HUWE1

Chr XX-linked

HECT, UBA and WWE domain containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1

Also known as: ARF-BP1, HECTH9, HSPC272, Ib772, LASU1, MRXST, MULE, URE-B1

The protein functions as an E3 ubiquitin ligase that targets multiple proteins for degradation, including MCL1, p53, core histones, and MYCN, playing critical roles in apoptosis regulation, DNA repair, and neural development. Mutations cause X-linked syndromic intellectual developmental disorder, Turner type, with X-linked inheritance affecting primarily males. The gene is highly constrained against loss-of-function variants (pLI=1, LOEUF=0.06), indicating that functional copies are essential for normal development.

GeneReviewsOMIMResearchSummary from RefSeq, OMIM, UniProt
LOFmechanismX-linkedLOEUF 0.061 OMIM phenotype
Clinical SummaryHUWE1
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Gene-Disease Validity (ClinGen)
non-syndromic X-linked intellectual disability · XLDefinitive

Definitive — sufficient evidence for diagnostic panels

Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Highly constrained gene — heterozygous loss-of-function variants are very rare in the population (pLI 1.00). One damaged copy is likely sufficient to cause disease.
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Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

Dual constrained — LoF & missense intolerant
LoF Constraint
0.06LOEUF
pLI 1.000
Z-score 11.18
OE 0.03 (0.010.06)
Highly constrained

Among the most LoF-intolerant genes (~top 3%)

Missense Constraint
8.87Z-score
OE missense 0.40 (0.380.43)
697 obs / 1738.0 exp
Constrained

Extremely missense-constrained (top ~0.01%)

Observed / Expected Ratios
LoF OE0.03 (0.010.06)
00.351.4
Missense OE0.40 (0.380.43)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE0.97
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 4 / 153.3Missense obs/exp: 697 / 1738.0Syn Z: 0.68
Curated Mechanism (G2P)Gene2Phenotype (DDG2P) ↗
definitiveHUWE1-related syndromic intellectual developmental disorder, Turner typeOTHERmonoallelic_X_heterozygous
DN
0.16100th %ile
GOF
0.12100th %ile
LOF
0.85top 5%

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

LOFprediction above median · LOEUF 0.06

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

0 submitted variants in ClinVar

Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

HUWE1 · protein map & ClinVar variants

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3D Protein StructureAlphaFold

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