MAP3K21

Chr 1

mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 21

Also known as: MLK4, dJ862P8.3

NCBI Gene: 84451ENSG00000143674UniProt: Q5TCX8

Predicted to enable JUN kinase kinase kinase activity and protein homodimerization activity. Predicted to be involved in protein autophosphorylation and signal transduction. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

54
ClinVar variants
38
Pathogenic / LP
0.00
pLI score
0
Active trials
Clinical Summary— MAP3K21
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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
38 Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic· 14 VUS of 54 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.
0.69LOEUF
pLI 0.000
Z-score 3.01
OE 0.45 (0.31–0.69)
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.
1.78Z-score
OE missense 0.78 (0.72–0.85)
411 obs / 525.6 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.0.45 (0.31–0.69)
0≤0.351.4
Missense OE?Ratio of observed to expected missense variants. OE ≤ 0.6 = fewer missense variants than expected by chance.0.78 (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.0.94
0≤1.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 16 / 35.3Missense obs/exp: 411 / 525.6Syn Z: 0.68

ClinVar Variant Classifications

54 submitted variants in ClinVar

ClinVar

Classification Summary

Pathogenic37
Likely Pathogenic1
VUS14
Likely Benign1
Benign1
37
Pathogenic
1
Likely Pathogenic
14
VUS
1
Likely Benign
1
Benign

Curated Variants Distribution

Classified variants from ClinVar · 5 ACMG categories

ClassificationLoFMissense + InframeNon-codingSynonymousTotal
Pathogenic
0
0
37
0
37
Likely Pathogenic
0
0
1
0
1
VUS
0
5
9
0
14
Likely Benign
0
1
0
0
1
Benign
0
0
1
0
1
Total0648054

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

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Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

MAP3K21 · protein map & ClinVar variants

Showing all ClinVar variants across the protein. Search a specific variant to highlight its position.

OMIM — Genotype-Phenotype Relationships

1 OMIM entry

OMIM
Clinical Literature
Landmark / reviewRecent case evidence
Key Publications
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PubMed
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Europe PMC

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Clinical Trials

Active and recruiting trials from ClinicalTrials.gov

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External Resources

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