MCCC2

Chr 5AR

methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase subunit 2

Also known as: MCCB, MCCCbeta

The protein functions as the small subunit of 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase, which catalyzes the carboxylation of 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA to form 3-methylglutaconyl-CoA in leucine catabolism within the mitochondrial matrix. Mutations cause 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase 2 deficiency through autosomal recessive inheritance, resulting in impaired leucine breakdown and 3-methylcrotonylglycinuria.

GeneReviewsOMIMResearchSummary from RefSeq, OMIM, UniProt, Mechanism
LOFmechanismARLOEUF 0.901 OMIM phenotype
Clinical SummaryMCCC2
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Gene-Disease Validity (ClinGen)
3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency · ARDefinitive

Definitive — sufficient evidence for diagnostic panels

Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Low constraint (pLI 0.00) — loss-of-function variants are relatively tolerated in the population.
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ClinVar Variants
104 unique Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic· 113 VUS of 400 total submissions
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GeneReview available — MCCC2
Authoritative clinical overview · Recommended first read
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Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

Tolerant — LoF & missense variants common in population
LoF Constraint
0.90LOEUF
pLI 0.000
Z-score 2.04
OE 0.63 (0.450.90)
Tolerant

Typical tolerance to LoF variation

Missense Constraint
0.31Z-score
OE missense 0.95 (0.861.05)
298 obs / 313.2 exp
Tolerant

Mild missense constraint

Observed / Expected Ratios
LoF OE0.63 (0.450.90)
00.351.4
Missense OE0.95 (0.861.05)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE1.00
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 22 / 35.0Missense obs/exp: 298 / 313.2Syn Z: 0.03
Curated Mechanism (G2P)Gene2Phenotype (DDG2P) ↗
definitiveMCCC2-related 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiencyLOFAR

Predictions shown for reference only — model trained on dominant genes, not applicable to AR conditions.

DN
0.80top 25%
GOF
0.5562th %ile
LOF
0.2582th %ile

The Badonyi & Marsh prediction model was trained exclusively on dominant disease genes. Predictions are not reliable for genes with autosomal recessive inheritance and are shown at reduced opacity for reference only.

Predictions from Badonyi M, Marsh JA. PLoS ONE. 2024;19(8):e0307312.

ClinVar Variant Classifications

400 submitted variants in ClinVar

Classification Summary

Pathogenic30
Likely Pathogenic74
VUS113
Likely Benign157
Benign1
Conflicting4
30
Pathogenic
74
Likely Pathogenic
113
VUS
157
Likely Benign
1
Benign
4
Conflicting

Curated Variants Distribution

Classified variants from ClinVar · 5 ACMG categories

ClassificationLoFMissense + InframeNon-codingSynonymousTotal
Pathogenic
17
2
11
0
30
Likely Pathogenic
60
13
1
0
74
VUS
1
93
9
10
113
Likely Benign
0
0
87
70
157
Benign
0
0
1
0
1
Conflicting
4
Total7810810980379

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

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Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

MCCC2 · 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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Clinical Literature
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Recent Gene-Specific Literature
Gene in title · MEDLINE · newest first
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