EXOC2

Chr 6AR

exocyst complex component 2

Also known as: NEDFACH, SEC5, SEC5L1, Sec5p

NCBI Gene: 55770 ENSG00000112685 UniProt: Q96KP1

The protein encoded by this gene is a component of the exocyst complex, a multi-protein complex essential for the polarized targeting of exocytic vesicles to specific docking sites on the plasma membrane. Though best characterized in yeast, the component proteins and the functions of the exocyst complex have been demonstrated to be highly conserved in higher eukaryotes. At least eight components of the exocyst complex, including this protein, are found to interact with the actin cytoskeletal remodeling and vesicle transport machinery. This interaction has been shown to mediate filopodia formation in fibroblasts. This protein has been shown to interact with the Ral subfamily of GTPases and thereby mediate exocytosis by tethering vesicles to the plasma membrane. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2012]

Primary Disease Associations & Inheritance

Neurodevelopmental disorder with dysmorphic facies and cerebellar hypoplasiaMIM #619306

280

ClinVar variants

Pathogenic / LP

0.00

pLI score

Active trials

Clinical Summary— EXOC2

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Gene-Disease Validity (ClinGen)

complex neurodevelopmental disorder · ARLimited

Limited evidence — not for standalone diagnostic reporting

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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

62 Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic· 188 VUS of 280 total submissions

Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

gnomAD

Moderate LoF intolerance

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.

0.59LOEUF

pLI 0.000

Z-score 4.12

OE 0.42 (0.31–0.59)

Moderately constrained

More LoF-intolerant than ~75% of genes

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.

1.70Z-score

OE missense 0.79 (0.72–0.85)

393 obs / 499.7 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.0.42 (0.31–0.59)

0≤0.351.4

Missense OE?Ratio of observed to expected missense variants. OE ≤ 0.6 = fewer missense variants than expected by chance.0.79 (0.72–0.85)

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.1.02

0≤1.21.6

LoF obs/exp: 25 / 59.2Missense obs/exp: 393 / 499.7Syn Z: -0.23