CSTF3

Chr 11

cleavage stimulation factor subunit 3

Also known as: CSTF-77

The protein is one of three cleavage stimulation factors that form the CSTF complex, which is required for polyadenylation and 3'-end cleavage of pre-mRNAs. Mutations cause autosomal dominant developmental and epileptic encephalopathy with early infantile onset. This gene is highly constrained against loss-of-function variants, indicating that functional copies are critical for normal development.

Summary from RefSeq, UniProt
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0
Active trials
2
Pubs (1 yr)
21
P/LP submissions
0%
P/LP missense
0.30
LOEUF· LoF intol.
LOF
Mechanism· predicted
Clinical SummaryCSTF3
Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Highly constrained gene — heterozygous loss-of-function variants are very rare in the population (pLI 0.98). One damaged copy is likely sufficient to cause disease.
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ClinVar Variants
21 unique Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic· 39 VUS of 71 total submissions

Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

Dual constrained — LoF & missense intolerant
LoF Constraint
0.30LOEUF
pLI 0.983
Z-score 5.32
OE 0.17 (0.100.30)
Highly constrained

Highly LoF-intolerant (top ~10% of genes)

Missense Constraint
4.94Z-score
OE missense 0.29 (0.250.34)
113 obs / 386.2 exp
Constrained

Highly missense-constrained (top ~0.1%)

Observed / Expected Ratios
LoF OE0.17 (0.100.30)
00.351.4
Missense OE0.29 (0.250.34)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE0.84
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 8 / 47.6Missense obs/exp: 113 / 386.2Syn Z: 1.43
DN
0.3991th %ile
GOF
0.5072th %ile
LOF
0.66top 25%

The highest-scoring mechanism for this gene is loss-of-function (haploinsufficiency).

LOFprediction above median · LOEUF 0.30

Predictions from Badonyi M, Marsh JA. PLoS ONE. 2024;19(8):e0307312. Mechanism ranking also informed by gnomAD constraint, ClinVar, and ClinGen data.

ClinVar Variant Classifications

71 submitted variants in ClinVar

Classification Summary

Pathogenic21
VUS39
21
Pathogenic
39
VUS

Curated Variants Distribution

Classified variants from ClinVar · 5 ACMG categories

ClassificationLoFMissense + InframeNon-codingSynonymousTotal
Pathogenic
0
0
21
0
21
Likely Pathogenic
0
0
0
0
0
VUS
0
27
12
0
39
Likely Benign
0
0
0
0
0
Benign
0
0
0
0
0
Total02733060

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

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Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

CSTF3 · 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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