MBTPS2

Chr XXLR

membrane bound transcription factor peptidase, site 2

Also known as: BRESEK, IFAP, KFSD, KFSDX, OI19, OLMSX, S2P

This intramembrane zinc metalloprotease cleaves sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs) and ATF6 to activate transcription factors essential for cholesterol homeostasis and ER stress response. X-linked recessive mutations cause IFAP syndrome (ichthyosis follicularis with atrichia and photophobia), keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans, osteogenesis imperfecta type XIX, and possibly Olmsted syndrome through loss of function. The pathogenic mechanism involves impaired cholesterol homeostasis and defective ER stress response due to reduced protease activity.

OMIMResearchSummary from RefSeq, OMIM, UniProt, Mechanism
LOFmechanismXLRLOEUF 0.174 OMIM phenotypes
Clinical SummaryMBTPS2
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Gene-Disease Validity (ClinGen)
IFAP syndrome 1, with or without BRESHECK syndrome · 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.

Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

LoF intolerant — likely haploinsufficient
LoF Constraint
0.17LOEUF
pLI 0.998
Z-score 3.89
OE 0.00 (0.000.17)
Highly constrained

Highly LoF-intolerant (top ~10% of genes)

Missense Constraint
2.09Z-score
OE missense 0.58 (0.490.68)
112 obs / 194.0 exp
Mild constraint

Moderately missense-constrained (top ~2.5%)

Observed / Expected Ratios
LoF OE0.00 (0.000.17)
00.351.4
Missense OE0.58 (0.490.68)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE0.98
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 0 / 17.6Missense obs/exp: 112 / 194.0Syn Z: 0.14
Curated Mechanism (G2P)Gene2Phenotype (DDG2P) ↗
strongMBTPS2-related Olmsted syndromeOTHERXLR
definitiveMBTPS2-related keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvansLOFXLR
DN
0.3892th %ile
GOF
0.3788th %ile
LOF
0.70top 10%

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

LOFprediction above median · LOEUF 0.17

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

MBTPS2 · protein map & ClinVar variants

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