DDX56

Chr 7

DEAD-box helicase 56

Also known as: DDX21, DDX26, NOH61

NCBI Gene: 54606ENSG00000136271UniProt: Q9NY93

This gene encodes a member of the DEAD box protein family. DEAD box proteins, characterized by the conserved motif Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp (DEAD), are putative RNA helicases. They are implicated in a number of cellular processes involving alteration of RNA secondary structure such as translation initiation, nuclear and mitochondrial splicing, and ribosome and spliceosome assembly. Based on their distribution patterns, some members of this family are believed to be involved in embryogenesis, spermatogenesis, and cellular growth and division. The protein encoded by this gene shows ATPase activity in the presence of polynucleotides and associates with nucleoplasmic 65S preribosomal particles. This gene may be involved in ribosome synthesis, most likely during assembly of the large 60S ribosomal subunit. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2012]

123
ClinVar variants
24
Pathogenic / LP
0.00
pLI score
0
Active trials
Clinical Summary— DDX56
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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
24 Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic· 92 VUS of 123 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.
0.85LOEUF
pLI 0.000
Z-score 2.17
OE 0.56 (0.38–0.85)
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.
-0.23Z-score
OE missense 1.04 (0.95–1.13)
333 obs / 321.4 exp
Tolerant

Tolerant to missense variation

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.0.56 (0.38–0.85)
0≤0.351.4
Missense OE?Ratio of observed to expected missense variants. OE ≤ 0.6 = fewer missense variants than expected by chance.1.04 (0.95–1.13)
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: 16 / 28.5Missense obs/exp: 333 / 321.4Syn Z: -0.08

ClinVar Variant Classifications

123 submitted variants in ClinVar

ClinVar

Classification Summary

Pathogenic23
Likely Pathogenic1
VUS92
Likely Benign3
Benign4
23
Pathogenic
1
Likely Pathogenic
92
VUS
3
Likely Benign
4
Benign

Curated Variants Distribution

Classified variants from ClinVar · 5 ACMG categories

ClassificationLoFMissense + InframeNon-codingSynonymousTotal
Pathogenic
0
0
23
0
23
Likely Pathogenic
0
0
1
0
1
VUS
0
87
5
0
92
Likely Benign
0
1
0
2
3
Benign
0
1
1
2
4
Total089304123

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

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Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

DDX56 · protein map & ClinVar variants

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OMIM — Genotype-Phenotype Relationships

1 OMIM entry

OMIM
Clinical Literature
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Clinical Trials

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