MEX3C

Chr 18

mex-3 RNA binding family member C

Also known as: BM-013, MEX-3C, RKHD2, RNF194

The MEX3C protein is an E3 ubiquitin ligase that binds mRNA through its K homology domains and regulates mRNA stability and translation, including post-transcriptional regulation of HLA-A allotypes. Mutations cause neurodevelopmental disorders with intellectual disability, developmental delay, and seizures, following an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern. This gene is highly constrained against loss-of-function mutations (pLI = 0.86, LOEUF = 0.41), consistent with its essential role in cellular RNA regulation.

Summary from RefSeq, UniProt
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Active trials
7
Pubs (1 yr)
0
P/LP submissions
P/LP missense
0.41
LOEUF
LOF
Mechanism· predicted
Clinical SummaryMEX3C
Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Moderately constrained gene (pLI 0.86) — some intolerance to loss-of-function variants.

Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

Moderate LoF intolerance
LoF Constraint
0.41LOEUF
pLI 0.862
Z-score 3.15
OE 0.13 (0.050.41)
Moderately constrained

More LoF-intolerant than ~75% of genes

Missense Constraint
1.67Z-score
OE missense 0.73 (0.660.82)
230 obs / 313.3 exp
Tolerant

Mild missense constraint

Observed / Expected Ratios
LoF OE0.13 (0.050.41)
00.351.4
Missense OE0.73 (0.660.82)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE1.15
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 2 / 15.3Missense obs/exp: 230 / 313.3Syn Z: -1.31
DN
0.4090th %ile
GOF
0.5564th %ile
LOF
0.75top 10%

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

LOFprediction above median · LOEUF 0.41

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

MEX3C · protein map & ClinVar variants

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Clinical Trials

Active and recruiting trials from ClinicalTrials.gov

No active trials found for this gene.

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