IFI44

Chr 1

interferon induced protein 44

Also known as: MTAP44, TLDC5, p44

The IFI44 protein aggregates to form microtubular structures and is predicted to be involved in cellular immune responses to viral and bacterial infections. This gene is not constrained against loss-of-function variants (LOEUF 1.496), and no established Mendelian diseases have been definitively linked to IFI44 mutations in the current literature.

Summary from RefSeq, UniProt
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0
Active trials
45
Pubs (1 yr)
15
P/LP submissions
0%
P/LP missense
1.50
LOEUF
DN
Mechanism· predicted
Clinical SummaryIFI44
Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Low constraint (pLI 0.00) — loss-of-function variants are relatively tolerated in the population.
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ClinVar Variants
15 unique Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic· 73 VUS of 106 total submissions

Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

Tolerant — LoF & missense variants common in population
LoF Constraint
1.50LOEUF
pLI 0.000
Z-score -0.21
OE 1.05 (0.751.50)
Tolerant

Highly tolerant — LoF variants common in population

Missense Constraint
-1.30Z-score
OE missense 1.24 (1.131.37)
290 obs / 234.0 exp
Tolerant

Tolerant to missense variation

Observed / Expected Ratios
LoF OE1.05 (0.751.50)
00.351.4
Missense OE1.24 (1.131.37)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE1.19
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 22 / 21.0Missense obs/exp: 290 / 234.0Syn Z: -1.41
DN
0.6937th %ile
GOF
0.6053th %ile
LOF
0.2189th %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

106 submitted variants in ClinVar

Classification Summary

Pathogenic14
Likely Pathogenic1
VUS73
Likely Benign6
Benign1
14
Pathogenic
1
Likely Pathogenic
73
VUS
6
Likely Benign
1
Benign

Curated Variants Distribution

Classified variants from ClinVar · 5 ACMG categories

ClassificationLoFMissense + InframeNon-codingSynonymousTotal
Pathogenic
0
0
14
0
14
Likely Pathogenic
0
0
1
0
1
VUS
0
62
11
0
73
Likely Benign
0
5
1
0
6
Benign
0
0
0
1
1
Total06727195

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

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Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

IFI44 · 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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