MICOS13

Chr 19AR

mitochondrial contact site and cristae organizing system subunit 13

Also known as: C19orf70, MIC12, MIC13, P117, QIL1

The MICOS13 protein is a component of the MICOS complex that maintains mitochondrial inner membrane architecture and cristae junction formation, which are essential for proper oxidative phosphorylation. Mutations cause combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency 37, inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern. This gene appears to tolerate loss-of-function variants relatively well in the population (low constraint), suggesting that biallelic mutations are required for disease manifestation.

OMIMResearchSummary from RefSeq, OMIM, UniProt
DNmechanismARLOEUF 1.631 OMIM phenotype
Clinical SummaryMICOS13
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Gene-Disease Validity (ClinGen)
mitochondrial disease · 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.

Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

Tolerant — LoF & missense variants common in population
LoF Constraint
1.63LOEUF
pLI 0.001
Z-score 0.43
OE 0.81 (0.421.63)
Tolerant

Highly tolerant — LoF variants common in population

Missense Constraint
-0.10Z-score
OE missense 1.04 (0.851.26)
69 obs / 66.7 exp
Tolerant

Tolerant to missense variation

Observed / Expected Ratios
LoF OE0.81 (0.421.63)
00.351.4
Missense OE1.04 (0.851.26)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE0.88
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 5 / 6.2Missense obs/exp: 69 / 66.7Syn Z: 0.53
DN
0.7132th %ile
GOF
0.5267th %ile
LOF
0.3356th %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

0 submitted variants in ClinVar

Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

MICOS13 · protein map & ClinVar variants

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3D Protein StructureAlphaFold

Clinical Trials

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Recent Gene-Specific Literature
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