BECN2

Chr 1

beclin 2

Also known as: BECN1L1, BECN1P1

The BECN2 protein functions as a regulator of autophagy and lysosomal degradation pathways, including turnover of G-protein coupled receptors. Mutations cause autosomal recessive early-onset epileptic encephalopathy with developmental delay and intellectual disability. This gene shows high constraint against loss-of-function variants, indicating it is intolerant to disruption.

OMIMResearchSummary from RefSeq, UniProt
DNmechanism
Clinical SummaryBECN2
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ClinVar Variants
34 unique Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic· 5 VUS of 43 total submissions

Population Genetics & Constraint

Constraint data not available from gnomAD.

DN
0.6357th %ile
GOF
0.5760th %ile
LOF
0.2776th %ile

The highest-scoring mechanism for this gene is dominant-negative.

DNprediction above median

Note: In-silico variant effect predictors (SIFT, PolyPhen, REVEL, CADD) may underestimate pathogenicity of missense variants in genes with GOF or DN mechanisms. Consider functional evidence and clinical context.

Predictions from Badonyi M, Marsh JA. PLoS ONE. 2024;19(8):e0307312.

ClinVar Variant Classifications

43 submitted variants in ClinVar

Classification Summary

Pathogenic34
VUS5
Likely Benign1
Benign3
34
Pathogenic
5
VUS
1
Likely Benign
3
Benign

Curated Variants Distribution

Classified variants from ClinVar · 5 ACMG categories· variant type breakdown unavailable

ClassificationLoFMissense + InframeNon-codingSynonymousTotal
Pathogenic
34
Likely Pathogenic
0
VUS
5
Likely Benign
1
Benign
3
Total43

Counts from ClinVar esearch · Updated hourly

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Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

BECN2 · protein map & ClinVar variants

Showing all ClinVar variants across the protein. Search a specific variant to highlight its position.

3D Protein StructureAlphaFold

Clinical Trials

Active and recruiting trials from ClinicalTrials.gov

No active trials found for this gene.

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Clinical Literature
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Key Publications
Landmark & review papers · by relevance
PubMed
Top 2 results · since 2015Search PubMed ↗