SLC27A3

Chr 1

solute carrier family 27 member 3

Also known as: ACSVL3, FATP3, VLCS-3

This gene belongs to a family of integral membrane proteins and encodes a protein that is involved in lipid metabolism. The increased expression of this gene in human neural stem cells derived from induced pluripotent stem cells suggests that it plays an important role in early brain development. Naturally occurring mutations in this gene are associated with autism spectrum disorders. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2017]

OMIMResearchGenerating clinical summary…
GOFmechanismLOEUF 1.48
Clinical SummarySLC27A3
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?
1.48LOEUF
pLI 0.000
Z-score -0.48
OE 1.10 (0.821.48)
Tolerant

Highly tolerant — LoF variants common in population

Missense Constraint?
-1.35Z-score
OE missense 1.19 (1.101.28)
485 obs / 408.0 exp
Tolerant

Tolerant to missense variation

Observed / Expected Ratios?
LoF OE?1.10 (0.821.48)
00.351.4
Missense OE?1.19 (1.101.28)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE?1.21
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 31 / 28.3Missense obs/exp: 485 / 408.0Syn Z: -2.19

This gene — mechanism propensity

DN
0.5771th %ile
GOF
0.6834th %ile
LOF
0.4038th %ile

The highest-scoring mechanism for this gene is gain-of-function.

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

0 submitted variants in ClinVar

Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

SLC27A3 · protein map & ClinVar variants

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Clinical Trials

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