CEP131

Chr 17

centrosomal protein 131

Also known as: AZ1, AZI1, ZA1

NCBI Gene: 22994ENSG00000141577UniProt: Q9UPN4

Enables protein homodimerization activity. Involved in several processes, including intraciliary transport involved in cilium assembly; protein localization to centrosome; and regulation of centrosome duplication. Located in several cellular components, including ciliary transition zone; intercellular bridge; and microtubule organizing center. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2025]

0
Active trials
18
Pathogenic / LP
259
ClinVar variants
1
Pubs (1 yr)
0.4
Missense Z
0.78
LOEUF
Clinical Summary— CEP131
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Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Low constraint (pLI 0.00) — loss-of-function variants are relatively tolerated in the population.
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ClinVar Variants
18 Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic· 215 VUS of 259 total submissions

Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

gnomAD
Tolerant — LoF & missense variants common in population
LoF Constraint?LOEUF (Loss-of-function Observed/Expected Upper bound Fraction) is the upper bound of the 90% CI for LoF OE — the preferred gnomAD v4 metric. Lower = more intolerant to LoF. LOEUF < 0.35 = highly constrained.
0.78LOEUF
pLI 0.000
Z-score 2.95
OE 0.58 (0.44–0.78)
Tolerant

Typical tolerance to LoF variation

Missense Constraint?Missense Z-score: standard deviations fewer missense variants observed vs. expected. Z > 3.09 (p < 0.001) = gene does not tolerate missense variation. OE missense < 0.6 is also considered constrained.
0.38Z-score
OE missense 0.96 (0.90–1.02)
636 obs / 663.5 exp
Tolerant

Mild missense constraint

Observed / Expected Ratios?Shaded band = 90% confidence interval. Vertical tick = point estimate. Grey threshold line = gnomAD constraint cutoff for that variant class.
LoF OE?Ratio of observed to expected LoF variants. Upper CI bound (LOEUF) ≤ 0.35 = strong LoF constraint signal.0.58 (0.44–0.78)
0≤0.351.4
Missense OE?Ratio of observed to expected missense variants. OE ≤ 0.6 = fewer missense variants than expected by chance.0.96 (0.90–1.02)
0≤0.61.4
Synonymous OE?Control metric — synonymous variants are largely neutral and expected near OE = 1.0. Significant deviation may indicate annotation issues.1.01
0≤1.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 34 / 58.3Missense obs/exp: 636 / 663.5Syn Z: -0.13
DN
0.6550th %ile
GOF
0.5954th %ile
LOF
0.4135th %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

259 submitted variants in ClinVar

ClinVar

Classification Summary

Pathogenic16
Likely Pathogenic2
VUS215
Likely Benign22
Benign1
Conflicting3
16
Pathogenic
2
Likely Pathogenic
215
VUS
22
Likely Benign
1
Benign
3
Conflicting

Curated Variants Distribution

Classified variants from ClinVar · 5 ACMG categories

ClassificationLoFMissense + InframeNon-codingSynonymousTotal
Pathogenic
0
0
16
0
16
Likely Pathogenic
0
0
2
0
2
VUS
0
214
1
0
215
Likely Benign
0
16
0
6
22
Benign
0
0
1
0
1
Conflicting
—3
Total0230206259

LoF = frameshift, stop gained/lost, canonical splice · Counts from ClinVar esearch · Updated hourly

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Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

CEP131 · protein map & ClinVar variants

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

Clinical Trials

Active and recruiting trials from ClinicalTrials.gov

ClinicalTrials.gov

No active trials found for this gene.

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Clinical Literature
Landmark / reviewRecent case evidence
Full-Text Mentions
NLP-detected gene mentions in article bodies · via PubTator3
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Key Publications
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PubMed
Top 5 results · since 2015Search PubMed ↗
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External Resources

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