Is ATF6 p.Ser94Cys (c.281C>G) pathogenic?

ATF6 p.Ser94Cys (c.281C>G) is classified Uncertain significance in ATF6 (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2021-10-03). AlphaMissense: likely benign (0.2397); Absent from gnomAD v4.1.

How common is ATF6 p.Ser94Cys (c.281C>G) in the general population?

ATF6 p.Ser94Cys (c.281C>G) is absent from gnomAD v4.1 (gnomAD).

What do computational predictors say about ATF6 p.Ser94Cys (c.281C>G)?

AlphaMissense predicts likely benign (score 0.2397) — an in-silico prediction, not a clinical call.

ATF6 p.Ser94Cys

c.281C>G · rs2101730899 · VCV1490327

Uncertain significance Single submitter

Classification

Uncertain significance

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

AlphaMissense

likely benign

0.2397 · ACMG-weighted

gnomAD v4.1

Absent

absent from gnomAD v4.1

Missense predictors

1/3 damaging

AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt

Computational evidence

Protein change
AlphaMissense	0.2397	likely benign
REVEL	0.172	moderately benign-leaning
SaProt	LLR -12.90	damaging
⇒ SaProt calls this damaging; AlphaMissense and REVEL do not.
Splicing
SpliceAI	—	not assessed · no allele here is in the release
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 7.7	GERP 3.6, phastCons 1
Regional constraint	o/e 0.93	unconstrained · MANE · 192 kb · p 0.056 · regional, not allelic
Overall
CADD	27.3	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

AlphaMissense carries the ACMG weight for missense; REVEL and SaProt are independent agreement signals.

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Absent from gnomAD v4.1. Not observed in any sequenced alleles — a rarity signal (ACMG PM2-supporting), not evidence of pathogenicity on its own.

Variant & gene context

Gene: ATF6
Protein: p.Ser94Cys
Coding: c.281C>G
MANE Select: NM_007348
dbSNP: rs2101730899
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr1:161784023 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.882 · pLI <0.01 · ClinGen HI gene assoc. with recessive phenotype (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 56.09
Residue 94: the 'transcription activation' region; the 'disordered' region

Full ATF6 gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Similar variants

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ATF6 c.484+1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same type
ATF6 c.82+5G>T Pathogenic ★★ same type
ATF6 p.Arg324Cys Pathogenic ★★ same type
ATF6 p.Arg376Ter Pathogenic ★★ same type
ATF6 p.Gln237Ter Pathogenic ★★ same type

Built on 18 open, versioned datasets — ClinVar, gnomAD, AlphaMissense, REVEL, ClinGen & more — plus Sugi Variant's own cross-source analysis. Source data 2026-01–2026-10, ClinVar 2026-10. Full sources & versions →

Cite Sugi Variant

Gür T. Sugi Variant: A Deterministic Per-Variant Germline Reference from a Knowledge Graph for Humans and AI Agents. 2026. doi:10.5281/zenodo.21509445. This variant: https://sugi.bio/variant/atf6-p-ser94cys (accessed [today's date]).

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