PMFBP1

Chr 16AR

polyamine modulated factor 1 binding protein 1

Also known as: SPGF31, STAP

NCBI Gene: 83449ENSG00000118557UniProt: Q8TBY8

Involved in spermatogenesis. Located in sperm head-tail coupling apparatus. Implicated in spermatogenic failure 31. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

Primary Disease Associations & Inheritance

Spermatogenic failure 31MIM #618112
AR
0
Active trials
37
Pathogenic / LP
219
ClinVar variants
1
Pubs (1 yr)
-0.5
Missense Z
1.10
LOEUF
Clinical Summary— PMFBP1
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Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Low constraint (pLI 0.00) — loss-of-function variants are relatively tolerated in the population.
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ClinVar Variants
37 Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic· 151 VUS of 219 total submissions

Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

gnomAD
Tolerant — LoF & missense variants common in population
LoF Constraint?LOEUF (Loss-of-function Observed/Expected Upper bound Fraction) is the upper bound of the 90% CI for LoF OE — the preferred gnomAD v4 metric. Lower = more intolerant to LoF. LOEUF < 0.35 = highly constrained.
1.10LOEUF
pLI 0.000
Z-score 0.86
OE 0.88 (0.71–1.10)
Tolerant

Highly tolerant — LoF variants common in population

Missense Constraint?Missense Z-score: standard deviations fewer missense variants observed vs. expected. Z > 3.09 (p < 0.001) = gene does not tolerate missense variation. OE missense < 0.6 is also considered constrained.
-0.47Z-score
OE missense 1.06 (0.99–1.14)
552 obs / 521.9 exp
Tolerant

Tolerant to missense variation

Observed / Expected Ratios?Shaded band = 90% confidence interval. Vertical tick = point estimate. Grey threshold line = gnomAD constraint cutoff for that variant class.
LoF OE?Ratio of observed to expected LoF variants. Upper CI bound (LOEUF) ≤ 0.35 = strong LoF constraint signal.0.88 (0.71–1.10)
0≤0.351.4
Missense OE?Ratio of observed to expected missense variants. OE ≤ 0.6 = fewer missense variants than expected by chance.1.06 (0.99–1.14)
0≤0.61.4
Synonymous OE?Control metric — synonymous variants are largely neutral and expected near OE = 1.0. Significant deviation may indicate annotation issues.1.10
0≤1.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 55 / 62.3Missense obs/exp: 552 / 521.9Syn Z: -1.19
DN
0.7132th %ile
GOF
0.6442th %ile
LOF
0.3164th %ile

This gene has evidence for multiple mechanisms of pathogenicity (dominant-negative and gain-of-function). Both the Badonyi & Marsh prediction and the broader genomic evidence point to dominant-negative as the predominant mechanism. Different variants in this gene may act through different mechanisms — interpret in context of the specific variant.

DNprediction above median
GOFprediction 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

219 submitted variants in ClinVar

ClinVar

Classification Summary

Pathogenic31
Likely Pathogenic6
VUS151
Likely Benign20
Benign11
31
Pathogenic
6
Likely Pathogenic
151
VUS
20
Likely Benign
11
Benign

Curated Variants Distribution

Classified variants from ClinVar · 5 ACMG categories

ClassificationLoFMissense + InframeNon-codingSynonymousTotal
Pathogenic
3
0
28
0
31
Likely Pathogenic
1
0
5
0
6
VUS
0
140
10
1
151
Likely Benign
0
12
2
6
20
Benign
0
8
1
2
11
Total4160469219

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

View in ClinVar →

Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

PMFBP1 · protein map & ClinVar variants

Showing all ClinVar variants across the protein. Search a specific variant to highlight its position.

Clinical Trials

Active and recruiting trials from ClinicalTrials.gov

ClinicalTrials.gov

No active trials found for this gene.

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Clinical Literature
Landmark / reviewRecent case evidence
Full-Text Mentions
NLP-detected gene mentions in article bodies · via PubTator3
PubTator3
Top 4 full-text resultsSearch PubTator3 ↗
Key Publications
Landmark & review papers · by relevance
PubMed
Top 5 results · since 2015Search PubMed ↗
Recent Gene-Specific Literature
Gene in title · MEDLINE · newest first
Europe PMC
Top 5 resultsSearch Europe PMC ↗

External Resources

Links to major genomics databases and tools

Franklin by Genoox
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