RNASET2

Chr 6AR

ribonuclease T2

Also known as: RNASE6PL, bA514O12.3

This ribonuclease cleaves single-stranded RNA molecules and plays essential roles in innate immune response by degrading microbial RNAs for TLR recognition and in mitochondrial RNA processing. Mutations cause leukoencephalopathy, cystic, without megalencephaly, which is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern. The gene shows low constraint to loss-of-function variants, consistent with recessive inheritance where heterozygous carriers are typically unaffected.

OMIMResearchSummary from RefSeq, OMIM, UniProt
LOFmechanismARLOEUF 0.961 OMIM phenotype
Clinical SummaryRNASET2
Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Low constraint (pLI 0.00) — loss-of-function variants are relatively tolerated in the population.
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ClinVar Variants
35 unique Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic· 70 VUS of 200 total submissions

Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

Tolerant — LoF & missense variants common in population
LoF Constraint
0.96LOEUF
pLI 0.000
Z-score 1.68
OE 0.53 (0.310.96)
Tolerant

Typical tolerance to LoF variation

Missense Constraint
0.24Z-score
OE missense 0.94 (0.821.09)
133 obs / 141.1 exp
Tolerant

Mild missense constraint

Observed / Expected Ratios
LoF OE0.53 (0.310.96)
00.351.4
Missense OE0.94 (0.821.09)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE1.07
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 8 / 15.0Missense obs/exp: 133 / 141.1Syn Z: -0.44

ClinVar Variant Classifications

200 submitted variants in ClinVar

Classification Summary

Pathogenic29
Likely Pathogenic6
VUS70
Likely Benign56
Benign10
Conflicting5
29
Pathogenic
6
Likely Pathogenic
70
VUS
56
Likely Benign
10
Benign
5
Conflicting

Curated Variants Distribution

Classified variants from ClinVar · 5 ACMG categories

ClassificationLoFMissense + InframeNon-codingSynonymousTotal
Pathogenic
3
0
26
0
29
Likely Pathogenic
3
0
3
0
6
VUS
1
52
17
0
70
Likely Benign
0
3
24
29
56
Benign
0
2
6
2
10
Conflicting
5
Total7577631176

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

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Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

RNASET2 · protein map & ClinVar variants

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3D Protein StructureAlphaFold

Clinical Trials

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