MRPL47

Chr 3

mitochondrial ribosomal protein L47

Also known as: CGI-204, L47mt, MRP-L47, NCM1, uL29m

Mammalian mitochondrial ribosomal proteins are encoded by nuclear genes and help in protein synthesis within the mitochondrion. Mitochondrial ribosomes (mitoribosomes) consist of a small 28S subunit and a large 39S subunit. They have an estimated 75% protein to rRNA composition compared to prokaryotic ribosomes, where this ratio is reversed. Another difference between mammalian mitoribosomes and prokaryotic ribosomes is that the latter contain a 5S rRNA. Among different species, the proteins comprising the mitoribosome differ greatly in sequence, and sometimes in biochemical properties, which prevents easy recognition by sequence homology. This gene encodes a 39S subunit protein. This gene is immediately adjacent to the gene for BAF complex 53 kDa subunit protein a (BAF53a), in a tail-to-tail orientation. Two transcript variants encoding different protein isoforms have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

0
Active trials
3
Pubs (1 yr)
29
P/LP submissions
0%
P/LP missense
0.89
LOEUF
DN
Mechanism· predicted
Clinical SummaryMRPL47
Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Low constraint (pLI 0.00) — loss-of-function variants are relatively tolerated in the population.
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ClinVar Variants
29 unique Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic· 42 VUS of 81 total submissions

Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

Tolerant — LoF & missense variants common in population
LoF Constraint
0.89LOEUF
pLI 0.000
Z-score 1.88
OE 0.49 (0.290.89)
Tolerant

Typical tolerance to LoF variation

Missense Constraint
-0.22Z-score
OE missense 1.06 (0.921.22)
137 obs / 129.8 exp
Tolerant

Tolerant to missense variation

Observed / Expected Ratios
LoF OE0.49 (0.290.89)
00.351.4
Missense OE1.06 (0.921.22)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE1.02
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 8 / 16.2Missense obs/exp: 137 / 129.8Syn Z: -0.12
DN
0.6453th %ile
GOF
0.4874th %ile
LOF
0.3162th %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

81 submitted variants in ClinVar

Classification Summary

Pathogenic25
Likely Pathogenic4
VUS42
Likely Benign2
25
Pathogenic
4
Likely Pathogenic
42
VUS
2
Likely Benign

Curated Variants Distribution

Classified variants from ClinVar · 5 ACMG categories

ClassificationLoFMissense + InframeNon-codingSynonymousTotal
Pathogenic
0
0
25
0
25
Likely Pathogenic
0
0
4
0
4
VUS
0
39
3
0
42
Likely Benign
0
1
1
0
2
Benign
0
0
0
0
0
Total04033073

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

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Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

MRPL47 · 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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