA-splicing endonuclease complex, a complex responsible for identification and cleavage of the splice sites in pre-tRNA. It is a selective cancer dependency (DepMap: 76.2% of cell lines).

This gene encodes one of the subunits of the tRNA splicing endonuclease. This endonuclease catalyzes the first step in RNA splicing which is the removal of introns. Mutations in this gene have been associated with pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 2. A pseudogene has been identified on chromosome 4. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.

Source: NCBI Gene 80746 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • Gene–disease (curated): pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 2B (Strong, GenCC) — +1 more curated relationship
  • GWAS associations: 26 (top 5% of genes corpus-wide)
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 354 total — 9 pathogenic, 16 likely-pathogenic (top 9% of genes corpus-wide)
  • GTEx eGene: eQTL in 35 tissues, sQTL in 25 (q < 0.05)
  • Phenotypes (HPO): 61
  • Cancer dependency (DepMap): dependent in 76.2% of screened cell lines
  • Dosage sensitivity (ClinGen): haploinsufficiency autosomal recessive, triplosensitivity no evidence
  • Constraint (gnomAD): pLI 0.00 (LoF-tolerant), LOEUF 1.21 (unconstrained)
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_025265

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:28422
Approved symbolTSEN2
NametRNA splicing endonuclease subunit 2
Location3p25.2
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesSEN2, SEN2L, MGC2776
Ensembl geneENSG00000154743
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM608753
Entrez80746

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 118 — 60 nonsense_mediated_decay, 51 protein_coding, 7 retained_intron

MANE Select: ENST00000284995

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

ENST00000284995, ENST00000402228, ENST00000412698, ENST00000415684, ENST00000444864, ENST00000446004, ENST00000454502, ENST00000455118, ENST00000473755, ENST00000475595, ENST00000490981, ENST00000679367, ENST00000679420, ENST00000679424, ENST00000679425, ENST00000679492, ENST00000679537, ENST00000679555, ENST00000679670, ENST00000679690, ENST00000679693, ENST00000679699, ENST00000679756, ENST00000679785, ENST00000679835, ENST00000679876, ENST00000679995, ENST00000680126, ENST00000680172, ENST00000680264, ENST00000680275, ENST00000680354, ENST00000680376, ENST00000680419, ENST00000680421, ENST00000680449, ENST00000680458, ENST00000680555, ENST00000680598, ENST00000680765, ENST00000680817, ENST00000680857, ENST00000680873, ENST00000680923, ENST00000680943, ENST00000680986, ENST00000681042, ENST00000681073, ENST00000681140, ENST00000681227, ENST00000681268, ENST00000681343, ENST00000681433, ENST00000681471, ENST00000681482, ENST00000681676, ENST00000681713, ENST00000877377, ENST00000877378, ENST00000877379, ENST00000877380, ENST00000877381, ENST00000877382, ENST00000877383, ENST00000929195, ENST00000929196, ENST00000929197, ENST00000958146, ENST00000958147, ENST00000988410, ENST00000988411, ENST00000988412, ENST00000988413, ENST00001027460, ENST00001027461, ENST00001027462, ENST00001027463, ENST00001027464, ENST00001027465, ENST00001027466, ENST00001027467, ENST00001027468, ENST00001027469, ENST00001027470, ENST00001027471, ENST00001027472, ENST00001027473, ENST00001027474, ENST00001027475, ENST00001027476, ENST00001027477, ENST00001027478, ENST00001078354, ENST00001078355, ENST00001078356, ENST00001078357, ENST00001078358, ENST00001078359, ENST00001078360, ENST00001078361, ENST00001078362, ENST00001078363, ENST00001078364, ENST00001096492, ENST00001096493, ENST00001096494, ENST00001096495, ENST00001096496, ENST00001109894, ENST00001109895, ENST00001114483, ENST00001114484, ENST00001127234, ENST00001127235, ENST00001127236, ENST00001127237, ENST00001129392, ENST00001129393

RefSeq mRNA: 7 — MANE Select: NM_025265 NM_001145392, NM_001145393, NM_001145394, NM_001321277, NM_001321278, NM_001321279, NM_025265

CCDS: CCDS2611, CCDS46757, CCDS46758, CCDS93216

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000284995 — 12 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE000010174191252976212529873
ENSE000010775321250515412505231
ENSE000035060941253157012531659
ENSE000035108621250326212503784
ENSE000035474731251661112516661
ENSE000035562531251905912519197
ENSE000035612251249213612492217
ENSE000035746211249651812496554
ENSE000036917281248978412489989
ENSE000037892971252888812528924
ENSE000038928271248448012484880
ENSE000038962231253266212533658

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 225 present calls, max score 90.77.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 4.3230 / max 78.0778, expressed in 1501 samples.

Highest expression (Bgee): buccal mucosa cell, mucosa of transverse colon, primordial germ cell in gonad, ventricular zone, male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testis.

Genetic regulation across tissues (GTEx eQTL / sQTL)

TSEN2 is an eGene in GTEx v10 — its expression is genetically regulated (eQTL) in 35 tissues and its splicing (sQTL) in 25 (q < 0.05). Strongest associations first; slope = normalized effect of the lead variant’s alternative allele.

showing 20 of 60 significant tissue × QTL associations:

TissueQTLq-valueSlopeLead variant
Cells Cultured fibroblastseqtl6.3e-47+0.693:12486101:G:T
Cells EBV-transformed lymphocyteseqtl1.4e-37+1.043:12484507:G:A
Skin Sun Exposed Lower legeqtl3.6e-21-0.263:12535896:G:C
Skin Not Sun Exposed Suprapubiceqtl4.9e-20-0.293:12538445:G:T
Artery Tibialeqtl3.2e-17-0.333:12497220:T:C
Nerve Tibialsqtl3.5e-17+2.423:12514889:A:T
Skin Not Sun Exposed Suprapubicsqtl1.8e-16+2.653:12491765:T:C
Thyroidsqtl4.2e-16+2.483:12532673:G:A
Skin Sun Exposed Lower legsqtl1.1e-15-0.453:12538747:G:C
Brain Cerebellumeqtl2.8e-13-0.553:12533398:A:G
Esophagus Mucosaeqtl3.1e-13+0.483:12525069:A:G
Colon Transversesqtl6.3e-13+2.203:12477255:A:T
Artery Tibialsqtl2.2e-12+2.233:12532673:G:A
Muscle Skeletalsqtl1.2e-11-0.353:12538747:G:C
Testissqtl1.4e-11-0.613:12569233:T:C
Muscle Skeletaleqtl3.6e-11-0.203:12531205:A:ACAATT
Nerve Tibialeqtl1.1e-10-0.203:12531205:A:ACAATT
Lungsqtl3.7e-09+1.923:12661514:C:A
Esophagus Gastroesophageal Junctioneqtl1.1e-08-0.303:12531205:A:ACAATT
Colon Sigmoideqtl2.6e-08-0.253:12484903:G:C

FANTOM5 promoters

2 alternative TSS:

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
353813.86521455
2026800.4577277

Top tissues by expression

showing 100 of 270 tissues by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
buccal mucosa cellCL:000233690.77gold quality
mucosa of transverse colonUBERON:000499189.30gold quality
primordial germ cell in gonadCL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:000099188.16gold quality
ventricular zoneUBERON:000305386.56gold quality
male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testisCL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:000047386.02gold quality
gastrocnemiusUBERON:000138885.97gold quality
body of pancreasUBERON:000115085.95gold quality
cerebellar hemisphereUBERON:000224585.83gold quality
cerebellar cortexUBERON:000212985.72gold quality
right uterine tubeUBERON:000130285.53gold quality
muscle of legUBERON:000138385.47gold quality
hindlimb stylopod muscleUBERON:000425285.41gold quality
right ovaryUBERON:000211885.37gold quality
tibial nerveUBERON:000132385.35gold quality
right hemisphere of cerebellumUBERON:001489085.35gold quality
left ovaryUBERON:000211985.34gold quality
transverse colonUBERON:000115785.31gold quality
cortical plateUBERON:000534384.94gold quality
muscle layer of sigmoid colonUBERON:003580584.47gold quality
left uterine tubeUBERON:000130384.36gold quality
cerebellumUBERON:000203784.29gold quality
body of uterusUBERON:000985384.15gold quality
metanephros cortexUBERON:001053383.84gold quality
right atrium auricular regionUBERON:000663183.75gold quality
body of stomachUBERON:000116183.61gold quality
ectocervixUBERON:001224983.58gold quality
adenohypophysisUBERON:000219683.57gold quality
C1 segment of cervical spinal cordUBERON:000646983.46gold quality
ganglionic eminenceUBERON:000402383.36gold quality
sural nerveUBERON:001548883.32gold quality
apex of heartUBERON:000209883.28gold quality
left adrenal gland cortexUBERON:003582583.27gold quality
ovaryUBERON:000099283.22gold quality
endocervixUBERON:000045883.14gold quality
esophagogastric junction muscularis propriaUBERON:003584183.14gold quality
heart left ventricleUBERON:000208483.03gold quality
lower esophagus muscularis layerUBERON:003583382.99gold quality
lower esophagusUBERON:001347382.98gold quality
right adrenal glandUBERON:000123382.96gold quality
nucleus accumbensUBERON:000188282.84gold quality
left adrenal glandUBERON:000123482.75gold quality
right lobe of thyroid glandUBERON:000111982.71gold quality
colonic epitheliumUBERON:000039782.62gold quality
calcaneal tendonUBERON:000370182.61gold quality
left lobe of thyroid glandUBERON:000112082.42gold quality
caudate nucleusUBERON:000187382.40gold quality
omental fat padUBERON:001041482.39gold quality
peritoneumUBERON:000235882.35gold quality
mucosa of stomachUBERON:000119982.25gold quality
cardiac ventricleUBERON:000208282.22gold quality
stomachUBERON:000094582.21gold quality
right adrenal gland cortexUBERON:003582782.01gold quality
pituitary glandUBERON:000000781.96gold quality
rectumUBERON:000105281.93gold quality
pancreasUBERON:000126481.91gold quality
skin of abdomenUBERON:000141681.91gold quality
esophagusUBERON:000104381.86gold quality
right frontal lobeUBERON:000281081.79gold quality
thyroid glandUBERON:000204681.75gold quality
adrenal glandUBERON:000236981.70gold quality
anterior cingulate cortexUBERON:000983581.68gold quality
cingulate cortexUBERON:000302781.57gold quality
putamenUBERON:000187481.54gold quality
subcutaneous adipose tissueUBERON:000219081.53gold quality
colonUBERON:000115581.50gold quality
right lobe of liverUBERON:000111481.48gold quality
adipose tissue of abdominal regionUBERON:000780881.47gold quality
adrenal cortexUBERON:000123581.46gold quality
skin of legUBERON:000151181.45gold quality
left coronary arteryUBERON:000162681.42gold quality
cardiac atriumUBERON:000208181.15gold quality
large intestineUBERON:000005981.12gold quality
esophagus mucosaUBERON:000246981.12gold quality
heartUBERON:000094881.07gold quality
vaginaUBERON:000099681.07gold quality
spinal cordUBERON:000224080.81gold quality
adrenal tissueUBERON:001830380.79gold quality
lower esophagus mucosaUBERON:003583480.65gold quality
small intestine Peyer’s patchUBERON:000345480.59gold quality
intestineUBERON:000016080.47gold quality
prefrontal cortexUBERON:000045180.45gold quality
right coronary arteryUBERON:000162580.40gold quality
popliteal arteryUBERON:000225080.39gold quality
tibial arteryUBERON:000761080.37gold quality
minor salivary glandUBERON:000183080.22gold quality
coronary arteryUBERON:000162180.20gold quality
Brodmann (1909) area 9UBERON:001354080.19gold quality
aortaUBERON:000094779.97gold quality
upper lobe of left lungUBERON:000895279.89gold quality
amygdalaUBERON:000187679.85gold quality
stromal cell of endometriumCL:000225579.84gold quality
ascending aortaUBERON:000149679.68gold quality
thoracic aortaUBERON:000151579.66gold quality
dorsolateral prefrontal cortexUBERON:000983479.49gold quality
hypothalamusUBERON:000189879.31gold quality
upper lobe of lungUBERON:000894879.20gold quality
right testisUBERON:000453478.93gold quality
zone of skinUBERON:000001478.79gold quality
skeletal muscle organUBERON:001489278.74gold quality
muscle organUBERON:000163078.72gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

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

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-ANND-3yes5.98

HPA expression

RNA tissue specificity: Low tissue specificity

showing 60 of 78 HPA tissues / cells by nTPM:

Tissue / cellAxisnTPMProtein (IHC)
Frontal cortextissue12.5
Caudate putamentissue11.2
Cerebellumtissue6.1medium
Hippocampal formationtissue5.7
Cerebral cortextissue5.3medium
Insular cortextissue5.3
Prefrontal cortextissue5.2
Amygdalatissue5.2
Retrosplenial and cingulate cortextissue5.2
Retrosplenial cortextissue5.2
Motor cortextissue5.1
Temporal cortextissue5.0
Hypothalamustissue4.8
Entorhinal cortextissue4.8
Septumtissue4.8
Ponstissue4.6
Thalamustissue4.6
Olfactory bulbtissue4.6
Occipital cortextissue4.5
Ventral forebraintissue4.4
Midbraintissue4.3
Periaqueductal graytissue4.3
Somatosensory cortextissue4.3
Superior colliculitissue4.2
Medulla oblongatatissue4.1
Substantia nigratissue4.1
Putamentissue4.0
Heart muscletissue3.8low
Basal gangliatissue3.8not detected
Spinal cordtissue3.8
Ovarytissue3.6not detected
Tonguetissue3.5
Nucleus accumbenstissue3.5
Postcentral gyrustissue3.5
Corpus callosumtissue3.4
Adrenal glandtissue3.3medium
Choroid plexustissue3.2
Retinatissue3.0
Seminal vesicletissue3.0low
Parathyroid glandtissue3.0medium
Thyroid glandtissue3.0low
Fallopian tubetissue3.0low
Smooth muscletissue2.9not detected
Pituitary glandtissue2.7
Endometrium 1tissue2.6not detected
Breasttissue2.4low
Locus coeruleustissue2.4
Thymustissue2.4
Testistissue2.3high
Urinary bladdertissue2.3low
Epididymistissue2.3low
Kidneytissue2.3low
Hippocampustissue2.2medium
Lymph nodetissue2.1not detected
Rectumtissue2.1medium
Prostatetissue2.1low
Vaginatissue2.0medium
Esophagustissue2.0medium
Colontissue2.0low
Tonsiltissue2.0medium

Brain sub-regions (HPA Brain Atlas): detected in 190; highest nTPM — Ventral hippocampus (5.7), Dorsal hippocampus (5.6), Subiculum (5.5), Vermis (4.3), Cerebellar cortex (4.2).

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

Targeting TSEN2 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific).

26 miRNAs:

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-4776-3P100.0068.731340
HSA-MIR-1229-3P99.9766.49906
HSA-MIR-1250-3P99.9670.044038
HSA-LET-7C-3P99.9573.422862
HSA-MIR-141-3P99.9472.792421
HSA-MIR-200A-3P99.9472.682420
HSA-MIR-568099.9169.833421
HSA-MIR-3529-3P99.9073.553045
HSA-MIR-6499-3P99.9066.381212
HSA-MIR-153-5P99.8973.866317
HSA-MIR-95-5P99.8972.173973
HSA-MIR-391999.8769.452489
HSA-MIR-5582-3P99.8672.484221
HSA-MIR-548G-3P99.4868.672159
HSA-MIR-183-3P99.4169.411598
HSA-MIR-519D-5P99.4169.302057
HSA-MIR-4687-5P99.1466.26488
HSA-MIR-6780B-3P99.1367.18622
HSA-MIR-143-5P98.9868.87946
HSA-MIR-6852-3P98.5467.601468
HSA-MIR-451198.3267.971500
HSA-MIR-6511A-3P97.6066.61713
HSA-MIR-6511B-3P97.6066.61713
HSA-MIR-519296.8963.35879
HSA-MIR-6834-5P96.2564.88823
HSA-MIR-431594.7864.86112

Functional genomics

gnomAD constraint: pLI 7.67e-17, LOEUF 1.21, missense Z -0.37 — population loss-of-function intolerance (pLI ≥ 0.9 = LoF-intolerant; lower LOEUF = more constrained). gnomAD

Regional missense constraint (gnomAD RMC): no regional variation along ENST00000284995 — one region, missense o/e 1.10. ClinGen dosage: haploinsufficiency 30 (autosomal recessive), triplosensitivity 0 (no evidence). ClinGen Gene Dosage Map DepMap (CRISPR cell-line fitness): dependent in 76.2% of screened cell lines.

Most-dependent cell lines (DepMap gene-effect, lower = stronger; ≤ −0.5 shown): NCI-H1694 (-1.437), 769-P (-1.405), SK-N-FI (-1.347), RT-112 (-1.323), SK-N-AS (-1.294), EFE-184 (-1.247), JHH-4 (-1.147), MHH-ES-1 (-1.146), COR-L105 (-1.127), EFO-21 (-1.116), NCI-H2171 (-1.099), NCI-H841 (-1.09), SLR 23 (-1.089), RD-ES (-1.077), OVISE (-1.07).

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 1)

  • A splice site mutation in the TSEN2 causes a new syndrome with craniofacial and central nervous system malformations, and atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome. (PMID:34964109)

Cross-species orthologs

5 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_reriotsen2ENSDARG00000091851
mus_musculusTsen2ENSMUSG00000042389
rattus_norvegicusTsen2ENSRNOG00000060175
drosophila_melanogasterTsen2FBGN0051812
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00013231

Additional cross-species homologs

Sequence homologs in species beyond Ensembl Compara’s model organisms, by Diamond local protein alignment (% sequence identity; best hit per species). Lower-identity rows are more distant homologs. The matched accessions’ gene symbols aren’t in biobtree yet, so each row shows the UniProt accession.

OrganismUniProtIdentityMethod
Pyrobaculum arsenaticum DSM 13514A4WLV383.1%Diamond
Arabidopsis thalianaQ9LSS375.2%Diamond
Sulfurisphaera tokodaii str. 7Q975R365.7%Diamond
Methanocaldococcus jannaschii DSM 2661Q5881960.9%Diamond
Hyperthermus butylicus DSM 5456A2BIW255.4%Diamond
Aeropyrum pernix K1Q9YBF155.4%Diamond
Gallus gallusQ5ZIN253.6%Diamond
Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288CP1665850.9%Diamond
Eremothecium gossypii ATCC 10895Q74ZY548.9%Diamond
Oryza sativa Japonica GroupQ5Z6B145.9%Diamond
Neurospora crassa OR74AQ9P6Y242.9%Diamond
Schizosaccharomyces pombe 972h-Q8TFH734.9%Diamond

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
MKRN2protein-coding23609
RAF1protein-coding5894
PPARGprotein-coding5468
SYN2protein-coding6854
TIMP4protein-coding7079
MKRN2OSprotein-coding100129480
TMEM40protein-coding55287

Protein

Protein identifiers

tRNA-splicing endonuclease subunit Sen2 — Q8NCE0 (reviewed: Q8NCE0)

Alternative names: tRNA-intron endonuclease Sen2

All UniProt accessions (20): A0A7P0T841, A0A7P0T8F8, A0A7P0T8I7, A0A7P0T8K4, A0A7P0T8S9, A0A7P0T8W9, A0A7P0T8Z6, A0A7P0T914, A0A7P0T923, A0A7P0T974, A0A7P0T9K6, A0A7P0T9Y6, A0A7P0TA86, A0A7P0TBE6, A0A7P0Z492, Q8NCE0, A0A7P0Z4J6, C9J7Z4, H7C2Z3, H7C301

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Constitutes one of the two catalytic subunit of the tRNA-splicing endonuclease complex, a complex responsible for identification and cleavage of the splice sites in pre-tRNA. It cleaves pre-tRNA at the 5’- and 3’-splice sites to release the intron. The products are an intron and two tRNA half-molecules bearing 2’,3’-cyclic phosphate and 5’-OH termini. There are no conserved sequences at the splice sites, but the intron is invariably located at the same site in the gene, placing the splice sites an invariant distance from the constant structural features of the tRNA body. Isoform 1 probably carries the active site for 5’-splice site cleavage. The tRNA splicing endonuclease is also involved in mRNA processing via its association with pre-mRNA 3’-end processing factors, establishing a link between pre-tRNA splicing and pre-mRNA 3’-end formation, suggesting that the endonuclease subunits function in multiple RNA-processing events. Isoform 2 is responsible for processing a yet unknown RNA substrate. The complex containing isoform 2 is not able to cleave pre-tRNAs properly, although it retains endonucleolytic activity.

Subunit / interactions. tRNA splicing endonuclease is a heterotetramer composed of isoform 1 of TSEN2, TSEN15, TSEN34/LENG5 and TSEN54. tRNA splicing endonuclease complex also contains proteins of the pre-mRNA 3’-end processing machinery such as CLP1, CPSF1, CPSF4 and CSTF2. Isoform 2 belongs to a different complex that contains TSEN54 but low level of TSEN15 and TSEN34/LENG5.

Subcellular location. Nucleus. Nucleolus.

Tissue specificity. Isoform 1 and isoform 2 are widely expressed at very low level.

Disease relevance. Pontocerebellar hypoplasia 2B (PCH2B) [MIM:612389] A disorder characterized by an abnormally small cerebellum and brainstem, and progressive microcephaly from birth combined with extrapyramidal dyskinesia. Severe chorea occurs and epilepsy is frequent. There are no signs of spinal cord anterior horn cells degeneration. The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.

Similarity. Belongs to the tRNA-intron endonuclease family.

Isoforms (5)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
Q8NCE0-11yes
Q8NCE0-22, SEN2deltaEx8, DeltaEx8
Q8NCE0-33
Q8NCE0-44
Q8NCE0-55

RefSeq proteins (7): NP_001138864, NP_001138865, NP_001138866, NP_001308206, NP_001308207, NP_001308208, NP_079541* (*=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR006676tRNA_splicFamily
IPR006677tRNA_intron_Endonuc_cat-likeDomain
IPR006678tRNA_intron_Endonuc_NDomain
IPR011856tRNA_endonuc-like_dom_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR016589tRNA_splic_SEN2Family
IPR036167tRNA_intron_Endo_cat-like_sfHomologous_superfamily

Pfam: PF01974, PF02778

Enzyme classification (BRENDA)

  • EC 4.6.1.16 — tRNA-intron lyase (BRENDA: 22 organisms, 86 substrates, 10 inhibitors, 1 Km, 0 kcat entries)

Substrate kinetics (BRENDA)

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

SubstrateKm (mM)Measurements
PRETRNA0.00031

UniProt features (50 total): strand 15, helix 12, splice variant 5, turn 5, sequence variant 3, active site 3, modified residue 3, sequence conflict 2, chain 1, region of interest 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

5 structures by resolution:

PDBTitleMethodResolution (Å)
8HMZCryo-EM structure of the human post-catalytic TSEN/pre-tRNA complexELECTRON MICROSCOPY2.9
8HMYCryo-EM structure of the human pre-catalytic TSEN/pre-tRNA complexELECTRON MICROSCOPY2.94
7ZRZStructure of the human tRNA splicing endonuclease defines substrate recognitionELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.09
8ISSCryo-EM structure of wild-type human tRNA Splicing Endonuclease Complex bound to …ELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.19
7UXAHuman tRNA Splicing Endonuclease Complex bound to pre-tRNA-ARGELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.28

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-Q8NCE0-F173.630.55

Human Protein Atlas

Protein class: Enzymes, ENZYME proteins, Lyases, Predicted intracellular proteins, Disease related genes, Potential drug targets, Human disease related genes, Congenital malformations, Congenital malformations of the nervous system, Essential proteins

Protein evidence: Evidence at protein level

Subcellular location (HPA, imaging): nucleoplasm; centrosome; cytosol

Antibody reliability (HPA): IH approved · IF supported

Functional residue map

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

Catalytic / active sites (3)

PositionRole
369
377
416

Post-translational modifications (3)

TypePositions
Phosphoserine408, 411, 415

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

1 curated (TAS) of 3; 0 disease pathways. Curated-first; evidence = TAS (manually curated) vs IEA (electronic inference).

3 pathways:

IDPathwayEvidence
R-HSA-6784531tRNA processing in the nucleuscurated
R-HSA-8953854Metabolism of RNA—
R-HSA-72306tRNA processing—

MSigDB gene sets: 248 (showing top): GOMF_ENDONUCLEASE_ACTIVITY, GOMF_RNA_NUCLEASE_ACTIVITY, BUYTAERT_PHOTODYNAMIC_THERAPY_STRESS_DN, TGCGCANK_UNKNOWN, GOMF_NUCLEASE_ACTIVITY, GOBP_TRNA_METABOLIC_PROCESS, GOMF_RNA_ENDONUCLEASE_ACTIVITY, GOBP_RNA_SPLICING_VIA_ENDONUCLEOLYTIC_CLEAVAGE_AND_LIGATION, GOBP_RNA_SPLICING, MARIADASON_REGULATED_BY_HISTONE_ACETYLATION_DN, AP2_Q6_01, GOBP_TRNA_PROCESSING, REACTOME_METABOLISM_OF_RNA, GOCC_NUCLEOLUS, MANALO_HYPOXIA_DN

GO Biological Process (4): tRNA-type intron splice site recognition and cleavage (GO:0000379), tRNA splicing, via endonucleolytic cleavage and ligation (GO:0006388), mRNA processing (GO:0006397), tRNA processing (GO:0008033)

GO Molecular Function (4): tRNA-intron lyase activity (GO:0000213), nucleic acid binding (GO:0003676), protein binding (GO:0005515), lyase activity (GO:0016829)

GO Cellular Component (5): tRNA-intron endonuclease complex (GO:0000214), nucleoplasm (GO:0005654), nucleolus (GO:0005730), cytoplasm (GO:0005737), nucleus (GO:0005634)

Reactome top-level categories

2 top-level categories:

CategoryPathways
tRNA processing1
Metabolism of RNA1

GO top-level categories

18 GO namespaces:

CategoryTerms
RNA processing3
binding2
nuclear lumen2
cellular anatomical structure2
tRNA splicing, via endonucleolytic cleavage and ligation1
RNA splicing, via endonucleolytic cleavage and ligation1
tRNA processing1
mRNA metabolic process1
tRNA metabolic process1
RNA endonuclease activity1
tRNA-specific ribonuclease activity1
phosphorus-oxygen lyase activity1
catalytic activity1
nuclear protein-containing complex1
endoribonuclease complex1
intracellular membraneless organelle1
intracellular anatomical structure1
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle1

Experimentally-supported GO annotations

GO terms backed by direct experimental evidence (ECO experimental codes) — 3 of 13 annotations. The rest are phylogenetic / computational / electronic (IEA).

3 experimentally-supported GO terms:

GO termNSEvidence
tRNA splicing, via endonucleolytic cleavage and ligationBPdirect assay
tRNA-type intron splice site recognition and cleavageBPdirect assay
nucleoplasmCCdirect assay

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

showing 15 of 770 interactions by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
TSEN2TSEN54Q7Z6J9998
TSEN2TSEN34Q9BSV6998
TSEN2TSEN15Q8WW01996
TSEN2CPSF6Q16630828
TSEN2RARS2Q5T160732
TSEN2SETXQ7Z333676
TSEN2SEPSECSQ9HD40667
TSEN2EXOSC3Q9NQT5574
TSEN2ST7Q9NRC1539
TSEN2PCF11O94913521
TSEN2TRPT1Q86TN4500
TSEN2TOE1Q96GM8498
TSEN2VRK1Q99986492
TSEN2DCP1BQ8IZD4485
TSEN2VPS53Q5VIR6475

IntAct

Human interaction partners of TSEN2 in IntAct, one row per partner (best MIscore; records = supporting IntAct interaction records).

7 partners by confidence:

PartnerInteraction typeMIscoreRecords
TSEN54physical association0.83013
CADPSphysical association0.5603
CTAG2physical association0.5603
GABPB2physical association0.5603
TAX1BP1physical association0.5603
TEPSINphysical association0.5603
TMED8association0.3502

BioGRID (80 interactions; top human partners by supporting records): TSEN54 (Two-hybrid; 6 records), TSEN15 (Affinity Capture-MS; 5 records), CLP1 (Affinity Capture-MS; 4 records), TSEN34 (Affinity Capture-MS; 4 records), RTBDN (Affinity Capture-MS; 3 records), GREB1L (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), PARK2 (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), THUMPD3 (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), TMED8 (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), TUBB2B (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), ZNRF1 (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), ACACA (Positive Genetic), ADAM7 (Affinity Capture-MS), AKT3 (Affinity Capture-MS), ARL11 (Affinity Capture-MS)

Protein complexes (CORUM) (1)

Experimentally-characterized complexes this protein is a subunit of (★ = the complex contains a known drug target).

1 complexes by size:

ComplexSubunitsMembers
tRNA splicing endonuclease5CLP1, TSEN15, TSEN2, TSEN34, TSEN54

Disease & clinical

Genetic variants

Variant evidence for TSEN2: 354 ClinVar records (25 pathogenic / likely pathogenic); 26 GWAS associations. Per-variant detail is on Sugi Variant.

ClinVar

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

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic9
Likely pathogenic16
Uncertain significance152
Likely benign92
Benign49

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (15)

Showing the 15 best-reviewed of 25 pathogenic / likely-pathogenic ClinVar records, ranked by ClinVar review status (expert panel → multiple submitters → single submitter), then by number of submitting labs.

Variant IDHGVSClassificationReviewSubmitters
3658805NM_025265.4(TSEN2):c.917del (p.Phe306fs)Pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts2
495253NM_025265.4(TSEN2):c.353_354del (p.Gln118fs)Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts4
180669NM_025265.4(TSEN2):c.960+1_960+5delLikely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts3
1428757NM_025265.4(TSEN2):c.1099+1G>ALikely pathogeniccriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts2
1031439NM_025265.4(TSEN2):c.770_776delinsCA (p.Tyr257fs)Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter1
2228672NM_025265.4(TSEN2):c.215C>A (p.Ser72Ter)Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter1
3692161NM_025265.4(TSEN2):c.1016del (p.Phe339fs)Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter1
4803181NM_025265.4(TSEN2):c.583G>T (p.Glu195Ter)Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter1
4811769NM_025265.4(TSEN2):c.790del (p.Glu264fs)Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter1
4855205NM_025265.4(TSEN2):c.631C>T (p.Arg211Ter)Pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter1
2683805NM_025265.4(TSEN2):c.1100-5T>ALikely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter2
212442NM_025265.4(TSEN2):c.1337A>G (p.Gln446Arg)Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter1
212443NM_025265.4(TSEN2):c.138CAA[1] (p.Asn48del)Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter1
495252NM_025265.4(TSEN2):c.1037A>G (p.Tyr346Cys)Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter1
632396NM_025265.4(TSEN2):c.1048C>T (p.Arg350Ter)Likely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter1

Per-variant reference — Sugi Variant

Explore TSEN2’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; 18 predictions of 1,395):

Position(s)EffectΔscoreSites
3:12489782acceptor_gain1.0000
3:12489987donor_gain1.0000
3:12489990–12489991donor_loss1.00006
3:12489994donor_loss1.0000
3:12492130acceptor_gain1.0000
3:12496555–12496556donor_loss1.00004
3:12519048acceptor_gain1.0000
3:12489761acceptor_gain0.9900
3:12489765acceptor_gain0.9900
3:12489768acceptor_gain0.9900

AlphaMissense

811 missense substitutions predicted likely pathogenic (of 3,066 scored), across 202 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
H37780.9840.996
F33980.9480.991
F37580.9360.994
F6680.9350.990
D36580.9070.981
F680.9020.981
F30580.9000.984
F33280.8830.972
H34780.8490.974
W35470.9850.998
W45370.9850.997
E30370.9730.986
W32970.9730.995
F30670.9670.989
W40170.9590.995
F34970.9550.986
K41670.9500.998
E44770.8940.945
E29570.8930.959
E30270.8610.954

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
Rectum Adenocarcinoma (TCGA)favorable0.000653

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:608753 | disease phenotypes: MIM:612389, MIM:607596

GenCC curated gene-disease

2 curated gene-disease records:

DiseaseClassificationInheritanceRecords
pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 2BStrongAutosomal recessive3
pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 2SupportiveAutosomal recessive

Genomics England panels (PanelApp)

Clinical diagnostic gene panels including this gene (14 panels, 11 green/diagnostic-grade). Confidence: green = diagnostic, amber = moderate.

14 panels:

PanelRating
Adult-onset neurological disordersgreen
Ataxia and cerebellar anomalies - childhood onsetgreen
Cerebellar hypoplasiagreen
DDG2Pgreen
Fetal anomaliesgreen
Hereditary ataxiagreen
Hereditary ataxia and cerebellar anomalies, childhood onsetgreen
Hereditary ataxia, adult onsetgreen
Hypotonic infantgreen
Intellectual disabilitygreen
Leukodystrophy, childhood onsetgreen
Early onset or syndromic epilepsyamber
Paediatric disordersamber
Unexplained death in infancy and sudden unexplained death in childhoodamber

Mondo (4): pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 2B (MONDO:0012890), pontocerebellar hypoplasia (MONDO:0020135), hemolytic-uremic syndrome (MONDO:0001549), pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 2 (MONDO:0016759)

Orphanet (3): Pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 2 (Orphanet:2524), Non-syndromic pontocerebellar hypoplasia (Orphanet:98523), Hemolytic uremic syndrome (Orphanet:544458)

HPO phenotypes

showing 60 of 61 phenotypes (HPO-id order):

HPOTerm
HP:0000007Autosomal recessive inheritance
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0000253Progressive microcephaly
HP:0000340Sloping forehead
HP:0000505Visual impairment
HP:0000954Single transverse palmar crease
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0001252Hypotonia
HP:0001257Spasticity
HP:0001266Choreoathetosis
HP:0001270Motor delay
HP:0001272Cerebellar atrophy
HP:0001320Cerebellar vermis hypoplasia
HP:0001321Cerebellar hypoplasia
HP:0001332Dystonia
HP:0001522Death in infancy
HP:0001561Polyhydramnios
HP:0001999Abnormal facial shape
HP:0002015Dysphagia
HP:0002020Gastroesophageal reflux
HP:0002033Poor suck
HP:0002059Cerebral atrophy
HP:0002072Chorea
HP:0002079Hypoplasia of the corpus callosum
HP:0002104Apnea
HP:0002119Ventriculomegaly
HP:0002123Generalized myoclonic seizure
HP:0002169Clonus
HP:0002179Opisthotonus
HP:0002268Paroxysmal dystonia
HP:0002350Cerebellar cyst
HP:0002360Sleep disturbance
HP:0002365Hypoplasia of the brainstem
HP:0002509Limb hypertonia
HP:0002536Abnormal cortical gyration
HP:0002719Recurrent infections
HP:0003487Babinski sign
HP:0003558Viral infection-induced rhabdomyolysis
HP:0003577Congenital onset
HP:0003819Death in childhood
HP:0006850Hypoplasia of the ventral pons
HP:0006895Lower limb hypertonia
HP:0006989Dysplastic corpus callosum
HP:0007308Extrapyramidal dyskinesia
HP:0007598Bilateral single transverse palmar creases
HP:0007663Reduced visual acuity
HP:0008936Axial hypotonia
HP:0009879Simplified gyral pattern
HP:0011171Simple febrile seizure
HP:0011344Severe global developmental delay
HP:0011471Gastrostomy tube feeding in infancy
HP:0011968Feeding difficulties
HP:0012469Infantile spasms
HP:0012765Widened cerebellar subarachnoid space
HP:0025190Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure with generalized onset
HP:0031162Impaired oropharyngeal swallow response
HP:0032792Tonic seizure
HP:0032794Myoclonic seizure
HP:0100704Cerebral visual impairment
HP:0200049Upper limb hypertonia

GWAS associations

26 associations:

StudyTraitp-value
GCST90020027_1293Waist-hip index1e-24
GCST90020025_1677Waist-to-hip ratio adjusted for BMI6e-24
GCST90020026_615Hip index1e-15
GCST90020027_1107Waist-hip index3e-15
GCST90020025_1691Waist-to-hip ratio adjusted for BMI2e-14
GCST90020026_621Hip index5e-14
GCST90020027_1302Waist-hip index1e-13
GCST90020025_1686Waist-to-hip ratio adjusted for BMI2e-13
GCST90020029_926Waist circumference adjusted for body mass index4e-13
GCST90020026_625Hip index2e-12
GCST90020027_1297Waist-hip index1e-11
GCST90020024_145A body shape index2e-11
GCST90020027_1106Waist-hip index2e-11
GCST90020025_1681Waist-to-hip ratio adjusted for BMI4e-11
GCST90020028_869Hip circumference adjusted for BMI4e-11
GCST90020025_1690Waist-to-hip ratio adjusted for BMI2e-10
GCST005962_54Waist-to-hip ratio adjusted for BMI x sex x age interaction (4df test)9e-9
GCST90020028_873Hip circumference adjusted for BMI9e-9
GCST90020028_874Hip circumference adjusted for BMI1e-8
GCST90020025_1693Waist-to-hip ratio adjusted for BMI4e-8
GCST90020029_929Waist circumference adjusted for body mass index4e-8
GCST90020027_1109Waist-hip index5e-8
GCST005956_65Waist-to-hip ratio adjusted for BMI1e-7
GCST005958_3Waist-to-hip ratio adjusted for BMI (age >50)2e-6
GCST005752_138Systemic lupus erythematosus9e-6
GCST005957_13Waist-to-hip ratio adjusted for BMI (age <50)9e-6

EFO canonical traits (from GWAS)

5 canonical traits:

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0007788BMI-adjusted waist-hip ratio
EFO:0008007age at assessment
EFO:0008343sex interaction measurement
EFO:0007789BMI-adjusted waist circumference
EFO:0008039BMI-adjusted hip circumference

MeSH disease descriptors

4 disease descriptors:

DescriptorNameTree numbers
D006463Hemolytic-Uremic SyndromeC12.050.351.968.419.936.463; C12.200.777.419.936.463; C12.950.419.936.463; C15.378.050.141.610; C15.378.140.855.925.500; C15.378.243.937.925.500
C580383Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia *(supp.)*
C548070Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia Type 2 *(supp.)*
C567325Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia Type 2B *(supp.)*

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: no

PharmGKB: 1 entry (CPIC guideline: no)

CTD chemical–gene interactions

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

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
bisphenol Aincreases expression, affects cotreatment, increases methylation2
Benzo(a)pyreneaffects methylation2
Estradiolincreases expression2
Tobacco Smoke Pollutiondecreases expression2
Valproic Acidaffects expression, increases expression2
aristolochic acid Idecreases expression1
FR900359increases phosphorylation1
methylmercuric chloridedecreases expression1
triphenyl phosphateaffects expression1
tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphatedecreases expression1
sodium arsenitedecreases expression1
cobaltous chloridedecreases expression1
avobenzonedecreases expression1
pentabromodiphenyl etherdecreases expression1
monomethylarsonous acidincreases expression1
ICG 001increases expression1
abrinedecreases expression1
jinfukangincreases expression1
NSC 689534affects binding, decreases expression1
(+)-JQ1 compounddecreases expression1
Irinotecandecreases expression1
Fulvestrantaffects cotreatment, increases methylation1
Leflunomidedecreases expression1
Acetaminophendecreases expression1
Atrazinedecreases expression1
Caffeinedecreases phosphorylation1
Copperaffects binding, decreases expression1
Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethyleneincreases expression1
Ethyl Methanesulfonatedecreases expression1
Floxacillinaffects binding1

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

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

19 trials:

NCTPhaseStatusTitle
NCT03776851Phase 4COMPLETEDErythropoietin in Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
NCT00004465Phase 3TERMINATEDPhase III Randomized Study of SYNSORB Pk in Children With E. Coli-Associated Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
NCT01433003Phase 3WITHDRAWNThe Plasma Large-Volume Exchange RCT
NCT06389474Phase 3RECRUITINGEfficacy of INM004 in Children With STEC-HUS
NCT00531089Phase 2UNKNOWNRituximab in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory TTP-HUS
NCT05569746Phase 2COMPLETEDA Study to Assess Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics of INM004 in Pediatric Patients With STEC-HUS
NCT03275792Phase 1WITHDRAWNShiga Toxin Producing Escherichia Coli (STEC) Volume Expansion
NCT04132375Phase 2/3TERMINATEDPhase 2/3 Study to Evaluate PK, Safety & Efficacy of INM004 in STEC Positive Pediatric Patients for Prevention of HUS
NCT00358306Not specifiedCOMPLETEDThe Role of Endothelium Dysfunction in Progression of CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease) After AKI (Acute Kidney Injury)
NCT00593229Not specifiedTERMINATEDInternational Registry and Biorepository for TMA(Thrombotic Microangiopathy)
NCT01406288Not specifiedCOMPLETEDOutbreak of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Linked to Escherichia Coli of Serotype O104:H4
NCT01561248Not specifiedCOMPLETEDStudy of Repetitive Intestinal Lavage in Patients With EHEC Associated Hemorrhagic Colitis
NCT01666548Not specifiedCOMPLETEDHaemolytic Uraemic Syndrome in Childhood: Clinical, Cognitive and Psychological Aspects
NCT02904863Not specifiedCOMPLETEDStudy of ‘Vascular Competence’ Profile and Endothelial Activation in the Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in Children and Adults
NCT03580941Not specifiedUNKNOWNUsefulness of a Diagnostic Algorithm to Diagnose Thrombotic Microangiopathies in Pregnancy
NCT04745195Not specifiedRECRUITINGComplement Prospective Evaluation of Thrombotic Microangiopathy on Endothelium
NCT05219110Not specifiedRECRUITINGHyperhydration in Children With Shiga Toxin-Producing E. Coli Infection
NCT05985122Not specifiedACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGNew Analytic Tools for aHUS and C3G Diagnosis
NCT05991245Not specifiedUNKNOWNFrench National Cohort MATRIX Renal and Systemic Thrombotic Microangiopathy