NUBPL

Chr 14AR

NUBP iron-sulfur cluster assembly factor, mitochondrial

Also known as: C14orf127, IND1, MC1DN21, huInd1

The protein functions as an iron-sulfur cluster transfer protein required for assembly of mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I (NADH dehydrogenase). Mutations cause mitochondrial complex I deficiency with autosomal recessive inheritance, typically presenting with multi-system involvement including neurological, cardiac, and metabolic manifestations. The gene shows minimal constraint against loss-of-function variants (pLI 0.00001), consistent with its recessive inheritance pattern.

OMIMResearchSummary from RefSeq, OMIM, UniProt
LOFmechanismARLOEUF 0.931 OMIM phenotype
Clinical SummaryNUBPL
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Gene-Disease Validity (ClinGen)
Leigh syndrome · ARModerate

Moderate evidence — consider for supplementary testing

2 total gene-disease associations curated

Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Low constraint (pLI 0.00) — loss-of-function variants are relatively tolerated in the population.
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ClinVar Variants
48 unique Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic· 159 VUS of 350 total submissions

Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

Tolerant — LoF & missense variants common in population
LoF Constraint
0.93LOEUF
pLI 0.000
Z-score 1.80
OE 0.56 (0.350.93)
Tolerant

Typical tolerance to LoF variation

Missense Constraint
0.29Z-score
OE missense 0.94 (0.821.07)
160 obs / 170.5 exp
Tolerant

Mild missense constraint

Observed / Expected Ratios
LoF OE0.56 (0.350.93)
00.351.4
Missense OE0.94 (0.821.07)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE0.83
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 11 / 19.6Missense obs/exp: 160 / 170.5Syn Z: 1.07
Curated Mechanism (G2P)Gene2Phenotype (DDG2P) ↗
definitiveNUBPL-related mitochondrial complex I deficiencyLOFAR

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

DN
0.7327th %ile
GOF
0.5563th %ile
LOF
0.3356th %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

350 submitted variants in ClinVar

Classification Summary

Pathogenic36
Likely Pathogenic12
VUS159
Likely Benign56
Benign52
Conflicting24
36
Pathogenic
12
Likely Pathogenic
159
VUS
56
Likely Benign
52
Benign
24
Conflicting

Curated Variants Distribution

Classified variants from ClinVar · 5 ACMG categories

ClassificationLoFMissense + InframeNon-codingSynonymousTotal
Pathogenic
7
3
26
0
36
Likely Pathogenic
9
2
1
0
12
VUS
2
85
66
6
159
Likely Benign
0
2
30
24
56
Benign
0
0
52
0
52
Conflicting
24
Total189217530339

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

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Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

NUBPL · 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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